Anyone know a good country song about two lovers murdering the husband?

July 31, 2018 1:35 PM

Hi! I’m writing a noir. I guess it’s sort of like The Postman Always Rings Twice. Does anyone know a good country song about a woman and her lover killing the woman’s husband so they can be together? Thanks!
posted by yellowchartreuse to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

The Dixie Chicks' "Goodbye Earl" has roughly this plotline, except that I believe the women are "friends" not (necessarily) lovers, and the husband is also abusive.
posted by Bardolph at 2:01 PM on July 31, 2018 [10 favorites]

Wrong genre (ska) but the Slackers' Married Girl.
posted by sacrifix at 2:04 PM on July 31, 2018 [1 favorite]

Hoyt Axton's "Della and the Dealer" is ambiguous on who murders who, but it might fit the bill.
posted by Quonab at 2:36 PM on July 31, 2018 [1 favorite]

It's more folk than country, but how about Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts?
posted by smartyboots at 3:07 PM on July 31, 2018 [3 favorites]

Heh, came into also mention Married Girl.
posted by sideshow at 5:19 PM on July 31, 2018 [1 favorite]

Could you maybe search for a country cover of The Slackers' "Married Girl"? It's totally the song I thought of first.
posted by wenestvedt at 7:35 AM on August 1, 2018 [1 favorite]

Pine Valley Cosmonauts' The Plans We Made
posted by We put our faith in Blast Hardcheese at 8:10 AM on August 1, 2018

I don't have a song, but here is lyric you can use:

What do you do when you love your husband's lover,
Out in the light, and under cover:
Bay to the moon, pray to the sun,
Drive into town, and buy a gun.
posted by SemiSalt at 5:38 PM on August 1, 2018 [1 favorite]