"And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" is a song written by Neil Diamond and recorded in 1969 on his '' Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show'' LP. It was also featured on his live LP '' Hot August Night''. Diamond's original became a minor hit in Australia before the song became a U.S. and Canadian hit for

Mark Lindsay Mark Lindsay (born March 9, 1942) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders. Early life Lindsay was born in Eugene, Oregon, and was the second of eight children of George and Esther Ellis Lindsay. The ...

in the fall of 1970.

Mark Lindsay version

, of

Paul Revere and the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for including Revol ...

fame, recorded "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" on his 1970 ''Silverbird'' LP. It reached #44 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and #34 in Canada. It was a bigger

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hit, reaching the Top 20 in both nations (U.S. #5).

Chart history

;Neil Diamond ;Mark Lindsay

Other versions

* "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" was recorded by

Elvis Presley Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...

on February 17, 1969. It was included on his ''

If I Can Dream "If I Can Dream" is a song made famous by Elvis Presley, written by Walter Earl Brown for the singer and notable for its similarities with Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech. The song was published by Elvis Presley's music pu ...

'' and '' Back in Memphis'' LPs. *

Billy J. Kramer William Howard Ashton (born 19 August 1943), known professionally as Billy J. Kramer, is an English pop singer. With The Dakotas, Kramer was managed by Brian Epstein during the 1960s and scored hits with several Lennon–McCartney composition ...

released it as a non-album single for European issue in 1971.

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Lyrics of this song
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