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Jim Cohen Member Posts: 8715 |
posted 07 April 2000 09:00 AM
I've always been partial to "Every Fool Has a Rainbow". Also, I love his version of "Cherokee Maiden". |
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Tommy M Member Posts: 914 |
posted 07 April 2000 12:37 PM
"No Time To Cry". Man! What a song! Iris Dement wrote it and "Hag" nailed it!!! ------------------ |
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Olaf van Roggen Member Posts: 36 |
posted 07 April 2000 02:12 PM
Wow guys,What a hard question,almost all Merle Haggard songs are great,especially the early ones,I shall try to make a decision: An outtake from The Figthing side of m Album has been;" I can't stop loving you" which they only released on a Cdbox,Being a kid and from The Netherlands(not understanding English back then) I like the I "like Dixie Blues" version of Okie from Muskogee(later I found out what it was all about,and I love " Mama's hungry eyes..I know there are a lot more to mention but life' s about making choices.Olaf |
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Ron Page Member Posts: 4390 |
posted 07 April 2000 02:44 PM
Glad to see most of us are having trouble settling on just ONE. Phil, that one is titled “Don’t Just Lay There”. Judging solely from the title it could take a totally different tact than it does. Good call Larry and Garry. I have forever wondered why “Shelly’s Winter Love” was never a single. I would go to number 1 instantly today – if you could just get 1 station to start playing it. Great tune. And finally, Gregg is being modest not to respond to the mention of “You Take Me For Granted” on which he played lead guitar. Great job! ------------------ |
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Fred Ermentrout Member Posts: 45 |
posted 07 April 2000 04:11 PM
"Always Wanting You" |
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Bob Shilling Member Posts: 469 |
posted 07 April 2000 04:33 PM
"Mama Tried", but only because that's what's playing RIGHT NOW on netradio.com  Favorite Hag song? You guys gotta be kidding. It can't be done. ------------------ |
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winston Member Posts: 499 |
posted 07 April 2000 04:55 PM
Memories and Skid Row do it for me |
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Don Walters Member Posts: 1189 |
posted 07 April 2000 05:58 PM
Bob Shilling nailed it... it can't be done. The man's a genius, far beyond anyone else. Even the few he sang that he didn't write he managed to make his own. I love "The Way I Am", a Sonny Throckmorton comp. "I can almost see, that bobber dancin'.." - pure magic. ------------------ [This message was edited by Don Walters on 07 April 2000 at 05:59 PM.] |
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Scott Hiestand Member Posts: 75 |
posted 07 April 2000 06:57 PM
A three-way tie: Branded Man...Sing Me Back Home...The Way I Am. Scott H. |
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John Macy Member Posts: 2290 |
posted 07 April 2000 09:29 PM
I have always loved "Colorado"--wonder why. But it's hard tpo beat "That's the Way Love Goes". But I guess they're all favorites. |
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Bob Taillefer Member Posts: 656 |
posted 07 April 2000 11:22 PM
Today I started loving you again Swinging Doors No It's Not Love But It's Not Bad |
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Tim Rowley Member Posts: 957 |
posted 08 April 2000 12:03 AM
I enjoy most of the songs Merle has recorded, especially the earlier ones. I particularly like "Ramblin' Fever", "Every Fool Has a Rainbow", "Mama Tried", and the Bob Wills type of tunes he recorded. "Cherokee Maiden" is outstanding. I think Merle got a lot of pickers in my generation interested in Bob Wills when he came out with that tribute album years ago. Of course he also recorded other tunes associated with a number of other earlier artists--Jimmy Rodgers and Lefty Frizzell to mention a couple of them. Merle seems to have a knack for cutting great songs and his style and ability are tremendous, a living legend. |
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Chris Brooks Member Posts: 486 |
posted 08 April 2000 12:24 AM
"The Fugitive" for one. I am listening to it now (quietly) in the teacher's office. Love the subtle cowbell and shaker in the rhythm track. Only one thing missing from the song ... (Hint: it has 10 strings and an accelerator pedal ... ) Chris ------------------ |
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Ladd Smith Member Posts: 29 |
posted 08 April 2000 02:14 AM
DO YOU GUY'S HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY OF THESE THAT LEONA WILLIAMS WROTE OR CO-WROTE: YOU TAKE ME FOR GRANTED, BULL FROM THE WOODS,BEAVER FROM MISSOURI-STRANGERS-MAN I CAN'T THINK OF THOSE ALL MUCH LESS ALL MY FAVORITE MERLE-MERLE SONGS..... ------------------ |
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Rich Paton Member Posts: 686 |
posted 08 April 2000 03:05 AM
I think I'll just stay here and drink! |
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jim milewski Member Posts: 916 |
posted 08 April 2000 04:21 AM
whats great about the old hag tunes is the honesty, they would really p-off some liberal social engineer, whose hell bent on being politically correct (remember Ronnie Reagan gave the Hag a governers pardon from the slammer in Ca., clinton only lets terrorist puerto ricans out to get the witch a few votes i9n n.y.)any way long live the hag and thank God we really don't have to pick just one song to listen to, but I really love it when the singer says "lets do the way I am" |
