"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded in 1969 on his Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show LP. It was also featured on his live LP Hot August Night. Diamond's original became a minor hit in Australia before the song became a U.S. and Canadian hit for Mark Lindsay in the fall of 1970.
Mark Lindsay version Mark Lindsay, of Paul Revere and the Raiders fame, recorded "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" on his 1970 Silverbird LP. It reached No. 44 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and No. 34 in Canada. It was a bigger Easy Listening hit, reaching the Top 20 in both nations (U.S. No. 5).
Chart history Neil Diamond Chart (1970)PeakpositionAustralia (Kent Music Report)92 Mark Lindsay Chart (1970)PeakpositionCanada RPM Adult Contemporary14Canada RPM Top Singles34U.S. Billboard Hot 10044U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary5U.S. Cash Box Top 10037
Other versions "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" was recorded by Elvis Presley on February 17, 1969. It was included on his 1969 LP Back in Memphis, and a posthumously remixed version featuring the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was released on the 2015 album If I Can Dream. Billy J. Kramer released it as a non-album single for European issue in 1971.
References
External links Lyrics of this song