re: Favorite country song?

Posted by King of New Orleans

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 9:11 am to dukke v

quote:
I here that train a comin, Its rollin down the tracks..

Posted by oldcharlie8

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 9:28 am to RBWilliams8

OLD VIOLIN- johnny paycheck

Posted by RedMustang

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 9:45 am to RBWilliams8

Best song:
Ring of Fire
Best video:
Pancho and Lefty

Posted by TheWalrus

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 6:11 pm to RBWilliams8

Sunday Morning Coming Down by Kris Kristofferson

Posted by harmonics

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 6:23 pm to RBWilliams8

Atm. Restless Heart - Bluest Eyes in Texas

Posted by TommyCheeseballs

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 9:47 pm to harmonics

Here's some of my faves, can't pick just one

90s and later country radio-
Drive- Alan Jackson
Anything But Mine- Kenny Chesney
Blue Clear Sky- George Strait
I Should've Been a Cowboy- Toby Keith
Dixieland Delight- Alabama
Neon Moon- Brooks & Dunn
Some Girls Do- Sawyer Brown
Daddy Never Was the Cadillac Kind

older traditional-
Mama Tried- Merle Haggard
L.A. Freeway- Jerry Jeff Walker
Always on My Mind- Willie Nelson
Paradise- John Prine
Are You Sure Hank Done it This Way- Waylon Jennings
take your pick of Johnny Cash songs
I'd Love to Lay You Down- Conway Twitty

Texas/red dirt/whatever
My Hometown- Charlie Robison
pre-sellout Pat Green, several faves
Barbie Doll- Jack Ingram
Nashville Blues- Cory Morrow
The Road Goes on Forever- Robert Earl Keen
Lord of the Highway- Joe Ely

country rock
Amie- Pure Prairie League
Copperhead Road- Steve Earle
Fallin' in Love- Souther/Hillman/Furay

Will the/Can the Circle Be Unbroken- take your pick of versions

Posted by PortCityTiger24

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 10:01 pm to TommyCheeseballs

Which one goes the hardest at Temptations?

Posted by lsushelly

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 10:07 pm to RBWilliams8

This
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Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 10:07 pm to TheWalrus

quote:
Sunday Morning Coming Down by Kris Kristofferson

This.

He f'king nailed some emotions there.

Posted by Buck Magnum

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Posted on 5/25/13 at 10:21 pm to RBWilliams8

Is it Raining at your house by Vern Gosdin

Posted by DLauw

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Posted on 5/26/13 at 12:05 am to RBWilliams8

That's My Job - Conway Twitty

Highwayman - Highwaymen

This post was edited on 5/26/13 at 12:36 am

Posted by GaBassFisher92

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Posted on 5/26/13 at 12:16 am to RBWilliams8

Impossible to pick one and my favorites change everyday, but here are a few that come to mind.

Amarillo By Morning - George Strait

Mama Tried - Merle Haggard

I Sang Dixie - Dwight Yoakam

Posted by TheWalrus

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Posted on 5/26/13 at 12:24 am to RogerTheShrubber

quote:
This.

He f'king nailed some emotions there.

He's my favorite artist ever and I'm not really a huge country guy. He's just an absolutely brilliant songwriter. Completely mediocre singer, but I'd still much rather hear him sing the song with the emotion it was intended than some great voice that completely misses the boat.

Posted by RogerTheShrubber

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Posted on 5/26/13 at 12:36 am to TheWalrus

I was in a movie he starred in here in Juneau. I had a brief appearance in a bar shooting pool.