| "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" | ||||
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| Single by David Frizzell | ||||
| from the album The Family's Fine, But This One's All Mine | ||||
| B-side | "She's Up to All Her Old Tricks Again" | |||
| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Writer(s) | Dewayne Blackwell | |||
| David Frizzell singles chronology | ||||
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"I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" is a 1982 single written by Dewayne Blackwell and recorded by David Frizzell. "I'm Gonna Hire a Wino to Decorate Our Home" would be David Frizzell's only number one on the country chart as a solo artist. The single went to number one for one week and spent a total of 14 weeks in country music's top 40.[1]
The song talks of a wife who grows tired of her husband's barhopping (and spending his entire paycheck doing so).
But instead of ending the marriage, she comes up with a unique plan – she decides to redecorate their house into a bar, and play the part of bartender/waitress as an inducement to get her husband to stay at home (and possibly bring his friends along with him, so they can spend their paychecks). While he recovers from his hangover the following morning, she'll deposit the proceeds in their bank account.
| Chart (1982) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 1 |
| Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 3 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles | 20 |
| Preceded by "Honky Tonkin'" by Hank Williams, Jr. |
Billboard Hot Country Singles number-one single August 14, 1982 |
Succeeded by "Nobody" by Sylvia |