{"id":1317419,"date":"2019-12-26T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T18:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/?p=1816009"},"modified":"2019-12-26T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2019-12-26T18:00:24","slug":"goodbye-to-all-that-country-songs-of-farewell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/music-news\/goodbye-to-all-that-country-songs-of-farewell\/","title":{"rendered":"Goodbye to All That: Country Songs of Farewell"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/cmt.mtvnimages.com\/uri\/mgid:ao:image:cmt.com:686642?width=1200&amp;height=675&amp;.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"byline\"> by <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/author\/morrise\/\" title=\"Posts by Edward Morris\" rel=\"author\">Edward Morris<\/a><\/span> <span class=\"date\"><br \/>\n8m ago<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span> <\/p>\n<p>Whether you bid 2019 goodbye with misty eyes, a companionable wave or an upraised middle finger, this is a good time to recall just how fluent and varied country songs are in saying \u201cFarewell,\u201d \u201cSo long,\u201d \u201cAdieu,\u201d \u201cAdios,\u201d \u201cAu revoir,\u201d \u201cCatch you later,\u201d \u201cDo you have to go,\u201d \u201cUntil we meet again,\u201d \u201cGood riddance\u201d and \u201cPiss off!\u201d Here are 25 examples of that genre to savor before 2020 hits us like Gretchen Wilson on a four-wheeler.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cEven Though I\u2019m Leaving,\u201d Luke Combs (2019)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let the tears begin. Nothing is quite as emotionally wrenching for both parties as the separation of parent and child. And when the separation has the open-endedness of going off to war or dying of old age, the agony can only be tempered by the assurance of enduring love. If you\u2019re moved by this one, check out Conway Twitty\u2019s 1987 classic, \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UlRZxy6bLAw\">That\u2019s My Job<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7kqqmr2HWI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/P7kqqmr2HWI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cRearview Town,\u201d Jason Aldean (2018) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This guy exits his hometown with almost palpable bitterness, since it offers him only \u201cbroken hearts and rusted plows.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEUUvntknTI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WEUUvntknTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cSee You Again,\u201d Carrie Underwood (2013)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the face of a loved one\u2019s death the promise of love is unbroken and eternal. \u201cThis is not where it ends,\u201d she declares.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTnWFT3DvVA?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vTnWFT3DvVA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cGoodbye Time,\u201d Blake Shelton (2005)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In this cover of Conway Twitty\u2019s 1988 hit, the singer concludes that a farewell is the only solution to a relationship that can\u2019t be reconciled.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JLn6ZYkGBP0?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JLn6ZYkGBP0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cI\u2019m Movin\u2019 On,\u201d Rascal Flatts (2001)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Unlike the protagonist in \u201cRearview Town,\u201d the singer here is wistful (but not sentimental) about leaving a place that will \u201cnever allow [him] to change.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fz1N8W8phec?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fz1N8W8phec?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cGoodbye Earl,\u201d Dixie Chicks (2000)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The consummate revenge fantasy in which we wave goodbye to a wife abuser with a convivial drink and a dunk in the lake.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gw7gNf_9njs?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gw7gNf_9njs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou Don\u2019t Even Know Who I Am,\u201d Patty Loveless (1995)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is inconsolably sad. Feeling unappreciated, the wife leaves a goodbye note, which the husband reads and responds to with a goodbye call. \u201cYou don\u2019t even know who I am,\u201d each tells the other, \u201cyou left me a long time ago\/You don\u2019t even know who I am\/So what do you care if I go?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kfrJvZamYns?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kfrJvZamYns?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cHow Can I Help You Say Goodbye,\u201d Patty Loveless (1994)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Herein a tender and understanding mother comforts her daughter through separation from a childhood friend, an unwanted divorce and finally the death of Mama, herself. If this one doesn\u2019t leave you wrung out and gasping for breath, seek therapy immediately.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZBc09fKRDy0?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZBc09fKRDy0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cCalling Baton Rouge,\u201d New Grass Revival (1989)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The caller has left town but his libido\u2019s stayed behind. Too bad they didn\u2019t have FaceTime back then.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZEPXFosmMM?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qZEPXFosmMM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cFive Generations of Rock County Wilsons,\u201d Dan Seals (1988)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The land developers have moved in with their \u201cbig diesel Cat\u201d and despoiled all this fifth-generation Wilson holds dear, leaving him no option but a Greyhound goodbye.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIzIuhjCOAo?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IIzIuhjCOAo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cTexas in My Rear View Mirror,\u201d Mac Davis (1980)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Who needs Lubbock when Hollywood beckons? So he hits the road, then hits the wall. Now Lubbock looks much better viewed through his windshield.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5PJI90_qKs?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/u5PJI90_qKs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cLeaving Louisiana in the Broad Daylight,\u201d the Oak Ridge Boys (19800)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mary leaving town with a \u201ctraveling man\u201d seemed like a good idea at the time. But Mama knows better and Daddy ain\u2019t one to put up with such foolishness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uv_59pvfjZQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uv_59pvfjZQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cOld Habits,\u201d Hank Williams Jr. (1980) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI used Life Savers to help me get off cigarettes\/But you know for your love I ain\u2019t found no lifesavers yet.