I love Merle Haggard. Listening to his music over the past 35 years has brought me thousands of hours of pure listening pleasure. In my opinion Merle is the greatest country singer song writter of all time, and there have been some greats. I wish Merle Haggard years of good health. May God take a liking to you Merle. You have many fans who love you and wish you the best... PS, this is one of my favorite Hag songs ever.
Well damn close there are a few more equally as good Merle, he is one of the few left him and Willie,its really amazing how long these guys are hanging in,back in the day the concert life was a hard gig travel was mostly by bus,the parting those guys did was unbelivable,if a tour date was 4 months long it was pretty much party party party thats a hard act to follow but they survived,im george and waylon those two were hard core and they lasted!!!! God i would have loved to be a fly on the wall back then touring with those guys!!!!!
+intimidator6969 Hey, your comment brought me back to listen to this great song. So thanks. No, Merle is the best country singer and songwriter I have heard and will ever hear... in my book. Love George and Waylon too! Wish I had seen Waylon in concert. It would be hard to live a life like they did and not turn to vices. If you like Waylon check out Sturgill Simpson. He has a little of Waylon's style and a ton of his own. Take care
Seen Waylon & Willie way back in Vancouver great show, our beer garden rules were a little restrictive back then they wouldn't start playing till the stadium relaxed the rules a bit!!!!!! Great show and NO ISSUES!!!!
I've listened to this song 3 times in a row tonight. If you're a man who has ever lost a love you have to be able to relate to this song. You sit with your buddys in the bar while they tell you you're better off without her but you just can't get your head around it all. And the line about the "woman who just came in" is so true. This my favorite Merle song even if he didn't write it.
That's your opinion!!!! Merle is the one voice that can top all the other voices in country music.....You must be a young one....of course there are others that have beautiful voices, but Merle can be one of the best. I love me some Marty Robbins and yes I do think Conway is awesome but when you listen to Merle, it is COUNTRY without a doubt.
Get a life....I am from the 60's and Personally Elvis was the best...I don't have to argue with people looking for an argument. I love the Beatles, John Denver, Elton John, James Taylor, Conway and Loretta, Willie Nelson, Boston, Pink Floyd, Buddy Holly, Johnny Paycheck, the Temptations, and I could go on and on....I have an 8-track collection beyond belief so I do think I have a GOOD grasp of music....Oh and let's not forget the gospel music my momma played on Sunday mornings... and if for one second you think I like what music has become, think again. I am entitled to state my opinion and you need to find someone else to argue with. When I become an encyclopedia, then I will state fact...MY OPINION It is people like you that make me wish I would have never said a word, BUT THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY and I can say what I choose...GET A LIFE ON ANOTHER PAGE!!!!
I was born in 1968...I was raised on ALL types of music. I love gospel, classical, instrumental, pop, rock and roll, country, opera, etc. The list above was just a small group of what I love. You don't love anything. You are just trying to make yourself big only you are like a man I know..."A person with a little person complex; otherwise you would have moved on already...You are just toooo sad...You are a lonely person who just wants to be right. Go find someone else to argue with cause you don't have the education or gumption to argue with me. You need a life. I was taught by my mother to not always call people what they are and I am restraining myself to not call you the thing YOU TRULY are. MOVE ON AND DO NOT RESPOND...YOU HAVE TAKEN SOMETHING THAT WAS MY OPINION AND CONSTRUED IT TO SOMETHING DISRESPECTFUL. Music is what makes my life fun and keeps me from calling people what they really are...I am listening to Conway now as I type and he is making me remember that lonely people need help...Let me go help someone WHO REALLY NEEDS IT!!! I used not one curse word and I still made you look small
My husband says..."GET A LIFE:..my hubby says you must have no one else to listen to you... Hope you find someone soon so you can leave us music listeners alone!!!!!
I was a longtime country music deejay (23+ years) and Merle IS the real deal. So much of today's country music scene is about pretty faces. This guy was the ultimate!
If anybodys gonna fill their shoes, we won't hear about it on the radio. There are some great traditional country singers still out there though. Maybe not famous, but good. For example, I met and heard this old boy singing in a small club in Nashville just the other day. I thought he was right up there: ua-cam.com/video/oDgiphiSH7k/v-deo.html
...this is one of my very favorite songs of all time. Incredible writing. Merle's vocals and phrasing are extraordinary. Singers this good only come around once in a lifetime. Merle Haggard is an American Icon. I'm also impressed that this live rendition is even better than the studio version. Unbelievable Merle! You Are A Treasure....
