Top Ten Songs Written by Roger Miller: Husbands and Wives (#8)

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My doctor was thrilled with my weight loss. So am I!! I’m also thrilled to be shining the spotlight on the late, great Roger Miller, thanks to a suggestion by @xander6464 (Greg). In this two-part countdown I’m listing my favorites he sang, as well as favorites that he wrote. Here’s today’s song that some of you might know. #8: Husbands and Wives - Everly Brothers And you’re thinking, “Everly Brothers?? Don’t you mean Brooks & Dunn?” No. I’m not overly fond of their rendition. The Everlys (who recorded the song some 25 years before Brooks & Dunn) put the quiet pain into their version that Miller did with his original recording. Divorce is not a happy subject, and the Everlys put that fact into their performance. I read a review of this song, praising how Miller said an awful lot with very few words. Yes he did. And the Everly Brothers delivered it perfectly. Husbands and Wives Written by Roger Miller Recorded by the Everly Brothers From Pass the chicken and Listen, 1972 Pride is the chief cause: