Saturday Afternoon Country: Merle Haggard
1:37pmBeen a while since we saw some Merle around here. Too long. So here's the great man singing about his poor mama and her Hungry Eyes:
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Been a while since we saw some Merle around here. Too long. So here's the great man singing about his poor mama and her Hungry Eyes:
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Amidst all the Dylanmania this week it's worth recalling that Steve Earle once said, "Townes van Zandt is the best songwriter in the whole world and I'll stand on Bob Dylan's coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that." He may be forgiven his touch of hyperbole. Nevertheless, To Live is to Fly is one hell of a song and here it is done by the Cowboy Junkies:
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In honour of his endorsement of Gary Johnson for the Republican presidential primary it's time to feature the great man here again. Sometimes there's just An Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground:
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You can't get much more country than Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down. Here's a take on that classic lament performed by Waylon Jennings:
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Here are Lester and Earl with the boys and, bless 'em, a lovely little sales pitch to put everyone in the mood for some old time harmony. Since it's Easter this seems like a good time to sing I'm On My Way to Canaan's Land...
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It's a beautfiul sunny* afternoon heralding the start of summer and so here, to celebrate that, is Maybelle Carter and the girls with one of their many classics, Wildwood Flower:
*Sod's Law dictates it will pour with rain next Saturday since that's when our cricket season begins.
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