well they only four things in life that
make it worth living throw on your jeans
shine up your boots and grab yourself a
cold one
Wow welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 country songs of all time I
didn’t come here so tall surrounded
I bet okay when I
number 10 friends in low places Garth
Brooks here it is
but I’d took his glass of champagne
first recorded as a demo friends in low
places launched Garth Brooks into the
country stratosphere when it was
re-recorded for sophomore effort in the
early 1990s
with the Billboard Country chart topper
Brooke soon became the face of country
music while the rock is tune is already
a rowdy beer filled number the singer
typically adds a more angst driven third
verse during live performances
Oh
you were always on my mind
number nine always on my mind Willie
Nelson
though it was previously recorded by
artists like Brenda Lee and Elvis
Presley Willie and his battered guitar
trigger proved the oldie was still a
goodie
a decade later I guess I never told you
I’m so happy that you’re mine
the redheaded stranger didn’t only net
three Grammys for his cover but also
earned a top five spot on the Billboard
Hot 100 and eclipsed his top 20 1980
single on the road again just came
all in all not bad for a song that took
original songwriter Wayne Carson a mere
10 minutes to write you were always
number 8 the gambler Kenny Rogers
he said son I’ve made a life out of
reading people’s faces knowing what the
cards with by the way the hill they
arrived full of standard country music
motifs like trains and hard living this
tune is also home to one of the most
well known country courses
you got the whole know when to fold up
know when to walk away undoubtedly Kenny
Rogers most famous song the gambler
earned the roaster a Grammy in 1980 when
the baby was done it also led its title
to a series of TV movies starring the
singer and is a favorite of both king of
the hills Hank Hill bill knows when to
fold um he knows when to hold him and
the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets figure
that one out when the deal
number seven Amarillo by morning George
Strait Amarillo by morning up from San
Antone although originally written and
recorded by Terry Stafford in 1973
Amarillo by morning wasn’t really a huge
hit
a decade later it was dusted off by
George Strait for his second album
straight from the heart
they took for saddle in years
this fresh recording went to number four
in the American country charts and set
the stage for straight to become the
king of country
number six your cheatin heart Hank
Williams
Moochie
dipping into the same well of despair as
he did on I’m so lonesome I could cry on
solo this song was put to tape during
Hank Williams last recording session
it became a posthumous hit following his
death on New Year’s Day of 1953 black
fallen brain released as a b-side the
country standard was written about
Williams first wife and mother to his
son Hank Williams jr.
number five stand by your man Tammy
Wynette sometimes it’s our
written in just 15 minutes by Wynette
and co-writer Billy Sherrill
this song became the first lady of
country music’s signature tune not
surprisingly it also became one of the
most covered songs in all of country
music
but not everyone was happy about that
since it was released amid the feminist
movement the singer often had to defend
the song as an anthem of understanding
rather than a call to servitude
number four mama tried Merle Haggard
first thing I remember Noah was a long
summer so blog
the dream of growing up to ride country
music may have its share of prison songs
but none ring as true as this one turn
no one gets teary right but mama try the
self pen tune is a semi-autobiographical
take on Merle Haggard’s troubled
upbringing including jail time that
leaves only me to blame goes mama
following an escape attempt the hag was
transferred to San Quentin and kept
living the thug life until witnessing
Johnny Cash’s infamous performance at
the facility in 1958 that lays on me to
claim his mama tried number three crazy
Patsy Cline hey easy I’m crazy for
feeling so lonely penned by future
superstar Willie Nelson
this was Klein’s follow-up to her
crossover hit I fall to pieces
crazy helped the singer maintain her
newfound popularity on the pop charts
and saw her hit the number-two spot on
the country charts owing to its
gender-neutral lyrics the song has since
been covered by both male and female
singers
pila including Nelson himself for his
1962 debut album crazy crazy Oh
feelin soul I went to see my friend
number two he stopped loving her today
George Jones
she
by 1980 the opossum was much more a
has-been than a legend
first time I’d sing smile here that all
changed with this heartbreaker loving
they place to me
getting George Jones to record this
ballad was no easy task as the singer
openly hated the song initially
Plus Jones heavy drinking and slurred
speaking voice made recording the spoken
portion of the song nearly impossible
only through careful editing was
producer Billy Sherrill able to create a
vocal track and rebuild the singers
legacy you stop before we unveil our top
hit here are a few honorable mentions if
you win you get the shot at bay
get you stuff
babies grow up to be down don’t matter
picket ours driving from may convey
doctors and Liars
one night a while young complicated
while is the West Texas where
number one ring a fire Johnny Cash love
is a burning thing
written by Merle Kilgore and the man in
blacks future bride June Carter ring
afire documents June’s take on the love
affair between her and Johnny Cash
flames would hire first recorded by her
sister Anita Carter the country rock and
roller eventually earned him his first
country number one in four years Cash’s
edition of mariachi horns saw him break
new ground and also add new flavor to
country music that was light-years
beyond his previous material like Folsom
Prison Blues but I shot a man in Reno
just to watch him die
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite country song
the more hard-working top 10s published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
make it worth living throw on your jeans
