The other day, soon after sunrise, I went for a walk to the park and found myself singing “Have I told you lately that I love you.” So I thought maybe I should do that song next on my website. It is one of my old favourite love songs from a long, long time ago. I remember hearing my mother sing this song when I was about six years of age. I picture myself sitting in the sunshine playing with my dinky toys in the dirt as she was singing in the kitchen. As a teenager I remember hearing Jim Reeves singing this song, and now as an old man I think I like the Elvis Presley version the most. After my walk to the park, I checked the back yard to see if I could see any dead cats. The night before, I heard terrible sounds of cats fighting. Why are they fighting? I don’t know! So the next day I was searching all day to see who all sings this song, and I never even looked at the world news. Then that night my wife told me that someone tried to kill Donald Trump. What is wrong with people? Why can’t everybody just live in peace? Why can’t we all just be happy to be alive, and make the best of our lives? Lots of the famous people have grown up poor, and did their best to make something of their lives. So I think love is better than hatred, and hope you all enjoy living and loving!
- Bing Crosby and the Andrews Sisters
- Bobby Vinton
- Brook Benton
- Daniel and Majella O’Donnell
- Eddie Cochran
- Eddie Cochran – “live”
- Eddy Arnold
- Elizma Theron – boere meisie rockin’ the Free State
- Elvis Presley (take 1 and 7)
- Elvis Presley (take 2)
- Elvis Presley (take 6)
- Elvis Presley (take 13)
- Elvis Presley – with girls
- Elvis Presley and the girl from the movie – my favourite love song
- Floyd Cramer
- Foy Willing
- Gaither Vocal Band
- Gene Autry
- Gene Autry – pictures
- Geraldine – a rock version of this song
- Grand ladies of country music
- Hank Williams snr
- Hillbilly music
- Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius
- Jim Reeves – fireplace
- Jim Reeves – “live”
- Johnny Rodriguez
- Karaoke version
- Karaoke version – with the Jordanaires – backing for Elvis
- Karaoke version smash – another version – with the Jordanaires
- Line dance – Elizma Theron
- Lulu Belle and Scotty (Wiseman)
- Marty Robbins
- Marty Robbins – “live”
- Michael Buble
- Michael Buble – with pictures
- Patti Page
- Porter Wagoner and Sketter Davis
- Red Foley and Kitty Wells
- Remo Kit
- Ricky Nelson – “live”
- Ricky Nelson – studio recording
- Ricky Nelson – TV show
- Ringo Starr
- Roger Whittaker
- Sissy Spacek
- Slim Whitman
- Stonewall Jackson
- Tex Ritter
- Thelma and Jon
- Willie Nelson
- Rod Stewart – This is not the same song, even though it has the same title, but I enjoyed it. I also have other websites, and would like to invite you to visit my website: Country Gospel and Bible. Here is a bit of trivia, this song, “Have I told you lately that I love you” was written by Scott Wiseman who is featured on the list with his wife Lulu Belle. He wrote a lot of wonderful songs, and lots of them are my favourite love songs, sung by many different artists.
- Here is some more trivia
- In the 70’s I was on a temporary permit in South Africa, and a preacher from America heard me singing at somebody’s house, and invited me to come to America and sing in his church. My wife said: “You say you always go where you are invited, so let’s go.” So we sold everything and came on a trip to America. During that trip, I bought a book called: “Sing your heart out country boy.” So I have just taken the book off the bookshelf, and found what Scott said about this song. In 1944 he was in hospital in Chicago, and one afternoon his wife Lulu Belle came to visit him. Before she left she whispered to him: “Have I told you lately that I love you?” As he lay there in hospital bed thinking of his lovely wife, he thought that it would be a good title for a song, so he wrote it. Some friend took it to Gene Autry in Hollywood, and he recorded it. The money he got from all the recordings was enough for them to buy their retirement home in the hills of North Carolina. Isn’t that a wonderful love story?