[ cheers and applause ] the following is a paid advertisement for time life's music collection. these are songs about real life... songs about love... songs that come straight from the heart. ♪ here you come again ♪ ♪ just when i've begun to get myself together ♪ ♪ oh, baby, i'm gonna love you forever ♪ ♪ ♪ forever and ever, amen ♪ mama, he's crazy ♪ crazy over me ♪ just the good ol' boys ♪ never meaning no harm hello, i'm john schneider and i'm thrilled to be here today to introduce the new music collection,

country's got heart. we're gonna talk about one of my very favorite topics-- country music. it's real, it's sincere, and it's given us some of the greatest artists of all time. ♪ hello, darlin' ♪ nice to see you ♪ it's been a long time ♪ you're just as lovely ♪ as you used to be ♪ you've got to kiss an angel good morning ♪ ♪ and let her know you think about her ♪ ♪ when you're gone ♪ and don't it make my brown eyes ♪ ♪ don't it make my brown eyes ♪ don't it make ♪ my brown eyes blue ♪ ooo i grew up listening to country music. great country songs tell us stories about life and about love, and they tell it in a way that is so pure. ♪ and when we get behind closed doors ♪

♪ then she lets her hair hang down ♪ ♪ well, excuse me ♪ but i think you've got my chair ♪ ♪ i still believe in you ♪ ♪ with a love ♪ that will always be country music speaks to us about what's really important, love and relationships. ♪ baby, baby ♪ don't get hooked on me ♪ ♪ baby, baby ♪ don't get hooked on me ♪ and she believes in me ♪ i'll never know just what she sees in me ♪ today's show is filled with great artists and great songs that truly come from the heart. but before we go any further, i want to introduce my co-host,

suzanne alexander... hey, john! how ya doing? hello, suzanne! wonderful! i have to say what a pleasure it is to get to work with this guy! what an incredible career, acting from tv, stage, movies, big hits in country music! well, thank you, suzanne, but you know, i'm still just a good ol' country boy at heart. well, that's why, he and i, we share a mutual love, country music. yes, we do! and now we're gonna take everybody on a trip back to the 70s and 80s to enjoy some of the greatest country music ever recorded. ♪ i'm guilty ♪ of love in the first degree now for the first time ever, all of the greatest country songs from the '70s and '80s are together. time life proudly presents the country's got heart collection. 150 of country's most meaningful and heartfelt songs ever. i think it's special how music can bring back so many memories. you know, john, i can remember where i was the first time i heard so many of these songs... yes! or more importantly, who i was with or who i was thinking about.

♪ sweet darlin' ♪ there ain't no getting over me ♪ ♪ that's the way love goes, babe ♪ ♪ that's the music god made ♪ my coat of many colors that my mama made for me ♪ ♪ made only from rags ♪ but i wore is so proudly ♪ satin sheets to lie on ♪ satin pillows to cry on suzanne, when i was growing up and listening to great country music artists like merle haggard, waylon jennings, george jones, and willie nelson, that's what made me want to be a country music singer. well, you know, they're all here in this collection, along with another one of my favorite singers... ♪ what's a memory like you ♪ doing in love like this

♪ in the twilight glow i see ♪ ♪ blue eyes crying in the rain ♪ he stopped loving her today ♪ they placed a wreath upon his door ♪ ♪ now i'm lying here with linda on my mind ♪ ♪ and next to me my soon to be ♪ ♪ the one i left behind ♪ let's go to ♪ luckenbach, texas ♪ with waylon and willie ♪ and the boys ♪ i love how country songs can make you feel! i know, i do too, it's the sound, it's the rhythm, it's the stories that they tell.

♪ 'cause i love a rainy night ♪ yeah, i love a rainy night ♪ souern nights ♪ have you ever felt ♪ a southern night ♪ elvira ♪ ♪ elvira ♪ ♪ my heart's on fire for elvira ♪ ♪ shine on my, sunshine, walk with me ♪ ♪ well, it's a skip-a-dee doo-dah day ♪ ♪ i'm the happiest girl in the whole u.s.a. ♪ wow, country love songs really are like no other kind of love song. i agree. i think that's because they tell stories that we can honestly relate to, like this one by sammi smith... ♪ take the ribbon from my hair ♪ ♪ shake it loose ♪ and let it fall

