De grote hit van Buck Owens in Nederland, wekenlang op nr.1. Nou ja, als b-kant van Yesterday, maar Buck must have been crying all the way to the bank.
In tegenstelling tot de a-kant konden de Beatles in deze live-uitvoering in hun enkele opstelling het nummer uitvoeren. Ringo verslikt zich even in de tekst, maar of de zaal het gemerkt heeft met dat gegil…
Het moet ook zo ongeveer de laatste cover door de Beatles zijn geweest. Hier het origineel, Buck Owens & the Buckaroos, puristen in het countrygenre die dan ook Nashville waren ontvlucht.
They’re gonna put me in the movies
They’re gonna make a big star out of me
We’ll make the film about a man that’s sad and lonely
And all I gotta do is act naturally
Well, I’ll bet you I’m a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar, you can never tell
The movie’s gonna make me a big star
‘Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
Then I’ll know that you will plainly see
Biggest fool that’s ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally
We’ll make the scene about a man that’s sad and lonely
And begging down upon his bended knee
I’ll play the part and I won’t need rehearsing
All I have to do is act naturally
Well, I’ll bet you I’m a gonna be a big star
Might win an Oscar, you can never tell
The movie’s gonna make me a big star
‘Cause I can play the part so well
Well, I hope you come and see me in the movie
Then I’ll know that you will plainly see
The biggest fool that’s ever hit the big time
And all I gotta do is act naturally
– Uitgelichte afbeelding: By Warner Brothers Records. – eBay itemphoto frontphoto back, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=27114629
