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Too Rich To Stay (And Too Poor To Go)
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A Traditional Country song written with my friend Doug Cook.
paul king
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Professional songwriter. All Styles.
. Wrote with Glen Sutton, Song of the Year Grammy Winner, Songwriter Hall of Fame member. . Wrote with Joe Beck and Brian White, Inspirational Song of the Year Dove Award Winners. . Wrote with country artist Eddy Raven, 18 Top Tens, 8 number 1's and over 40 ASCAP awards for writing. . Wrote with Troy Martin, number 1 songwriter, "Not On Your Love", "Baby's Getting Good at Goodbye", others. . Wrote with Elbert West in the beginning of our careers when he had a number one with "Sticks and Stones" and "Back to Back" . Mentored by Judy Hoffman. . Published by the worlds largest Christian music publisher, Benson Music. . Wrote Pop songs for Harry Finfer, a legend in the business. . Wrote R&B/rap hooks for Longevity, who quickly went out of business. . Wrote/played guitar/engineered/produced project for a JV/Major. . Much much more. . Member of ASCAP since 1995. . (Former) Member of NSAI.
Song Info
Genre
Country • Traditional Country
Charts
Peak #257
Peak in subgenre #16
Author
Paul King/Doug Cook
Rights
2004 Way Low Halo, ascap/DC Pubber, ascap
Uploaded
August 14, 2005
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MP3 4.2 MB • 128 kbps • 4:32
Story behind the song
I think Doug came up with this idea and pitched it to me and we just went from there. He already had some killer lines in it that made it impossible not to want to write on. After I placed the music on it, we knew we were onto something. The writing in Nashville used to be this good, but sadly, I don't think anyone is interested in songs like this nowdays. When Brooks&Dunn can go from "Neon Ballroom" to "Play Something Country", you know... well, you just know. /rant
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Too Rich To Stay (and Too Poor To Go) Words and music by Doug Cook and Paul King c2004 Way Low Halo, ascap. All rights reserved. Used with permission.
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