I think he's up there jamming with the other greats that passed before him, all unique, all loved, Cash, Waylon, George, Tammy, June, etc. What a party they must be having, welcolming Merle into Heaven.
seriously all u haters....close your eyes and just listen to his VOICE!! if he were on the VOICE today...do you not truely believe all 4 chairs WOULDNT turn around???
They are pretty much gone. The CMA Awards need to be changed to "Pop Country Awards," And reserve the CMA to real country. Sadly, it would only be a 1/2 hour show. There is only a handful left that do it right.
No one can compare to the talent of Haggard...loved his music since I was just a kid...he always has been the consummate performer, carrying a terrific band that icludes in this video the talented Scott Joss on fiddle and vocal harmonies...Thanks for sharing this great video!
One of the all time greatest composers and singers. Once Merle sings a song - he "Owns" it by putting his unique style and vocals forever burned into your memory. The lines on his face show the miles he has traveled and from the looks of it not all of them were paved.
This is real "country music" not the crap they play on today's fraudulent country radio! Rip Merle! Today's country artist's couldn't carry your guitar case>
Merle Haggard is one of those singers that sound better as they get older. If you know what I mean. I'm not saying that he didn't sound great when he was younger but once he got older he developed the tone that he needed for his songs to sound perfect. All Respect to Merle Haggard.
Dylan Murry, i totally agree with you. He just gets more amazing as he gets older. At first (When he was younger) We were amazed, then he gets older and your BLOWN AWAY
MERLE HAGGARD - "MISERY & GIN" Listening to this song I just forget to breathe. How can that be? I don't even drink...But, wow, what a VOICE! NO COPYRIGHTS INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
Mr Merle Haggard, Will be missed by a lot of people throuout the Universe, With his particular way of singing Country Music, sending my condoeleunces to his family. From Brittany here in FranceP. Duffy
PATRICK DUFFY You are sooo right. I listen to all of his music! I also love ALL of his gospel songs. And, he is the only one I love. God, he can sing like no can. 😢❤️
I met a wonderful man in Brainerd over Labor day weekend and played this song to his (Which both of us in our 20s were the only ones who knew this song) and than the end of the weekend came and my fear over took the best of me and now I know that was a BIG mistake. SO I sit drinking with my country heroes and remembering the wonderful weekend.
I was so glad that I lived in the U.S. at the time the Bulls were at their best. Jordan was a dream to watch, with Scotty, Bill & Dennis & co;. Also I caught up with a lot of c.w. music that you don't get here in the U.K. Happy days. Jordon even managed to get my wife to watch basketball! Then she started to get in to ice hockey.
Un Titan, la voz mas hermosa de America, la transmision emocional cala hasta los huesos. maravilloso guitarrista, y compositor musical, un gran ser humano y para remate una fuerza interior que le hace a Dios estar orgulloso de su criatura. Que pena que nos hayas dejado merle, aunque tu obra sera eterna..
There was this one and another that was recorded at Billy Bobs a few years earlier. That one was CD only, as far as I know and I don’t know that this one had a CD.
my fav Hag song is Looking for a place to fall apart. That song reminds me of a lost love. It is one of his best. If he ever come to my are Birmingham alabama, I will definitely be there to see him
Merle has so many, but out of all of-em this is one of is my favorites. i deeply thank you for uploading and sharing to us music lovers. take care my friend... COA ...
Almost convert me to gin! I just 'rediscovered' ole Mele not long ago, oh luck! Imagine going thru life without know him, Wille, Walon, Kris etc. etc. - not to mention gin! Luv ya Merle!
I would love to be that lonely little woman needing her cigarette lit! Love this man always and forever! He was sexy and had an air about him that came through loud and clear.... And also seemed to be a gentleman not gonna be too many more like this man but his music lives on!
And I am again mixing misery and gin sitting with all my friends and talking to myself..... I look like I'm having a good time, but any fool can sure tell........... I love that part!
