Apologies if this has been done before here, I did a quick search and didn't find anything...another recent thread on country music inspired this.
I will admit up front that I am for from the biggest fan of country on this board and pretty much hate country pop (and most pop in general).
My dad was a big fan and I heard lots of country while growing up, mostly on TV...Glen Campbell, Johnny Cash, Loretta Lynn, Buck Owens, that generation. Dad was a fan of Don Williams and Charlie McCoy in particular, neither was a favorite of mine. I was interested in Hank Williams at one time and tried to get into him, but he just wasn't for me.
I only have a smattering of country songs in my collection, although folk and bluegrass have a somewhat stronger presence. My favorite genres are blues and punk.
That said, a really great country song is just that, great...certain songs rom any genre just make me soar and I can listen to them over and over.
What do you think is the greatest country song?
My answer is "Amarillo By Morning"...a spare, elegant, sad song with just enough hope to be uplifting in the end ("I ain't got a dime but what I got is mine,
I ain't rich but Lord I'm free"). The original recording by Terry Stafford was just a big schmaltzy for me, but George Srait perfected it.
What say you??
Greatest Country Song
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This is my favorite.
https://youtu.be/AbZ3VdYb90o
2nd
https://youtu.be/EYGwxf1gCC4
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One of my all time favorites would have to be Drive by Alan Jackson. That is a song that really hits home for me. Also if you want to see a bearded heavily tattooed 225 lb man tear up you could play Butterfly Kisses.
This one too....
https://youtu.be/2-S-PaMWhwI
OMG, sorry for all the typos in the OP...I ended up having to run off all of a sudden and didn't proofread.
WARNING: Differing opinion looming.
I think mega hits like "Gentle on my Mind" or "Wichita Lineman" take the cake.
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WARNING: Differing opinion looming.
I think mega hits like "Gentle on my Mind" or "Wichita Lineman" take the cake.
That's tough. Country has so many greats, you could name several and not be wrong.
But the obvious answer is David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (written by Steve Goodman). I mean, it's the perfect country and western song... because the last verse talks about trains, momma, prison, and getting drunk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOVRkSCWmg
Now, I rotate favorites quite a bit and although I'm on more of a rockabilly kick right now, my favorite country stuff is Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Monther Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQVG0Bcu6w
Snake Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89VR_lZehw4
New Year's Eve at the Gates of He**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bi2pkYU0gs
I'll also give a shoutout to The Hillbilly Moon Explosion who has a cover of "Jackson" and they feature Sparky from Demented Are Go. The way they both play off each other really reminds me of Johnny Cash and June Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HM_gPFsDpc
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"Sweet Memories" by Dawn Sears and Time Jumpers,(written by Mickey Newberry) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ES6dOxN3mEo
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CDB and the ultimate, timeless country song...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kB7OR161-U
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Originally Posted By: Pike51
That's tough. Country has so many greats, you could name several and not be wrong.
But the obvious answer is David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (written by Steve Goodman). I mean, it's the perfect country and western song... because the last verse talks about trains, momma, prison, and getting drunk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOVRkSCWmg
Now, I rotate favorites quite a bit and although I'm on more of a rockabilly kick right now, my favorite country stuff is Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Monther Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQVG0Bcu6w
Snake Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89VR_lZehw4
New Year's Eve at the Gates of He**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bi2pkYU0gs
I'll also give a shoutout to The Hillbilly Moon Explosion who has a cover of "Jackson" and they feature Sparky from Demented Are Go. The way they both play off each other really reminds me of Johnny Cash and June Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HM_gPFsDpc
Charlie Daniels Band 1979 The Devil Went Down To Georgia
https://youtu.be/DNSljt0i3TI
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Wasted Days & Wasted Nights - Freddy Fender
https://youtu.be/TUVgkXVDkBA
Not a country fan here, but I heard this while my daughters were at a swimming lesson blaring over the PA, and I had to look it up on youtube. It is my favorite country song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyOGVk_ypnM
Don't blame me if you don't like it--it ain't my fault. 
George Jones - "He Stopped Loving Her Today".
Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: Pike51
That's tough. Country has so many greats, you could name several and not be wrong.
But the obvious answer is David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (written by Steve Goodman). I mean, it's the perfect country and western song... because the last verse talks about trains, momma, prison, and getting drunk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOVRkSCWmg
Now, I rotate favorites quite a bit and although I'm on more of a rockabilly kick right now, my favorite country stuff is Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Monther Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQVG0Bcu6w
Snake Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89VR_lZehw4
New Year's Eve at the Gates of He**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bi2pkYU0gs
I'll also give a shoutout to The Hillbilly Moon Explosion who has a cover of "Jackson" and they feature Sparky from Demented Are Go. The way they both play off each other really reminds me of Johnny Cash and June Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HM_gPFsDpc
Amarillo by morning, You look so good in love, Love without end amen, - George Strait or the aforementioned, He stopped loving her today- George Jones.
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Originally Posted By: Astro14
Originally Posted By: Pike51
That's tough. Country has so many greats, you could name several and not be wrong.
But the obvious answer is David Allen Coe's "You Never Even Called Me By My Name" (written by Steve Goodman). I mean, it's the perfect country and western song... because the last verse talks about trains, momma, prison, and getting drunk. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAOVRkSCWmg
Now, I rotate favorites quite a bit and although I'm on more of a rockabilly kick right now, my favorite country stuff is Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Monther Blues: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIQVG0Bcu6w
Snake Farm: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89VR_lZehw4
New Year's Eve at the Gates of He**: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Bi2pkYU0gs
I'll also give a shoutout to The Hillbilly Moon Explosion who has a cover of "Jackson" and they feature Sparky from Demented Are Go. The way they both play off each other really reminds me of Johnny Cash and June Carter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HM_gPFsDpc
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