Ray Stevens - Misty Lyrics

Oh man. How can I convey my love for this version? Ray Stevens is incredible. What an arrangement! And a complete accident according to Ray.

First to say it I’m here is 2020

Happy birthday to my favorite singer!

Every time I play this reminds me of the first time I laid my eyes on my Blind Date that became my wife of many years now. I wish he had done more songs like this. Love the Steel Guitar work on this song, and the Banjo Pickin' is Devin!

Ray Stevens was a musical genius.

Great to find MISTY as other than a drippy dirge ... but that Billywhacker garbage's gotta go !

Genial esta versión de Misty al estilo country de Ray !!!!!

I miss hearing simple, happy songs

Great song

I saw an interview where he said that he and his band were just playing around with this song during a recording session. They never intended to record it, but did so anyway...in just two takes.

Amazing song

Beautiful song

Sorry I like Ray but not this one, it's a classic jazz song

Reminds me of my chilhood days miss them and my mum rip mum 😚🌹💐🥀

Interesting rendition of this Erroll Garner jazz standard.

I wish, when this version of the song came out, that Johnny Mathis had sung it this way. Just for fun. Also, the song These Foolish Things, would be good speeded up too.

God, I hope Adelle or another of those Misery Merchants don't cover this...

love misty 😁😁😁

Best ever cover version.

Gotta thank MeTV FM in Chicago for reminding me of this gem from '75. Amazing how one great song can be responsible for both sunny day smiles and cloudy day melancholy. Johnny's classic is still the one for sure...but Ray's happy rendition definitely brings back golden 70s memories.

God this takes me back. What a jam.

Love this song all ways have

Oh the memories of 1975

Absolutely brilliant interpretation of the original recording.

Who’s playing the banjo, great job!

It's great that Mathis and Stevens versions can be so different and both wonderful!

Anybody know when he recorded this song? It's a great cover!

Best arrangement of that song I ever heard.

I first listened to this lovely song while at Marine Corps Air-Ground training center, 29 Palms, California in March of 1991.My USMC Reserve unit was mobilized, sent there, in support of the Gulf War.  This song returns me to those far off days.

can;t get enough of this...

Amazing how Ray Stevens transformed this classic from the ballad that it was to an uptempo offering and making one of the big hits of 1975 in the bargain.

This is a classic! My mum loved this record and played it many times back in the day.

a classic by good ole Ray.

Just love that banjo.

One of his finest

How I loved this recording. Found the 45 vinyl record today and played it for the first time in 50 years. Brought back wonderful memories

Brings back great memories of 1975

I'd love to hear this with a little more bass ! Love me some Love!

Gotta agree with the comments that says “a better version, and very uplifting”. It gets me going and puts me in a good mood.

Love the strumming banjo!, just can’t beat the old country music with great musicians.

# 14 in the summer of 1975-Ray truly does justice to this classic song!

Now that I rediscovered the song I can't stop playing it when I play it everybody turns around says boy I haven't heard that in years turn it up cool what a way to start off of Summer 2019

Always love this song by Ray Stevens Misty shooter brings back a lot of memories as a kid growing up around 1974 1975 the times are great music with music summer times were awesome the song came out wow what a summer

I just love this amazing song/tune whether it be Ray Stevens, Johnny Mathis or Errol Garner. How did such beauty get into a human brain, never mind find its way out?

Walk my way and a thousand violins begin to play and they do

Ray and his great since of humor! It's country so the thousand violins become fiddles! 😃 Still an American treasure!

... and a thousand violins begin to play.

Doesn't get better than this.

Leave it to a right wing hillbilly to screw up one of the most beautiful songs ever written. Please Mr. Stevens stick to Ahab the Arab.

I will ALWAYS love this song. Mark Casstevens played the hell out that banjo. I am a Soul Woman, but this song will always have a place in my heart.

This is the definitive version of this song, at least for my character!

I think Rays version is about the lord, not about a woman or anything like that, just listen to the lyrics of the verses

Best version of a great song!

He Better live to see 100, as good as he sounds!!

Takes me back to my childhood

My oldest daughter hates this song

I love this version of Misty

Those were happy times, full of wonderful memories.

