So true story: I’m 43 and grew up in between Grand Rapids and Lansing Michigan, in a very small town of 308 people and a blinking yellow light. When we got a gas station in 1993 at 14, it was literally the second biggest news in our town’s history (behind a two headed calf named Gemini that local farmer family sold luckily to a circus shortly before it died). The high school was comprised of 4 smallish towns (mine the smallest, called “Woodland”, the largest being “Lake Odessa” which was probably close to 1200ish ppl then. My first ever job was baling hay (no kickbailers on that podunk farm lol) and milking cows. And when I mean milking cows, I don’t mean saddling up with big tarantuala electronic pumpheads. I mean, waking up at 3:45am before you liked coffee and the only Red Bull that existed was the one you stay your ass away from. The 15-16 head of cattle on this small farm seemed like a thousand some days, especially when you got kicked and broke a rib or two. Ironically enough, most ppl in the area then listened to pop/rock music. My first records (and then tapes) were Michael Jackson, New Edition, Metallica, Poison, Def Leppard, John Mellencamp, etc. Country was not something my parents listened to and if you grew up then, you’ll know there was only one DJ on every electronic thing in the house. Dad ran that. Dad didn’t like country music. He would make the common jokes “if you play a country song backwards what do you get? Your car, house and dog are all still yours” type of stuff. Around 9-10yrs old I met my best friend and his family was not only originally from Tennessee, but his mom and dad were motorcycle riding, pot smoking, hillbilly badasses. Jason was no different. He got me into my roots and taught me how to bass fish, how to ride a dirt bike, how to toss an openfaced reel, how to shoot a rifle and how family is everything. I learned what love was just being around him, his brother and mom & dad. But most of all, I learned about country music. We didn’t have cable in our small town, so his auntie would record a vhs cassette full of just hours of old CMT and TNN of all music videos. I learned who Sawyer Brown was. I learned about Keith Whitley. Randy Travis. A young man named Garth. We’d sit for hours in the summertime just playing those videos over and over. After high school, I moved away and went to a couple of different colleges, moved here and there but mostly in Michigan. Had my ups and downs, but musically, I grew away from country music. I loved Garth. I loved THAT generation. I hated the new stuff. So I just started listening to old stuff. We have these wonderful options generations before us never had, with these videos at the touch of a button. Entire playlists created by an algorithm that knows you better than the girl you lost it to at 15 ever did. I say all this to give you an idea of who I am and where I came from, so that you’ll understand the words about George Jones that will follow. Up until a few days ago, I only basically knew who George was. Knew about him, how much of a legend he was and how many of MY personal favorites considered him the flat out GOAT of country music. But even after those summers of vhs videos, I never really heard George much. I was searching the other day thru some Garth (what else) bc after discovering the show “Yellowstone” awhile back, it has pulled me like a gravitational force back to these artists and the storytelling that you’ll never sniff in another genre. It was then that I came across a residency Garth did at the Wynn 9 years ago where he basically had a one man show that was a two hour journey thru his life, musically. It was fantastic. But very early on, he made it clear that there were three gods in the Brooks home: The holy spirit, Merle Haggard and George Jones. If you’ve seen the performance, one of the first songs he sings is this song here-The Grand Tour. I was so enamoured by the lyrics that I ran to UA-cam and this is probably the 25th-ish time I have watched it since then. I have now found other songs of his that have given me a similar feeling. His songs just PULL at your heart. His voice is basically right there with Randy Travis as being so unique that you couldn’t/wouldn’t dare trying to approach it. Bottom line: if you’re reading this bc you’ve loved George Jones for a lot longer than a few days, I am very jealous that you’ve lived all this time with someone so passionate and gifted in your mind, humming along.
This here deserves as many views as He stopped loving her today...his singing is flawless. New country music fans need to give this a listen and discover real country music.
George & Tammy (the miniseries) brought me here! The cast and crew did an incredible job conveying the power and beauty of the music. The scene of him recording this song is haunting.
That scene brought me to tears. I had never heard The Grand Tour before. Props to Micheal Shannon for putting that song across although he was not George Jones nor could he be.
@@annalbinI liked that in an interview Michael did talking about the show, he recognizes George and Tammy as country royalty. You can tell he really took it seriously. Kinda hard for him him though nobody can impersonate George Jones !
