So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
{{Infobox song
| name = So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)
| cover = So_Sad_(To_Watch_Good_Love_Go_Bad)_-_The_Everly_Brothers.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = The Everly Brothers
| album = It's Everly Time
| A-side = Lucille
| released = August 1960
| recorded =
| studio =
| venue =
| genre = Pop
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=30}}
| label = Warner Bros.
| writer = Don Everly[http://musicvf.com/song.php?id=42704 So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) - By: The Everly Brothers], MusicVF.com. Accessed August 9, 2015
| producer = Mark Linett
| prev_title = When Will I Be Loved
| prev_year = 1960
| next_title = Like Strangers
| next_year = 1960
}}
"So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" is a song written by Don Everly, which was released by The Everly Brothers in 1960. The song was later a country hit for multiple artists in the 1970s and 80s.
The Everly Brothers version
In 1960, The Everly Brothers released the song as a single and on the album It's Everly Time.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-everly-time-mw0000649309|title=It's Everly Time – The Everly Brothers|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2018}} The song was a top 10 hit in multiple countries, and spent 12 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 7,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-everly-brothers/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 - The Everly Brothers So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Chart History], Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018. while reaching No. 4 on the United Kingdom's Record Retailer and New Musical Express charts,[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/4863/everly-brothers/ Everly Brothers - Full Official Chart History], Official Charts Company. Accessed October 15, 2015"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/60s/1960/Billboard%201960-10-17.pdf British Newsnotes]", Billboard, October 17, 1960. p. 6. Retrieved April 1, 2018. and No. 7 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=Lever%20hit%20parades&qyear=1960&qmonth=Nov&qweek=03-Nov-1960#n_view_location "Lever Hit Parade" 03-Nov-1960], Flavour of New Zealand. Retrieved April 1, 2018. The song was a major hit in other countries as well.
=Chart performance=
Cover versions
In 1968, The Hombres included a cover on their only album Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out).{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/let-it-out-let-it-all-hang-out-mw0000845876|title=Let It Out (Let It All Hang Out) – Hombres|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2018}}
In 1969, Dillard and Clark included a cover on their LP "Through the Morning, Through the Night". This group consisted of Gene Clark of The Byrds and Doug Dillard of The Dillards, as well as future member of The Eagles, Bernie Leadon.
Brian Hyland released a version of the song on his 1969 album Tragedy-A Million to One.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/tragedy-a-million-to-one-mw0000858536|title=Tragedy-A Million to One – Brian Hyland|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2018}}
In 1970, a cover of was released by Hank Williams, Jr. and Lois Johnson as a single and on the album Removing the Shadow. Their version reached No. 12 on Billboard{{'}}s Hot Country Singles chart,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Billboard/70s/1970/Billboard%201970-11-28.pdf Hot Country Singles]", Billboard, November 28, 1970. p. 46. Retrieved April 1, 2018. No. 8 on the Cash Box Country Top 65,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1970/CB-1970-11-28.pdf Cash Box Country Top 65]", Cash Box, November 28, 1970. p. 52. Retrieved April 2, 2018. No. 8 on the Record World Top Country Singles chart,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/70/RW-1970-11-28.pdf Top Country Singles]", Record World, November 28, 1970. Retrieved April 2, 2018. and No. 10 on Canada's "Top 50 RPM Country" chart."[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=9922& Top 50 RPM Country]", RPM, Volume 14, No. 18, December 19, 1970. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
Connie Smith released a cover of the song in 1976, as a single and on her album I Don't Wanna Talk It Over Anymore."[https://books.google.com/books?id=5yQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT65 Billboard's Top Album Picks]", Billboard, October 16, 1976. p. 66. Retrieved April 2, 2018. Smith's version reached No. 31 on the Billboard{{'}}s Hot Country Singles chart[https://www.billboard.com/artist/connie-smith/chart-history/csi/ Hot Country Songs - Connie Smith So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Chart History], Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018. and No. 19 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1976/Cash-Box-1976-07-31.pdf Cash Box Top 100 Country]", Cash Box, July 31, 1976. p. 35. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
In 1977, Don Everly released a solo version of the song on the album Brother Juke-Box.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/brother-juke-box-mw0000604537|title=Brother Juke-Box – Don Everly|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2018}}
A cover was released by Steve Wariner in 1978, which reached No. 76 on the Billboard{{'}}s Hot Country Singles chart,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/steve-wariner/chart-history/csi/ Hot Country Songs - Steve Wariner So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Chart History], Billboard.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018. No. 73 on the Cash Box Top 100 Country chart,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/70s/1978/CB-1978-09-02.pdf Cash Box Top 100 Country]", Cash Box, September 2, 1978. p. 34. Retrieved April 2, 2018. and No. 81 on the Record World Country Singles Chart."[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Record-World/70s/78/Record-World-1978-09-02.pdf Record World Country Singles Chart]", Record World, September 2, 1978. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
Emmylou Harris released a cover of the song on her 1982 album Last Date,{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/last-date-mw0000605460|title=Last Date – Emmylou Harris|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2018}} and as a single. In 1983, Harris's version reached No. 28 on the Billboard{{'}}s Hot Country Singles chart,[https://www.billboard.com/artist/emmylou-harris/chart-history/csi/ Hot Country Songs - Emmylou Harris So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad) Chart History], Billboard.com. Retrieved April 2, 2018. No. 31 on Cash Box{{'}}s Top 100 Country Singles,"[http://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Cash-Box/80s/1983/CB-1983-08-20.PDF Top 100 Country Singles]", Cash Box, August 20, 1983. p. 24. Retrieved April 2, 2018. and No. 14 on Canada's RPM "Country 50 Singles" chart."[http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=4255& Country 50 Singles]", RPM, Volume 38, No. 26, August 27, 1983. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
The Sweethearts of the Rodeo covered the song on their One Time, One Night album in 1998, but the song was not released as a single.
The French singer Françoise Hardy included the song in her year 2000 album Clair-obscur as a duet with Étienne Daho.
Jeff Lynne also recorded it on his album Long Wave in 2012.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/long-wave-mw0002412027|title=Long Wave – Jeff Lynne|publisher=AllMusic|access-date=April 2, 2018}}
References
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{{The Everly Brothers}}
{{Hank Williams, Jr.}}
{{Connie Smith singles}}
{{Steve Wariner}}
{{Emmylou Harris singles}}
Category:The Everly Brothers songs
Category:Hank Williams Jr. songs