"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" has been one of country music's best-loved heartbreak ballads ever since its release in 1968. It's a story song about a marriage ending, and the young child caught in the middle of his parents' breakup. No. 2: Faron Young, "Hello Walls" YouTube No. 2: Faron...
The Statler Brothers also wrote a tribute song to Johnny Cash, who discovered them. The song was called "We Got Paid by Cash", and it reminisces about their time with Cash. Also ranks #19 on The Best Musical Artists From Virginia Also ranks #33 on The 125+ Best Classic Country Artists...
"D-I-V-O-R-C-E" has been one of country music's best-loved heartbreak ballads ever since its release in 1968. It's a story song about a marriage ending, and the young child caught in the middle of his parents' breakup. No. 2: Faron Young, "Hello Walls" YouTube No. 2: Faron...
Warning: This song is absolutely heartbreaking. Martina tells the story of a little girl who's being abused and "hides the bruises with linen and lace." She dreams about flying to a place where she's loved, and in the end, she devastatingly goes there. ...
No one in country music has done more to bring attention to abuse than Martina McBride. Where her smash "Independence Day" (one of Rolling Stone's Greatest Country Songs of All Time) is about spousal abuse, McBride's 2002 track "Concrete Angel" details the abuse of a little girl at the...
That song, along with others like the Earls of Leceister's "How Long Gone," A Thousand Horses' "Drop In The Bucket," andMarcus King's "Rock My World (Little Country Girl)" that deviate from the norm are my favorites on this project. I love how y'all really let each guest artist...
Trisha Yearwoodwill make you reminisce about your first love all over again with “She’s in Love with the Boy.” The song will take you on a teenage couple’s journey who got engaged after the young man proposed to her with his high school “class ring.” Unfortunately, the girl’s ...
A young girl suffers severe physical abuse in this song, and despite her bruises, none of the adults in her life offer her help. Eventually, she dies, and finds solace in heaven. Johnny Cash Scott Gries, ImageDirect/Getty Images No. 3: Johnny Cash, "Hurt" ...
Broken Wing," "God's Will" and "Independence Day" are all solid examples — but the most gripping example by far is "Concrete Angel." The song tells the story of a young girl suffering physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her mother — and ultimately, she dies from her ...
" a song about a wedding anniversary that goes south after the woman reveals that she knows some secrets her man's been keeping about his dalliances with other women. From the sounds of it, things don't end well for either member of the couple: "She throws the car in gear," plunging...