George Jones - Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?

There's just something about this video that almost makes me want to cry every time I watch it. So many of the country greats are gone and, like George, I wonder, "Who's gonna fill their shoes?"

Who's Gonna Fill Their Shoes?
Written by: Max D. Barnes; Troy Harold Seals

You know this old world is full of singers
But just a few are chosen
To tear your heart out when they sing

Imagine life without them
All your radio heroes
Like the Outlaw that walks through Jessi's dream.

No, there will never be another
Red-headed stranger
A Man in Black and Folsom Prison Blues
The Okie from Muskogee
Or Hello, Darling
Lord, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes?

Who's gonna fill their shoes?
Who's gonna stand that tall?
Who's gonna play the Opry
And the Wabash Cannonball?
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to me and you?
Lord, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes?

God bless the boys from Memphis
Blue Suede Shoes and Elvis
Much too soon left this world in tears

They tore up the Fifties
Old Jerry Lee and Charlie
And "Go, Cat, Go!" still echoes through the years.

You know the heart of country music
Still beats in Luke the Drifter
You can tell it when he sang I Saw the Light
Old Marty, Hank, and Lefty
Why, I can feel them right here with me
On this Silver Eagle rolling through the night.

Who's gonna fill their shoes?
Who's gonna stand that tall?
Who's gonna play the Opry
And the Wabash Cannonbal?l
Who's gonna give their heart and soul
To get to me and you?
Lord, I wonder who's gonna fill their shoes?

Yes, I wonder, who's gonna fill their shoes?...

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[jasonerling]

makes me so sad, does anybody think the taylor swifts, carrie underwoods, and rascal flatts in country today are gonna fill thier shoes? its an insult to even call them country

[1nannysue]

...those shoes will never be filled because country ain't country anymore......too much hollywood has gotten into Nashville...:(

[ELVIS4221]

SPEECHLESS ME. IF YOU KNEW ME, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT WOULD BE AN IMPOSSIBILITY. THATS WHAT GEORGE JONES DOES. LEAVES US SPEECHLESS AND BREATHLESS

[drpatty72]

whos gona fill there shoes???? its us that keep listing to all the great country singers that have past and that are still here.......

[WARVANE]

@jasonerling check out hank3

[saintsph21]

@jasonerling only a few who sound like old country these days jamey johnson is one of them :D

[MrHeadshot1982]

george and willy the onley one leaft..

[tanyaclattenburg96]

See you on May 15th 2012 in Halifax Nova Scotia,, Im so excited i cant wait!!!!!

[dog33dog2]

All you can do is hope for some more legends but nobody can fill their shoes

[joeasmythe]

Dam sure no jackass liberal sumbitch gonna do it. Us rebels can't stand this moron obama, we want a man who dont lie to fill our shoes. No singers like the possum artound anymore, but Trace Adkins is damn good.

[shawn8254]

true song , beautiful song!!

[1up5dwn]

None of them will ever be replaced but Brad Paisley is doing his damndest to try and give them proper respect. I'd argue of all genres of American music Country music does the best job of staying true to their roots. Most younger artists understand they are not trying to one-up any of the old greats, but honor them. This is country music!