In addition to his classic original version, William Bell’s “You Don’t Miss Your Water” has been covered by artists such as Otis Redding, Gram Parsons, The Byrds, Percy Sledge, and more recently Sturgill Simpson. Not a bad group.
“You Don’t Miss Your Water” is one of the great heartache songs. The song recounts how we often do not appreciate our lovers until they are gone. The singer explains, “But now that you left me / Oh, how I cried out, I keep crying /
You don’t miss your water ’til your well run dry.”
The live performance below by Sturgill Simpson (aka Johnny Blue Skies) is from October 25, 2024. Check it out.
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