COUNTRY MUSIC..... rocks :))))

[No-Body]

Like the avid music listener and lover that i are i used to think i was opened to just about any genre. Shamefully, i must admit country music wasn’t on my radar until recently. It is only in the past few months that i’ve come to discovered the wonder to American and world cultural heritage which is......country music

I've noticed a few leit-motives runnin’ through it like some really big streams. I don’t mean to oversimplify things, but to me many of the songs are either about love of country, trucks and life on the road, the life of common folk as opposed to the big city dwellers and the highs and lows of love. Needless to say love is my favorite topic.

At times the beautiful melodies capture the soul, other times it's the fun and excitement that makes you get up and dance, it may also be the good ole fashioned videos full of country side and family values, other times it may be the simplicity and the truthfulness of the lyrics that hit home, all of this and more has turned me into an admirer of the country scene, although i am anywhere near a connoisseur.

Here are a few of my favorites...


[video=youtube;qBh-m1yTZS0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qBh-m1yTZS0&ob=av2e[/video]


[video=youtube;Fmp2GLcpwrU]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fmp2GLcpwrU[/video]
The only difference between men and boys
Is the size of their feet and the price of their toys

I’d add another size as well, but it may be too much for the…how is that called…honky tonk crowd?


[video=youtube;6dtGwjGK_mM]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dtGwjGK_mM[/video]
I've heard that love makes the world go 'round
Well, if that's true, she must be turning real slow


[video=youtube;3Pp9bNRcQqI]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Pp9bNRcQqI [/video]
You can love somebody
That's a natural fact you can love somebody
But the hard part is finding somebody who'll love you back


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXesU_KHRKE
It’s the true love we most desire


[video=youtube;qLoKZTRHVso]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLoKZTRHVso[/video]


[video=youtube;Wx9qA7gfVUA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx9qA7gfVUA&ob=av2e[/video]
Well its an eerie feeling in the still of the night
Knowin' that the cats down to three more lives
You've turned as all into nervous wrecks
We just sit around and wanderin' who's goin' to be next


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVncDKW2KRk
Who’ll pray for me when momma’s gone
Who’ll ask His forgiveness from then on
Who’ll care enough to talk to God
When her pleading voice has stopped?

This is kinda similar, although from the other perspective, that of the parents of only children who are girls and have no one by their side. Their biggest fear is who will take care of their little girl once they are gone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzAT-2vsOUM
Dinner for one, a table for two
Another lonely day
She tries to hide the pain
But her strong will is just a weak disguise
It’s there in her eyes

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3IPdHGbFn4
It's one of your old friends
One you haven't talked to in a while
….you're not even close
It's someone you don't know
I'm leaving you for...me

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYBVXI_X7XU&feature=related
She's been too busy thinking
'Bout the kind of love she needs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z84Mv67Pwnc&feature=related
If you love her you'd better tell her so
Cause she's finding out that anyone will love her
And it won't be long till you'll have to let her go

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/conway_twitty/i_didnt_lose_her.html
I would love her just enough to keep her hanging on
I didn't lose her, I threw her away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9teEugKyvz4
A lot of times I let her get lonely
I know a little, I made her that way

[video=youtube;4PWP80YfMT0]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PWP80YfMT0[/video]
If she seems cold and bitter then I beg of you
Just stop and consider all she's goin' through
Don't be quick to condemn her for things she might say
Just remember life turned her that way
She's been walked on and stepped on so many times
And I hate to admit it but that last footprint's mine
She was crying when I met her, she cries harder today
So don't blame her life turned her that way


http://www.allthelyrics.com/lyrics/...not_with_the_one_she_loves-lyrics-911292.html
She loved me so long and asked so little but I always gave her less
Now since she's not with the one she loves she'll love the one she's with

http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/c/conway_twitty/as_good_as_a_lonely_girl_can_be.html
I'm being as good as a lonely girl can be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8gTnonaKNj0
If you got a woman you better treat her just as good as you can
Lots of times a lonely girl will go out on the town
With no thoughts of evil on her mind
She don't try to flat that seat
Lord knows there's something every woman needs

