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[@TenThumbsProductions]

Hank Sr. IS country music. When you hear country music today… cliches over trap beats, it is a disgrace compared to what it used to be. Long live the king, Hank Williams!

[@sethk1698]

Wish everyone felt like this! 💯

[@danielchilton6881]

It's really sad. You have Hank, a bumpkin from outside Montgomery with such a rich and deep catalogue and dead at 27. And then the ones who piggy backed him to create Nashville. People like dolly and Willie. And obviously, I'd never shit on dolly or Willie. But THEIR nepotism is what gave us modern country and the gawdy monstrosity that is modern Nashville. So instead of artists following the footsteps of bill Monroe and doc Watson, we got Billy ray and Hank Jr. It's okay, country is making its revival.

[@MrStickypow]

I've always called it Pop music with a southern accent.

[@byronmoore3892]

Hank Williams is the king everywhere except for Texas. I heard once you're down in Texas Bob Wills is still the king.

[@victorwilburn8588]

@@MrStickypow: I call it twangy pop.

[@chadengels2625]

“The silence of a falling star, lights up a purple sky, and as I wonder where you are, I’m so lonesome I could cry”. It doesn’t even need music to cut you right to the soul. This is Poetry of the highest form. It’s no wonder he was called the Hillbilly Shakespeare. If someone never heard country music before and asked you what it was, simply play this song and no better answer can be given.

[@lauraowen8142]

INDEED, AMEN❣️

[@ritamccartt-kordon283]

Beautifully said.

[@ty9884]

It's hard to choose, but this is my favorite of his songs. I'm from Alabama -- same town Hank grew up in. The sky here at twilight is sometimes purple. I've been told it's the dust from the nearby fields. It probably contributes to my allergies, but it's beautiful, and I have never seen it anywhere else.

[@jeannettebodden2612]

And in Prattville AL (outside of Montgomery) you get pink sunsets over by the papermills.

[@dianemiller8969]

Yes, I so agree with you Chad!!!

[@livewithnick]

There’s no denying the blues influence of Hank Sr songs. Hank died at 29 years old in the back of a Cadillac traveling to a New Years Eve show. Hank literally lived the songs he sang.

[@charlesabbott5563]

Sir he died on New Years day 1953 in Oak Hill WV.

[@larrysmith5597]

He was 34 Year Old my friend

[@thomashan4963]

Well at least a country boy couldn’t survive

[@williamhughes9704]

I spent time with his wife Billie jean..after Hank died she married johnny Horton

[@RossM3838]

Hanks music teacher was a delta blues musician named Rufus Payne Everything he did was influenced by the delta blues

[@louiestinson8979]

i love that fact that you give loving recognition to any type of music. music is music and there are all types . good music hits the soul no matter the type.

[@DachsieMom75]

Music 🎶 is the universal language.

[@caronleatherwood7196]

He was my Mother's absolute favorite. I remember at age 4 running into the kitchen and telling her the man on the radio said that Hank Williams had died. She dropped everything and went to listen. She broke down crying.

[@mykalgambullmusic5520]

I'm crying reading your tribute. Hank was my dads favorite too. 👊❤

[@webbtrekker534]

I was 7 years old. Only later did I realize what a loss it was.

[@ryanbright3078]

Underrated as a lyrical masterpiece. Notice how the writer goes through each of the senses- hear the whipporwill, see a robin weep, feel the length of time and the sadness of the moon. Then tie it all together in the final verse- The *silence* of a falling star lights up a *purple* sky. And as I *wonder* where you are, Im so lonesome I could cry.

[@vmbrister3278]

Completely Agree...An All-Time Song!

[@samuelgm98]

He was a genius like that.

[@williamchiles7856]

Remember this is from the late 1940s or early 1950s

[@cjk9396]

It is also written to mimic a heartbeat this is why he emphasizes the up beat

[@jessebaggs3694]

Hank just had a six year career as a professional country singer, but what a storyteller he was.

[@jondoe4667]

There's something about the fiddle that can really make me feel the emotion in a song. I love it. 👍🇺🇲

[@stancornett1038]

There was a harmonica solo in there that he mistook for a fiddle a good harmonica player can make it sound almost like a fiddle. But if you listen closely you can hear the wood wind as the player breath moved over it. I love harmonica music . I love the duel between the fiddle and the harmonica on a true rendition of foggy mountain breakdown.

[@frankenz66]

From the Soul to the fingers.

[@JP-qx2bj]

Yes the harmonica is great but every one seems to forget the steel guitar.

