Country music has conquered the airwaves since its formation in the 1920's in the Southern and Western parts of the US. The country genre has a simple musical folk-type style and usually uses stringed instruments (e.g. Guitar) as accompaniment. The class has a diversified list of classes that include gospel, alternative, Western swing and country rock. Artists such as Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and lots more, have prepared the ground for this type of music to be recognised all over the world. The list of the best country songs is a very long one. But if you're comparatively new to this category and you need to explore it further, there is no reason why you shouldn't begin by listening to the following songs.
I will always love you
Written and originally performed by Dolly Parton (to the dismay of die-hard Whitney fans, sadly), "I will always love you" is believed to be one of the best country love songs in history. The melancholy and the sincere, sheer emotion the song pictures to its listeners, is perhaps why even up to now, listening to "I will always love you" doesn't get knackering.
It was released by Parton back in 1974 and the tune follows her successful single "Jolene." It was received very well by listeners and critics from across America and even in Canada, landing it the number one spot in both the US Country and Canadian Country Charts at the time. The song proved to be highly marketable and "universal," because Whitney Houston had similar success when she revived it in 1992 as one of the musical scores in the film "The Bodyguard." It sold a total of amounting to six hundred thousand copies in a single week, a noteworthy and unsurpassed achievement up to this time.
Sparks fly
Written and sung by the country music sensation Taylor Swift, Sparks fly is a new single from Swift's recently released album, Talk Now. The track has all the qualities folks have come to like about Swift's songwriting - odes to young infatuation, familiar tunes, enthralling images and depictions, and tell-it-in-your-face feelings.
In this song/story, the girl protagonist falls for a handsome young man although she knows that it is a "bad idea." And even with that though in mind she "sees sparks fly whenever he smiles." The lyric of the song has engaging lines and it's able to supply the required hues to make the Swift's rendition as real-world as real-life quality can get.
About the Author:
This writer enjoys listening to some of the best country songs. Some of those happen to be the best country love songs.
