# Best #1 Country Song of the Year 1959 \[POLL\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693 "2014-12-19T19:55:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eddie\_F](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/22d042/32.png) [@Eddie\_F](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eddie_F)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/1 "2014-12-19T19:55:37Z")
At long last, the country poll continues (with profuse appy-polly-logies from me for taking so gol’durn long to get this year up). There are eleven songs to choose from this year, and by my reckoning, there somewhat exists a Sophie’s choice (one of _many_ to come, by my estimation) this year. So? Which tune will you cast your vote for? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/2 "2014-12-19T20:07:57Z")
El Paso for me. I still think it’s a good song. I don’t think that is one of Cash’s good songs, (but obviously enough others did!) and The Battle of New Orleans, while a fun song, is too much a novelty song. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/3 "2014-12-19T21:22:55Z")
Merciless fate, choose between _White Lightning_ and _El Paso_? I’m gonnaaaaaaaa go with…dang, this shouldn’t be this hard. Ok, Marty Robbins, because I complained about rockabilly earlier. Sorry, Possum. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/4 "2014-12-19T22:30:24Z")
Wow, what a list, there are 5 songs here I love, hard choice. Billy Bayou, 3 Bells, El Paso, Don’t Take Your Guns to Town, Battle of New Orleans. Wanna pick 3 Bells,( wanna pick all of them really) but gotta go with El Paso. ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2014, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/5 "2014-12-19T22:42:55Z")
Alison Krauss 3 bells. [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/6Qi71HaIUZk/hqdefault.jpg "YouTube - Alison Krauss - The 3 Bells.flv") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Qi71HaIUZk) ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/6 "2014-12-20T01:12:43Z")
El Paso. Easily Marty’s best. White lightnin’ was not one of George’s top five. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/7 "2014-12-20T01:59:37Z")
It was between Marty Robbins and Johnny Cash. After listening, I voted _El Paso_. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/8 "2014-12-20T02:16:40Z")
El Paso is the best murder ballad of the 20th century. Gotta go with it. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/9 "2014-12-20T02:41:16Z")
El Paso. Is there any chance White Lightning hit #1 in another year? ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2014, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-1-country-song-of-the-year-1959-poll/707693/10 "2014-12-20T17:30:22Z")
I went with Battle of New Orleans, which, like El Paso, was also a #1 on the Hot 100. It’s going to be interesting to see in what year it finally happens that there’s no overlap between the #1s on the pop and country charts.