Reba McEntire's Iconic Cover Of "Cathy's Clown" And Her Musical Journey

Reba McEntire scored one of the biggest hits of her career with a cover of a song first made famous by the Everly Brothers. The groundbreaking sibling country duo took "Cathy's Clown" to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for five weeks in 1960, and it became a hit worldwide. Written by Don and Phil Everly, the song describes a man who doesn’t want a woman anymore because she has made a fool of him, with people talking behind his back about her wandering ways.

McEntire re-recorded "Cathy's Clown" in 1989 for her Sweet Sixteen album, but since the song is written from a male perspective she had to change the lyrics, singing, "I