Uploaded by AlanPaladin on Feb 10, 2008
The Shifting Whispering Sands as done by Jim Reeves.
V.C. Gilbert and Mary Hadler wrote the lyrics and music for 'Shifting, Whispering Sands' in 1950.
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Loved it then/ Love it more now
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This has to be the strangest ballad ever recorded, doesn't it? Once you heard it back in '56 you never forgot it! It sounds even more bizarre and macabre nearly 60 years after I first heard it! Bones picked clean by buzzards, sidewinder snakes, horned toads and a genuine bleached skeleton of an old miner! There's a romping good mystery movie right in the words of this haunting old song! Loved "Gentleman Jim" Reeves, of course. We all did. Epitome of CLASS & TALENT.
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WTF why would 2 people not like this, some people have no taste at all!
6 months ago 2
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My great Aunt & Uncle wrote this song. Jack did the music and Mary did the lyrics. Jack actually did get lost in the Oregon Desert...hence he wrote the song. What has been said in these comments is correct. I was a small child in the 50's. I have picture of Jack and Mary in New York all gussied up...receiving recognition for their song..thru BMI. They also wrote Chapel By The Sea. When I saw 16...my family traveled from the midwest to Oregon and visited with them when they lived on Barbar
6 months ago 2
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Great voice!
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classic and well worth the listen.
10 months ago 2
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@dakotasa1 If you search a bit you should be able to find songs by Jim sung in Afrikaans.
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I grew up with his music in our home, and it still is ..music in our home,
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@joepilot48 You are so right. I hold no ill will towards contemporary Country artists. In fact, I'm sure most of them are very nice, down to earth people, but give me yesterday's country music any day!
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There will never be another jim reeves.
1 year ago 2
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This years "Country Music Awards" program is ample proof of our bankruptcy in talent, especially where (so called) country music is concerned. Taylor Swift is a pretty young girl. She will never have to work a day in her life. But compare her "talent" to that of Connie Smith, Dottie West, Barbara Mandrell, Patsy Cline, (I could go on and on, but you get the idea) etc. Could not carry water for any of them. Too shallow, too young, too fru-fru! Too much style, not nearly enough substance!
joepilot48 2 years ago 24
What an old,beautiful and sad song! Jim Reeves was such a GREAT singer! Awesome video! Thank you!
asv822 2 years ago 22