[@susanwilson6397]

Pair is with steel guitar...sound is liquid gold

[@wildbill7081]

@@stancornett1038 your soooo right I have played around with the harmonica since the 70's but never could make it sound as good as in this great song

[@reneerandall2572]

This man was my dad’s favorite singer. He could sing like him and when he died he kinda lost his love for music for a while. There are so many of his songs and they are all great. Try “ Your Cheating Heart”

[@victorwilburn8588]

One of the greatest expressions of sad loneliness ever written. "He sounds too blue to fly." Every line a dagger.

[@darrellwhite4358]

Anyone that has ever gone through a divorce and is alone now can relate to this song by Hank, as well as many others he wrote and sang!

[@newriverratsam]

This man brought "hillbilly" music to the masses. His lyrics earned him the title of "The Hillbilly Shakespeare". Started a genre that later was called country (and western) music.

[@ericlewis2416]

I will say love ballad blues or honky tonk ballads and blues

[@ericlewis2416]

But definitely a hillbilly legend

[@leonardshevlin7260]

As with The Bard, there are questions about authorship with some of Hank's lyrics.

[@lelandwaltz1755]

Actually Bob wells created western swing..Hank sung the blues..Hank was a hillbilly singing the blues..From birth Hank got a raw deal...Hillbilly music gaind ground largely because of Mamma Carter

[@lelandwaltz1755]

@@leonardshevlin7260absolutely not..And you should be ashamed for spreading such blasphemy

[@henrymyrickjr.6572]

Hank Williams music is some of the most pure music you'll ever hear there wasn't a lot of studio gimmicks and excessive production in those days. Every instrument was unadulterated and his voice truly came straight out of his soul. His life was fairly short but his influence in music isn't matched by many. His impact will always be felt

[@marie-floreddy667]

Did Hank also not sung "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" remember uncle playing it in his Vinyl Master's Voice gramophone!!! Yess

[@BlessYourHeart254]

He was called, “The Hillbilly Shakespeare” back in the day. His music and voice were raw and emotional. If you haven’t seen the recent Ken Burns series, Country Music-it’s full of history and deeply American music.

[@DachsieMom75]

...such as Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, & Guy Clark. Texas singer/songwriters out there busting their ass to make a living. Watch "Heartworn Highway" for truly great music.

[@joesargent3773]

Well I've never heard hillbilly Shakespeare but I have been called the hillbilly or more along the lines of a heck but these are really good song I grew up on some old music country and rock and roll hillbilly Shakespeare huh 😂 yeah on a bad day we'll just about kill you right up there with you cheating high 🤣😭🤣

[@JillShaw]

Absolutely! I can barely watch that just knowing that he died alone in the back of that car 😭 Hank was a man who understood loneliness 💔💙💜 also Ken Burns is an American treasure 🌟

[@susanadamczyk7287]

Listen to Tear in my Beer.

[@TylerBunchanumbers]

If a heart breaks, and there's no one there to hear it. Does it make a sound? Answer: Yes. It sounds like this.

[@fatooshtkd]

So well said, thank you sir

[@chrisk9911]

I 100% agree with Lorrie, so perfectly said!

[@chickadeetle]

BEAUTIFUL--I clearly remember hearing this song for the first time ever at the age of 13 at a new friend's house. Her family listened to country music. My mom listened to crooners like Frank Sinatra, pop, easy listening. My father died a few years earlier and it was like I was orphaned, since my mom was not mentally, emotionally present for a long time after and we had no other family near to help or talk to. I felt this song was me speaking, giving voice to my feelings which I hadn't been able to do. I hadn't talked to anyone about how abandoned and alone I felt. It made me realize I wasn't the only person in the world who felt so lonely inside. I was sold on country after that.

[@stancornett1038]

He wrote this from his own experience as his wife had left him taking their son because he was a heavy alcoholic and other drugs used for physical pain. She loved him but he literally drank himself to death. Say that, I loved his music and my mama who was kin to his wife said my oldest brother who was I believe 5 when he died loved his music so well that he cried when he heard he was dead and I would sing this song along with Hank and cry to the music. It paints a picture of a broken and lonely person.

[@violagreene4643]

I can't like this comment enough.

[@katrinalewis802]

I love that you love this song. You're right, "this is music" and yes it's haunting.

[@bsharrard8652]

You should follow up with his son and grandson! The whole family has an erie understanding of music

[@junebeen5795]

Haunting, yet peaceful. Sad, but uplifting. True poetry. I'm not a country music fan, but Hank Senior is the man! Wish I knew you.

[@stillinfamous]

@@bsharrard8652 True! Country hero's by Hank Williams III is truly haunting.

