Greatest Country Song Ever

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Originally posted by: suecasey
"You Never Even Call Me By My Name," by David Allan Coe, is subtitled "the perfect country & western song." Written by Steve Goodman, a legendary Chicagoan. A true classic.

Other greats include:
"Coal Miner's Daughter," by Loretta Lynn
"He Stopped Loving Her Today," by George Jones
"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry," by Hank Williams
"Hello, Darlin'," by Conway Twitty
"I Didn't Know God Made Honky Tonk Angels," by Hank Thompson

And countless others. None of them by Shania Twain. I liked her hit songs, but consider them "pop."

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Originally posted by: O2bnVegas
"He'll Have To Go"--Jim Reeves?

"Hello Darlin'"--Conway Twitty

Another one...I can't think of the name or the artist...somebody help me here:
"I'd be better off...in a pine box
On a slow train bound for Georgia
Or in the gray walls of a prison doin' time
I think I'd rather die and go to hell and face the devil
Than to lie here, with you and him, together on my mind."

Agree with I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry...classic.

"Oh Elizabeth"--The Statlers

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Originally posted by: suecasey
Candy, I absolutely loved the Statler Brothers! Thanks for mentioning them. BTW, Doug Stone sang "I'd Be Better Off in a Pine Box."

Chef, my list was just a few off the top of my head. As you can see, I love OLD country. There's a radio station in Vegas (790 AM) that plays it all the time. Unfortunately, sometimes I can't listen to it, because it reminds me of my husband and makes me cry. Especially when I hear songs the band played at the bar we hung out at (where I met him). He was from West Virginia, so of course I also like "Country Roads," especially the "almost heaven" line.

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