Country music has conquered the airwaves since its inauguration in the 1920′s in the Southern and Western parts of the US. The country idiom has an easy musical folk-type style and often uses stringed instruments (e.g. Guitar) as accompaniment. The genre has a diversified list of categories that include gospel, alternative, Western swing and country rock. Artists like Elvis Presley, Kenny Rogers, Dolly Parton and lots more, have prepared the ground for this type of music to be recognised all over the globe. The list of the best country songs is a very long one. But if you're quite new to this category and you want to explore it further, there is not any reason why you shouldn't begin by listening to the following songs.

I will always love you

Written and originally performed by Dolly Parton (to the dismay of die-hard Whitney fans, unfortunately), “I will always love you” is believed to be one of the best country love songs in history. The melancholy and the sincere, sheer emotion the song pictures to its listeners, is probably the reason even up to now, listening to “I will always love you” does not get tiring.

It was released by Parton back in 1974 and the tune follows her successful single “Jolene.” It was received very well by listeners and critics from across America and even in Canada, landing it the lead spot in both the US Country and Canadian Country Charts at the time. The track proved to be highly marketable and “universal,” because Whitney Houston had similar success when she revived it in 1992 as one of the musical scores in the film “The Bodyguard.” It sold a total of adding up to six hundred thousand copies in just one week, a rare and incomparable feat up to now.

Sparks fly

Written and sung by the country music sensation Taylor Swift, Sparks fly is a new single from Swift’s recently released album, Talk Now. The tune has all the qualities people have come to love about Swift’s songwriting – odes to young obsession, catchy tunes, enthralling images and depictions, and tell-it-in-your-face feelings.

In this song/story, the girl protagonist falls for a handsome young man although she knows that it’s a “bad idea.” And even with that though under consideration she “sees sparks fly whenever he smiles.” The lyric of the song has engaging lines and it's able to supply the required colors to make the Swift’s rendition as real-world as real-world quality can get.

This writer enjoys listening to a few of the best country songs. Some of those happen to be the best country love songs.

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