Saddest country song?

Jason Stillwell · Post by **Jason Stillwell** » 21 Jan 2006 7:18 pm

I've seen some great ones mentioned! Ones that tend to get me are "The Farmer's Daughter" and "Green Green Grass of Home". Hag puts a little more sadness in the latter, though I must admit Porter's singing is pretty sad.

Kenny Burford · Post by **Kenny Burford** » 30 Jan 2006 8:32 am

I agree that almost everyone of the songs that have been sited are great songs, but I still maintain that Hank Sr’s. song, “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry,” (ISLICC)is one of if not the best sad songs ever penned,
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Ray Minich · Post by **Ray Minich** » 30 Jan 2006 9:31 am

Play "The Farmer's Daughter" at a wedding and see if any tears happen... They do!

Dave Grafe · Post by **Dave Grafe** » 30 Jan 2006 10:15 am

Marty Robbins' "Another Cup of Coffee and I'll Go" about breaks my heart every time I hear it

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Gene Jones · Post by **Gene Jones** » 30 Jan 2006 10:23 am

"The Tie That Binds", by Jim Reeves. I never hear it without shedding tears.

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Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 30 Jan 2006 1:36 pm

"I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry" is definitely one of the saddest country songs. Hank Williams knew how to sing a sad country song. I learned that when Hank would do a show, he always wanted to see people cryin', and if there weren't any people cryin', Hank would tell his steel player, Don Helms to play a real high steel turnaround so people would start cryin'. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10

Brett Anderson · Post by **Brett Anderson** » 30 Jan 2006 5:24 pm

It's too bad they aren't recording songs like these anymore.

Ray Montee · Post by **Ray Montee** » 30 Jan 2006 5:49 pm

"My Daddy is Only a Picture" by Eddy Arnold altho' "I've Got Tears In My Ears from Lying on my Back In My Bed While I Cry Over You" by Homer & Jethro runs a close second.

Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 30 Jan 2006 6:13 pm

I think Anita You're Dreaming by Waylon and Jessie Colter is the prettiest sad song. Anything I sing sounds pretty sad.

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Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 30 Jan 2006 6:15 pm

I keep remembring more,like Our Babies Book, I think it was by E.T.

Skip Edwards · Post by **Skip Edwards** » 30 Jan 2006 10:06 pm

Not sure who wrote it, but Don Williams had the hit.
"Some Broken Hearts Never Mend"

Some broken hearts never mend...
Some memories never end...
Some tears will never dry...
My love for you will never die...

Man, that's some sad stuff.

Brett Day · Post by **Brett Day** » 1 Feb 2006 11:02 am

Wayland Holyfield wrote Don Williams' song "Some Broken Hearts Never Mend". Another sad song is Vince Gill's "Go Rest High On That Mountain". Vince started to write that song after Keith Whitley died and a few years later, he finished writing the song after his brother died. Brett, Emmons S-10, Morrell lapsteel, GFI Ultra D-10

Matt Price · Post by **Matt Price** » 1 Feb 2006 4:31 pm

That would have to be WEEN's "Fluffy" from "12 Country Greats"!

Larry Garrett · Post by **Larry Garrett** » 10 Feb 2006 9:30 am

In addition to "Old Violin" by Johnny Paycheck, which I referred to previoiusly, "Blue Moon With Heartache" by Roseann Cash gets to me. The whole song, instrumentation, tone, vocal delivery, all of it is just loaded with melancholy, especially the line "Maybe I'll Just Go Away".

Larry King · Post by **Larry King** » 10 Feb 2006 9:57 am

There are so many BUT...#1 in my book would be a Gene Watson song with this hook...."look what it took, for me to finally bring you flowers" Tragic, sad, full of regrets

Jimmy Youngblood · Post by **Jimmy Youngblood** » 10 Feb 2006 8:24 pm

George Jones

"Lonely Christmas Call"

Pat Kelly · Post by **Pat Kelly** » 10 Feb 2006 8:47 pm

"Legend in my Time." Great words. Extemely well written song all round. I'm surprised it hasn't featured.

Larry King · Post by **Larry King** » 11 Feb 2006 5:35 am

I checked my C D....the actual title is "Flowers".....you gotta hear this song by Watson.

Kenny Brown · Post by **Kenny Brown** » 13 Feb 2006 7:37 pm

here's a couple of others I think are quite worth mentioning:

Vern Gosdin "Chiseled in Stone"

Dale Watson "I Wish I Was Crazy Again"

Don J. Dixon · Post by **Don J. Dixon** » 14 Feb 2006 2:16 am

"Old Shep" where the young boy has to shoot his aging dog
"The Golden Guitar" Bill Anderson

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Garry Pugh · Post by **Garry Pugh** » 14 Feb 2006 8:01 am

you guys have pretty much nailed all the ones that first come to mind to me. For honerable mention I would have to say "Kiss Her Once For Me", by Delbert McClinton on his latest recording, the Cost Of Living.

Also, "Shelly's Winter Love" by Merle.

R. D. Miller · Post by **R. D. Miller** » 14 Feb 2006 8:27 am

Too many to choose from, but my vote has to go to "Roses for Mama" by C.W. McCall

Gary Schuldt · Post by **Gary Schuldt** » 14 Feb 2006 8:35 am

For a newer country song, I would have to say, ALMOST HOME by Craig Morgan.
Pretty sad!

Gene H. Brown · Post by **Gene H. Brown** » 16 Feb 2006 6:13 pm

How about "I just don't look good naked anymore"?

Sad, sad song for sure

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Howard Tate · Post by **Howard Tate** » 17 Feb 2006 9:32 am

Momma Don't Whup Little Buford,(Why don't we just kill him instead).

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