Your favorite Merle Haggard song(s)

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 21 Sep 2010 7:55 pm

I love to back a singer singing

The Farmers Daughter
Looking for a Place to Fall Apart
Shelly's Winter Love
Silver Wings
Sing Me Back Home

Merle does it for me, such emotion in his writing, it rips my heart out sometimes.

Larry Behm

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 21 Sep 2010 8:05 pm

I've always been moved by "Every Fool Has a Rainbow".

Austin Tripp · Post by **Austin Tripp** » 21 Sep 2010 8:14 pm

"Misery and gin" and "Going where the lonely goes".

Bob Vantine · Post by **Bob Vantine** » 21 Sep 2010 8:37 pm

Carolyn...Silver Wings...Always On A Mtn...If We Make It Thru December...Sing Me Back Home...Always Wanting You...etc , etc

Charles Davidson · Post by **Charles Davidson** » 21 Sep 2010 8:40 pm

The Way It Was In 51. YOU BETCHA,DYK?BC.

Leslie Ehrlich · Post by **Leslie Ehrlich** » 22 Sep 2010 12:52 am

Daddy Frank
I'm A Lonesome Fugitive
Branded Man
Mama Tried
Today I Started Loving You Again

Owen Barnes · Post by **Owen Barnes** » 22 Sep 2010 1:54 am

If We're Not Back In Love By Monday.

Chris Brooks · Post by **Chris Brooks** » 22 Sep 2010 4:16 am

He's written lots of great tunes like the ones you guys have mentioned.

Lately we (Ray Cross and the Country Heartbeats) have been doing one that I didn't know before, "In the Arms of Love." I like the way it starts out very spare and "low-key," then builds to higher register with more passion.

Chris

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 22 Sep 2010 4:41 am

Always Wanting You, All in the Movies, Carolyn.

Bob Vantine · Post by **Bob Vantine** » 22 Sep 2010 4:45 am

Chris....

I believe that's an old Tommy Collins song....great choice !

Use to be a time that we could've done 2hrs of Merle easy!

Jody Cameron · Post by **Jody Cameron** » 22 Sep 2010 5:24 am

I've always liked "Huntsville" - obscure, but has a great groove. jc

Michael Robertson · Post by **Michael Robertson** » 22 Sep 2010 5:27 am

“Sing a Sad Song”
I enjoy playing the solo.
Mr. Hamlet has such a soulful touch.

Bob Blair · Post by **Bob Blair** » 22 Sep 2010 5:36 am

Big City
Wake Up

And pretty much every song already mentioned.

Post by **Dave Mudgett** » 22 Sep 2010 5:41 am

Today I Started Loving You Again
Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down
Swinging Doors
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive
Sing Me Back Home
Mama Tried
Workin' Man's Blues
Silver Wings
Okie from Muskogee
The Fighting Side of Me
Big City
Going Where the Lonely Go

I tried to whittle it down to 10, but couldn't, so call it an even dozen.

Tony Farr · Post by **Tony Farr** » 22 Sep 2010 5:52 am

"You'll Always Be Special To Me"
a very beautiful song

Dennis Graves · Post by **Dennis Graves** » 22 Sep 2010 5:58 am

Someday When Things Are Good

I Threw Away The Rose

Barry Blackwood · Post by **Barry Blackwood** » 22 Sep 2010 5:59 am

Whittling down a Merle repertoire is tough, indeed. Tossing in a few of my favorites, not to the exclusion of any others ....
Always on a Mountain (side note - I have been amazed through the years how many bands do not get this song right!)
Misery and Gin
Carolyn
Footlights (tonight we'll kick the footlights out again)

Frank Freniere · Post by **Frank Freniere** » 22 Sep 2010 7:00 am

"Always On A Mountain" by the man himself.

Radney Foster's cover of "The Running Kind."

And all the others already mentioned.

Larry Behm · Post by **Larry Behm** » 22 Sep 2010 7:17 am

See what I mean, tons of just great songs. I think Merle might have wanted to be a steel player in another life, we are the winners here every time.

Larry Behm

I'm rolling down hill like a snow ball headed for hell, I live this stuff.

Joachim Kettner · Post by **Joachim Kettner** » 22 Sep 2010 7:39 am

It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)
Always On A Mountain also

David Griffin · Post by **David Griffin** » 22 Sep 2010 7:40 am

"I Can't Hold Myself In Line","Things Aren't Funny Any More","Tulare Dust/Mama Tried","Everybody's Had The Blues","Heaven Was a Drink of Wine","I Set My Chickens Free"

Tony Rankin · Post by **Tony Rankin** » 22 Sep 2010 7:59 am

I'm surprised no one has mentioned, "I Could Have Gone Right".

I also like, "Holding Things Together". Just listen to Norm on this one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4Rm9hGzg6U

Jerry Overstreet · Post by **Jerry Overstreet** » 22 Sep 2010 9:31 am

Hard to miss with a Merle tune. I'm sure this will grow into several pages. One of my all-time favorites I didn't mention is Mama's Hungry Eyes.

Dave Harmonson · Post by **Dave Harmonson** » 22 Sep 2010 9:49 am

Too many great ones to pick a favorite, but Holding Things Together, From Now On All My Friends Are Gonna Be Strangers, Whiteline Fever are 3 of mine.

Stu Schulman · Post by **Stu Schulman** » 22 Sep 2010 10:38 am

My fave's today would be "Every Fool has A Rainbow" "The Train Never stops At Our Town' and "What's Wrong With Stayin Home With Julie"