Tag: What’s Made Milwaukee Famous

Rod Stewart – What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser out of Me)

If you have read enough of my posts (and bless you if you have)…you know that I just love different song titles. When I see this song title…well, I would have to listen to the song even if it was by a death metal band playing polka on accordions. My curiosity gets the better of me but…this one I’ve known for a while. I first heard this as a kid by Jerry Lee Lewis.

This Rod the Mod cover was the A-side of a 1972 single that featured Jimi Hendrix’s Angel on the B side. This song was written by Glen Sutton, who was the first husband of country singer Lynn Anderson. They married in 1968 and divorced in 1977. Anderson recorded a version on her 1971 album How Can I Unlove You.

Jerry Lee Lewis took the song to #2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 in the Canadian Country Charts in 1968 and Rod the Mod’s version peaked at #4 in the UK in 1972.

Milwaukee is the world’s beer capital and has at one time or another had four major breweries based there: Blatz, Pabst, and Miller, but it was the fourth Company, the Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company that came up with the slogan, “The beer that made Milwaukee Famous.” Let’s not forget also…it was the home to Happy Days and  Laverne and Shirley. Wisconsin also was the home to That Seventies Show… a  fictional Point Place, Wisconsin.

I found this about Milwaukee…Milwaukee, Wisconsin has nicknames such as Brew City, Beer City, Brew Town, and Beertown. All of these nicknames reflect Milwaukee’s position as being a major center of beer production in the US. The production of beer in Milwaukee dates back to the 1850s.

Let’s not forget…The Milwaukee Brewers, Bucks, Admirals, and Wave.

What Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)

It’s late and she is waiting, and I know I must go home
But every time I start to leave, they play another song
Then someone buys another round and whatever drinks are free
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me

Baby’s begged me not to go, so many times before
She said love and happiness can’t live behind those swingin’ doors
Now she’s gone and I’m to blame, too late I finally see
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me

Baby’s begged me not to go, so many times before
She said love and happiness can’t live behind those swingin’ doors
Now she’s gone and I’m to blame, too late I finally see
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me

What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me

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Jerry Lee Lewis – What’s Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made a Loser Out of Me)

The title alone made me want to listen to this song. This song went to #2 in the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart and #1 in the Canadian Country Charts in 1968. Rod Stewart also made a great cover of this song. The Stewart version is the one I listen to the most but I like both versions.

From Songfacts.

Jerry Lee Lewis took the song to #94  in the Billboard 100 in 1968, but that’s the only version of the song to chart in that country. Rod Stewart’s 1972 rendition was a much bigger hit in the UK, even though the song is very American in its subject matter.

This was written by Glen Sutton, who was the first husband of country singer Lynn Anderson. They married in 1968 and divorced in 1977. Anderson recorded a version on her 1971 album How Can I Unlove You.

 

 

It’s late and she is waiting, and I know I must go home,
But every time I start to leave, they play another song,
Then someone buys another round and whatever drinks are free,
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.

Baby’s begged me not to go, so many times before,
She said love and happiness can’t live behind those swingin’ doors,
Now she’s gone and I’m to blame, too late I finally see,
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.

Baby’s begged me not to go, so many times before,
She said love and happiness can’t live behind those swingin’ doors,
Now she’s gone and I’m to blame, too late I finally see,
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.

What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me,
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.
What made Milwaukee famous has made a loser out of me.