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Ain't That a Shame is a song by Fats Domino and Dave Bartholomew, recorded in New Orleans, Louisiana for Imperial Records and released in 1955. The original recording was a regional hit. The song gained national fame after being re-recorded by white recording artist Pat Boone. Domino's definitive version soon became more popular, bringing Domino's music to the mass market.
After Ain't That a Shame, mainstream artists began covering Domino's songs. Teresa Brewer, for instance, performed the Domino rewrite of a folk song called Bo Weevil. Most of the covers, however, were little more than commercial novelties. The Fats Domino recordings remain the most well-received and notable.
According to legend, Pat Boone objected to the song because of the lyric's ill-formed grammar and usage of "ain't." The word "ain't" had been in use since the 1920s, so its unlikely that the legend is true.
Lyrics
You made me cry when you said good-bye
Ain't that a shame, my tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame, you're the one to blame
You broke my heart now we're apart
Ain't that a shame, my tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame, you're the one to blame
So long good-bye although I cry
Ain't that a shame, my tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame, you're the one to blame
You made me cry when you said good-bye
Ain't that a shame, my tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame, you're the one to blame
You made me cry when you said good-bye
Ain't that a shame, my tears fall like rain
Ain't that a shame, you're the one to blame
Covers
- Pat Boone in 1955.
- Four Seasons in 1963. It was a mild hit, though a drastic rearrangement.
- Paul McCartney in 1990 on Tripping the Live Fantastic. Recorded live during his Japanese tour.
"Ain't That a Shame"