Yard Sale (song) explained

Yard Sale
Cover:SK - Yard Sale single.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Sammy Kershaw
Album:Don't Go Near the Water
B-Side:""What Am I Worth"
Released:June 15, 1992
Genre:Country
Length:3:28
Label:Mercury
Producer:Buddy Cannon, Norro Wilson
Prev Title:Don't Go Near the Water
Prev Year:1992
Next Title:Anywhere but Here
Next Year:1992

"Yard Sale" is a song written by Larry Bastian and Dewayne Blackwell, and recorded by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw. It was released in June 1992 as the third single from the album Don't Go Near the Water. The song reached number 17 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]

Content

The song's lyrics, depicting a garage sale conducted after the sale of a house, serve as a metaphor for a failed relationship. The various household items and articles of clothing (specifically mentioned, dresses, a child's wagon and a hall mirror) hold happy, "golden" memories for the male half of the now-broken couple, who now can only watch with disbelief as the items are being sold, one by one (or, as the singer puts it, "sortin' through what's left of you and me").

Music video

The music video was directed by Mary M. Matthews.

Chart performance

"Yard Sale" debuted at number 75 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of June 13, 1992.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 188.