15 of the Best Original Songs From Nashville

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Aside from classic tunes by icons like Johnny Cash, Patsy Cline, and Hank Williams, I was never really drawn to country music . . . that is, until Nashville came along. After four seasons with this soapy-folksy drama, I feel like I could pen my own song of heartache as the series comes to an end. In particular, I admire the show's use of music as a storytelling technique. Nashville uses original music to weave emotion into the cracks between spoken dialogue and visual expression, creating a richer narrative than you find in an ordinary TV drama. Although the series delivers plenty of great music, here are 15 songs that made Nashville one of my favorite shows from the past few years.