Saddest Song Ever - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones - GoFuckYourself.com

TheSenator · 06-30-2008, 12:42 PM

He said I'll love you 'til I die
She told him you'll forget in time
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind

He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again

Kept some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
He had underlined in red
Every single I love you

I went to see him just today
Oh but I didn't see no tears
All dressed up to go away
First time I'd seen him smile in years

(Chorus)
He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

(Spoken)
You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
This time he's over her for good

(Repeat Chorus)

TheSenator · 06-30-2008, 12:46 PM

Every time I hear this song it chokes me up.

This is the part that gets me...
"He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away"

Michaelious · 06-30-2008, 12:50 PM

Never heard of it, i'll check it out

Drake · 06-30-2008, 12:54 PM

Never heard it either, but those lyrics are killer. Will check it.

stickyfingerz · 06-30-2008, 12:59 PM

Classic song, and yes one of the saddest. Used to love playing this song out back in the day.

mikeyddddd · 06-30-2008, 01:03 PM

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a great cryin in your beer song and one of my favorite The Possum aka No Show Jones songs along with "The Race is On", "She Thinks I Still Care" and "White Lightning".

stickyfingerz · 06-30-2008, 01:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mikeyddddd

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a great cryin in your beer song and one of my favorite The Possum aka No Show Jones songs along with "The Race is On", "She Thinks I Still Care" and "White Lightning".

Ok be a man and make a Mikey Loves Country gif already...

I have hope for you yet.

DateDoc · 06-30-2008, 01:06 PM

SizeMatters · 06-30-2008, 01:08 PM

No show jones is the best country singer to ever live! Suprising people on here like him

mikeyddddd · 06-30-2008, 01:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stickyfingerz

Ok be a man and make a Mikey Loves Country gif already...

I have hope for you yet.

(another Possum song)

mikeyddddd · 06-30-2008, 01:38 PM

Don't forget about

Elli · 06-30-2008, 01:42 PM

Yeah, that one always gets to me. Thankfully I don't hear it that often.

SykkBoy · 06-30-2008, 01:47 PM

I love good old fashioned shitkicker country
George Jones, Willie Nelson, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Ricky Horton, Tom T Hall, etc.

I have no problems putting it in rotation alongside SLAYER, Napalm Death, Obituary, etc.

Quentin · 06-30-2008, 02:25 PM

It's more bittersweet than sad, but another great country tune is Lyle Lovett's "Family Reserve":

When I saw the ambulance
Screaming down Main Street
I didn't give it a thought
But it was my Uncle Eugene
He died on October the second 1981

And my Uncle Wilbert
They all called him Skinner
They said for his younger ways
He'd get drunk in the morning
And show me the rolls of fifties and hundreds
He kept in the glove box of his old gray Impala

And we're all gonna be here forever
So Mama don't you make such a stir
Now put down that camera
And come on and join up
The last of the family reserve

Now my second cousin
His name was Callaway
He died when he'd barely turned two
It was peanut butter and jelly that did it
The help she didn't know what to do
She just stood there and watched him turn blue

And we're all gonna be here forever
So Mama don't you make such a stir
Just put down that camera
And come on and join up
The last of the family reserve

And my friend Brian Temple
He thought he could make it
So from the third story he jumped
He missed the swimming pool
Only by inches
And everyone said he was drunk

Now there was great Uncle Julius
And Aunt Annie Mueller
And Mary and Granddaddy Paul
And there was Hanna and Ella
And Alvin and Alec
He owned his own funeral hall

And there are more I remember
And more I could mention
Than words I could write in a song
But I feel them watching
And I see them laughing
And I hear them singing along

We're all gonna be here forever
So Mama don't you make such a stir
Just put down that camera
And come on and join up
The last of the family reserve

Heh -- until looking it up just now, I always thought the one line in the chorus was "put down that candle...." I must admit that I kinda like that better than the actual line.