[@BigLewBBQ]

After my wife passed away, I listened to the song a lot almost daily for the first year. Once you know lonesomeness, you fully comprehend this song.

[@gtw1970]

I lost my wife on July 19, 2022. Jan 18th was my first birthday without her. I play this song.

[@BigLewBBQ]

@@gtw1970 I know your pain. It’s tough. Life is getting better now for me. Ecclesiastes 3:4- A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance. Take this time to weep and mourn. Eventually you will learn to laugh and dance again. I have. I still miss her and always will. But I am now looking out the windshield to see where I’m going, and not the rear view mirror looking at where I’ve been. BTW “gtw1970” if 1970 is your birth year you and I are the same age.

[@wileydr]

I too lost my wife in 2015. I still have this song on a cd in the truck. Play it all the time.

[@caroljones8326]

I grew up with my daddy having his own band that would play around Alabama. This is one of the songs he use to play and sing at home. Gosh I miss those days so much!!!

[@joshualeonard9702]

There’s a reason they called him the Hillbilly Shakespeare. “The silence of a falling star lights up a purple sky” is my favorite line of any song ever.

[@cindiaker5778]

To realize that Hank Sr. was gone at the age of 29 is just crazy. It is unimaginable what he would have done musically had he lived a longer life. His voice is so haunting in this song, and just beautiful.

[@bb-phantom3324]

Stars that burn that bright are never meant to last !!!

[@lynnettehoniker5217]

“Why Don’t You Love Me Like You Use To Do?” “My Buckets Got A Hole In It” “Long Gone Daddy”. I grew up on Hank Williams. My dad loved him. Hank is the best. Of course there is Hank Jr and his grandson does metal rock AND traditional country as Hank III. He sounds EXACTLY like his grandad when doing country!

[@gaillouise8310]

He sounds nothing like his dad nor does he look like him!..if it wasn't for his mother Audrey I doubt he would've entered the music business.

[@gabecossio2923]

The lyrics,steel guitar and specially the violin is off the chains! I get teary eyed every time I listen to this song. I also enjoy “Your cheatin’ heart.”

[@wileydr]

That could be his next reaction it would be a good one for him to listen too

[@Dana-fy8bg]

Hank Sr. was a poet extraordinaire. If he sang it, it’s worth listening to.

[@karlforster4907]

I agree

[@haroldjones8023]

Agreed

[@coletedeux]

Check out Hank, Sr. I Saw the Light, Kaw Liga, Your Cheatin' Heart, and many others.

[@lewisgriffin9684]

I Saw the Light by Hank Williams Senior my favorite Hank Williams Senior song of all time even still to this day always has been even since I was a kid

[@joshdh46]

There's an endless list of great Jr songs

[@joshdh46]

Old Habits might be my personal favorite

[@benlawrence8701]

Long gone lonesome blues for me

[@neshenniper5498]

I'm going to listen to kaw liga now 😆 💘 one of my favorites

[@richardmash7163]

His singing always sent chills down my spine, there will never be another one like Hank Williams he lived like he sang.

[@drewlbers]

Hank sr will always be the greatest of the bunch

[@lepm1970]

It's actually a fiddle, not a violin...want to know the difference? A violin has strings, a fiddle has strangs. 😜 Seriously though, one of my all-time favorites also . Lost Highway is probably my favorite of his.

[@nebelungpixie9373]

Awesome old joke. 🤣 Other acceptable answers were "Depends on who's playing it or where it's being played."

[@FriedBob]

the other big difference is you carry a violin in a case and a fiddle in a gunny sack

[@jssonstillwell3243]

Actually, it is a violin. Fiddle is a technique used to play a violin.

[@rockinredneck57]

One uses nylon (gut) strings, the other uses steel strings. The instrument is the same.

[@wheninroamful]

@@jssonstillwell3243 Fiddle can also have a more rounded bridge, so the chance of hitting two strings at once is lessened for fast fiddle-string changing styles.

[@stormqueen29]

Hank Williams Sr. was one of the true, true greats. Everyone speaks his name with reverence, because he was just so special. There have only been a handful of people in this world who can/could do what he could. Patsy Cline is one. Once you have done some of Hank's songs, you should really listen to Midnight In Montgomery by Alan Jackson. It's a tribute to Hank Sr. It is haunting and beautiful and he uses the line form this song I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry. Countless artists have sung about Hank Sr. Including his own son. He was just that much on a Icon.

