In 1966, iconic country singer Jan Howard released one of the most chart-hitting songs of all time, “Evil On Your Mind,” as part of her album of the same title.
The song was received well by many listeners, landing at no. 5 on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles – making it to the list of Jan Howard’s best song releases.
The song became so popular that other artists released their own versions. Among them were Ella Fitzgerald in 1969 and a rock group named The Stumleweeds.
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Over the coming years, the song has become a standard for new country singers who wanted to adapt the straightforward, honky-tonk style Jan Howard uses throughout her career.
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But aside from its catchy tune and Jan Howard’s amazing voice, there is something about this song that made it a worldwide hit even decades later. Let’s find out what it is.
Meaning Behind the Song
Written by Harlan Howard, Jan Howard’s husband, the song is about a woman with a terrible feeling that her husband might be having an affair.
Although her husband is one of the sweetest people she knows, she has this gut feeling that something might be going on, and her husband is trying to hide it from her – calling this dreadful feeling an “Evil in her mind.”
Considering many people experience getting cheated on by the people they love the most, this song is a bull’s eye for everyone who is going through these same atrocious moments in their life.
Since many people could relate to the song’s meaning, it immediately became a hit not just for Jan Howard’s fans but also for every broken-hearted soul. So if you are going through something similar, you can listen to Jan Howard’s song “Evil On Your Mind” to be reminded that you are not alone in this.
