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You Ain't Much Fun
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Wikipedia article
'"You Ain't Much Fun"' is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Toby Keith. It was released in March 1995 as the third single from his 1994 album 'Boomtown'. The song peaked at number 2 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and at number 3 on the Canadian 'RPM' country tracks. Keith wrote this song with Carl Goff Jr.
Background and writing
Keith told 'The Boot' that his co-writer, Carl Goff Junior, "came on the bus, and I was writing one night, and he was telling me some story about his wife. He said, 'Me and my wife have been in a fight, and she said she was going to leave me if I didn't slow down, so I quit drinking. I'm not drinking right now. So now I've been having to mow and have been out working in the yard, and I've had to get that car running.' He was telling me all his agony. She came home one night, and he had hit himself with a wrench or something and hurt his hand, and she said, 'What's the matter?' He told her, 'You ain't much fun since I quit drinkin'.' I was writing songs, and I said, 'Let's write this right now.' And we just sat down and wrote it."
Content
The song is about a man who has sobered up and now has to do chores, such as mowing the grass, painting the house, sacking the trash, feeding the dog, mending the fence, and fixing the sink.
Parodies
Award winning parodist and comedian Cody Marshall released a parody of the song called "I Don't Weigh Much", referencing his healthy diet. He closes the song with Cody screaming "Thank you very much" accompanied by an applauding sound.
Critical reception
Deborah Evans Price, of 'Billboard' magazine reviewed the song favorably, saying that there is "just a touch of Roger Miller in this shuffle-beat lament of a man lonesome for the shelter of the bottle."'Billboard', March 18, 1995
Chart positions
"You Ain't Much Fun" debuted at number 63 on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart for the week of March 25, 1995.
Year-end charts
References
Category:1995 singles
Category:1994 songs
Category:Toby Keith songs
Category:Songs written by Toby Keith
Category:Song recordings produced by Harold Shedd
Category:Polydor Records singles
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