You can hear the love and emotion in his voice and he lived it,, He recorded this when him and Tammy split as well as He stopped loving her today,, They never stopped loving and respecting each other 💙💙💙
Took my folks to see George on his tour just after he healed up from his relapse car accident so that was 2001. I had waited years to see him as well as my mom and dad. Here it is now 2021 and George and my folks are all gone now. That concert along with growing up with his music are fond memories for me.
I worked the Oilfields in East Texas and had a driller - A.L. Buddy Brown and he reminded me of George Jones because Buddy was from Possums Home Town. He even talked like George
l agree with you, indeed George Jones is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style, he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days
@@lindajordan6877 Beautiful voice that he had Jim Reeves didn't have a wide vocal range, baritones rarely do, if at all, I can't think of one. Marty could hit high notes but not the way George does, George hit them without opening his mouth more, moving his head, and no sign of extra effort, all done with his unique phrasing which he used to never sing a song the same way twice,.Tammy always said he was a nightmare to do harmony with because he wouldn't do it the same way every time.
George Jones was great even better when he was sad or down, did better than anyone in that type of mental state.. Now Conway Twitty there’s a country singer that had fantastic vocal range but he was not as country as Jones was
Why this legends music is not still in 2023 plastered all over popular radio is a fukin mystery to me. I can't remember the last time I heard a possum song on the radio.
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and when the good lord takes me, I hope I will have a good seat in heaven to see George Jones in concert.
What a man, amazing always brings back memories, I'll always play his songs xx goodnight george, I'll always play your songs, I have herd them from when I was young 43 now , always in my mind thoughts
The original studio recordings of George and his duets with Tammy are the best country sound quality of all time, imho. It’s got to be that upright double bass. Nothing sounds like that.
Absolutely tremendous country song one of the best country songs ever made George Jones unfortunately alcoholism contributed to his death in fact even when he came to town he would even when he came to a town he was to perform in he either didn't show up or couldn't get out of his hotel room because he was so drunk that's why they used to call him no show Jones but still a great entertainer
Although many listeners interpret the song as being sung by a man whose wife has divorced him, Tyler Mahan Coe concluded on his Cocaine and Rhinestones podcast that the singer's wife died in childbirth. "The wife did not leave her ring behind. She left all of her rings behind, along with every article of clothing she owned. In fact, she took none of her possessions - only the baby and his heart - because we have to leave this world the same way we enter it: with nothing but our body. And some people happen to leave while another body is growing inside of them. Since this is all very upsetting to think about, it’s not exactly a surprise how many fans try to cling to the divorce interpretation.
I can't believe Tammy Wynette introduced George Jones when he was going to sing " The Grand Tour". I may be wrong, but isn't "The Grand Tour" after their divorce ? VERY unbelievable to me.
my grandpas favorite they played this song at his funeral, a broken man like george. he was his favorite singer, i remember going into my grandpas garage and he had george jones playing with the vinyls and georges jones poasters all around the garage.
The greatest country singer ever. Incomparable voice and talent. Never will be matched.
Best there ever was. End of story.
Truth
A very true statement.
So true story: I’m 43 and grew up in between Grand Rapids and Lansing Michigan, in a very small town of 308 people and a blinking yellow light. When we got a gas station in 1993 at 14, it was literally the second biggest news in our town’s history (behind a two headed calf named Gemini that local farmer family sold luckily to a circus shortly before it died). The high school was comprised of 4 smallish towns (mine the smallest, called “Woodland”, the largest being “Lake Odessa” which was probably close to 1200ish ppl then. My first ever job was baling hay (no kickbailers on that podunk farm lol) and milking cows. And when I mean milking cows, I don’t mean saddling up with big tarantuala electronic pumpheads. I mean, waking up at 3:45am before you liked coffee and the only Red Bull that existed was the one you stay your ass away from. The 15-16 head of cattle on this small farm seemed like a thousand some days, especially when you got kicked and broke a rib or two. Ironically enough, most ppl in the area then listened to pop/rock music. My first records (and then tapes) were Michael Jackson, New Edition, Metallica, Poison, Def Leppard, John Mellencamp, etc. Country was not something my parents listened to and if you grew up then, you’ll know there was only one DJ on every electronic thing in the house. Dad ran that.