[@maryforbus1918]

I love “midnight in Montgomery “

[@stroopstyle]

How about “The Ride” by David Allan Coe

[@forgetmenot773]

Hank Sr., Hank Jr. & Hank III. I love they are able to mesh these together since Sr. has been gone so long. kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYHMiJp4m7WBZqc

[@rtd7066]

BJ Thomas' does a beautiful version of this song

[@dirtbikeheaven1129]

@@rtd7066 I’m glad you mentioned that, it’s one of my favorites. RIP BJ

[@stevenmains9082]

I'm 63 and have heard this song so many times over the years - especially because my father was such a huge Hank Williams Sr. fan. But,,, I've never heard it analyzed so beautifully as you did MrLboyd. This video added me as a subscriber. I will listen to this song with much more appreciation. Thank you!

[@ruthhenderson5413]

You might also enjoy "The Lovesick Blues," more up-tempo and he even yodels, but it still keeps that mournful undertone, as does the irresistible "Hey, Good-Lookin'."

[@gregoryjohnson9652]

Every country singer after him has wrote a song about him he was that big of an icon to every country singer out there after he passed and regardless of how old he looks in these videos he was only 29 when he died

[@jr-xs9tf]

Dude burned the candle at both ends and the middle as well. Cultural phenomenon.

[@StrawberryHills]

Not only country singers. Leonard Cohen names him in The tower of song

[@jc-vc7xq]

As a teenager he learned blues from an old black street guitarist named Rufus Payne. That blues influence stayed with him his whole career. His life was amazingly hard and full of sadness with a tragic ending that came all to soon

[@kevinbarton8588]

Hank Sr. Is the godfather of country music and his songs have been recorded by many artists of many genres . Thank you for giving it a fair review with an open mind and a talented ear!

[@bustabass9025]

One of the most touching songs ever recorded. The harmonies outlining Ol' Hank's crackling timber voice will bring you to tears, as Don Helms' steel guitar passionately reminds you of every heartache you've ever felt. That haunting violin echoes every classic country song's signature refrain. Like Elvis once said, "...probably the saddest song I've ever heard." Who better to know first hand about sadness than him? 👑

[@tomblancett3041]

He sung and wrote alot of music for someone who died at 29. Depression and drugs. Alan Jacksons "Midnight in Montgomery" is also a haunting tribute.

[@daleskelton8963]

Cant forget about The Ride by David Allan Coe. Or Whose Gonna Fill Their Shoes by George Jones

[@craiggarrett2603]

He actually also struggled with chronic pain from having spina Bifida. Having chronic pain, spina Bifida and depression myself I can relate to what he felt and it's definitely a struggle. Depression makes your pain worse, and pain makes your depression worse. Like a runaway diesel engine and trying to treat your pain with pain meds and in his case Alcohol as well, is the fuel for the engine.

[@jpenn466]

@@daleskelton8963 heck yea love that song too

[@lelandwaltz1755]

He was constantly in pain from his disease plus half the time he wasn't drunk..He was high on heroine for the pain...GOD BLESS HANK

[@MsAggie78]

@@lelandwaltz1755 Hank Williams was a heroin addict now? 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@joefox4552]

I'm a huge Hank Williams fan. You should definitely check out, "Long Gone Lonesome Blues." His pitch changes are amazing in this song. It could even be called a yodel. Definitely worth a listen.

[@lisaboccardo4293]

Me too

[@mhammer3186]

Hole in my bucket is great too. Also there’s Luke the drifter which was one of his stage personas

[@debragoforth7477]

One of the songs my Dad used to sing to us before bed was "Long Gone Lonesome Blues"

[@karlhurlebusch3961]

Try "I'll never get out of this world alive "

[@debhanna8935]

I'm 72 years old and listened to this with my dad when i was 'a kid'

[@Delcielo9]

I heard this song for the first time when I was about 13 and loved it immediately. It is hauntingly beautiful.

[@mv-wb9qm]

He wrote all his music. I was told years ago when he went to a record producer they didn’t believe he wrote the songs, so the producer told him to write a song about seeing his wife with another man while he took Hanks wife out to lunch. When he came back Hank had written “Today I passed you on the Street, and my heart fell at your feet, I can’t help it if I’m still in love with you, Somebody else stood by your side and you looked so satisfied, I can’t help it but I’m still in love with you.” Awesome song writer, poet and singer.

[@garybrumley3519]

I hadn’t heard that story before. Thanks!

[@drchapman6501]

When my son was born and I was bringing him home from the hospital, I sang I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You and I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry to him.

