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Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)
"Everything That Glitters (Is Not Gold)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Dan Seals. It was released in March 1986 as the third single from the album "Won't Be Blue Anymore". It peaked at number-one in both the United States and Canada. The song was written by Seals and Bob McDill.
Content.
The song's narrator has an estranged wife popular on the national livestock rodeo circuit.
All that glitters is not gold
"All that glitters is not gold" is an aphorism stating that not everything that looks precious or true turns out to be so. This can be applied to just about any experience in life.
While early expressions of the idea are known from at least the 12th century, the current saying is derived from a 16th-century line by William Shakespeare.
Origins.
The expression, in various forms, originated in or before the 12th century and may date back to Æsop