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Fist City

Song · 1968 · Loretta Lynn. Album: Fist City

for when someone needs to back off your person 👊

Who it's for

Loretta Lynn wrote this as a warning to women who pursued her husband while she was on tour.

Provoked and protective→Bold and in control

Feelings it meets

What it is

"Fist City" is a 1968 country song written and performed by Loretta Lynn, released on Decca and produced by Owen Bradley, and later the title of her album Fist City. In it, she warns other women to stay away from her husband or face a physical confrontation. It was inspired by women who pursued him while she was away touring, and it reached No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles chart.

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Before you start

Heads up: Playful threats of a fight.

Age: All ages

I had three chairs in my house; one for solitude, two for friendship, three for society.Henry David Thoreau, Walden, “Visitors”

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