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jim milewski Member Posts: 916 |
posted 08 April 2000 04:31 AM
the thing I like best of the Hag tunes is the honesty, the lyrics would really p-off a liberal social engineer whose hell bent on being politically correct (remember Ronnie Reagan gave the Hag a governers pardon from the slammer, clinton only does that for terrorist puerto ricans so the witch gets a few more n.y. votes)any way long live the hag and the guy really didn't use the steel as much as others may have in all those great songs, but thats the beauty part, his great taste. I still love it when the band does "the way I am" |
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jim milewski Member Posts: 916 |
posted 08 April 2000 04:34 AM
sorry bout the double post, connection lost, can we delete one? |
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Wade Medlock Member Posts: 103 |
posted 08 April 2000 05:24 AM
Emptiest Arms in the World |
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Lem Smith Member Posts: 1501 |
posted 08 April 2000 06:33 AM
One more... "Are the good times really over for good". ------------------ |
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John McConnell Member Posts: 87 |
posted 08 April 2000 07:22 AM
Silver Wings, Sing Me Back Home, Many More Hag's the best of them all for me. |
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Steve Leal Member Posts: 89 |
posted 09 April 2000 06:32 AM
"Misery and Gin" or "Working Man Blues" |
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Earnest Bovine Member Posts: 4687 |
posted 09 April 2000 09:53 AM
Those are the 2 that Jon Wayne covers. |
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Terry Downs Member Posts: 444 |
posted 09 April 2000 07:36 PM
Wow!! Two of my favorites have not been mentioned. I may have missed it though, this is a long thread. "That's All In The Movies" They are both on the same album which I own the orignal LP. I also think the "Someday We'll Look Back" album was a point where Hag's voice was the richest. I had the pleasure of seeing Hag live the first time they played "Everybody's Had the Blues" before the live recording. I also saw him in 1969 in Icard North Carolina. I've never been the same. ------------------ |
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Joe E Member Posts: 620 |
posted 10 April 2000 07:04 AM
Hey does any one have the Merle's tribute to Elvis? Not Bad either! |
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Wade Medlock Member Posts: 103 |
posted 10 April 2000 07:31 AM
The Emptiest Arms in the World |
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Glenn Suchan Member Posts: 1187 |
posted 10 April 2000 09:47 AM
My favs are: California Cottonfields (Although this was written by Dallas Frazier...I believe); That's the way Love goes; Holding Things Together (I knew of someone who called this the "Elmer's Glue Song". Also, I believe Kenny Serrat wrote this one), The Fugitive, and finally one Merle co-wrote with Clint Black that I think is called "Dangling in my mind". Actually, it would be a little easier to pick the very few that don't do it for me. Keep on pickin'! |
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Patrick Smith Member Posts: 747 |
posted 10 April 2000 09:56 AM
"Farmers Daughter" and "You take me for granted" (title?) PMS |
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SCOTT TYLER Member Posts: 138 |
posted 10 April 2000 10:01 PM
Respectfully, I have a correction. The name of the song mentioned in an earlier post is "Wake Up." The chorus goes "Wake up, don't just lay there, like cold granite stone - Wake up, we're too close to be alone." My favorite Hag song has to be "Sing a Sad Song." That vocal yodel lick on the word "sadness" just kills me. But we know all of his stuff is great!! |
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Ladd Smith Member Posts: 29 |
posted 10 April 2000 10:19 PM
irma jackson-here in frisco-the farmers daughter-livin with the shades pulled down-kentucky gambler-runnin kind-i wonder do they ever think of me-sidewalks of chicago-soldiers last letter(originally ernest tubb-and mysteriously merles version is missing some verses)-always wanting you-the way it was in '51-daddy frank-tulare dust-skid row-i threw away the rose-you don't have very far to go-somewhere between-sing me back home-the bottle let me down-swingin doors-the son of hickory hollers tramp-ramblin fever-footlights-my own kinda hat-Leonard-you take me for granted-kern river-misery and gin-red bandana-the legend of bonnie and clyde-mam tried-i take alot of pride in what i am-the old man from the mountain-workin man blues-hungry eyes-waitin for a train (originally jimmie rodgers)-california cotton fields-and finally one of my personal musical favorites(besides leonard/here in frisco and all the other hits)-"I'll Be a Hero (When I Strike)"... ------------------ |
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Harry Hess Member Posts: 1131 |
posted 10 April 2000 10:26 PM
Sing Me Back Home HH |
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daynawills Member Posts: 652 |
posted 10 April 2000 11:48 PM
Misery and Gin ------------------ |
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daynawills Member Posts: 652 |
posted 10 April 2000 11:51 PM
Oh yeah, Kern River ------------------ |
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