Would You Catch a Falling Star

"Would You Catch a Falling Star"
Single by John Anderson
from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories
B-side "I Danced with the San Antonio Rose"[1]
Released 1982
Format 7" single
Genre Country
Length 2:56
Label Warner Bros.
Writer(s) Bobby Braddock
Producer(s) Frank Jones, John Anderson
John Anderson singles chronology
"I Just Came Home to Count the Memories"
(1981)
"Would You Catch a Falling Star"
(1982)
"Wild and Blue"
(1982)

"Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a song written by Bobby Braddock, and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in 1982 as the second single from the album I Just Came Home to Count the Memories. The song reached number 6 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Song content

"Would You Catch a Falling Star" is a tongue in cheek look at the pitfalls of stardom and fame, told through the eyes of a one-time superstar whose drawing power and appeal to fans was fading.

The song opens with the performer, a one-time superstar, finishing a concert at a small, half-filled arena; he tries desperately to live up to the glory and peak of his one-time fame. He then departs backstage, half drunk and tells his companion, "Would you catch a falling star before he crashes to the ground." The singer—complaining that nobody seems to remember him—then bitterly muses at how he once had it all: a silver-plated bus, millions of fans, a large mansion and groupies surrounding him; now, he just has a van, a small touring entourage and no home.

Chart performance

Chart (1982) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks 6
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 15

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 26–27. ISBN 0-89820-177-2.

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