Haunting country music songs for the season

October 19, 10:01 PMLexington Country Music ExaminerJessica Cornett

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"Those memories always haunt me..." plays on the scratchy rustic record player as the season for hauntings and spirits arrives.  Country music is no stranger to haunting songs with the tales of heartache, drinking, death, and seeing those from the past.  Here are the top picks (in no particular order) to add to your haunting playlist:

1. "Midnight In Montgomery" sung by Alan Jackson provides the chilling tale of seeing the ghost of Hank Williams Sr. while hearing the sounds of the whipporwill.  The listener feels as though they are standing in the memorial gardens that Hank Sr is buried next to his wife.  The haunting imagery throughout the song takes you back in time.
2. "Ghost In This House" sung by Shenandoah and later by Alison Krauss shares the memories of losing the one you love and turning into a ghost that just wants to be alone.  Heartache and death is portrayed in the chilling tune with Alison Krauss's vocals making the song more lonesome.
3. "Haunted Heart" provided such lyrics as "A run down house is love's graveyard" along with Sammy Kershaw's vocals that you hurt for him.  The chillbumps appear on your arm as you listen to the song silently as you imagine the house being haunted by ghosts.
4. "Bones" by Little Big Town was sang on one of the award shows, but never made it as a radio hit.  It speaks about the other person having bones in their closet that you know about but they won't share them.  Eventually the past will come back to haunt them.
5. "The Ride" by David Allan Coe is probably one of the most recognized songs about riding with Hank Sr. to Nashville, Tennessee, only to be let out so he can go back to Alabama.  As the lyrics say, "If you're big star bound, let me tell you it's a long hard ride."  Country music singers could take a lesson from this song.

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