Lee Hazlewood- Cold Hard Times- BBC Rolf Harris Show (1971 Colour)

These are cold hard times.......... 40 years on, 'Cold Hard Times' is EVEN more relevant today than it was when Singer- Songwriter Lee Hazlewood sang it on the BBC1 prime time Rolf Harris Show, 16/01/1971. (Brief interview clip at the start for about 40 seconds).

Hazlewood was born on July 9 1929 in Mannford, Oklahoma, and is perhaps best known for writing 'These Boots are Made for Walking', a hit for Nancy Sinatra. His distinctive sound was described as ''Cowboy Psychedelia'' or ''Saccharine Underground''.

Hazlewood sadly died of cancer on 4 August 2007, in Henderson, Nevada, at the age of 78. He is survived by his wife Jeane, son Mark and daughters Debbie and Samantha.

LYRICS

In the waking hours of some not too distant morning
you come walking barefoot to this cowl pulled mind
selling yesterday's dreams wrapped in tomorrow's paper
whistling for a dog named kindness that you'll never find
It's a cold, hard world love
these are cold hard times
these are cold hard times

Standing in some narrow space you'll hear your mother crying
for the thoughts she had and didn't use and now they're gone
and your father is still out back he's selling and he's buying
there's nothing he can give you 'cause he's never once been wrong
It's a cold, hard world love
these are cold hard times
these are cold hard times

I heard my brother died last week or was it just a rumor
from an overdose of hate taken in his veins
I heard the preachers said God must have a sense of humor
'cause when they put him in the grave it didn't even rain
It's a cold, hard world love
these are cold hard times
these are cold hard times
these are cold hard times

All Copyrights to the BBC and to respecting companies, 1971.

• Category

  • Music

• License

  • Standard YouTube License