who sang the song the man who shot liberty valance
(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" is a song written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, which was released by Gene Pitney in 1962. The song spent 13 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 4,[1] while reaching No. 2 on Canada's CHUM Hit Parade,[2] and No. 4 on New Zealand's "Lever Hit Parade".[3]
Eleanor Rigby The song is often described as a lament for lonely people[16] or a commentary on post-war life in Britain.[17][18]
My Guy Her version of the song was used in the film "More American Graffiti" (1979)
Harlan Howard Howard formulated the oft-quoted definition of a great country song: "Three chords and the truth."[3]