Comments on: Loretta Lynn, “Coal Miner’s Daughter”

By: Ben Foster

Ben Foster — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 13:47:05 +0000

“I MISS MY CHILDHOOD” SONGS

1970 Edition: ‘We were poor but we had love… To complain, there was no need. She’d smile in Mommy’s understanding way… I remember well the well where I drew water.’

2010 Edition: ‘I miss my childhood. I’m not going to say specifically what I miss about, but I’ll make it sound more interesting by calling it ‘American Honey,’ singing off-key, and adding a distracting drumbeat. BAM! Two-week number-one smash hit!’

By: Burnetta

Burnetta — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 02:49:28 +0000

I am wondering if any one knows where I could find the other verses to Coal Miners Daughter? I would love to hear “The rest of the story”.

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:55:29 +0000

Every time I do my “warshing” I think of this song…though I rarely use warshboard anymore ;)

By: Paul W Dennis

Paul W Dennis — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:40:39 +0000

“Coal Miner’s Daughter” is a song that I initially didn’t like. It has grown on me over the years, but it’s still not in my top five favorite Loretta Lynn songs.

Apparently Loretta wrote many verses for the song, cutting many of them to get it down to its recorded length. I’d love to see those additional verses in print, as I would bet that they tell one heck of a story

By: Kevin J. Coyne

Kevin J. Coyne — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:41:09 +0000

I’m a big fan of songs like this. I also dig Dolly Parton’s “Coat of Many Colors” and “In the Good Ole Days (When Times Were Bad.)”