Country songs were on another level in the 1980s, and it's crazy that these hard-hitters have been forgotten by so many today.

If there is any genre of music that can evoke strong emotions in songs, it’s country music. For decades, country songs have been able to stir up all kinds of feelings, including heartbreaking ones.

Country music is so littered with sad songs that it's a well-worn joke: what do you get when you play a country song backwards? You get your wife back, your dog back, your truck back…and in case of ...