All 93 dislikes need to be tossed in the pit of doom. Beautiful song, fucking millennial savages

Man, did I love this song and Ray Stevens in '75? Of course, as he got old and became a rightwing anti-Obama nut, his charm faded.

You hate GREAT AMERICANS and love an America hating foreigner like obowelmovement.

Great...

Reached No2 on the UK charts 1975

He'll yeah

A song is great wene you feel.like skipping your heels

Prefer it to the Mathis Version.

Oh I remember this wonderful song in the charts
I was but a wee boy of 6 years but this song gives me such good memories
Love this song

Not just a comedian but a very talented artist with great vocals.

One of my favorite songs by the comedy of music, the late Ray Stevens

Love the fiddles.....err.....violins!

How can 88 people dislike this classic masterpiece. Shame on you!

This is what is called a novelty song in the trade not to be taken seriously. Does anybody remember Homer and Jethro and their take-off on popular songs? Same venue. Actually, I prefer Sarah Vaughn's version, try it sometime.

Ps Oh, by the way, have you ever tried to make out to Ray's version

Summer 75. I was 7.Great cover by Ray.

I was 13 when this song charted in 1975, so many happy memories of that year.

one of my serious favorites!! <3

Took me years to find out who did it go ray 70s classic

Thank you for uploading this tune, one of my favorites.

Last heard this song on the coach to Ware College in the autumn 1982 sitting next to my former girlfriend of the time. Just watched the classic Clint Eastwood film 'Play Misty For Me' and thought why not play this version. Classic song and excellent timeless film, somehow I think this version would have been wrong for the film.

I remember when Ray Stevens' version of Misty came out, it was considered controversial because, although many people had recorded Misty, they were all very similar Jazz versions, and Ray took this beloved classy standard and thoroughly dunked it in a genre considered very UNclassy (i.e. Country) with a BANJO, nonetheless!
But the critics just proved once again that they were not in touch with the heart of everyday people!
Thank you, Ray, for this beautiful version of Misty, it's unforgettable! (Hey Ray, speaking of unforgettable, what do you think about doing a vers.. NAH!)

Just excellent, and happy birthday today mr. stevens. 80 today i think,

cresci ouvindo minha mãe tocar esse disco todo dia... época boa...

Fantastic remember going down to hayling island 1975 to a big pub called the kitty wake,and a singer called bill kenny would be on.my dad would ask him to sing this,then he would get my mum up on the dance floor and dance.i would be outside watching through the window with my bottle of coke and crisps nearly crying with happiness.

Johnny Mathis put this out in what? 1959? and I bought it, still have it and it plays good. Great shower song. Great album. I love bluegrass and have "known" Ray Stevens since I was about 13. Great song. Great song.

Merry Christmas! 2018 👍👍👍🎅

...more cowbell. 😊

Walk my way
And a thousand violins
Begin to play ...
🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

Love this song. Love Ray. The banjos & the arrangements are fantastic too!

!! Gran versión, completamente diferente,aquï se demuestra la sensibilidad de este músico , muy buena recreación.

Great great version, reminds me of being 12 years old again, so underrated as a singer.

The best version for me - love it xx

🥀On the serious side of Ray Stevens he's Awesome I love this song🥀☝️

Always LOVED this song..my favorite version is by Ray Stevens.

Fantastically nostalgic song. Summer 75

Outstanding track--haven't heard it for many moons,was a primary school kid when it came out,very popular in South Africa!

I thought Clint Eastwood played Misty 1st? .

That was the movie "Play Misty for Me" and they didn't use this version of "Misty" in it.

It was on Disco Hits 1975 for some reason

Fucking epic hit album

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Disco-Hits-75/release/4269604

1975 rocked

Best Misty cover ever.

Play at 1.5x speed and you'll have formal speed walking.

God Bless Ray Steven's for this gorgeous version of "Misty". I remembered it from when I was a teenager and it was a world away from my usual musical taste but I found myself loving it.

just wonderful folks

This is an artist! When you can take a classic like "Misty", turn it on it's head and come up with a winner.

Fabulous uplifting