written by Garth Brooks and Kent Blazy
recorded by Garth Brooks

https://youtu.be/fwObbFGE6lQ


As I have said, many times previously, I love slow tunes and ballads. Anything that is well written and plays off the emotions is right up my alley. Thus it was that a tune, recorded by Garth Brooks, hit the mark with me in 1989. 'If Tomorrow Never Comes', written by Garth and Kent Blazy,...

written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin
recorded by Elton John
https://youtu.be/hPPq2lY9JVo


For those of you who think I am completely stuck strictly on Country Music here is a piece I fell in love with some years back that was considered Soft Rock at the time. 'Candle in the Wind' was written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and was recorded in 1973, by Elton John, as a tribute to Marilyn...

written by Leon Pober and Bud Freeman
recorded by Johnny Cash

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgXSha39rqw


Johnny Cash is known for his prison songs and dark music but not, so much, for his funny tunes. Cash steps up to the challenge and presents a hilarious song with a dark and somber message which is that justice may be blind but it will, eventually, catch up with you.
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written by Dwight Yoakam & Ralph Stanley
recorded by Gillian Welch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e93BIt_Jax4


Miner's Prayer is a wonderful story told to some excellent music. Written by Dwight Yoakam & Ralph Stanley and recorded by Dwight in 1986, this is a heart breaking tale of the dangers of the mining life and the price of living with these perils...

written by Ronnie Dunn and Phillip Coleman
recorded by RONNIE DUNN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Zxj...ature=youtu.be


Some times a Country song will cut through the bullshit and get right down to what Country is all about. It’s an effort to communicate life’s hard realities in a way that draws the listener’s understanding and empathy. A story designed...