These classic novelty songs from some of the biggest names in the genre prove that country music doesn't have to be serious all the time.

Looking for a blast from the past? Flip through the slideshow for a list of 20 essential country songs from the '00s, from Alan Jackson classics like "Remember When" to Kenny Chesney's eternally ...

If it weren't for these three Nashville Sound country songs the genre as we know it, would be entirely different.