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Fact #17813

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Short story:

Walk On By by Leroy Van Dyke reaches No1 in the Billboard country singles chart in the USA where it will remain for a staggering nineteen weeks.

Full article:

Leroy Van Dyke : The voice on the demo record was having trouble carrying a tune, and it sounded like it was recorded in a garage on a Webcor wire recorder. I was almost ready to say 'no' when it got to the chorus: 'Just walk on by, wait on the corner.' 'I said, 'That's it. I want it.'

One reason for its success is that it strikes a responsive chord in listeners. You can call it a classic triangle or cheatin' song if you wish, but it's also true that anyone, anywhere, any age, can identify with Walk On By, particularly if family or society thinks that person should love a certain person, but his or her heart belongs to someone else.
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