Quicklists MCLIII: Hank Williams Songs

[Smitty]

this is the most difficult list for me yet

1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (one of few perfect, timeless songs)
2. Lost Highway (Leon Payne wrote it, but Hank lived it)
3. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
4. Ramblin' Man (its got the spook)
5. The Log Train
6. Angel of Death (can you truthfully say with your dying breath that you're ready to meet the angel of death?)
7. Alone & Forsaken
8. You Win Again
9. Lost on the River
10. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
11. Mind Your Own Business/Settin the Woods on Fire (proto-punk)
12. Picture From Life's Other Side
13. Your Cheatin' Heart (the quintessential country song)

[Clams]

this is the most difficult list for me yet

1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (one of few perfect, timeless songs)
2. Lost Highway (Leon Payne wrote it, but Hank lived it)
3. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
4. Ramblin' Man (its got the spook)
5. The Log Train
6. Angel of Death (can you truthfully say with your dying breath that you're ready to meet the angel of death?)
7. Alone & Forsaken
8. You Win Again
9. Lost on the River
10. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
11. Mind Your Own Business/Settin the Woods on Fire (proto-punk)
12. Picture From Life's Other Side
13. Your Cheatin' Heart (the quintessential country song)

Smitty, Hank wasn't always lonesome and lost. Sometimes he was fun too...

Tear in My Beer
Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used to Do?
Settin' the Woods on Fire
My Bucket's Got a Hole in It

[Smitty]

this is the most difficult list for me yet

1. I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry (one of few perfect, timeless songs)
2. Lost Highway (Leon Payne wrote it, but Hank lived it)
3. My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
4. Ramblin' Man (its got the spook)
5. The Log Train
6. Angel of Death (can you truthfully say with your dying breath that you're ready to meet the angel of death?)
7. Alone & Forsaken
8. You Win Again
9. Lost on the River
10. (I Heard That) Lonesome Whistle
11. Mind Your Own Business/Settin the Woods on Fire (proto-punk)
12. Picture From Life's Other Side
13. Your Cheatin' Heart (the quintessential country song)

Smitty, Hank wasn't always lonesome and lost. Sometimes he was fun too...

Tear in My Beer
Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used to Do?
Settin' the Woods on Fire
My Bucket's Got a Hole in It

Yes he was - but his darker, more introspective side always intrigued me more.

[Slipkid42]

Jambalaya
!/2 As Much
Settin' The Woods On Fire
Your Cheatin' Heart
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

[John A Arkansawyer]

No deep tracks for me here--I don't know his catalog all that well. That said, it's not hard to come up with five winners I'm sure I could sing (poorly) with a lyric sheet:

Your Cheating Heart
Jambalaya
I Saw The Light
Why Don't You Love Me Like You Used To Do?
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

[lajakesdad]

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Your Cheatin Heart
Long Gone Lonesome Blues
Lovesick Blues
Ramblin Man
Cold Cold Heart
Jambalaya
Lost Highway

[dime in the gutter]

shit's crucial.




could easily pick any or all of them. brilliance in everything he did.

your cheating heart...required.
ramblin man....so fucking spooky
please make up your mind...a little patterson dna here.
move it on over..used to sing this as a kid. my daughter too.
you're gonna change or imma gonna leave...love that high hank.
1st year blues.....reminds me of the nude buckshot verse in i shall be free #10.
alone and foresaken....holy shit what a song.
the angel of death....singing for salvation
i can't help it if i'm still in love with you....pedal steel nirvana
hey good lookin....got a hot rod ford and 2 dollar bill.
settin the woods on fire....fire on the mountain, heat in the valley.
heard that lonesome whistle....singing alone makes it worthy.
honky tonk blues....rock and roll

[cortez the killer]

I dig Bobby Dylan and I dig Johnny Cash
And I think Waylon Jennings is a table thumpin' smash
And hearin' Joni Mitchell feels as good as smokin' grass
And if you don't like Hank Williams, honey, you can kiss my ass

Lost Highway
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Ramblin' Man
Honky Tonk Blues
Your Cheatin' Heart.

[Smitty]

points for quoting kk instead of bocephus

[dime in the gutter]

pathetic showing.

[cortez the killer]

pathetic showing.

KK was more eloquent.

[dime in the gutter]

pathetic showing.

KK was more eloquent.

always is....but i sing better.

[cortez the killer]

pathetic showing.

KK was more eloquent.

always is....but i sing better.

WWOYT

[dime in the gutter]

speaking of hank. love me some kaw-liga.

poor old.

badass fiddlin' going on.