Patty Loveless - How Can I Help You Say Goodbye - 1993
This is one of the most loved songs of the 1990's or heck any decade. Patty Loveless had a long line of very big hits for a number of years and I feel this overall is her most loved song. The exceptionally poignant video too was a real factor in this song. Also, sometimes the right song finds the right artist and the marriage is perfect. When I hear this song, I'm not so sure this is as big of a song in the hands of another artist. This song needed Patty Loveless. This also has a very interesting story. It was written by a great songwriter named Karen Taylor-Good and guy named Burton Banks Collins. The latter had never written a song, ever, but the signature line was something his grandmother said as she passed away. The song struck a lot of people where the live, and in the end was a #3 hit and became synonymous with Loveless. How this wasn't a #1 is beyond me. It has been recorded by others, but Loveless' version is the staple. This is universally loved by most country fans, as it's a song that talks about the inevitable powerful moments we all have as we go through, and eventually end our life. This song moves everyone that listens to it deeply. This is a work of country music art.
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