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re: Greatest country song ever(in your opinion)
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:04 am to auggie
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:04 am to auggie
I hear ya...but Galveston is more of a conventional love song whereas WL just has more depth because of the narrator's detachment, obligations to his job, voyeurism (sorta) listening on the line...lyrics are incredibly sad, haunting and even ambiguous (does he even know who he is singing to??) in a way that Galveston isn't.
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 11:05 am
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Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:10 am to Midget Death Squad
quote:
Leon Payne, a blind country musician
He had several hits. One was " No Difference To Me" another was " Do You Think I'm Psycho Mama?"
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 11:18 am
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:12 am to TRmadhatter
You Never Even Called Me By My Name.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:26 am to samson73103
quote:correct. the only answer
You Never Even Called Me By My Name.
by John Prine and Steve Goodman
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:42 am to JJJimmyJimJames
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:42 am to auggie
quote:
So Lonesome I Could Cry" - Hank Williams
Silver Wings.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 11:45 am to TRmadhatter
Crazy.
Written by a man. Willie Nelson
He had sense enough to let Patsy Cline have it.
An Icon writing for another icon.
Written by a man. Willie Nelson
He had sense enough to let Patsy Cline have it.
An Icon writing for another icon.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:03 pm to TRmadhatter
I’ll throw in Country Roads by John Denver
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:17 pm to TRmadhatter
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:25 pm to LSU alum wannabe
quote:
Silver Wings.
Great Song, and I'll add "Kern River" and " The Way I Am".
"Wish I was down on some blue bayou, with a cane pole stuck in the sand...
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 12:57 pm
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:28 pm to TRmadhatter
Gary Allan - Smoke Rings in the Dark
or
Shenandoah - Two Dozen Roses
or
Shenandoah - Two Dozen Roses
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:29 pm to TRmadhatter
Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain by Willie probably deserves an honorable mention
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:45 pm to FredBear
I Walk The Line deserves a mention
As far as more current stuff, I like Livin' on Love by Alan Jackson.
As far as more current stuff, I like Livin' on Love by Alan Jackson.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 12:48 pm to hogcard1964
quote:
I like Livin' on Love by Alan Jackson.
My favorite by Allan Jackson is " Little Biddy" written by Roger Miller.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 1:32 pm to auggie
Whatever it is.. has to include
anything at all about mama
Or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting' drunk
also my choice would probably be "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
anything at all about mama
Or trains, or trucks, or prison, or getting' drunk
also my choice would probably be "He Stopped Loving Her Today"
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 1:35 pm
Posted on 9/13/23 at 1:40 pm to auggie
+1000
And Pop a Top by Jim Ed Brown.
And Pop a Top by Jim Ed Brown.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 1:46 pm to hogcard1964
quote:
And Pop a Top by Jim Ed Brown.
That's a really good one. Incredible timing and chord progression. You've got to be a great singer/musician to even attempt that song.
That's why I've never done it
The only people that could do that song justice are Ricky Van Shelton( he might be dead though) and Vince Gill. Dwight Yoakam maybe.
This post was edited on 9/13/23 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 9/13/23 at 2:54 pm to auggie
He stopped loving her today…end thread.
Posted on 9/13/23 at 2:59 pm to TRmadhatter
Posted on 9/13/23 at 3:31 pm to Zappas Stache
The basic inspiration for all of popular music.
Nobody questioned it or got offended. It's just music.
Man, he would get cancelled today.
Nobody questioned it or got offended. It's just music.
Man, he would get cancelled today.
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