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN9JXytpteY
He's there to hold her
when she needs a shoulder
if life gets too rough
He says he needs her,
tells her he loves her,
why didn't i think of that?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bGanXgHv50
The only thing she needed from me
Was more love, more time
More of her knowing that she's on my mind
More of my heart would have suited her fine
Cause that's what she was dreaming of
She only needed more love
She tried telling me time and again
But i didn't listen back then


[video]http://www.videodetective.com/music-videos/soon-video/679996[/video]
Someday slowly turns to never


[video=youtube;tI9tfNx1M1E]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tI9tfNx1M1E[/video]
It could have been me and my dreams coming true
But those dreams move on if you wait too long


[video=youtube;2-TXBniRz1g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-TXBniRz1g[/video]
Johnny's daddy
Was taking him fishin'
When he was eight years old

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64-3Ytxqb-E
Only love can make her stay
And keep her safe from hungry ones when you're away
She just needs to know you love her
Only love can make her stay...



[video=youtube;hV2hHr56I3U]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV2hHr56I3U[/video]
Then the loneliness began to take over
And for once he knew just how she felt
He called her up, he said I have been such a fool
She said I will come back and boy I still love you
I'm comin home
Maybe he'll notice me now


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lt21CUSPOL0
She's your best friend and your lover
So if you want to keep her
Take good care of her
If you treat her right, show her you care
When you need her, she'll be there
Like an island in the storm, a beacon in the night
If you love her treat her right


[video=youtube;OtHZ-73XujY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtHZ-73XujY[/video]
I was born to be wild, with a need to be free.
I could clear my mind, so you can't get to me.
I'll show you someday, and then you'll see. Not.
Not. In my soul could I break loose.
If my heart would let me choose.
I would still be loving you.


[video=youtube;D1oRRtS5HPs]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1oRRtS5HPs[/video]
As long as we got each other
We got the world spinnin' right in our hands
Baby, you and me we gotta be
The luckiest dreamers who never quit dreamin'
As long as we keep on givin'
We can take anything that comes our way


[video=youtube;ozVObDUcbMQ]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozVObDUcbMQ[/video]
What we want to do ain't on the menu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRb5-Spdb9o&feature=results_video&playnext=1&list=PL052884846AEF08AE
All it takes is a woman & a man
Because its who you love & who loves you
Its not where you are if she's there too
It's not who you know or what you do
It's who you love & who loves you


[video=youtube;YQZbQFpb1v4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQZbQFpb1v4[/video]
I never knew love
No I mean real love,
I never knew that kind of love
Till this moment with you


[video=youtube;iECBFJr2n3c]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iECBFJr2n3c[/video]
It can melt the coldest heart
Put broken things together
Finds what is lost doesn't count the cost
And it goes on forever
You can try to drown it in a sea of tears
Lock it up in chains for a million years
Run from it, hide from it, one thing's clear
You can't stop love, no you can't stop love


[video=youtube;Wngb5Mq1SQY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wngb5Mq1SQY&ob=av2e[/video]
It was no accident me finding you
Someone had a hand in it
Long before we ever knew
Now I just can't believe you're in my life
I tip my hat to the keeper of the stars
He sure knew what He was doin'
When He joined these two hearts


[video=youtube;Eo2OIUpWznY]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eo2OIUpWznY&ob=av2e[/video]
A good ole boy and a pretty little girl
Start all over in a little bitty world
A little bitty plan and a little bitty dream
It's all part of a little bitty scheme
Well, it's alright to be little bitty
Little hometown or a big old city
Might as well share, might as well smile
Life goes on for a little bitty while


An to bring this full circle – indeed God bless the little man, God bless country music and its artists – those who passed and those who are carrying the torch.

