Your all-time favorite Country song

[Bankston]

I could list 10 favorites for 10 different reasons, Jerry Jeffs Mr Bojangles is the one I've played the most by far but....

Good call on Townes. This is an obvious choice but I've always loved it:

 

[beanbass]

Probably A Satisfied Mind, because that's something I strive for.

 

[bobcs71]

Favorite?

That changes over time. Currently:

 

[Bankston]

Tons of great responses - and a whole lot of things I would like to contribute - so many great songs...

I'll throw out an oddball but I do think this is nearly a perfect country song - both the song itself, the lyrics, the melody, as well as this performance which is a duet between Bruce Robison and his wife Kelly Willis, and the arrangement how it builds, the accordion, pedal steel, and the baritone guitar solo. Just brilliant. This was a big hit for Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, and it is one of their and their kids favorite songs they've done for good reason ... just a classic. But I like Bruce and Kelly's version more (I'm a fan of both of them together and individually)

Thank you for posting this. I love this song, too. I first heard McGraw and Faith's cover and thought, "Wow, that's a real country song." It's very well produced and Tim delivered a great vocal on it.

But then I heard Bruce & Kelly's version and it broke my heart.

I cite the two versions of this song when I try to explain the differences between Nashville and Texas country music.

 

[pickaguitar]

Good call on Townes. This is an obvious choice but I've always loved it:

Awesome!
I've always heard/known of Townes have never seen footage. I'm intrigued and off to see what else there is of him online

 

[Bankston]

One of my dad's favorites, the Texas Troubadour himself:

 

[Mickey Shane]

 

[KHAN]

 

[stevieboy]

I don’t think I have a favorite anything, whatever it might be I can probably think of others I like just as much, or in different ways that aren’t really comparable.

So for this I’ll go with one of my favorites, that I don’t think has been mentioned yet. Okay, two, see what I mean?

 

[Chicago Slim]

It was already mentioned on page one, but here's another version of Why You Been Gone So Long.

 

[Glass Onion]

Something by Hank Sr.

That guy was IT.

Just pure emotion poured out on a vinyl platter.

Love most old school country.

Waylon Willie Johnny and Merle.

But most all of it comes from Hank.

Pain and sorrow and story telling.

 

[pickaguitar]

Old Town Road

 

[kkregsg]

Townies van Zandt's Pancho and Lefty, in all its forms: original, Emmy Lou, Hoyt Axton, Willie and Merle. Just a well crafted, heart tugging song.

 

[frijoleghost]

 

[kushman]

Geez, just getting started and can't even get close to just one.

Are we talking favorite to play, to sing, to listen to?

whatever you would like broski - post em' up

One of my dad's favorites, the Texas Troubadour himself:

hahaha, one of my Dad's fave's too! good stuff

more favorites-

 

[ddeand]

This has been a favorite since I first heard it in the early 1960s. Still like to play it.

 

[Jack Luminous]

 

[TB72]

There are too many to name.

I suppose I'll default to this one...

 

[ripgtr]

One of my dad's favorites, the Texas Troubadour himself:

Until I left TX a month ago, I was in a country band that did that song. And it still fills the dance floor. At least in TX. Tubb's band in the '60s had some great players.

 

[ripgtr]

Sing me back home.