"Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)" (1973)
"Once You've Had the Best" (1973)
"Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half as Bad as Losing You)" is a
novelty song written by
Bobby Braddock and recorded by
Americancountry singerGeorge Jones. The song was recorded at a blistering speed and contains tongue twisting lyrics about a country boy for whom nothing ever goes right. The song would reach #7 on the charts. In the liner notes to the 1982 Jones compilation Anniversary – 10 Years of Hits, producer
Billy Sherrill writes that Jones rarely performed the song live because he could never remember all the words. Jones would record several more Braddock compositions, including "
He Stopped Loving Her Today."