George Jones died yesterday, and almost every news report of his passing mentioned He Stopped Loving Her Today.
It is, I suppose, the quintessential Country Song – it even made the AARP’s list of 16 songs everyone over 50 should own, but I have to admit that Jones did others I like even better.
For pure poignancy, it’s hard to beat the Tour:
And for fun, there's always the classic White Lightnin’ and my personal favorite, the Corvette Song:
Whatever your preference, whatever you thought of the man himself, a 50+ year career is impressive. He was is the middle of a nationwide tour when he fell ill, so he was doing what he loved right to the end.
I've always loved the Corvette Song. Of course, I'm not over 50 yet, so maybe I'll change my mind in a few years.
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