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Oct222011

Country Pumpkins - Halloween Hits to R.I.P. 

DateSaturday, October 22, 2011 at 9:35PM

By Bennett Owen

Carved Pumpkin. Credit: CharleenWiseman.com

There are some country songs out there that send a chill up my spine every time and no matter how often I hear them.  It's the ones that don't quite tell the whole story that get to me most...the ones that haunt you of an evening as you turn the lyrics over and over trying to make sense of the mystery. Dolly Parton did it with 'Jolene' and country crossover artist Mindy Smith covers the song beautifully...dare we say, hauntingly?  This one'll stick with you:

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