I know there is tone of stuff out there that i couldn't put in what is already a huge post, but i'm really hoping i'm not the only one in here who does enjoy country music and maybe some other folks will add some stuff as well. It'd be nice to know i ain't the only igggnurant snub who came to know better recently.

P.S. I hope all them vids won't slow the page down terribly, they are great and worth watching.

 

[Hazard]

I love country music too. It's so amazing and underrated.

 

[Severus Snape]

I think the closest I've ever gotten to country is Taylor Swift, and she's more pop than country anyway. Not my cup of tea, I reckon.

 

[twinklEE]

Gotta admit I do enjoy country from time to time

 

[Hazard]

I think the closest I've ever gotten to country is Taylor Swift, and she's more pop than country anyway. Not my cup of tea, I reckon.

I love Taylor Swift. She is my second favourtite artist after Michael.

 

[No-Body]

^^^ Nice to know i ain't the only1 enjoyin' this lovely music Here are a few gems i forgot last time around; the ladies were kinda under-represented then. I'll have to admit that some of the vids show the cracks of time, but it's the spirit of the tunes that counts. At times the melody or in my case the words are far more important than the other artistic 'components' of the creation.

Even country music covers are great lol. Big props to the Chad guy singin' for his girlfriend. Now that's loooove

 

[Drama Queen]

I like some country music. My favourite is LeAnn Rimes. Her voice is just incredible.

I like Lady Antebellum's Need You Now, but have not heard anything else.

Taylor Swift is halfway between pop and country, and appeals more to a younger audience, but I still enjoy her music.

 

[Travis]

I'm not a huge fan of country but I do appreciate some of it (mostly the females). I'm a fan of Dolly, Reba, Wynonna, Faith, Dixie Chicks, and Kathy Mattea.

 

[Hot_Street]

Chris Stapleton - White Horse

 

[Hot_Street]

Charley Crockett – $10 Cowboy

 

[Moviefan2k4]

I was born in 1980, so I grew up in the '90s, listening to acts like Garth Brooks, LeAnn Rimes, Shania Twain, Cint Black, and The Judds. After a while though, most of the songs began to sound really depressing, so I stepped away for a while.

What really brought me back, was seeing an episode of Smallville called "Run". At the story's end, there's a speed-race between Clark Kent and a metahuman named Bart Allen. The music used in that scene was the song "Feels Like Today", by Rascal Flatts. Now, this was way back in 2004, and I don't think I was very familiar with the group yet. But I liked that song so much, I bought the album it was on...and now I have all their CDs.

 

[zinniabooklover]

@RollingStone

"Rolling Stone crowns @DollyParton's "Jolene" (1973) as the greatest country song of all time "Jolene is Dolly Parton’s pinnacle as a singer, songwriter, and storyteller: the ultimate country heartbreak song."

 

[zinniabooklover]

The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time

We rank the greatest the classics, from Hank Williams to Taylor Swift, and more

www.rollingstone.com

The 200 Greatest Country Songs of All Time​

From Hank to Shania, from George Strait to Beyoncé

By Rolling Stone
MAY 24, 2024

"WHAT MAKES A great country song? It tells a story. It draws a line. It has a twang you can feel down to the soles of your feet. Some get mad, some get weepy, some just get you down the road. And these are the songs that map out the story of country music — from Hank Williams howling at the moon to Ray Charles giving “hillbilly” music an R&B makeover to Shania Twain taking her karaoke-cowgirl feminism worldwide, and much more.

In 2014, Rolling Stone launched Rolling Stone Country and inaugurated the new site with a list of the 100 Greatest Country Songs. Now, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of RS Country, we’re expanding the list to 200 songs. The new list gave us more room to go deeper into the music’s rich history, including some aspects that didn’t get enough attention the first time around. We’re publishing our updated list at a time when a classic Tracy Chapman folk song can become a country Number One, and Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter is shining a light on the legacies of Black country artists like Linda Martell. Nearly a century after artists like the Carter Family, Jimmie Rodgers, and DeFord Bailey helped get the story started, the tradition keeps growing."