Patches Song

The song tells the story of teenage lovers of different social classes whose parents forbid their love.
Patches song. Patches was clarence carter s most famous song but it was originally recorded by the r b group chairmen of the board and released as the b side to their 1970 single everything s tuesday chairmen of the board lead singer general johnson and his songwriting partner ronald dunbar wrote the song which tells a heartwrenching story about a boy. It was featured on his 1962 album the tale of patches. Why do teens fall in love so hard. It reached 6 on the u s.
Patches first recorded by chairmen of the board was a uk number 2 and a u s. R b chart in 1962. Always loved this very heartbreaking teen tragedy song. And pretty patches there watchin the door she doesn t know that i can t come to see her patches must think that i love her no more i hear a neighbor tellin my father he says a girl name of patches was found floating face down in that dirty old river that flows by the coal yards in old shanty town patches oh what can i do i swear i ll always.
Spoken i was born and raised down in alabama on a farm way back up in the woods i was so ragged the folks used to call me patches papa used to tease me about it course deep down inside. The song tells a story about how a boy born and raised in poverty in alabama on a farm way back up in the woods took over responsibility for his family from his dying father. Clarence carter studio recording of patches. Patches was included on chairmen of the board s first album the chairmen of the board later reissued as give me just a little more time and was the b side of the.
Number 4 in 1970 and was nominated for a grammy in 1972. Patches is a song written by barry mann and larry kolber and performed by dickey lee. Pop chart and 10 on the u s.