[@nickbrinson3038]

Actually he only wrote only a 128 of 225 recorded songs, most of them covers and gospels. The most famous song that he actually did not write himself was “Lovesick Blues” which ended up being his first number one hit

[@wheninroamful]

@@nickbrinson3038 nice, he wrote a lot, an amazing ones at that, but yes, he didn’t write them all; Lost Highway by Leon Payne came to mind right away, but Hank made it his own.

[@MrDailywealth]

Hank wrote this song express his crippling sadness over the relationship with his first wife Audrey Sheppard. Hank Was 26 at the time.

[@nathanbovee36]

"This is music" was haunting hearing you say that. As far as it gave me chills. That's what music is supposed to be.

[@jefferybogue6138]

My dad said in the 50s he'd listen to rock with his friends but when he was by himself he'd listen to hank

[@michaelthibault6106]

"I said to Hank Williams, How lonely does it get? Hank Williams hasn't answered yet, but I hear him coughing all night long. A hundred floors above me in the tower of song." -- Leonard Cohen.

[@diannegilliland4552]

B.J. Thomas's version is the very best.. I believe B. J carried it all the way to#1, if I'm no mistaken. Am a huge fan of both 💕

[@pinballpsycho]

“The moon just went behind the cloud, to hide its face and cry.” Soul gripping. I listened to it with my eyes closed and the windows open on hot summer nights as a kid. For upbeat tempos from Williams I liked Jambalaya (among others).”Goodbye Joe, me gotta go oh me oh my oh. Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the bayou”.

[@kayallen9641]

Love your reactions, but you must learn the difference between a violin & fiddle. Hint, the difference is how it's played.

[@haroldsmith63]

Not altogether@@kayallen9641 A violin has strings and a fiddle has strangs..

[@dianemiller8969]

I love all of his songs, but... "Im so lonesome I could cry " is my all time favorite

[@JD-iv4jt]

Love all of them not so up beat but in my top 💯 songs of all time. And top 10 gospels Of all time.

[@mikelabor7688]

Bingo!

[@deanakeefer1798]

Hank wrote this song and all of his. I particularly like I SAW THE LIGHT.

[@mikejames-drummerreginacan1386]

This is so sad if you are actually lonely or if you know of someone who is. I LOVE this song but it really is a tear jerker....I cry every time I hear it....thanks for this video.

[@blitztim6416]

I grew up with Hank’s music. It still touches me. Try ‘Cold Cold Heart’ which I think he is singing in the video. Great lyrics in that song also.

[@edwagner325]

I think that was the video for "There's a Tear in My Beer", Hank Jr sang a duo with this dad with this Video.

[@annymaytiedye2055]

me too

[@thedystopiandollhouse]

Hank Williams' "Your Cheatin Heart" is well worth listening to. Patsy Cline's cover is excellent as well.

[@koDaffi]

I agree, except make sure its the original demo version before they messed with it after he passed away.

[@sophiapaulekas4767]

I love Patsey's rendition, especially for singing. It is in the key of G, whereas Hank sings it in C.

[@cassandradistin9699]

The lyrics to that song always get me. Most of his songs are well crafted but something in the cadence and rhyme gets me every time I hear it.

[@nickmcafee3523]

I used to sing Your Cheating Heart Karaoke.. I got a couple standing ovations in Nashville.

[@sigep145]

Lost Highway is my personal favorite Hank song. So Lonesome I Could Cry is definitely in the top 5.

[@williamkuykendall7569]

I still listen to Ole Hank Sr. on my record player and this is one of my Favorites.

[@angelasuttles]

Hauntingly beautiful! I’ve listened to this song my whole life, so many times. I’m almost 64 and it still gives me chills. The fiddle,steel guitar, Hank’s unique vocals and stunning lyrics combined to create a true masterpiece of art in song. The hardest part for me watching a reaction, is to not close my eyes and get absolutely lost in it. Thank you for reacting. ❤️🙏😇

[@ME-gr3le]

“Setting the Woods on Fire” and “Cold, Cold Heart” should be next.

[@NoBrakes23]

Settin' The Woods On Fire is one of the best date songs ever written.

[@BarbaraJGeiger]

This would be my pick.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

the video is live at the Grand Ole Opry.

[@Gutslinger]

He already reacted to Cold Cold Heart.

[@Andi-Bee]

Cold clear Water, Signing Waterfalls... The list of lifetime songs is deep with this one.

[@Irockthere4]

Only 29 when he died but looked and lived hard. But what a songwriter !!!Recorded for only 6 years and had 40 Top 10 hits.

[@stanparsley9186]

One of the most poetic songs ever written. Check out Kaw-Liga and Cold Cold Heart.

