My top 10....

Rob did a list of his top 10 favorite country songs. Got me to thinkin', too. If I had to choose one or the other between rock and country for the rest of my life, I'd go with rock without even thinking about it.

Don't get me wrong... I like country, but it can and often will reach right into your chest, rip yer heart out and hand it to ya, shredded and bloody, but still beating. Shit kills me.

Either that, or it makes me want a beer and a shot of Jack (Daniels) and a pool cue in my hand, damn it. Dwight's good for that effect...

Anyway, I decided to try a top 10 list of my own. I got 'em listed pretty damned quickly and Mr. Yoakam didn't even make the list, surprisingly enough, though I do like nearly everything he's ever done.

My list is in no particular order and, just for the record, the mere act of typing out the titles of the Chris LeDoux songs made me tear up. (I did the list first, then added this part...)
I'm tellin' ya... I can't HANDLE this shit... lol. Damn.

10 OF THE BEST COUNTRY SONGS EVER

Make the World Go Away-Eddie Arnold

Help Me Make it Through the Night-Tammy Wynette

The Dance-(the pumpkin-headed dickweed)Garth Brooks

I Wish That I Could Hurt That Way Again-Kenny Rogers (Off of the "Gambler" album)

I've Always Been Crazy & Ramblin' Man (tie)-Waylon

I've Done Enough Dying Today & What Are We Doin' Lonesome (tie)-Larry Gatlin

Copperhead Road-Steve Earle

Grandpa-The Judds

Sweet Dreams-Emmy Lou Harris version (off the "Elite Hotel album-1975)

Tougher Than the Rest & Look at you, Girl (tie)-Chris LeDoux

Now, technically, that's 13 songs and I hate 13 of anything... except maybe 'thousand dollars". Haven't tried that, but anyway... here's another one to make it 14...

I Fall to Pieces-the legendary Patsy Cline

These are just the ones right in my head. God forbid I think about this...
Besides, I've already started thinking of rock songs...
Cashmere (or Kashmir, however ya spell it), Watch Tower, Closer to Home, Hotel California, Comfortably Numb, Tuesday's Gone... it's endless.

Don't even get me started on 'favorite SRV song'... *snort* It's a tossup between about 9 of 'em for first place.

Anyhow... there's the country list. Thank you for getting me to remember all those good songs, Rob, especially without having to hear 'em, thus bawlin' my head off for God knows how long.

Peace.

Posted by: Stevie at 10:25 PM

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