shine up your boots and grab yourself a
cold one
Wow welcome to watchmojo.com and today
we’re counting down our picks for the
top 10 country songs of all time I
didn’t come here so tall surrounded
I bet okay when I
number 10 friends in low places Garth
Brooks here it is
but I’d took his glass of champagne
first recorded as a demo friends in low
places launched Garth Brooks into the
country stratosphere when it was
re-recorded for sophomore effort in the
early 1990s
with the Billboard Country chart topper
Brooke soon became the face of country
music while the rock is tune is already
a rowdy beer filled number the singer
typically adds a more angst driven third
verse during live performances
Oh
you were always on my mind
number nine always on my mind Willie
Nelson
though it was previously recorded by
artists like Brenda Lee and Elvis
Presley Willie and his battered guitar
trigger proved the oldie was still a
goodie
a decade later I guess I never told you
I’m so happy that you’re mine
the redheaded stranger didn’t only net
three Grammys for his cover but also
earned a top five spot on the Billboard
Hot 100 and eclipsed his top 20 1980
single on the road again just came
all in all not bad for a song that took
original songwriter Wayne Carson a mere
10 minutes to write you were always
number 8 the gambler Kenny Rogers
he said son I’ve made a life out of
reading people’s faces knowing what the
cards with by the way the hill they
arrived full of standard country music
motifs like trains and hard living this
tune is also home to one of the most
well known country courses
you got the whole know when to fold up
know when to walk away undoubtedly Kenny
Rogers most famous song the gambler
earned the roaster a Grammy in 1980 when
the baby was done it also led its title
to a series of TV movies starring the
singer and is a favorite of both king of
the hills Hank Hill bill knows when to
fold um he knows when to hold him and
the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets figure
that one out when the deal
number seven Amarillo by morning George
Strait Amarillo by morning up from San
Antone although originally written and
recorded by Terry Stafford in 1973
Amarillo by morning wasn’t really a huge
hit
a decade later it was dusted off by
George Strait for his second album
straight from the heart
they took for saddle in years
this fresh recording went to number four
in the American country charts and set
the stage for straight to become the
king of country
number six your cheatin heart Hank
Williams
Moochie
dipping into the same well of despair as
he did on I’m so lonesome I could cry on
solo this song was put to tape during
Hank Williams last recording session
it became a posthumous hit following his
death on New Year’s Day of 1953 black
fallen brain released as a b-side the
country standard was written about
Williams first wife and mother to his
son Hank Williams jr.
number five stand by your man Tammy
Wynette sometimes it’s our
written in just 15 minutes by Wynette
and co-writer Billy Sherrill
this song became the first lady of
country music’s signature tune not
surprisingly it also became one of the
most covered songs in all of country
music
but not everyone was happy about that
since it was released amid the feminist
movement the singer often had to defend
the song as an anthem of understanding
rather than a call to servitude
number four mama tried Merle Haggard
first thing I remember Noah was a long
summer so blog
the dream of growing up to ride country
music may have its share of prison songs
but none ring as true as this one turn
no one gets teary right but mama try the
self pen tune is a semi-autobiographical
take on Merle Haggard’s troubled
upbringing including jail time that
leaves only me to blame goes mama
following an escape attempt the hag was
transferred to San Quentin and kept
living the thug life until witnessing
Johnny Cash’s infamous performance at
the facility in 1958 that lays on me to
claim his mama tried number three crazy
Patsy Cline hey easy I’m crazy for
feeling so lonely penned by future
superstar Willie Nelson
this was Klein’s follow-up to her
crossover hit I fall to pieces
crazy helped the singer maintain her
newfound popularity on the pop charts
and saw her hit the number-two spot on
the country charts owing to its
gender-neutral lyrics the song has since
been covered by both male and female
singers
pila including Nelson himself for his
1962 debut album crazy crazy Oh
feelin soul I went to see my friend
number two he stopped loving her today
George Jones
she
by 1980 the opossum was much more a
has-been than a legend
first time I’d sing smile here that all
changed with this heartbreaker loving
they place to me
getting George Jones to record this
ballad was no easy task as the singer
openly hated the song initially
Plus Jones heavy drinking and slurred
speaking voice made recording the spoken
portion of the song nearly impossible
only through careful editing was
producer Billy Sherrill able to create a
vocal track and rebuild the singers
legacy you stop before we unveil our top
hit here are a few honorable mentions if
you win you get the shot at bay
get you stuff
babies grow up to be down don’t matter
picket ours driving from may convey
doctors and Liars
one night a while young complicated
while is the West Texas where
number one ring a fire Johnny Cash love
is a burning thing
written by Merle Kilgore and the man in
blacks future bride June Carter ring
afire documents June’s take on the love
affair between her and Johnny Cash
flames would hire first recorded by her
sister Anita Carter the country rock and
roller eventually earned him his first
country number one in four years Cash’s
edition of mariachi horns saw him break
new ground and also add new flavor to
country music that was light-years
beyond his previous material like Folsom
Prison Blues but I shot a man in Reno
just to watch him die
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite country song
the more hard-working top 10s published
daily be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
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