♪ but i believe in love ♪ ♪ i believe in babies ♪ now you say it best ♪ ♪ when you say nothing at all what beautiful songs! and that's what's so special about the country's got heart collection, it's filled with the greatest love songs sung by the greatest story tellers in country music history! ♪ when i walked through the front door ♪ ♪ my whole life was changed ♪ 'cause nobody answered ♪ when i called your name this collection is unbelievable! the biggest country hits and the biggest artists, all together in one amazing collection! 20 years of the best country music ever, the absolute best of the best. that's time life's country's got heart

and getting it is as easy as picking up the phone! now, country music's greatest love songs by country's biggest stars are together. ♪ here you come again ♪ just when i'm about to make it work without you ♪ ♪ mammas, don't let your babies ♪ ♪ grow up to be cowboys ♪ time life proudly presents the country's got heart collection... 150 classic hits. ♪ you want a man with a slow hand ♪ you'll hear conway twitty, randy travis, reba mcentire... ♪ when whoever's in new england's through with you ♪ you'll hear country music's most heartfelt songs and each one is a timeless classic. ♪ oh, baby, i'm gonna love you forever ♪

♪ ♪ forever and ever, amen ♪ if you love me ♪ let me know ♪ if you don't ♪ then let me go every song in the collection is the original hit recording and each one has been digitally remastered for incredible sound. ♪ hey, did you happen to see ♪ the most beautiful girl in the world ♪ ♪ i beg your pardon ♪ i never promised you a rose garden ♪ each cd in the country's got heart collection comes with complete liner notes containing stories about the artists and their music. ♪ i cross my heart and promise to ♪ ♪ give all i've got to give ♪ to make all your dreams come true ♪

you could spend hours of time and hundreds of dollars trying to collect all the hits in country's got heart, but call now and get the complete collection on 8 cds for just 6 easy payments of $26.99 each. ♪ i still believe in you ♪ with a love ♪ that will always be but wait! that's not all, order with your credit card and get this free bonus collection, country's all-time greatest duets. ♪ we're gonna hold on ♪ ♪ we're gonna hold... 2 cds... 30 classic duets! ♪ hey, louisiana woman ♪ mississippi man ♪ we get together ♪ every time we can ♪ a mississippi river ♪ can't keep us apart that's a total of 10 cds, 150 hits for the most complete collection of country love songs ever.

♪ i was looking for love ♪ in all the wrong places ♪ looking for love ♪ in too many faces but wait! there's more! call in the next 18 minutes and get free shipping and handling! that's a savings of nearly $18! ♪ there's no way i can make it without you ♪ ♪ there's no way... and remember, if country's got heart isn't the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back and we'll refund your full purchase price, no questions asked. ♪ delta dawn ♪ what's that flower you have on? ♪ this collection is not sold in stores, so call now with your credit card and get the complete country's got heart collection, your free bonus collection of duets, and free shipping and handling. and don't forget to ask about the deluxe collector's box. welcome back to country's got heart! you know, john, what's so amazing about country music is the tremendous variety of songs, stories, and styles.

yes, there are so many different ways that artists can express their true feelings. ♪ you're the reason ♪ god made oklahoma ♪ you're the reason ♪ god made oklahoma ♪ together again ♪ ♪ my tears ♪ can't stop falling ♪ ♪ young love ♪ strong love ♪ funny face, i love you ♪ ♪ funny face, i need you ♪ ♪ my whole world's wrapped up in you ♪ there's nothing that feels more personal than a country love song. like this one by my first lady of country music, miss dolly parton. ♪ and i will always ♪ ♪ love you ♪ i...

♪ lady ♪ i'm your knight in shining armor ♪ ♪ and i love you ♪ you were always on my mind ♪ ♪ you were always on my mind ♪ she's the foundation i lean on ♪ ♪ my woman ♪ my woman, my wife and there are also those songs that try to warn you to tread carefully down certain romantic paths. ♪ baby, baby ♪ don't get hooked on me ♪ ♪ baby, baby ♪ don't get hooked on me ♪ and as i put my arms around you ♪ ♪ i can tell ♪ you've never been this far before ♪ ♪ any day now ♪ i will hear you say

♪ goodbye, my love ♪ the closer you get ♪ the further i fall john, you know, country music has its own way of looking at other people's love affairs. yes, that's right, 'cause every love story, good or bad, needs a song. ♪ she's in love with the boy ♪ ♪ she's in love with the boy ♪ i know i'm leaving here ♪ ♪ a better man ♪ ♪ for knowing you this way ♪ the only thing different ♪ the only thing new ♪ i've got the records ♪ she's got you and country music surely doesn't let you forget the possibility of heartbreak. isn't that the truth! but there are always those songs that let us know we're not alone in that pain. ♪ and i'll be there

