Big in Vegas
"Big in Vegas" | ||||
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Single by Buck Owens | ||||
from the album Big in Vegas | ||||
B-side | "White Satin Bed" | |||
Released | October 1969 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | Buck Owens Terry Stafford | |||
Buck Owens singles chronology | ||||
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"Big in Vegas" is a single by American country music artist Buck Owens. Released in October 1969, it was the first single from his album Big in Vegas. The song peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.[1] It also reached number 1 on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada.[2]
Content
The song is about a young singer hoping to realizing his dream to perform in a large venue in Las Vegas, Nevada, despite his mother's pleas not to go. Despite the struggles of playing smaller arenas, honky tonks and so forth, he continues to be driven by his dream of one day having his name in lights and performing before a large crowd.
Music video
A music video of the song – compiled of Owens singing, over superimposed footage of an Owens' concert and nighttime shots of the Las Vegas Strip – was originally aired on the TV series Hee Haw, on which Owens was a co-host. The video has since aired on Great American Country.
Chart performance
Chart (1969–1970) | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles | 5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 100 |
Canadian RPM Country Tracks | 1 |
References
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- Buck Owens
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- Buck Owens Sings Harlan Howard
- You're for Me
- On the Bandstand
- Buck Owens Sings Tommy Collins
- Together Again
- I Don't Care
- I've Got a Tiger by the Tail
- Before You Go
- Roll Out the Red Carpet
- Dust on Mother's Bible
- Open Up Your Heart
- Your Tender Loving Care
- It Takes People Like You
- Sweet Rosie Jones
- Hot Dog!
- Christmas with Buck Owens and his Buckaroos
- Christmas Shopping
- Carnegie Hall Concert
- In Japan!
- The Fabulous Country Music Sound of Buck Owens
- The Best of Buck Owens
- Best of Buck Owens, Vol. 2
- 21 #1 Hits: The Ultimate Collection
- "Hot Dog"
- "Under Your Spell Again"
- "Above and Beyond"
- "Excuse Me (I Think I've Got a Heartache)"
- "Foolin' Around"
- "Save the Last Dance for Me"
- "Act Naturally"
- "Love's Gonna Live Here"
- "My Heart Skips a Beat"
- "I Don't Care (Just as Long as You Love Me)"
- "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail"
- "Before You Go"
- "Only You (Can Break My Heart)"
- "Buckaroo"
- "Santa Looked a Lot Like Daddy"
- "Waitin' in Your Welfare Line"
- "Think of Me"
- "Open Up Your Heart"
- "Where Does the Good Times Go"
- "Sam's Place"
- "Your Tender Loving Care"
- "How Long Will My Baby Be Gone"
- "Who's Gonna Mow Your Grass"
- "Johnny B. Goode"
- "Tall Dark Stranger"
- "Big in Vegas"
- "Bridge over Troubled Water"
- "Rollin' in My Sweet Baby's Arms"
- "Made in Japan"
- "Loose Talk"
- "Together Again"
- "Crying Time"
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