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Throwback: Buck Owens’ “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)”

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  • Arden is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, specializing in classic hits and contemporary chart-toppers.
  • Prior to joining Country Thang Daily, Arden wrote for Billboard and People magazine, covering country music legends and emerging artists.
  • Arden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Music Studies.

Buck Owens gave us a piece of advice in love with his classic hit “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me).”

What would you risk for love? Will you consider the other’s opinion before entering into the relationship? Sometimes, what destroys a relationship are the rumors spread by others. People tend to judge the relationship bases on what they see without looking on the other side of the story.

Actually, there is no formula in having a perfect relationship but the important thing is you are willing to save the relationship more than the others. In line with this is Buck Owens’ classic “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me).”

Buck Owens’ Classic “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)”

Everyone knows the legacy of Buck Owens, who became one of the influential singers back in 1945. With this, he became a member of both the Country Music Hall of Fame and Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Today, let us witness one of his best classic hits “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me).”

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“I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)”  is penned and popularized by Buck Owens. He recorded the song and it was released on August 3, 1964, as a single from his album I Don’t Care. Upon its release, the song entered into country charts and peaked at 1 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. In addition, this track ranked number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Lyrics Breakdown

 Well I don’t care if the sun don’t shine I don’t care if the bells don’t chime
Just as long as you love me 

The lyrics mentioned above shows that the narrator doesn’t get affected by the things around as long as his woman loves him. Her love is the most valuable thing he has in life.

Listen to Buck Owens’ song “I Don’t Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)” here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iw-Xk9A3uM8

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