♪ before the next teardrop falls ♪ ♪ and there's nothing ♪ cold as ashes ♪ after the fire is gone ♪ hey, won't you play ♪ another somebody done ♪ somebody wrong song ♪ if loving you is wrong ♪ i don't want to be right ♪ if being right means living without you ♪ ♪ i'd rather live a wrong than right ♪ but sometimes love is just right. ♪ and when we get behind closed doors ♪ ♪ then she lets her hair hang down ♪ ♪ easy loving ♪ so sexy looking

♪ somebody's knocking ♪ should i let him in ♪ lord, it's the devil ♪ would you look at him ♪ we've got tonight ♪ who needs tomorrow ♪ we've got tonight, babe ♪ why don't we stay this music is just unbelievable! and now two decades of the biggest country songs are all captured right here in the country's got heart collection. and remember if this isn't the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back and we'll refund your full purchase price. the collection is that good, so call now! now, country music's greatest love songs by country's biggest stars are together. ♪ you've got to kiss an angel good morning ♪ ♪ and let her know you think about her ♪ ♪ when you're gone ♪ hello, darling ♪ nice to see you

♪ it's been a long time ♪ you're just as lovely ♪ as you used to be time life proudly presents the country's got heart collection... 150 classic hits. ♪ is there life out there ♪ so much she hasn't done you'll hear conway twitty, randy travis, dolly parton. ♪ my coat of many colors that my mama made for me ♪ vince gill, kenny rogers, george jones, alabama. ♪ i'm guilty ♪ of love in the first degree every song in the collection is the original hit recording and each one has been digitally remastered for incredible sound. ♪ if i said you have ♪ a beautiful body

♪ would you hold it against me ♪ sleeping single in a double bed ♪ ♪ thinking over things i wish i'd said ♪ each cd in the country's got heart collection comes with complete liner notes containing stories about the artists and their music. ♪ i cross my heart and promise to ♪ ♪ give all i've got to give ♪ to make all your dreams come true ♪ you could spend hours of time and hundreds of dollars trying to collect all the hits in country's got heart, but call now and get the complete collection on 8 cds for just 6 easy payments of $26.99 each. ♪ i still believe in you ♪ with a love ♪ that will always be

but wait! that's not all! order with your credit card and get this free bonus collection, country's all-time greatest duets. ♪ islands in the stream ♪ that is what we are 2 cds... 30 classic duets! ♪ golden ring [golden ring] ♪ ♪ with one tiny little stone that's a total of 10 cds, 150 hits for the most complete collection of country love songs ever. ♪ but when he loves me ♪ he really loves me ♪ he loves me all the way but wait! there's more! call in the next 10 minutes and get free shipping and handling! that's a savings of nearly $18! ♪ she's a good hearted woman ♪ in love with a good timing man. ♪ and remember, if country's got heart isn't the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back and we'll refund your full purchase price,

no questions asked. ♪ 'cause i love a rainy night ♪ ♪ yeah, i love a rainy night this collection is not sold in stores, so call now with your credit card and get the complete country's got heart collection, your free bonus collection of duets, and free shipping and handling. and don't forget to ask about the deluxe collector's box. during the '70s and '80s country music really became america's music. it found bigger audiences as hits topped both the country and pop charts. yeah, like this one by an australian country girl, olivia newton-john... ♪ if you love me ♪ let me know ♪ if you don't ♪ then let me go ♪ like a rhinestone cowboy ♪ ♪ riding out on a horse ♪ in a star-spangled rodeo ♪ don't tell my heart ♪ my achy breaky heart ♪ i just don't think he'd understand ♪ ♪ ooo, i'm driving my life away ♪

♪ ♪ looking for a better way ♪ for me there was this little movie back in 1980, with john travolta and debra winger, that made sure all of america knew just how good country music and country living really was. that movie, urban cowboy, showcased some of country's greatest music. ♪ i was looking for love ♪ in all the wrong places ♪ looking for love ♪ in too many faces ♪ mammas, don't let your babies ♪ ♪ grow up to be cowboys ♪ ♪ don't let them pick guitars ♪ ♪ and drive them ol' trucks ♪ could i have this dance ♪ ♪ for the rest of my life ♪ country singers remind us that love isn't just burning on the home fires... they love to take their hearts, their souls, and their music out on the road. ♪ houston ♪ houston means that i'm one day closer to you ♪

