Posted on 08/25/2005 10:29:13 AM PDT by cowboyway
Last night I was pickin my banjo, drinkin a beer and enjoying a dip of Copenhagen and started thinkin bout my all time favorite C&W songs. You know, the ones you don't get tired of listening to.
This is my top 5.
5. He Stopped Loving Her Today by George Jones
4. You're Not the Best by Charlie Robison
3. Rodeo by Garth Brooks
2. Amarillo by Morning by George Strait
1. Song of Wyoming by Chris LeDoux
I don't know the five best, but Leavin' Louisiana in the Broad Daylight.
Most of it has gone strictly to the formula, but there are a few that still make good country music.
Toby Keith, Alan Jackson, George Strait are still making good songs. I like Gretchen Wilson and Trick Pony, too.
The first country song I remember hearing, as a kid, was "Tennessee Waltz". My parents would dance to it, and I would dance with the dog.
Are they still around?
Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA".
I really don't know. Hopefully they're still around (slinging hash at IHOP.)
Shania Twain is nothing more than a package, all wrapped up in whore clothes to sing, very badly I might add, someone else's lyrics.
TOP COUNTRY SONGS OF 2005
16. It's Hard To Kiss The Lips At Night That Chewed Your Ass Out All Day Long
15. If I Can't Be Number One In Your Life, Then Number Two On You
14. If The Phone Don't Ring, You'll Know It's Me
13. How Can I Miss You If You Won't Go Away?
12. I Liked You Better Before I Got to Know You So Well
11. I Still Miss You Baby, But My Aim's Gettin' Better
10. I Wouldn't Take Her To A Dog Fight 'Cause I'm Afraid She'd Win
9. I'll Marry You Tomorrow, But Let's Honeymoon Tonight
8. I'm So Miserable Without You, It's Like You're Still Here
7. If I Had Shot You When I First Wanted To, I'd Be Out Of Prison By Now
6. My Wife Ran Off With My Best Friend And I Sure Do Miss Him
5. She Got The Ring And I Got The Finger
4. You're The Reason Our Kids Are So Ugly
3. Her Teeth Was Stained But Her Heart Was Pure
2. She's Looking Better After Every Beer
1. I Ain't Never Gone To Bed With Ugly Women,
but I've Sure Woke Up With A Few
I'm so lonesome I could cry
Help me make it through the night
Cool Water
Long Black Veil
Crazy
It is perhaps the single most-recorded country song (LOL, FReepers will confirm or deny it pretty fast).
I'm not sure anyone under 40 should be compiling such a list without passing a discography history test, LOL.
Good God, be careful. Don't go the beer in one hand, video camera in the other route, mmkay?
Gonna be a wet time in the old town tonight...
Wow! There are so many great songs on this list that it's hard to add any more. These are in no order.
My Tennesse Mountain Home - Dolly Parton
Momma He's Crazy- The Judds
Amarillo By Morning- George Straight
Luchenbach, Texas- Waylon Jennings
Lovesick Blues- Hank Sr.
Family Tradition- Hank Jr.
This is a list for BOTH kinds of music, Country AND Western. :p
Tammy Wynette
Dwight Yoakum
Ya know what happens when they play a country western song backwards?
He gets his wife back , his house back , dog back , job back etc
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