Favorite drinking songs

Tom Margulies · Post by **Tom Margulies** » 6 May 2014 6:48 am

"One burbon, one scotch and one beer"
" Tonight the bottle let me down"
" She's actin' single, I'm drinkin' doubles"

Erv Niehaus · Post by **Erv Niehaus** » 6 May 2014 7:04 am

"Beer Barrel Polka"

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 6 May 2014 7:08 am

"Hello Mrs Johnson" - Cal Smith
"I've Got A Thinkin' Problem' - David Ball
"Wine Me Up" - Faron Young
"Redneck, Whitesox and Blue Ribbon Beer"- Johnny Russel
"LoneStar Beer & Bob Wills"s Music" - Red Stegall

.....ad infinitum

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 6 May 2014 7:16 am

"The Lord Knows I'm Drinking," written by Bill Anderson and recorded by Cal Smith. Produced by Walter Haynes, with the wonderful pedal steel guitar of John Hughey.

Honorable mention to "The Rodeo Song," written by the great Gaye Delorme, and recorded by Garry Lee and the Showdown. Back in my days of regular gigging, there were places where you would never be asked to return if you played that song. There was also one biker bar in particular, that would not let you quit without playing it.

Pete Burak · Post by **Pete Burak** » 6 May 2014 7:58 am

"Jack Daniels If You Please"
"Tennessee Whisky"
Both by DAC.

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 6 May 2014 9:06 am

Prop me up beside the jukebox - Joe Diffie

Curt Trisko · Post by **Curt Trisko** » 6 May 2014 11:10 am

Johnny Paycheck - "I Can't Quit Drinking"
Gary Stewart - "Whiskey Trip"

For some reason, I really like listening to drinking songs when I go running. Maybe it has something to do with the concept of suffering.

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 6 May 2014 12:39 pm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amDo-KqUjpA

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 6 May 2014 12:40 pm

double post

Mark Eaton · Post by **Mark Eaton** » 6 May 2014 12:48 pm

Swinging Doors by Merle Haggard

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zHXispgbb84

Bill Moran · Post by **Bill Moran** » 6 May 2014 2:09 pm

Whiskey Bent and Hell Bound. HW Jr.

John Peay · Post by **John Peay** » 6 May 2014 4:00 pm

Gary Stewart's "She's Got a Drinking Problem"

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 6 May 2014 5:13 pm

Many people have cited "The Lord Knows I'm Drinking". Justin Trevino told the story about how Bill Anderson got the idea to write the song. Bill and his wife were in a restaurant having drinks before dinner and Bill sees the minister in the restaurant…he tells his wife to hide the drinks and she tells him she won't because the Lord knows I"m drinking.

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 6 May 2014 6:00 pm

"Wine Do Yer Stuff" by Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen should get an honorable mention.

Curt Trisko · Post by **Curt Trisko** » 6 May 2014 7:13 pm

I'm surprised no one mentioned this one yet:

http://youtu.be/SWqbazi67Uw

Darrell Criswell · Post by **Darrell Criswell** » 6 May 2014 7:43 pm

Porter Wagoner's Misery Loves Company
Two empty glasses, one empty chair
Think I will have another cup of coffee
There stands the glass
It's five o'clock somewhere
The Thing That Made Milwaukee Famous
Sick Sober and Sorry
I Buy the Wine. by Lefty Frizzell
I'll Leave the Bottle on the Bar. by Johnny Paycheck
Who'll Buy the Wine. by Charlie Walker
Two Candles, One Dinner And A Bottle - Paycheck
I turn to the wine
One More Drink And Then I'll Go
The Pint of No Return - paycheck
The Wheels Fell Off The Wagon Johnny Paycheck
With Your Wedding Ring In My Hand Johnny Paycheck

Ken Campbell · Post by **Ken Campbell** » 7 May 2014 4:00 am

Two more bottles of wine

Andy Volk · Post by **Andy Volk** » 7 May 2014 4:13 am

Scotch & Soda
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jf9Lsd6uh-o

Alcohol of Fame
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL7BVFXPItk

The Night They Invented Chanpagne
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9J6G_rdSDI

Not to forget ....

Red Red Wine, Cracklin' Rosie, There Stands the Glass, Show me the Way to Go Home, Whisky in the Jar, John Barlycorn is Dead, etc. etc.

Jim Cooley · Post by **Jim Cooley** » 7 May 2014 5:04 am

I Lie When I Drink - Dale Watson
An Empty Glass - Gary Stewart

Tony Glassman · Post by **Tony Glassman** » 7 May 2014 6:30 am

OTHERS of NOTABLE MENTION:

-- "Tell Old 'I Ain't Here", He better Get On Home" (Moe Bandy & Joe Stampley)

-- "Days of Wine & Roses"/ "Bottle Let Me down" (Merle)

-- "White Lightening" (George Jones)

-- "Bartender's Blues" (George Jones)

-- "I Got that Drinkin' Thing" (Gary Stewart)

-- "Pop-A-Top" (Alan Jackson version)

-- "There Stands the Glass" (Webb Pierce)

-- "If I Gotta Sink,..." (Johnny Paycheck)

-- "Days of Wine & Roses" (Merle Haggard)

-- "The Whiskey Ain't Workin" (Travis Tritt & Marty Stuart)

-- "Chug-A-Lug" (Roger Miller)

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 7 May 2014 7:26 am

"Whiskey Lullabye" - Brad Paisley/Alison Krauss.

The "Hofbrauehaus" song.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 7 May 2014 9:12 am

The "Hofbrauehaus" song

This is an earworm I can do without, Frank

Jack Hanson · Post by **Jack Hanson** » 7 May 2014 9:17 am

As Tony alluded to above, "I Threw Away The Rose" by the Hag is about as good as any "drinking song" could possibly get. One of my favorite pedal steel parts of all time.

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 7 May 2014 9:26 am

Joachim Kettner wrote:
The "Hofbrauehaus" song
This is an earworm I can do without, Frank

Sorry Joachim -

Thread says drinking songs. Sauf aus!

Dale Rottacker · Post by **Dale Rottacker** » 7 May 2014 9:31 am

I don't drink to any of them...

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