Dad didn’t like country music. He would make the common jokes “if you play a country song backwards what do you get? Your car, house and dog are all still yours” type of stuff. Around 9-10yrs old I met my best friend and his family was not only originally from Tennessee, but his mom and dad were motorcycle riding, pot smoking, hillbilly badasses. Jason was no different. He got me into my roots and taught me how to bass fish, how to ride a dirt bike, how to toss an openfaced reel, how to shoot a rifle and how family is everything. I learned what love was just being around him, his brother and mom & dad. But most of all, I learned about country music. We didn’t have cable in our small town, so his auntie would record a vhs cassette full of just hours of old CMT and TNN of all music videos. I learned who Sawyer Brown was. I learned about Keith Whitley. Randy Travis. A young man named Garth. We’d sit for hours in the summertime just playing those videos over and over.
After high school, I moved away and went to a couple of different colleges, moved here and there but mostly in Michigan. Had my ups and downs, but musically, I grew away from country music. I loved Garth. I loved THAT generation. I hated the new stuff. So I just started listening to old stuff. We have these wonderful options generations before us never had, with these videos at the touch of a button. Entire playlists created by an algorithm that knows you better than the girl you lost it to at 15 ever did.
I say all this to give you an idea of who I am and where I came from, so that you’ll understand the words about George Jones that will follow. Up until a few days ago, I only basically knew who George was. Knew about him, how much of a legend he was and how many of MY personal favorites considered him the flat out GOAT of country music. But even after those summers of vhs videos, I never really heard George much.
I was searching the other day thru some Garth (what else) bc after discovering the show “Yellowstone” awhile back, it has pulled me like a gravitational force back to these artists and the storytelling that you’ll never sniff in another genre. It was then that I came across a residency Garth did at the Wynn 9 years ago where he basically had a one man show that was a two hour journey thru his life, musically. It was fantastic. But very early on, he made it clear that there were three gods in the Brooks home: The holy spirit, Merle Haggard and George Jones. If you’ve seen the performance, one of the first songs he sings is this song here-The Grand Tour. I was so enamoured by the lyrics that I ran to UA-cam and this is probably the 25th-ish time I have watched it since then. I have now found other songs of his that have given me a similar feeling. His songs just PULL at your heart. His voice is basically right there with Randy Travis as being so unique that you couldn’t/wouldn’t dare trying to approach it.
Bottom line: if you’re reading this bc you’ve loved George Jones for a lot longer than a few days, I am very jealous that you’ve lived all this time with someone so passionate and gifted in your mind, humming along.
Yeah before he lost his voice
Beautiful, I never get tired of hearing George
There will never be another George Jones. RIP, Possum.
This here deserves as many views as He stopped loving her today...his singing is flawless. New country music fans need to give this a listen and discover real country music.
Back when lyrics meant something and told a story
When someone says "Country Music", this is what I think of.
GEORGE SHOES WILL NEVER BE FILL BY NO ONE HE WAS THE GREATEST SINGER RIP
Absolutely
2024 still listening 👍🌟😭
MR COUNTRY MUSIC HIMSELF. . HE SURE COULD PUT FEELING IN HIS SONGS , IT COULD TARE YOUR HEART OUT. ! I can listen to George all night. ! ❤️❤️❤️
You know if I make it to heaven and there is no George Jones music I'm leaving for warmer climates. God bless him and his music to us all.
I don't have too much to say only that he's the baddest of them all
Man his hair, chops and voice were always on point.
I love George Jones.
@@patriciasparks6038 I do too
How can you even listen to country today? This is GOLDEN AND STILL ALIVE, THANK YOU POSSUM JONES
This was probably when he was at his best. 190 proof George here.
I always thought so
The best that ever was❤
Perhaps the most moving country song ever. His delivery, the understated approach, it made it even more devastatingly powerful.
George Jones US Marine. Outstanding !. The World's Finest US Marines. Semper Fi
George & Tammy (the miniseries) brought me here! The cast and crew did an incredible job conveying the power and beauty of the music. The scene of him recording this song is haunting.
Me, too, and I totally agree!
That scene brought me to tears. I had never heard The Grand Tour before. Props to Micheal Shannon for putting that song across although he was not George Jones nor could he be.
@@annalbinI liked that in an interview Michael did talking about the show, he recognizes George and Tammy as country royalty. You can tell he really took it seriously. Kinda hard for him him though nobody can impersonate George Jones !
