Saddest country song?
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There's a song Dierks Bentley recorded on his cd "Modern Day Drifter" called "Gonna Get There Someday". The song is about a guy who is talking to a lady who has passed away, about his loneliness, and it turns out, it is his mama. The song features Gary Morse on the steel and it's got a lot of fiddle. It's probably the saddest country song I've heard. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10
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I've been listening to Tammy Wynette a lot lately. It seems like its not just a "song" - you can hear genuine hurt.
Like the mother who overhears her daughter playing with the kid next-door: "I don't want to play house, it makes my Mommy cry."
And, the steel guitar is superb.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John Lockney on 13 January 2006 at 05:16 PM.]</p></FONT>
Like the mother who overhears her daughter playing with the kid next-door: "I don't want to play house, it makes my Mommy cry."
And, the steel guitar is superb.<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by John Lockney on 13 January 2006 at 05:16 PM.]</p></FONT>
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How about Ryan Adams & The Cardinal's "Pa" off their Jacksonville City Nights record? Some good sad PSG on that track too. Here are the lyrics:
Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out her grave
He found the lot where she'd lay
Then he drove to old man Ed Sutterton's place
To find him some peace
He got there round about twelve
And he stayed till three
And the sun left him down in the valley
But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake
Reflecting the ghost of ma's face
Suppertime came and went
No one heard from him
Sis left his food on the plate
At the end of the table right next to ma's place
Where nobody sits
The telephone rang bout four
My sister answered it
And I felt the noose through the floor boards
Like a long, sullen moan
Like a wreck on the road
Like a joining of hands
So, I drove to town yesterday
To pick out his grave
I found the lot where they'd lay
And then I drove
To old man Ed Sutterton's place
To find me some peace
Of course as you all know, the lyrics are even more powerful with the music.
Wow....you have to admit, that is one SAD song. Anyway, have a happy nice day y'all!
Keith<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Keith Banning on 14 January 2006 at 10:12 AM.]</p></FONT>
Pa drove to town yesterday to pick out her grave
He found the lot where she'd lay
Then he drove to old man Ed Sutterton's place
To find him some peace
He got there round about twelve
And he stayed till three
And the sun left him down in the valley
But the moon met him up in the hills by the lake
Reflecting the ghost of ma's face
Suppertime came and went
No one heard from him
Sis left his food on the plate
At the end of the table right next to ma's place
Where nobody sits
The telephone rang bout four
My sister answered it
And I felt the noose through the floor boards
Like a long, sullen moan
Like a wreck on the road
Like a joining of hands
So, I drove to town yesterday
To pick out his grave
I found the lot where they'd lay
And then I drove
To old man Ed Sutterton's place
To find me some peace
Of course as you all know, the lyrics are even more powerful with the music.
Wow....you have to admit, that is one SAD song. Anyway, have a happy nice day y'all!
Keith<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Keith Banning on 14 January 2006 at 10:12 AM.]</p></FONT>
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Porter Waggoner's "A Little Boy's Prayer", and one from Ferlin Husky, "Room For A Boy, Never Used". Those two get to me every time.
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..I'll have to put a vote in for Patty Loveless, "You Don't Even Know Who I Am"...incidently, with some very nice understated steel work by Paul Franklin..
...and "Danny Boy"...(you didn't say which country)..<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Pat Burns on 21 January 2006 at 01:31 PM.]</p></FONT>
...and "Danny Boy"...(you didn't say which country)..<font size="1" color="#8e236b"><p align="center">[This message was edited by Pat Burns on 21 January 2006 at 01:31 PM.]</p></FONT>
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One of my old favorites is Kris Kristopherson's "Jody And The Kid" and Vern Gosdin's "I Just Came Home To Count The Memories". However I get a request to sing "Chiseled In Stone" at least once a week. I also get requests to do Kris Kristopherson's "The Pilgram" especially when there are a lot of old musicians like myself around. If you're familiar with the song,you may also think it reminds you of a lot of folks you either know or have known. Great song.