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“PROOF OF THE POSSUM” by Desmond Kelly ‘the Star of eLanka’  There is an old saying that “Country Songs” comprise “three chords & the truth”& , on the whole, unremittingly sad. Without any doubt, the ” masterpiece” ” He stopped loving her today”, recorded in 1980 by “Country Icon ” George Jones, not only adhered to the “old saying”, but found a way to transcend it. It was indeed a 3 chord song, done in 6 chords if you take the “change of key”, plus, it was a very sad song, although, like most Country Songs, the “Story of Life”, as we know it. The song was co-composed by Bobby Braddock & Curly Putman & the “sadness” was magnificently amplified by Producer Billy Sherrill especially when sung by “the possum” George Jones. ...