[@CypressWalker]

YEEESSSSSS please

[@feduptexan311]

I wish I had a dollar for how many times I played Kaw-Liga

[@misskimpegues]

Both great song

[@caseymyers9819]

That song is my ring tone

[@nettiestandiford7060]

Hank Sr, the most significant musician of all time. He sets the standard for all.

[@berretservices2109]

lived and raised about 15 mins away from where he passed. I still remember my dad on stage singing Hank' s songs.

[@scottyarthuraustralia7567]

Simple melody. Nothing Simple about the lyrics or that voice. Absolute LEGEND

[@frankvaldez2769]

Well said!

[@mattarrowood9002]

Hank Williams Sr is my all time favorite! My favorite of his is called, "I Saw The Light". It is one of the greatest Gospel songs ever, and he wrote it. The feeling he put in it makes the song almost come to life and you can see the Light he spoke of. He could do that with any song he wrote or sang. I also would recommend, "They'll Never Take Her Love From Me". It was a rare occasion for Hank to record a song he didn't write, but this is one he did not. It is a great song though, and he did it magnificently! Anything he did is worth listening too. In my case, I could, and have, listen to him all day long. So many memories of his music, my grandpa, and me singing right along. The best singer/song writer ever in my opinion.

[@ikemancil3850]

I saw an interview with country comedian Minnie Pearl some years ago. Well some many years ago. She was waiting to go on and she heard Hank perform this song. When he came back off stage Minnie hugged him and said "I so glad you saw the light Hank." Hank replied "That's just it Minnie there ain't no light." He was a deeply troubled man but a very gifted song crafter. You could feel his emotions with every line. My father played steel guitar and finished a tour with him when his regular steel man fell ill. Hank gave my dad a string bolo at the last show. My dad was buried wearing it.

[@dianemiller8969]

I love this gospel song, "I saw the light", too!

[@jkreviea]

Wynonna remade that? 🤣

[@mattarrowood9002]

@@jkreviea No she didn't... Lol!

[@mattarrowood9002]

@@jkreviea She just stole the name... Lol!

[@susanhavelka2951]

The words are profound. I can only imagine how he felt when he wrote it.

[@stuartpage5696]

I'm 65 now and I remember this song was the first song I ever heard at the tender age of 4. Ol Hank has been a part of my life all this time.

[@Jeffbambam]

(Honky Tonkin) Being from Alabama my family had a personal relationship with HW Sr . My family was blessed to be poor southern Americans and I got to experience this music first hand ,as a child I had no idea just how good it really was .

[@phoffert1960]

When Elvis performed this, he said it was the saddest song, he had ever heard. Elvis did a good version of this also.

[@atljbb85]

Elvis version is trash....

[@phoffert1960]

@@atljbb85 Everyone's entitled to their opinion.

[@richardvernon1032]

@@atljbb85 Hanks a good songwriter. Elvis sang from his soul. No whine

[@atljbb85]

@@richardvernon1032 hank sang , played and wrote from his soul. The ONLY thing Elvis could do was sing. He never wrote a damn thing and his guitar was a prop

[@richardvernon1032]

@@atljbb85 Elvis didn't have to write. Best singer, translater. Troll along yee haw

[@angelone1839]

I'm only a 29 year old Mexican and I like Hank Williams in lol. My gramps got me into him. Another nice one is Hey Good Looking.

[@theodoremorehouse6460]

Haunting . A story of emotional pain and loss. A standard of country music and the man’s greatness. He lived in pain and left us far too soon.

[@sonnycrockett2079]

Hank Williams Sr. is the King of country music….The gospel music he recorded as Luke The Drifter is pretty fabulous also…..Died way to early at 29 years old.

[@Anarchos160]

When it was dark in the beginning I just thought you were setting the mood. After all it is "I'm so lonesome I could cry."

[@ChrisKnoxinAZ]

According to the Ken Burns jazz documentary, Bird Charlie Parker drove his band mates crazy playing Hank on the jukebox in diners. Bird liked the stories.

[@shivnorth3141]

I love Hank Williams..much love from Ireland 🍀

[@kjvstreetpreacher]

My father could sing just like him. Thank you for posting this. My memories of him. Had faded over these 30 years. Today i heard him sing.

[@Amaberean]

Trust me on this. The next one by Hank you should listen to is “Alone and Forsaken” It’s probably the most forlorn song ever written. Even more so that this one. The thing with Hank is- he always MEANT every song he wrote and sung. He didn’t just sing em, he lived them.

