The Great Pretenders “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’“ (Nancy Sinatra) 06/01/2023 Glastonberry Club

The Great Pretenders “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’“ (Nancy Sinatra) 06/01/2023 Glastonberry Club Festival “Elvis Birthday 5-6/01/2023“ “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’“ is a hit song written by Lee Hazlewood and recorded by American singer Nancy Sinatra. It charted on January 22, 1966, and reached No. 1 in the United States Billboard Hot 100 and in the UK Singles Chart. Subsequently, many cover versions of the song have been released in a range of styles: metal, pop, rock, punk rock, country, dance, and industrial. Among the more notable versions are the singles released by Megadeth, Billy Ray Cyrus and Jessica Simpson. The song was written by Lee Hazlewood; it was inspired by a line spoken by Frank Sinatra in the comedy-western film 4 for Texas (1963): “They tell me them boots ain’t built for walkin’.“ Nancy Sinatra’s version of the song was released as a single in December 1965, as the second song to be taken f