06-30-2008, 12:42 PM	#1
TheSenator Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 13,332	Saddest Song Ever - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" - George Jones He said I'll love you 'til I die She told him you'll forget in time As the years went slowly by She still preyed upon his mind He kept her picture on his wall Went half crazy now and then He still loved her through it all Hoping she'd come back again Kept some letters by his bed Dated 1962 He had underlined in red Every single I love you I went to see him just today Oh but I didn't see no tears All dressed up to go away First time I'd seen him smile in years (Chorus) He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away He stopped loving her today (Spoken) You know she came to see him one last time Oh and we all wondered if she would And it kept running through my mind This time he's over her for good (Repeat Chorus) __________________ ISeekGirls.com since 2005

06-30-2008, 12:46 PM	#2
TheSenator Too lazy to set a custom title Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: NJ Posts: 13,332	Every time I hear this song it chokes me up. This is the part that gets me... "He stopped loving her today They placed a wreath upon his door And soon they'll carry him away" __________________ ISeekGirls.com since 2005

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mikeyddddd Viva la vulva! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: you can't please everyone, so you got to please yourself Posts: 16,557	"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a great cryin in your beer song and one of my favorite The Possum aka No Show Jones songs along with "The Race is On", "She Thinks I Still Care" and "White Lightning". __________________ AdultStarProfits AmbyaCash AnilosCash AzianiGold ColdHardCash FlashTheMoney IdolBucks MediumPimpin NSCash Nubiles PussyCash ScoreCash Sextronix SpunkyCash TubeTitans Twistys

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Drake Hello world! Industry Role: Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 12,508	Never heard it either, but those lyrics are killer. Will check it.

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stickyfingerz Doin fine Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 24,983	Classic song, and yes one of the saddest. Used to love playing this song out back in the day.

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SizeMatters Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 138	No show jones is the best country singer to ever live! Suprising people on here like him

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Elli Reach for those stars! Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 17,991	Yeah, that one always gets to me. Thankfully I don't hear it that often. __________________ Make More Money with Cams and Dating at FFN.com! email: [email protected]

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SykkBoy Jesus loves bacon Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Sin City, Motherfucker Posts: 19,969	I love good old fashioned shitkicker country George Jones, Willie Nelson, Hank Snow, Marty Robbins, Merle Haggard, Ricky Horton, Tom T Hall, etc. I have no problems putting it in rotation alongside SLAYER, Napalm Death, Obituary, etc. __________________ Support my new movie “The Second Coming”

06-30-2008, 02:25 PM	#14
Quentin Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 1,280	It's more bittersweet than sad, but another great country tune is Lyle Lovett's "Family Reserve": When I saw the ambulance Screaming down Main Street I didn't give it a thought But it was my Uncle Eugene He died on October the second 1981 And my Uncle Wilbert They all called him Skinner They said for his younger ways He'd get drunk in the morning And show me the rolls of fifties and hundreds He kept in the glove box of his old gray Impala And we're all gonna be here forever So Mama don't you make such a stir Now put down that camera And come on and join up The last of the family reserve Now my second cousin His name was Callaway He died when he'd barely turned two It was peanut butter and jelly that did it The help she didn't know what to do She just stood there and watched him turn blue And we're all gonna be here forever So Mama don't you make such a stir Just put down that camera And come on and join up The last of the family reserve And my friend Brian Temple He thought he could make it So from the third story he jumped He missed the swimming pool Only by inches And everyone said he was drunk Now there was great Uncle Julius And Aunt Annie Mueller And Mary and Granddaddy Paul And there was Hanna and Ella And Alvin and Alec He owned his own funeral hall And there are more I remember And more I could mention Than words I could write in a song But I feel them watching And I see them laughing And I hear them singing along We're all gonna be here forever So Mama don't you make such a stir Just put down that camera And come on and join up The last of the family reserve Heh -- until looking it up just now, I always thought the one line in the chorus was "put down that candle...." I must admit that I kinda like that better than the actual line. __________________ Q. Boyer