Country Music Memories: Bellamy Brothers Earn First Country No. 1
On May 19, 1979, the Bellamy Brothers earned their first country No. 1 hit with the song "If I Said You Have a Beautiful Body Would You Hold It Against Me." Written by David Bellamy, the song is a rather brazen lyrical come-on, set to easygoing country-rock music that shows off the brothers' familial harmonies and laissez-faire pedal steel. As Howard Bellamy tells SongFacts, the song's title comes courtesy of comedian Groucho Marx, of the Marx Brothers: "He had a show called You Bet Your Life. He'd have guests on, and different quiz questions," Bellamy recalls. "And Groucho smoked a cigar ...
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