Although I know it is probably not about him The Last Waltz version of this song always makes me think of Gram Parsons. Especially that line "high on the top of a hickory hill" since Hickory Wind was kind of Parsons' signature song. It isn't exactly clear if Harris and Parsons had a love affair but they at least had a special relationship. And after all, Gram Parsons kind of had "gamblin in his veins".
Although I know it is probably not about him The Last Waltz version of this song always makes me think of Gram Parsons. Especially that line "high on the top of a hickory hill" since Hickory Wind was kind of Parsons' signature song. It isn't exactly clear if Harris and Parsons had a love affair but they at least had a special relationship. And after all, Gram Parsons kind of had "gamblin in his veins".