Detour (song)

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Background

Westmoreland wrote the song while traveling to Murphy, North Carolina. He debuted the song in the neighboring town of Hayesville.[3]

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Written in the first person, the song tells of the singer's regrets for the choices made in life.

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1946 recordings

Other versions

  • A well-known version of the song was the popular recording by Patti Page in 1951. It was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 5682, and first entered the Billboard chart on August 4, 1951, staying for 16 weeks and peaking at number five.[5]

Willie Nelson and Leon Russell on the album One For The Road (1979; not released as a single, album charted #3 on Billboard country)

Popular culture

References

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