[@stevemillar6631]

@@stivaro that's Hank III, not Jr.

[@kyperioth4212]

Terry Jacks 'Seasons in the Sun' in the original cadence is my top pick for most forlorn/depressing.

[@luckybassturd7260]

So many good ones! I like ‘Kaw-Liga’ for a simple made up love story & of course Jambalaya when I’m hungry for some beer. “ mind your own business “ is a life lesson most people never heard? Hank jr. has a few good ones & popular for nfl Athems Hank111 is such he a rebel ! & Hank 4 has a lot of music out now too! I never have checked him out… I fill like I live under rock! ✌️🤟🤙

[@mikemccool7575]

Kaw Liga’s pretty dark as well.

[@lindanicholson950]

Alone and Forsaken is a wonderful song.

[@Music_Lover26]

Love your reaction to the Hillbilly Shakespeare, as he was sometimes called. Hearing him is like an arrow straight to the heart. Some other songs, Mansion On the Hill, I Saw the Light, Lost Highway, Your Cheatin' Heart, Honky Tonkin', I'll Never Get Out of This World Alive, Hey Good Lookin', Honky Tonk Blues, Jambalaya, Lonesome Whistle, Long Gone Lonesome Blues. Move It On Over is kind of rockabilly and pretty funny. If this looks like a long list, it is only a fraction of Hank Williams' songs. As other posters have said, you can't go wrong with any Hank Williams song.

[@robinpresleywoodward]

Ole Hank was Elvis’ musical hero. He was the Rock n Roll for Elvis’ generation. He entertained the troops in Korea. My daddy was on the first row! ❤️ He was on his way to a concert to perform when he silently passed onward to his Father in heaven at the age of 29. Check out your Cheating Heart…he was the writer of his music 🎶.

[@brendadavis8758]

Hank Williams was my mother's favorite singer when I was growing up. I didn't like country music at that time but I now have an appreciation for all types of music and Hank Williams especially.

[@Hillers62]

I was a boy growing up in Texas and first heard this song when I was about six in 1968...it has haunted me ever since...I still get goosebumps...It has to be the saddest song ever sung...

[@dillonmckenzie8028]

How's about Alone and Forsaken by Hank? Also beyond sad

[@tilfmilfy7459]

Cold cold heart is much sadder than this

[@victorialove9104]

My grandmother was a citrus farmer in Florida. We would sit on her front porch, the intoxicating scent of orange blossoms enveloping us, and she would play her auto harp and sing. She taught me two songs that I have never forgotten and sing often, Wildwood flower and this song. I love them so much. The poetry, the imagery, is so deep and true in both those songs and I am with my grandmother again whenever I hear them or sing them though she left me long ago. It makes me so happy that you love this song too.

[@lynnschook6124]

This brought a tear to my eye. What a wonderful memory for you. The imagery you used put me on that porch with you and grandma. Thank you for sharing something so special and personal to you. This is why I love to read the comments.

[@c0lutch]

Why am I smelling orange blossoms right now? Great story. Thank you for sharing

[@lashropa]

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

[@scottcooksey5284]

Yes

[@gatorbuilt]

I can almost hear the Orange Blossom Special playing, myself.

[@Featureman]

I remember when Hank was alive before 1953. He had written many great songs and he was not yet 30. I will recommend listening to a couple of his songs that were not big hits, such as My Heart Would Know and They'll Never Take her Love from Me. You have excellent taste in music.

[@jasonshumate6456]

My Grandfather loved him, Him & his Brother Richard Would sit by their Radio. Survived the Depression, WW2 and the Dust Bowl. These People were a Tough Breed.

[@dmplows]

He does a "Luke The Drifter" album where he does a beautiful job story telling. I like "Be Careful Of Stones That You Throw". Beautifully done by him in his typical style.

[@Gutslinger]

"It's almost haunting." - That's a great way to describe a lot of Hank Williams' songs, and really, his voice.

[@3stax170]

Such a true statement!!!

[@pennydavis2637]

Truth

[@jennebeans]

When he said that, I was like YESSS!!

[@ask21900]

I came here to say this

[@diannej.armstrong8008]

Hank Williams wrote this song as well as most songs he sang - THIS SONG WAS RECORDED AGAIN IN THE MID 60'S - i loved it then and would love to hear that version again

[@yalaagee8902]

This reminds me of my grandfather he loved Hank. I remember him playing this song over and over again.

