Five country songs!

[agger_rob]

For those songs in question:

All my Ex’s Live in Texas – George Strait
Song of the South – Alabama
Midnight in Montgomery – Alan Jackson
Elvira - I’m pretty sure it’s the Statler Brothers
I Swear – John Michael Montgomery

And for any Willie fans out there, The Great Divie is one of the best albums of any genre in the past decade, in my opinion

[queequek]

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[bethany1982]

The Cold Hard Truth - George Jones
Your Cheating Heart - Hank Williams
I walk the Line - Johnny Cash
I Still Believe In You - Vince Gill
You Were Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson

Newer Country
Wave On Wave - Pat Green
Any Faith Hill/Tim McGraw Duet
I'll Take Love Over Money - Aaron Tippin
Alan Jackson - It's 5 o'clock Somewhere
Allison Kraus - When You Say Nothing At All

[gphiangel624]

Do I really have to pick just five? Too bad- I'm picking all that come to mind....

"How Forever Feels" Kenny Chesney (my husband, though he doesn't visit much...)
"You had me at Hello" Kenny Chesney (who had me at hello...)
"Good Morning Beautiful" Steve Holy
"Neon Moon" Brooks and Dunn
"Friends in Low Places" Garth Brooks
"Mountain Music" Alabama
"Top of the World" Dixie Chicks
"Seminole Wind" John Anderson
"Redneck Girl" Bellamy Brothers

All I can think of for now... but I love country, so I might be back...

[dzandiloo]

Only 5??? OK. I'll try, but this will show my age.

Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to be Cowboys- Willie Nelson
If Tomorrow Never Comes - Garth Brooks
You Were Mine - Dixie Chicks
Lyin' Eyes/Tequila Sunrise (tie) - The Eagles (yes, they were considered C&W at the time)
Outbound Plane - Suzy Boggus

Nope, can't do just 5 -
(Ghost) Riders in the Sky - Johnny Cash
Guitars, Cadillacs - Dwight Yoakam & everything on "This Time"

[Rudey]

Actually I thought about it and I do like a certain country song. It goes "we'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way...something something I don't remember the rest". I cry every time I hear that. Damn it, now I want to eat American pie and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

-Rudey
--Followed by a round of cow tipping.

[sigmanuzk]

I'm always so horrible with the titles of songs, these are the songs That i find myself listening to most often, i've got so many favorites though.
1. Ring of Fire Johnny Cash
2. Where the Green Grass Grows Tim Mcgraw
3. Speed Montgomery gentry
4. Most every Garth Brooks Song.
5. Alan Jackson Where were you (when the world stoped turning)

[chopper816]

sunday mornng comin down/walk the line/folsom prison blues by johnny cash

where were you when the world stopped turning by alan jackson

almost any hit by george strait

the dance by garth brooks

anything by kenny chesney

i love country! i could go on for hours about it

[OUlioness01]

Originally posted by Rudey
Actually I thought about it and I do like a certain country song. It goes "we'll put a boot in your ass, it's the American way...something something I don't remember the rest". I cry every time I hear that. Damn it, now I want to eat American pie and say the Pledge of Allegiance.

-Rudey
--Followed by a round of cow tipping.

it's called Courtesy of the Red White and Blue and it's by Toby Keith. it is a great song

[Hootie]

I LOVE that song! Another good patriotic-type country song is "Have You Forgotten" by Daryl Worely!

[FiReKraCkEr]

To Make you Feel my Love - Garth Brooks

Loving you Against my Will- Gary Allen

Hurt - Johnny Cash

Fancy - Reba McEntire

You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This - Toby Keith

[DeltAlum]

Originally posted by justamom
I was drunk the day my mom got out of prison
And I went to pick her up in the rain
But before I could get to the station in the pickup truck
She got run over by a damned old train...*

...after someone complained that it was a good tune but it didn’t include any references to mom, prison, pickup trucks, trains or getting drunk."
http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/word_musi...an_country.jsp

Damn, Jam,

You beat me to it.

Of course it didn't mention divorce.

I always get a funny feeling when someone asks about the "best ever" song in any genre -- because most of the answers are generally songs by current artists.

There are a few exceptions above: Willie, Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, etc.

But what about some of the original Bluegrass stuff?

What about original "rock-a-billy?"

How about folk crossover?"

Or some of the early Applachan music?

How about Elvis?

What about Patsy Cline or other from that era? (Oops, I see honnychile mentioned Patsy in rereading, but I think you understand the point.)

Maybe I'd feel more comfortable if the question were, "What's your favorite country song?" or something like that.

"Country" is really some of the only truly totally "American" music.

As I think JAM was pointing out, the answer to this question is really almost impossible without years of study and encyclopedic knowledge of the artform.

But, it's still fun to know what you all like.

[chopper816]

Originally posted by KDatUTC
To Make you Feel my Love - Garth Brooks

Loving you Against my Will- Gary Allen

Hurt - Johnny Cash

Fancy - Reba McEntire

You Shouldn't Kiss Me Like This - Toby Keith

you have good taste! that new johnny cash song is off the hizook! i really like it, and the toby keith song is one of his best

[moe.ron]

Favorite Blugrass artist?

(1) Del McCoury Band
(2) Bela Fleck and the Fleckstone
(3) David Grisman (gotta give respect to a friend of the fatman)
(4) YMSB
(5) leftover salmon
(6) Nickel Creek

[dzandiloo]

Oooooooooooohhhhhhhhh....I forgot bluegrass.

Gin & Juice (cover) by The Gourds

Besides being hilarious, its just plain good music playin'. If you haven't heard it, you should.