Number 1 pure country song of all time. There will never be another George Jones. RIP King George!
❤❤ George and Tammy loved each other until the end ❤❤
When I hear this song I think of him and Tammy.That was a love story
You can hear the love and emotion in his voice and he lived it,, He recorded this when him and Tammy split as well as He stopped loving her today,, They never stopped loving and respecting each other 💙💙💙
Aman
1974 & 1980.
He didn't like he stopped loving her today....
Became one of his biggest
❤❤ I Love You. George Jones ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Tammy & George is my favorite country duo EVER. RIP
❤. Rest in Peace 🕊️🕊️ Beautiful. Tammy Wynette ❤❤
NO ONE can even come in the neighborhood of this voice! It is impossible! This man has pure emotions! Love Jones🌼
I guess you never listened to George Strait or Bill Anderson.
I have listened to them both and neither one could come close to the old Possum. He was the greatest of them all.
@@TheGlssr60 of course I have and they cant even sit in the same room! This is heart felt music to the core!
@@dennismosley717 agreed!
You are right they have good voice’s but nothing comes close to the possum
Noone can sing this song like George Jones! RIP George
tony jackson does a good impression of this song just sayin
Like this one if it's a George Jones original recording he's nailed it and nobody is going to improve it.
Tony jackson is about the closet youre going to get alan jackson sucks singing this song!
@@mykelgreene911 Yes , Tony Jackson does a brilliant version of this song, almost as good as the possum.......almost but not quite :-)
the KING of country music :)
Took my folks to see George on his tour just after he healed up from his relapse car accident so that was 2001. I had waited years to see him as well as my mom and dad. Here it is now 2021 and George and my folks are all gone now. That concert along with growing up with his music are fond memories for me.
I worked the Oilfields in East Texas and had a driller - A.L. Buddy Brown and he reminded me of George Jones because Buddy was from Possums Home Town. He even talked like George
Omg so amazing!!!
"If everybody could sing the way we wanted to sing, we would all sound like George Jones." - Waylon Jennings.
I loved this man grew up on his music i will forever love him
People his vocal range was like no other in one breath.
His harmonies and vocals will stand the test of time.
God bless you George Jones.
It's all about the tone of voice. He had a tender voice naturally. He never really needed to take breaths to really sing out loud.
l agree with you, indeed George Jones is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style, he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days
❤. Rest In Peace 🕊️🕊️. George Jones ❤
The best damn voice EVER!!!
The Master! There's never going to be another. King George indeed.
The greatest. There'll never be another Possum. RIP George.
Makes me think of my mawmaw, we’d ride around listening to radio play Mr.jones
One of my all-time favorites!!!
George hits the high notes so easily , when others try it there is a lot of straining.
kills the low notes too. it's easy to miss but check how low he sings "that" during the phrase "that once was home sweet home"
Just like Jim Reeves , and MARTY ROBBINS !
@@lindajordan6877 Beautiful voice that he had Jim Reeves didn't have a wide vocal range, baritones rarely do, if at all, I can't think of one.
Marty could hit high notes but not the way George does, George hit them without opening his mouth more, moving his head, and no sign of extra effort, all done with his unique phrasing which he used to never sing a song the same way twice,.Tammy always said he was a nightmare to do harmony with because he wouldn't do it the same way every time.
George Jones was great even better when he was sad or down, did better than anyone in that type of mental state.. Now Conway Twitty there’s a country singer that had fantastic vocal range but he was not as country as Jones was
God he was a good-looking man. And the best singer that ever was. Oh, and of course Elvis Presley.
Vocally there are some things George could do that Elvis couldn't. And of course vise versa. Both were immortal talents.
He sure was 😍
Johnny Cash got a movie,George Jones deserves a film,no bullshit...
His wife probably has control over that
Check out the George and Tammy show! It’s on paramount plus and it was terrific
Vocal perfection! There is Jones and then there is everyone else!
Why this legends music is not still in 2023 plastered all over popular radio is a fukin mystery to me. I can't remember the last time I heard a possum song on the radio.
and when the good lord takes me, I hope I will have a good seat in heaven to see George Jones in concert.
What a man, amazing always brings back memories, I'll always play his songs xx goodnight george, I'll always play your songs, I have herd them from when I was young 43 now , always in my mind thoughts
No one better than the Possum, absolutely #1 in my book, they are great ones and then there’s Mr Jones! We truly miss you Sir.