\u201d Need he say more about the pain of a lover leaving?<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nFuJh8OD00g?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nFuJh8OD00g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cFarewell Party,\u201d Gene Watson (1979) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Threatening to do away with oneself and even forecasting details of the last rites may not be the best way to reignite a romance. The self-pity in this one is waist-deep.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5GJswLbdHI?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y5GJswLbdHI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s Goodbye and So Long to You,\u201d the Osborne Brothers and Mac Wiseman (1979)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One of the most emphatic kiss-offs on record, this bluegrass favorite was revived by Alison Krauss on her <em>Windy City<\/em> album.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJqv4G9e970?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RJqv4G9e970?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cTo Daddy,\u201d Emmylou Harris (1978)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The mother here is a selfless, unloved, but never-complaining drudge until we get to the last verse and the finality of its goodbye note.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/87o1E6SUptY?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/87o1E6SUptY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cI Will Always Love You,\u201d Dolly Parton (1974)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everybody in the Western Hemisphere knows by now that this was Parton\u2019s adieu to Porter Wagoner. But it\u2019s done with such diplomatic finesse that it\u2019s worth listening to again. She makes her departure sound like a tribute.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLI693EtOxg?start=33&amp;feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iLI693EtOxg?start=33&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cLast Train From Poor Valley,\u201d Norman Blake (1974)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is a cinematic gem. It\u2019s winter in a depressed coal camp and, as if that wasn\u2019t harsh enough to endure, the last train leaving is carrying away the out-of-work coal miner\u2019s wife. Too bleak for words.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1CwUz5hJEQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k1CwUz5hJEQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cLeavin\u2019 and Sayin\u2019 Goodbye,\u201d Faron Young (1971)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s one thing to threaten leaving a relationship but quite another to actually do it. Or, as Young sings, \u201cSayin\u2019 you\u2019re leavin\u2019s so much easier\/than leavin\u2019 and sayin\u2019 goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jON6qn0jj30?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jON6qn0jj30?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cLeaving on a Jet Plane,\u201d the Kendalls (1970)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The singer here isn\u2019t your standard vagabond who can\u2019t wait to hit the road. Why he\u2019s leaving isn\u2019t made clear \u2014 maybe off to a job or off to war \u2014 but it\u2019s a reluctant and sad farewell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/4W825pBM7kM13yDvat7NsV\">open.spotify.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cSilver Wings,\u201d Merle Haggard (1969)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re taking you away and leaving me lonely\/Silver wings slowly fading out of sight.\u201d That\u2019s pretty much the gist of it.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bn_c7k5qMNg?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bn_c7k5qMNg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cBy the Time I Get to Phoenix,\u201d Glen Campbell (1967)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What a jerk! All the internal evidence in this song says he\u2019s leaving a woman who\u2019s been good to him. And with only a goodbye note. Dreadful behavior.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMb681nTLIo?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMb681nTLIo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cFour Strong Winds,\u201d Bobby Bare (1965)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Ah, the lure of that magical land called Elsewhere. But this guy at least wants his partner to go with him.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qaGfaGktXQ?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5qaGfaGktXQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cTragic Romance,\u201d Cowboy Copas (1955)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>What else can this fellow do but leave home and roam the world after he\u2019s seen his beloved hugging and kissing another man? And so he does \u2014 and therein lies the tragedy. A great story song with a surprise ending.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/track\/0ccaUTJZUHcnyKSw7U4Wig\">open.spotify.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>\u201cOld Shep,\u201d Red Foley (1947)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dog lovers will be weeping openly by the time this tribute runs its course. How do you end the life of such a faithful friend? Elvis covered this song in 1956.<\/p>\n<div class=\"deferred_content\"> Embedded from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yppc3rk9ET8?feature=oembed\">www.youtube.com<\/a>. <noscript class=\"deferred_content\" data-deferred-info=\"{&quot;type&quot;:&quot;iframe&quot;}\"> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yppc3rk9ET8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen>\t<\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div>\n<p>Well, there you have it. Oh, do you really have to go so soon? We\u2019ll miss you like crazy. <\/p>\n<div class=\"author\">\n<div class=\"description\"> Edward Morris is a veteran of country music journalism. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, and is a frequent contributor to CMT.com. <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmt.com\/news\/1816009\/goodbye-to-all-that-country-songs-of-farewell\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: CMT News<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Edward Morris 8m ago Whether you bid 2019 goodbye with misty eyes, a companionable wave or an upraised middle finger, this is a good time to recall just how fluent and varied country songs are in saying \u201cFarewell,\u201d \u201cSo long,\u201d \u201cAdieu,\u201d \u201cAdios,\u201d \u201cAu revoir,\u201d \u201cCatch you later,\u201d \u201cDo you have to go,\u201d \u201cUntil we [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1317419","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-14 18:36:07","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSKE Ski Country","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317419","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1317419"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1317419\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1317419"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1317419"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1317419"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}