[Music] Favourite Country Song

[Brightonfan1983]

... or derivative thereof?

There's Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, for your traditional tastes, Garth Brooks for those with a leaning toward country/rock (I think), and Juice Newton for this country/pop belter. What else tickles your whiskey-heartache fancies?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0DK-0fIKCw

 

[Weststander]

Not my main music passion, but this is beautiful:



Plus so many songs by Johnny Cash.

 

[Jack Straw]

Zimbabwe-Bob Marley.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tm9KHjxSzxw

 

[Superphil]

Totally smitten by Canada’s Kendal Carson, this is one of her best, but pretty much everything on her first two albums is a stunner.

https://youtu.be/ChM-LYjLi4s

 

[father_and_son]

Garth Brooks... Ain't Going Down Til the Sun Comes Up

 

[dazzer6666]

https://youtu.be/7hx4gdlfamo

 

[OzMike]

I Can Help. Billy Swan, but I can’t seem to post a link.

 

[Eeyore]

Misty- Ray Stevens
Mississippi- Pussycat

 

[Bwian]

This is a good un.


https://youtu.be/tjbqMy3g46E

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[smillie's garden]

Transporting

 

[Ceej]

https://youtu.be/mfAvRAXzOUg

Genius songwriter

 

[Icy Gull]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfUGbHzP0Rc

 

[luppers]

angel of the morning Juice Newton

 

[Icy Gull]

Massive Gram Parsons influence in this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFLJFl7ws_0

 

[Napier]

The classic Rhinestone Cowboy. Glen Campbell at his best.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

 

[jonnyrovers]

Massive Gram Parsons influence in this song

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFLJFl7ws_0

Mick & Keef wrote it with Gram, who released his own version around the same time.

 

[Mr Bridger]

On a warm summer's eve
On a train bound for nowhere
I met up with the gambler
We were both too tired to sleep
So we took turns a-starin'
Out the window at the darkness
The boredom overtook us,
And he began to speak
He said, "Son, I've made a life
Out of readin' people's faces
Knowin' what the cards were
By the way they held their eyes
So if you don't mind me sayin'
I can see you're out of aces
For a taste of your whiskey
I'll give you some advice"
So I handed him my bottle
And he drank down my last swallow
Then he bummed a cigarette
And asked me for a light
And the night got deathly quiet
And his faced lost all expression
He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
You gotta learn to play it right
You've got to know when to hold 'em
Know when to fold 'em
Know when to walk away
And know when to run
You never count your money
When you're sittin' at the table
There'll be time enough for countin'
When the dealin's done
Every gambler knows
That the secret to survivin'
Is knowin' what to throw away
And knowin' what to keep
'Cause every hand's a winner
And every hand's a loser
And the best that you can hope for is to die
in your sleep

 

[jonnyrovers]

https://youtu.be/oJH24ktbsFo

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I just tried to post a link but failed. I don't really do Country Music, but Me and Bobby McGee.

I believe Kris Kristofferson wrote it. 40plus years ago I had a version of it by Gordon Lightfoot which I loved, then no found the Janis Joplin version of it.

I don't think anyone would describe Janis as a Country singer, but then I am not overly fond of categorizing things too tightly anyway. It's just a great version of a great song by a great singer.