Hey I grew up in this - I miss my best friend
In my ❤ I got a room for George 🎤🎸🌟 REAL COUNTRY ❤ Lovely video 👍
What a voice never be another George i get goose bumps just listing to this one RIP you'll always be number1
Best Country song, ever.
Heartfelt and Sublime. What an amazing voice!
His singing was so awesome it would make whiskey drink.
Woeful, soulful . If you don't feel the lost love ,check you pulse
George & Tammy-together at last forever!
My favorite male singer, Mr. George Jones!
He is one of my favorites, but my top favorite male singer is Johnny Cash.
He's still so good
I don't even like country but I love George Jones
The original studio recordings of George and his duets with Tammy are the best country sound quality of all time, imho. It’s got to be that upright double bass. Nothing sounds like that.
The greatest singer to ever live ! Period.
Elvis kicks his behind...
The King of country he makes hurting feel good
The best country song ever written.
One of my favorite singers period
He was a Marine and the best country singer in history! Rip George
US Marines that's the way we are
Best singer in history!!
But Elvis was in the Army. Uhhhhhooooo.
a classic golden country song! I have been through what george is singing about everytime I cry at the end!
Took my momma to see George, so glad I did!
Love this man songs
2o21 still listen to George
2022 and I still do.
After I sacrificed all those daughters in Waco, I knew, I just knew, bluegrass music was bound to get better.
My favorite George Jones’ song.
Without a Doubt. Possum is still the Greatest Country Singer - EVER
My dad[R.I.P.]was not into music at all-in fact,i never heard him listen to a song,but he had this album on an 8 Track.R.I.P,George.
what a song...what a performance.
The best Country Singer of all time.
Best regrats from Sweden Fredrik Gustavsson i mullhyttan
Dam good legend country singer the best
Absolutely tremendous country song one of the best country songs ever made George Jones unfortunately alcoholism contributed to his death in fact even when he came to town he would even when he came to a town he was to perform in he either didn't show up or couldn't get out of his hotel room because he was so drunk that's why they used to call him no show Jones but still a great entertainer
Great song
Mickey. Tabatha ublour mickey ❤. Miss you ❤️
he's the best, sing with so much emotion
Miss you ❤️ Tabatha ublour mickey
my favorite singer
God Bless George Jones
Pure Gold!
2024 still listening 🌟🎶👍
Although many listeners interpret the song as being sung by a man whose wife has divorced him, Tyler Mahan Coe concluded on his Cocaine and Rhinestones podcast that the singer's wife died in childbirth. "The wife did not leave her ring behind. She left all of her rings behind, along with every article of clothing she owned. In fact, she took none of her possessions - only the baby and his heart - because we have to leave this world the same way we enter it: with nothing but our body. And some people happen to leave while another body is growing inside of them. Since this is all very upsetting to think about, it’s not exactly a surprise how many fans try to cling to the divorce interpretation.
God help the two souls who disliked this amazing song
12 now
Stfu God help your soul and don't worry about anybody else
aint no one like the possum..saw him in Edmonton...what a previllage
I can't believe Tammy Wynette introduced George Jones when he was going to sing " The Grand Tour". I may be wrong, but isn't "The Grand Tour" after their divorce ? VERY unbelievable to me.
No, this song is about the death of the narrator's wife and baby.
The song was released in 1974. They divorced in 1975.
How many times a day does this happen? For me today.
my grandpas favorite they played this song at his funeral, a broken man like george. he was his favorite singer, i remember going into my grandpas garage and he had george jones playing with the vinyls and georges jones poasters all around the garage.
Nice.
💖💖💖
Thanks Bill Burr
Saw the segment you're talking about, thought it was lame.
What?.. :)
I was saying thanks bill burr for showing me the song on his podcast.
I will be honest, I don't like this kind of music, but I don't know if was Bill Burr making me be in a good mood, but I think this song is really good
This is for my mom.
enuff said
When I turn to the Possum, he'S ALWAYS THERE
I ❤️ Possum!!! 😁
Where is the steel guitar like in the original?
This song is not about tammy. It's about a wife who passed along with her baby while in labor.
🖤🤣
Yeah and you're a true talent of nothing
The song he wrote after his divorce from the lady who introduced this song. 💔💔💔