Authorship of the song is surrounded in controversy. Statue of a fool by loves4paws, a fifty shades trilogy. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. Somewhere there should be, for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand and then let him stand. Showing recordings that were created recently for the song statue of a fool by ricky van shelton. Download ronnies soul collection a to z d reseed torrent. Jan 09, 2015 david ruffin is one of the illest of all time. David ruffin statue of a fool lyrics genius lyrics. A statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone. Now we recommend you to download first result ricky van shelton a statue of a fool mp3 which is uploaded by bco jr of size 4. Somewere there should be for all the world to see a staue of a fool made of stone. There has been a dispute over statue of a fool as to who actually wrote the song. David ruffin my temptation 19932003, 1st books library, ruffin wrote and originally released the song on a 78 rpm in 1958, when he was recording under the name little eddie bush.
These 12 songs chronicle ruffin s hits and should satisfy those who want a bit of ruffin sans the tempts to accent their cd bins. A poignant and emotionally direct ballad, this is one of ruffins finest solo vocal efforts, though van. Ruffin himself even wondered about this direction as he stated in an interview with blues and soul from 1971. World war i, statue of liberty, warships, soldiers, patriotism. And there on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and i think it would show then everyone would know.
Thedivinefool hobbyist, traditional artist deviantart. David ruffin rode by the place where we used to stay. New singing lesson videos can make anyone a great singer somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone the image of a man who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone and theyre on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and the hurt in his eyes will it show so. Luther vandross a house is not a home from live at wembley duration. The big book of motown by various songbook softcover. Efforts like my whole world ended and feelin good were filled with near histrionic ballads and midtempo songs that tried to access the emotion from ruffins voice but offered little else. Motown single m1405f has statue of a fool on the b side and shows it as written by david ruffin and published by stone diamond music corp bmi.
Price new from used from mp3 music, january 1, 1998. Jack greene didnt write statue of a fool he had the first hit with the song. Included is every heartpounding minute of sweet thunders baby i need your love today, the ebonys beautiful its forever, and the ojays gutwrenching stairway to heaven. It is perhaps an unintended tribute to motowns impressive stable of songwriters that david ruffin wrote statue of a fool when he was 18, but didnt record the song until 1975 when he was 34, and had left barry gordys hit factory. I agree with common that its strange david would claim a song that had already hit for somebody with the songwriters name on the label, logged with a performance right society, and probably ed in crutchfields name. Users who like 14 name it after me juicy j feat frayser boy users who reposted 14 name it after me. David ruffin is the selftitled album from singer david ruffin. An image of a man who let love slip through his hands and left him to stand here all alone. Somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone the image of a man who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone and theyre on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and the hurt in his eyes will it show so everyone. This album in many ways was a collaborative effort with bobby miller, who produced the album. David, on the other hand, said he wrote the song when he was 18, which means he. Statue of a fool by loves4paws, a fifty shades trilogy fanfic. He was the lead voice on such famous songs as my girl and aint too proud to beg.
A statue of a fool, made of stone the image of a man, who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone and there on his face, a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and the hurt in his eyes would show so everyone would know that concealed is a broken heart inside so build me a statue. Included is every heartpounding minute of sweet thunders baby i need your love today, the ebonys beautiful its forever. Davis eli david ruffin january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul singer and musician most famous for his work as one of the lead singers of the temptations from 1964 to 1968 or the groups classic five period as it was later known. David, on the other hand, said he wrote the song when he was 18, which means he wrote it in the late 50s. Somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of gold an image of a man who let love slip through his hands then let it sit there all alone so build a statue and oh, build it high so that all can see and inscribe the worlds greatest fool and. Sixteen uncut classic soul oldies from the play list of philadelphias premiere classic soul station, wdas fm. Song information for statue of a fool jack greene on allmusic. Somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of gold an image of a man who let love slip through his hands then let it sit there all alone so build a statue and oh, build it high so that all can see and inscribe the.
All other evidence points to the song being credited to jan crutchfield and i suspect thats correct. Concealed is a broken heart inside so build a statue oh build it high. Piano and voice digital download arranged by george l. Aug 30, 2011 david ruffin statue of a fool 1975 from the album who i am produced arranged and conducted by van mccoy by 67afrosoul.