[@judyingram4846]

Love, love, love this song. Love how Hank William's sings it best. He's a Legend.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@bfromthev7057]

“There’s a tear in my beer” hank

[@judychandler8733]

OMG I was raised up with this music. Hank was my fav. " Today I passed you on the street and my heart fell at your feet. I CAN'T HELP IT IF I'M STILL IN LOVE WITH YOU. MY FAV of his. I cried and cried when he died. He was a Master Lyricist. Thank you for cryticking him

[@hunterlinkous9866]

I’m only 19 but this is one of my favorite songs of all time; because my paw paw and dad introduced me to Hank Sr at a very young age!

[@membel]

Always thought his voice was so unique. For someone who died in his 20's, his legacy lives forever.

[@f_9sersstuff853]

He died in in 53

[@dubyabee7963]

My favorite Hank Sr song is "I Can't Help It If I'm Still In Love With You".

[@dubyabee7963]

@The 0% Liberal Show thanks for telling me about that one. I'm a huge Hank Sr fan but haven't heard it before now.

[@amberleedavidson4040]

Been singing Hank Sr songs with my grandpa playing on his guitar since I was 3yrs old. Amazing!!!! No flashing lights, big expensive stage and props, no fancy costumes just pure music!!

[@deanpangelinan505]

That you say this may be a song you listen to for the rest of your life is all the testament that need be made to Hank Sr.'s talent and legacy. I commend you, sir!

[@jimhart1818]

Hank Williams will always haunt my soul, he will always be number 1 in my book. Thank you Hank Williams you have a place in my heart for ever ❤

[@Serene80]

The video is 'There's A Tear In My Beer', I believe. His son, Hank Jr, did a 'duet' video with him to it MANY years after he died. (He passed when Hank Jr was very little. )

[@barbaracampbell9907]

Hank jr was 3 when his dad died

[@michaelinsc1644]

What an amazing song. So beautiful and sorrowful at the same time. One of my all time favorites. Glad you loved it.

[@firefightertw24]

I’m a fan of Hank Williams because of my grandfather. He is a fanatic lol. I actually just bought him an actual piece of Hank Williams house that he first owned. He truly is a country music legend.

[@stevedegraaf7897]

It doesn’t matter what you listen to next. Every song he did was great.

[@yullt6885]

I would second that opinion.

[@Uncledooky]

Come on

[@stevedegraaf7897]

@@Uncledooky come on, what? It’s the truth. He was the Hillbilly Shakespeare.

[@Uncledooky]

@@stevedegraaf7897 Ha. No I was agreeing with you. Thats old people slang for " That's Right" or "Hell Yea " when someone is speaking the truth. Kinda like an Amen in church. Hank Sr was rapping before Rap. In one of his songs " he wrote a lot about his wife" he says " she'll do me shell do you she got that kind of loving lord I love it when she calls me sweet Daddy" he is basically calling Audrey a whore. Lol

[@dumplingshakes22]

@@Uncledooky I’m from the south I got it haha

[@bfromthev7057]

His music touches the soul

[@louiseasmith1336]

And makes me cry 😢

[@laduke5759]

If you’ve ever heard “I saw the light”. He wrote that in a matter of minutes. The band came upon a church picnic. They were hungry and asked if they could eat. The preacher said sing up a song and he sang “I saw the light”. Just right there. They ate.

[@cbtriplett]

"Everything I love about music is right here ... the violin tells its own story." Damn, man. You saying that is just as beautiful. as the song.

[@klr4729]

Of all the covers that were done of this song, I feel that BJ Thomas's version is the best. I was in high school & it was the first time I cried by a song. Elvis said it is the saddest song he ever did.

[@shawnnixon2811]

When looking up his songs remember Hank Williams Sr released some songs as Luke the Drifter. He wrote one of the greatest gospel songs ever. I SAW THE LIGHT. If you go deep in his catalog just remember he was born an raised in an impoverished Alabama. So some of his terms and phrases are time and region influenced.

[@pctech578]

I've played guitar for over 40 years. Mostly classic rock but Hank Williams songs were some of the first songs I ever learned . There will always be a place in my heart for Hank Williams and his music. Even during gigs I always play Hank tune or two and everyone loves it. Yes, us old rockers love Hank too!

[@barbaramack2897]

Though we never met Mr. Williams, he was like a member of our family. My Mama and Daddy loved him and so did my sister and I. Hey, Good Looking and Kawliga were favorites with us, but we loved Your Cheating Heart and this song - So Lonesome . . .. Daddy sang these two, among others, often and it was always good when Daddy sang. Times were hard in Newark in the Fifties and singing was stress relief for my father. I still love Mr. Williams - he'll always hold a special place in my heart. I'm glad you liked this song as much as you did.