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The 25 Most Exquisitely Sad Songs in the Whole World: No. 6

'He Stopped Loving Her Today'
George Jones (1980)

The Breakdown: Sung by the country star with the most tears in his beer this side of Hank Sr., a jilted lover carries his old flame's memory until his dying day.

The Waterworks: "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."

Casualty Count: One fatally broken heart.

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mie mie

I love someone so much.
I had pains in my heart.
I tried to find out how to stop loving him.
I found out the answer after knowing that song.
It means that I will stop loving him on the day when I leave the world.

June 18 2010 at 9:48 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Terry

wow ur kidding me this song is the num one sad song ever there no song i ever i mean ever made me this sad all the other songs are wanna be's

May 06 2010 at 5:44 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Travis

Boy, this guy looks lame. 1980, really? How much good music actually came from 1980 that wasn't punk? Certainly not some silly nonsense country-fried hillbilly crap

April 13 2010 at 4:19 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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G.F.urseff

you're from England,aren't you? tsss...pindick

November 26 2010 at 5:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

A good song plays on your emotions. This one, written by Bobby Braddock ( one of the best writers EVER! ) , and sung by one of the best singers ever, will leave you with tears in your eyes, a chill up your back, and a lump in your throat. Even if you don't like country music, this song is one of the most haunting and haunted pieces of sheer poetry ever recorded. The only one that even comes close is the classic " Chiseled in Stone " by the late Mr. Vern Gosdin. There will not be anyone who comes close to their talent in my lifetime. You, sir, have no heart and soul.

April 24 2011 at 10:23 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Dave

George Jones is my favorite C/W singer and has many great songs, but this is the best of them all. Long live "The Possum".

March 13 2010 at 10:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Jeff

The best song ever. It starts out as a love song, with him in love until the end. At the funeral, " All dressed up to go away/First time I've seen him smile in years " . All his pain is gone. All his heartache is over. Finally, the man is at peace. I defy anybody who's ever loved someone to actually LISTEN to the song without at least one tear or a lump in their throat.

November 11 2009 at 3:02 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ed Chapman

Should be #1, saddest song I've ever heard. Tears your heart out knowing what this man must have went through all those years.

October 12 2009 at 10:18 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
sherry

i love this song!! my grandparents played it all the time!!! a sad song yes.... but they made it a happy song too celebrate their special love...

July 31 2007 at 9:15 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Mandy

This was my father's favorite song. When he passed away in 1996 him and my mother were married 34 years. I can't listen to this song or A Picture of Me Without You.

Can you picture Heaven with no angels singing

or a quiet Sunday morning with no church bells ringing

if you've watched as the heart of a child breaks in two

then you've seen a picture of me without you

July 29 2007 at 2:03 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
RTPapa

Finally a good song on the list. Although I do like the Beck song. The great thing about this song is it is not too obvious. Doesn't beat you over the head with the emotion. It just developes almost naturally. Does not deserve to be on this list alongside such tripe.

July 11 2007 at 2:35 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Missmarie

This song is amazing..

June 21 2007 at 2:29 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply