<P> Live Fast , Love Hard , Die Young was Faron Young 's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit . It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955 . `` This was a tune I detested , '' Faron said . `` Ken Nelson made me record this song . I put it out and it was a big , big hit . Then I got to liking it . '' The song mentions a Wampus cat . </P>
<P> Live Fast , Love Hard , Die Young was Faron Young 's first number one song and his fifth consecutive top ten hit . It spent three weeks at the top of the Billboard country music charts in 1955 . `` This was a tune I detested , '' Faron said . `` Ken Nelson made me record this song . I put it out and it was a big , big hit . Then I got to liking it . '' The song mentions a Wampus cat . </P>
who sang live fast love hard die young
who sang live fast love hard die young
Faron Young
Faron Young