George Jones - Ol' Red video free download


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"Ol' Red" is a song written by James "Bo" Bohan, Don Goodman and Mark Sherrill. The song was originally recorded by George Jones on his 1990 album You Oughta Be Here with Me.

The song's narrator is a prisoner serving time for committing a crime of passion when he murdered a man whom his wife was having an affair with. He is offered a job to take care of the prison dog named Ol' Red, a Redbone Coonhound who is well-known among the inmates for his skill at tracking escaped prisoners.

The narrator writes a letter to his cousin, who sends down an unnamed female Bluetick Coonhound, who then befriends Ol' Red. The narrator keeps Ol' Red away from the Bluetick for several days, deliberately making Red anxious to see her. The narrator then makes his escape attempt, knowing that Red will track down the Bluetick instead. The final lyrics of the song reveal that the escape was successful, and Red and the Bluetick having a litter of puppies to boot.

Comments

8 years ago

Tam Da Bam

if you like Blake's better you are a city slickin queer lover

8 years ago

Donnie Dahlia

I'll be damned

9 years ago

steve mcconaughy

george jones is a bad brother. kick ass stick shit kickin down home musak. peace to all you shitkickers up by j-ville here in sunny florida. peace

9 years ago

Roll Damn tide 205

Greatest country music singer in the history of country music. 

9 years ago

Raleigh Grimsley

I think you are better than Blake

9 years ago

Matthew Sherman

all my friends and even my parents like the Blake Shelton version better. George Jones' will always be the number one for me, i dont care what they think

9 years ago

Fletcher Daniel

Okay this was originally a George Jones song. My mind is blown right off my head, Like BAAAAAAA-BOOOOOOMMMM!!

9 years ago

lucas cohan

i didnt know my fav singer sang a song i like!!!! so blake sheltons version is a cover!!1

9 years ago

Tyson Mecham

the fuck is greorge??!!

9 years ago

TankSlayer109

You guys have to realize how old George was tho

9 years ago

James Lowery

Blake Shelton sucks

9 years ago

levey

Listened to Blakes version, Kenny Rogers version and Georges version. George wins for me. Way more heart and soul in it. 

9 years ago

Matthew Fountaine

I personally like Blake version better but you gotta give Jones credit. He wrote this and Blake ain't half the songwriter Jones was.

9 years ago

FRANK KENNON

George sings it infinitely better than Blake

9 years ago

Travis Harris

RIP The Possum

10 years ago

Fist-Full O-Game

Just realized Blake's song was a cover. Wow. Mind blown.

10 years ago

Rachel Freeman

A Youtuber named Tobuscus was singing this song while playing a video game with friends (he called the video, "Country Mario"), and it sounded so good, I had to hear it. Yeah, I saw that Blake has a cover, but I knew I had to get closer to the source; there's more authenticity that way. 

10 years ago

kevin neel

One of my favorite songs.

10 years ago

Alyssa Moyer

Blake sings it so much better

10 years ago

Joshua Armon

Us real country boys got bigger fish to fry than fighting over a country song, but its fun to see how ya'll pussies talk so much shit to each other when you arent face to face. Do a little growing up children. Love George Jones, love Blake Shelton, Love Kenny Rogers. Just chill its a song and they are all just as enjoyable as the original.

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