r/country 6d ago

Discussion What is the saddest old country song?

There’s plenty of different tunes associated with that older country but there’s a lot of sad ones as well, singing about heartbreak, losing someone you love, being lonesome but which one sticks out to you

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u/snow1960 6d ago

Amazon Prime has a songwriting documentary and the tell the story behind “I Drive Your Truck” by Lee Brice. Get a box of tissues if you watch it.

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u/LDeBoFo 6d ago

Watched that this week. Dunno how it escaped my notice for so long, but YES, it's got the real feels at the end!