George Jones: He Stopped Loving Her Today (Braddock / Putnam, 1980) - Lyrics

"He Stopped Loving Her Today" is a song by country music artist George Jones that has been identified in several surveys as the greatest country song of all time.

Notably, Jones' rendition of the song was accepted in 2008 by the National Recording Preservation Board, set up by the US Congress (Public Law 106-474; H.R.4846) "to maintain and preserve sound recordings and collections of sound recordings that are culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant." Please see the site listing here: http://www.loc.gov/rr/record/nrpb/nrpb-2008reg.html

Claude "Curly" Putman Jr. (born November 20, 1930 in Princeton, Jackson County, Alabama) is an American songwriter, based in Nashville. His biggest success was "Green, Green Grass of Home" (1964). Robert Valentine (Bobby) Braddock (born August 5, 1940) is an American country music songwriter and record producer. A member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Braddock has contributed numerous hit songs during more than 40 years in the industry, including 13 number-one hit singles.
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He said I'll love you 'til I die
She told him you'll forget in time
As the years went slowly by
She still preyed upon his mind

He kept her picture on his wall
Went half crazy now and then
He still loved her through it all
Hoping she'd come back again

Kept some letters by his bed
Dated 1962
He had underlined in red
Every single I love you

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

He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today

You know she came to see him one last time
Oh and we all wondered if she would
And it kept running through my mind
This time he's over her for good

He stopped loving her today
They placed a wreath upon his door
And soon they'll carry him away
He stopped loving her today.

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[brian1958usgrant]

did'nt the CMA rate this # 1alltime country song and tammies stand by your man #2 i may be wrong but i dont think so my main men kris johnny willie and waylon doin ' the cowboy song deserves to beup there too

[classicvinylbiz]

@brian1958usgrant This is not only the all time most popular country song but it was accepted in 2008 by the National Recording Preservation Board, set up by the US Congress about 10 years earlier (see the description above). That is one of the highest honors that can be bestowed upon a recording.  Thanks for writing, david

[TheOriginalShredneck]

REAL country not that clown-shoes garbage my generation has!

[FatFredyFreak]

The REAL king of country, doing it like no one else can.

[dangervich]

Classy of you to show pics of the composers. They sure do deserve more recognition than they get!

[dangervich]

@classicvinylbiz nice to know that. thanks.

[1155troy]

George jones is a man that sings about life. He sing from the Heart. When this man dies, he'll be sorrowly missed for no one else will/can replace this great man.

[countryboy12474]

best song ever played it at dads funeral

[kimhopkins101]

dedicated to the best Dad in the whole wide world, Harry J. Kane111~~~~~~~!!!

[Hicktown125]

@COOLMAN68100 true??/?

[HarltonStone]

f off to the 70 dislike communist

[retrogamerSam]

This is my favorite country song. Today's country music just doesn't have the same feeling to it. I miss the days of George Jones and Conway Twitty.

[kingofootball8]

the one i loved backed t hen

[rcdgtx1]

There are so many Country singers....the problem is trying to decide who is the BEST! They are all great so I stopped deciding today.