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Loves Me Like A Rock (WORD)
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YOU CAN PLAY ALONG WITH THE 1st RECORDING, but I've abridged the ending slightly for BUG! A little hard to nail down the endings of the some of the words he's singing but after listening to what I think is the original recording, various live recordings, etc., I've just gone with what I think he's singing in the 1st video.
The song features background vocals from the Dixie Hummingbirds, a Southern black gospel group. According to Billboard magazine, the lyrics of "Loves Me Like a Rock" describe "how a mother loved her son, even when he became the president" and the music has a quasi-gospel flavor. Nixon was the president at the time. Paul Simon's version of "Loves Me Like a Rock" peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart the week of October 6, 1973, kept from the summit by Cher's "Half-Breed". It remained in the Top 40 for 14 weeks and was certified a gold record. It also spent two weeks atop the Billboard easy listening chart in September 1973. Paul Simon made a promotional appearance on The Muppet Show in 1980 in support of his movie and album One-Trick Pony. The show ended with a performance of "Loves Me Like a Rock" featuring the Muppets.