Slow & Sad Country Tunes
Good morning, friends,
It is a cold and foggy morning here in Amarillo! I wish I were cuddled up by the fire with a book, sipping hot tea, but here I am, coming to you live from my work office. :)
I have to start this post with a note of gratitude to rural America for giving me a fond appreciation for sad, slow country music! A well-deserved shoutout to Texas 4-H for teaching me to dance and two-step in the 3rd grade.
Putting my boots on the wooden dance floor at a concert, wedding, or event makes my heart infinitely happy. I cannot recall the exact details, but I attended a wedding with my grandparents at the Country Club in Dalhart, Texas, when I was 7 or 8. I distinctly remember my Papa asking me to dance, and he took me to the dance floor and then had me place my feet on top of his boots. He danced me around the floor, and I was grinning from ear to ear the entire time. What a wonderful, fond memory I will always carry with me! At our wedding in 2022, I was extremely touched to share dances with my husband, father, and both of my grandfathers.
As the wise George Jones once said, “When you’re happy, you enjoy the music. When you’re sad, you understand the lyrics.”
For whatever reason, I have always been drawn to sad and slow country melodies. Numerous friends and family members have told me variations of:
“You listen to the most sad, depressing music ever!”
“If you play that music, I will fall asleep in the car.”
It makes me laugh because those statements are all very true. There is something that draws me to this type of music. I think it has to do with the honesty and vulnerability of the lyrics combined with the calming sensation of the music itself. If you have been following the blog for a while, you know Lady K is an old soul to the very core.
I have curated a “Slow & Sad Country Tunes” playlist on Spotify. I had a wonderful time blending this playlist. To be fair, not every song on the playlist is a sad “make you want to cry” or “drink your sorrows song.” Some are just good country songs with a slower beat. It has some great musical surprises and variations within the selection of songs. I hope it is a gift for your ears!
Before I present the playlist, I will leave you with a quote from Nicholas Sparks. “Youth offers the promise of happiness, but life offers the realities of grief.”
Spotify Playlist: https://bit.ly/3H4ORJh
Lady K’s - Slow & Sad Country Tunes Playlist
A Life Where We Work Out - Flatland Calvary
Always On My Mind - Willie Nelson
Alyssa Lies - Jason Michael Carroll
An Empty Glass - Gary Stewart
Angel - Casey Donahew
Baby Blue - George Strait
Beaumont - Hayes Caryll
Bless The Broken Road - Rascal Flatts
Bluebonnets (Julia’s Song) - Aaron Watson
Bourbon Whiskey - William Beckmann
Broken Halos - Chris Stapleton
Caroline - William Clark Green
Colder Weather - Zac Brown Band
Cry Pretty - Jason Eady, Courtney Patton
Daisy - Halfway to Hazard
Damn The Rain - Randy Rogers Band
Dance With An Angel - Mike Ryan
Danced All Night Long - William Beckmann
Don’t Take The Girl - Tim McGraw
Down Again - Charlie Robinson
Easy Come, Easy Go - George Strait
El Cerrito Place - Charlie Robinson
Fall Out Of Love - Turnpike Troubadours
Forever with You - Will Banister
Give In To Me - Garrett Hedlund, Leighton Meister
Gone Gone Gone - Turnpike Troubadours
He Stopped Loving Her Today - George Jones
Heart A Home - Mike and the Moonpies
Hello Darlin’ - Conway Twitty
Her Man - Gary Allan
Here Comes Goodbye - Rascal Flatts
I Keep Putting Off Getting Over You - Don Williams
I Miss You - William Clark Green
I’d Just Love to Lay You Down - Conway Twitty
If I Die Young - The Band Perry
I’ll Fly Away - Wade Bowen
I’m Already There - Lonestar
I’m No Stranger To The Rain - Keith Whitley
I’m Over You - Keith Whitley
If You Ask Me To - William Clark Green
In Color - Jamey Johnson
In My Arms Instead - Randy Rogers, Wade Bowen
It Tomorrow Never Comes - Kent Blazy + Garth Brooks
Laughed Until We Cried - Jason Aldean
Last Last Time - Blue Edmondson
Let Me - Pat Green
Let’s Fall To Pieces Together - George Strait
Lips Of An Angel - Jack Ingram
Lonely Too Long - Randy Rogers Band
Lookin’ for Love - Johnny Lee
Lost And Found - Randy Rogers Band
Love Me Over Again - Don Williams
Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley
Maggie’s Song - Chris Stapleton
Miami, My Amy - Keith Whitley
Mood Ring - Wade Bowen
One More Day - Diamond Rio
Only All The Time - Mike Ryan
Paint Me A Birmingham - Tracy Lawrence
Picture - Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow
Rainy Night And Memories - Done Williams
Sent Me You - Josh Ward
Seven Spanish Angels - Willie Nelson, Ray Charles
She Can’t Say I Didn’t Cry - Rick Trevino
She Used To Love Me a Lot - Johnny Cash
Shut Up and Dance - Aaron Watson
Sick And Tired - Cody Canada
Silver Wings - Merle Haggard
Sleeping Alone - Flatland Calvary
Slippin’ Away - The Bellamy Brothers
Some Broken Hearts Never Mend - Don Williams
Somebody’s Doin’ Me Right - Keith Whitley
Somewhere Between I Love You And I’m Leaving - Cody Jinks
Songs About Rain - Gary Allan
State You Left Me In - Jake Worthington
Stay - Sugarland
Step by Step - Eddie Rabbit
Sweet DeAnn - Zach Bryan
Tell Lorrie I Love Her - Keith Whitley
Texas Angel - Honeybrowne
Texas Kind Of Way - Cody Johnson
Texas Moon - Stoney LaRue
That’s The Way Love Goes - Merle Haggard
The Chill Of An Early Fall - George Strait
The Moon Over Georgia - Shenandoah
The Way She Loves Me - Cody Johnson
(There’s) No Gettin’ Over Me - Ronny Milsap
This Is Goodbye - Randy Rogers Band
Three Wooden Crosses - Randy Travis
Together - Josh Ward
Undone - Christ Knight, Cody Canada
Velvet - Stoney LaRue
War With My Mind - Flatland Calvary
We’re Gonna Dance - Cody Jinks
Welcome to Hard Times - Charley Crockett
Where Rainbows Never Die - The Steeldrivers
Who I Am - Wade Bowen
Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes - George Jones
Why - Jason Aldean
You and I - Eddie Rabbit, Crystal Gayle
Your Side Of The Bed - Little Big Town
Lady K’s 2 Things for the Week:
I have made various fun Valentine’s Day Cards - FREE for anyone to download and print for Love Day! Enjoy!
This is an entirely customizable and super cool gift idea! For any of these reasons that you hold a strong connection to music:
Maybe you and your bestie share a favorite song
You have a special song in your heart that connects you to a lost loved one
The first dance song from your wedding day or the father/daughter or mother/son song that you danced to
I found 3 cool options on Etsy to personalize any song lyrics into art.
Here they are:
Vinyl Record Song Lyrics - Wall Hanging https://bit.ly/3GTaTi8
Gold Foil Record with Song Lyrics https://bit.ly/485oEpW
Personalized Song Record on Stand with Photo - https://bit.ly/3RSc47C
Sending Warmth and Comfort,
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