Thanks Joice...yes, that was me and it was a goofy version. A bunch of giddy friends set loose overnight in a recording studio for free. It probably works best with no frills, just one voice and one guitar.

Wow, Derek...Kenny Rogers? Ouch. That would be some cruel cosmic irony indeed if that influenced my thinking. But plagiarism is a pretty strong accusation. Man, I'm just floored. I don't think I've voluntarily listened to an entire Kenny Rogers song in my life, much less plagiarized him. Sorry if that offends any of his fans on the board, but I am just so far from a fan... I sort of remember "What Condition My Condition Is In", but can't imagine what "Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town" sounds like. Still, I'll give a listen to that lyric. But from the title, it sounds more about a man who doesn't want his girl to be a hooker, and that sort of song is almost a genre in itself (Police's "Roxanne", Steely Dan's "Pearl of the Quarter", Elton John's "Sweet Painted Lady", etc.), whereas "William" is more along the lines of keeping your naive kid brother from getting conned, or about listening to the angel on one shoulder rather than the devil on the other.

Kenny Rogers...? Please just shoot me.

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