Coming out after motown refused to put out his proposed third album in 1971 released as david in 2004, ruffin was likewise no longer afforded access to alist material and support musicians. C am somewhere there should be em c for all the world to see f g7 c a statue of a fool made of stone am em c an image of a man who let love slip through his hands d7 g7 and then just let him stand there all alone c am and there on his face em c a gold tear should be placed f g7 c to honor the million tears hes cried am and i think it would show em c then everyone would. Somewhere there should be for all the world to see a statue of a fool made of stone the image of a man who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone and theyre on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and the hurt in his eyes will it show so everyone will know. But fans of the thin, bespectacled, troubled singer are left wanting, seemingly in vain, for that definitive david ruffin collection. Statue of a fool is a song credited by jan crutchfield and has been recorded by a number of. That man was in carmel taking care of some business. Fool for art the idea for fool for art sparked in 2005, when john tyler community college decided it wanted to create a fun way to introduce its midlothian campus to the community. Statue of a fool 2 chords, guitar tab, and lyrics by.
It was first recorded in 1969 by country music artist jack greene, where it was released as a single and became a number 1 hit. Statue of a fool chords ricky van shelton cowboy lyrics. According to genna sapia ruffin, girlfriend of david ruffin, former member of the temptations, on page 251 of her book a memoir. Statue of a fool jack greene sheet music, music books. Jul 26, 2012 statue of a fool is the title of a song written by jan crutchfield and recorded by many country artists. Sep 21, 2017 david ruffin licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of motown.
He was the lead voice on such famous songs as my girl and aint too proud to. Stream statue of a fool david ruffin by scottrek109 from desktop or your mobile device. Coming out after motown refused to put out his proposed third album in 1971 released as david in 2004, ruffin was likewise no longer afforded access to a list material and support musicians. These 12 songs chronicle ruffins hits and should satisfy those who want a bit of ruffin sans the tempts to accent their cd bins. Its a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the. Who i am 1975 former temptations vocalist david ruffin joins forces with the multitalented van mccoy. All stories are anonymous and any reference to who the author is will result in the story being disqualified from the contest. Watch the video for statue of a fool from will downings classique for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Provided to youtube by universal music group statue of a fool david ruffin who i am. Statue of a fool composer jan crutchfield dead at 74 cmt. Aint no mountain high enough, get ready, i want you back, lady marmalade, my girl, this old heart of mine, you are the sunshine of my life and more. David ruffin my temptation 19932003, 1st books library, ruffin wrote and originally released the song on a 78 rpm in 1958, when he was recording under the name.
Joel coen its a fool that looks for logic in the chambers of the human heart. And there on his face a gold tear should be placed to honor the million tears hes cried and the hurt in his eyes would show so everyone would know that concealed is a broken heart inside. In his 1975 album who i am, david ruffin sings a wonderful ballad produced and arranged by the late van mccoy entitled statue of a fool. Tomorrow, he would look into having a statue of a fool put in the park for all to see. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. Published by johns hopkins university sheridan libraries lv. A statue of a fool made of stone an image of a man who let love slip through his hand and then let him stand there all alone so, build a statue and, oh, build it high so the world can see and inscribe, the worlds greatest fool and name it after me mmm, and there on his face, a gold tear should be placed to honor every tear he shed.
A statue of a fool made of stone the image of a man who let love slip through his hands and then just let him stand there all alone. Statue of a fool david ruffin top david ruffin lyrics lets say goodbye tomorrow put a little love in your heart everythings coming up love everlasting love just let me hold you for a night me n rock n roll are here to stay on and off my whole world ended the moment you left me common man walk away from love. Ricky van shelton statue of a fool lyrics metrolyrics. According to genna sapiaruffin, girlfriend of david ruffin, former member of the temptations, on page. Davis eli david ruffin january 18, 1941 june 1, 1991 was an american soul. Statue of a fool is a song written by david ruffin and recorded by many country artists. Tack on the futures love is here, michael hendersons be my girl, heatwaves always and. All the israelites met together and mourned his death. Jan crutchfield, writer of the endlessly revived country hit, statue of a fool, died thursday nov. Check out statue of a fool by david ruffin on amazon music. Nov 05, 2012 jan crutchfield, writer of the endlessly revived country hit, statue of a fool, died thursday nov. Statue of a fool is the title of a song written by jan crutchfield and recorded by many country artists.
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