You never even called me by my name - Steve Goodman

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John Prine helped Steve Goodman write it but he gets little credit for the help.

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IIRC Prine asked to have his name removed as a co-writer because he felt the song was too goofy and might offend the country music community.

I knew he wrote that song, but have never heard that version. Mr. Burns mandolin groove on that was insanely great.

Some nifty pickin' here.

The above album contains the most entertaining cut of "You Never Even..." in a live performance. He asks the crowd for a cowboy hat to perform the song and someone gives him a motorcycle helmet instead. So he starts with "Born to be Wild", then moves on to car songs, then car songs with people dying, then he goes into "dead girl" songs.

He was quite the musical comedian in his time and even opened for Steve Martin back when Martin was the top standup filling arenas.

Worth the listen.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., – Oct. 10, 2023 – This weekend, the family of John Prine donated his storied 1942 Wurlitzer jukebox to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection. The jukebox, which is now on display in the museum’s galleries, was a gift to Prine from his friend and fellow singer-songwriter Steve Goodman, who wanted to thank him for co-writing Goodman’s first country hit, “You Never Even Called Me by My Name.” Prine refused to take credit or accept any royalties for the song.


Not just any old jukebox either.
That thing is a work of art.