♪ eighteen wheels ♪ and a dozen roses ♪ ♪ ten more miles ♪ on his 4-day run ♪ on the road again ♪ just can't wait to get on the road again ♪ ♪ living on tulsa time ♪ ♪ living on tulsa time wow, the country's got heart collection is filled with some of the most timeless country classics ever! it's music that will truly last a lifetime. ♪ lay your head ♪ upon my pillow ♪ step right up ♪ come on in ♪ if you'd like to take the grand tour ♪ ♪ if we make it through december ♪

♪ ♪ everything's gonna be all right, i know ♪ ♪ lead me on ♪ and take control of how i feel ♪ from the '70s through the '80s, country artists gave us some of the most wonderful songs ever written. what's consistent is the heart and soul, the truth in the message, and the sincerity of the artists. ♪ oh, baby i'm gonna love you forever ♪ ♪ forever and ever, amen ♪ in the still of the night ♪ hold me, darling ♪ hold me tight wow, ronnie milsap, george jones, loretta lynn, and conway twitty... this collection really has it all! let's not forget reba mcentire, george strait, randy travis, dolly parton, and this man right here, john schneider!

aww, thanks, suzanne! country's got heart is simply the best country collection i've ever heard. hey, but don't go looking for it in stores, it's only available right here! and remember, all 10 cds come in this beautiful country's got heart collector's box, so don't wait, call now! now, country music's greatest love songs by country's biggest stars are together. ♪ here you come again ♪ just when i'm about to make it work without you ♪ ♪ mama, he's crazy ♪ crazy over me time life proudly presents the country's got heart collection... 150 classic hits. ♪ you want a man with a slow hand ♪ you'll hear conway twitty, randy travis, reba mcentire...

♪ when whoever's in new england's through with you ♪ vince gill, alabama, george jones, kenny rogers... ♪ and she believes in me ♪ i'll never know just what she sees in me ♪ you'll hear country music's most heartfelt songs, and each one is a timeless classic. ♪ sweet darling ♪ there ain't no getting over me ♪ ♪ delta dawn ♪ what's that flower you have on ♪ ♪ could it be a faded rose from days gone by? ♪ every song in the collection is the original hit recording and each one has been digitally remastered for incredible sound. ♪ hey, did you happen to see

♪ the most beautiful girl in the world ♪ ♪ i beg your pardon ♪ i never promised you a rose garden ♪ each cd in the country's got heart collection comes with complete liner notes containing stories about the artists and their music. ♪ i cross my heart and promise to ♪ ♪ give all i've got to give ♪ to make all your dreams come true ♪ you could spend hours of time and hundreds of dollars trying to collect all the hits in country's got heart, but call now and get the complete collection on 8 cds for just 6 easy payments of $26.99 each. ♪ i still believe in you ♪ with a love ♪ that will always be

but wait! that's not all! order with your credit card and get this free bonus collection, country's all-time greatest duets. ♪ islands in the stream ♪ that is what we are ♪ no one in between 2 cds... 30 classic duets! ♪ golden ring [golden ring] ♪ ♪ with one tiny little stone that's a total of 10 cds, 150 hits for the most complete collection of country love songs ever. ♪ i was looking for love ♪ in all the wrong places ♪ looking for love ♪ in too many faces but wait! there's more! call in the next 2 minutes and get free shipping and handling! that's a savings of nearly $18! ♪ there's no way i can make it without you ♪ ♪ there's no way...

and remember, if country's got heart isn't the best collection you've ever heard, just send it back and we'll refund your full purchase price, no questions asked. ♪ heaven's just a sin away ♪ whoa, just a sin away this collection is not sold in stores, so call now with your credit card and get the complete country's got heart collection, your free bonus collection of duets, and free shipping and handling. and don't forget to ask about the deluxe collector's box. i'm suzanne alexander... and i'm john schneider, thanks for watching and enjoy the music! the preceding was a paid advertisement for time life's music collection.

i miss that guy with all my heart. we shared classes together, we survived the lectures, and we took the tests and we told the jokes. but now i must look at the empty desk with an empty heart, unable to rest. while all the other kids laugh and play, i'll only remember that one day, when my best friend jeff was taken away. i love you, jeff.