George is not Merle. THEY BOTH DID THEIR kind of music. Both Country but different audiences. I love them both and neither would bash the other. This was the song I pulled up and commented. Other nights I have pulled up some George songs, (I always get lucky with you, White Lightning...etc) and commented favorably on them too. Go somewhere else to be a basher. Just cause I love Merle doesn't mean I don't love George. And just to give you some more info, I LOVE COUNTRY FROM THE 60'S, 70'S AND 80'S After that it goes down hill. Don't make me flag you as a hater
50 years old drinking a few beers and listining to Merle. His voice got better with age. Who agrees?
The older the better
Without doubt his voice was fantastic
Some singers have the ability to reach in and grab and twist your soul. Singers like Merle.
I love Merle Haggard. Listening to his music over the past 35 years has brought me thousands of hours of pure listening pleasure. In my opinion Merle is the greatest country singer song writter of all time, and there have been some greats. I wish Merle Haggard years of good health.
May God take a liking to you Merle. You have many fans who love you and wish you the best...
PS, this is one of my favorite Hag songs ever.
Merle is the best country singer ever
Well damn close there are a few more equally as good Merle, he is one of the few left him and Willie,its really amazing how long these guys are hanging in,back in the day the concert life was a hard gig travel was mostly by bus,the parting those guys did was unbelivable,if a tour date was 4 months long it was pretty much party party party thats a hard act to follow but they survived,im george and waylon those two were hard core and they lasted!!!! God i would have loved to be a fly on the wall back then touring with those guys!!!!!
+intimidator6969 Hey, your comment brought me back to listen to this great song. So thanks. No, Merle is the best country singer and songwriter I have heard and will ever hear... in my book. Love George and Waylon too! Wish I had seen Waylon in concert. It would be hard to live a life like they did and not turn to vices. If you like Waylon check out Sturgill Simpson. He has a little of Waylon's style and a ton of his own. Take care
Seen Waylon & Willie way back in Vancouver great show, our beer garden rules were a little restrictive back then they wouldn't start playing till the stadium relaxed the rules a bit!!!!!! Great show and NO ISSUES!!!!
Merle, Waylon,Jones, and Willie. All I need.
I think Waylon, Johnny Cash, George Jones, and Hank Williams are pretty darn good, too.
I've listened to this song 3 times in a row tonight. If you're a man who has ever lost a love you have to be able to relate to this song. You sit with your buddys in the bar while they tell you you're better off without her but you just can't get your head around it all. And the line about the "woman who just came in" is so true. This my favorite Merle song even if he didn't write it.
I love the older country music singers and there is NO ONE AND I MEAN NO ONE could every come close to Merle's awesome voice!!!!
That's your opinion!!!! Merle is the one voice that can top all the other voices in country music.....You must be a young one....of course there are others that have beautiful voices, but Merle can be one of the best. I love me some Marty Robbins and yes I do think Conway is awesome but when you listen to Merle, it is COUNTRY without a doubt.
I am guessing you are a troll....You just want someone to argue with. Go somewhere else
Get a life....I am from the 60's and Personally Elvis was the best...I don't have to argue with people looking for an argument. I love the Beatles, John Denver, Elton John, James Taylor, Conway and Loretta, Willie Nelson, Boston, Pink Floyd, Buddy Holly, Johnny Paycheck, the Temptations, and I could go on and on....I have an 8-track collection beyond belief so I do think I have a GOOD grasp of music....Oh and let's not forget the gospel music my momma played on Sunday mornings... and if for one second you think I like what music has become, think again. I am entitled to state my opinion and you need to find someone else to argue with. When I become an encyclopedia, then I will state fact...MY OPINION It is people like you that make me wish I would have never said a word, BUT THIS IS A FREE COUNTRY and I can say what I choose...GET A LIFE ON ANOTHER PAGE!!!!
I was born in 1968...I was raised on ALL types of music. I love gospel, classical, instrumental, pop, rock and roll, country, opera, etc. The list above was just a small group of what I love. You don't love anything. You are just trying to make yourself big only you are like a man I know..."A person with a little person complex; otherwise you would have moved on already...You are just toooo sad...You are a lonely person who just wants to be right. Go find someone else to argue with cause you don't have the education or gumption to argue with me. You need a life. I was taught by my mother to not always call people what they are and I am restraining myself to not call you the thing YOU TRULY are. MOVE ON AND DO NOT RESPOND...YOU HAVE TAKEN SOMETHING THAT WAS MY OPINION AND CONSTRUED IT TO SOMETHING DISRESPECTFUL. Music is what makes my life fun and keeps me from calling people what they really are...I am listening to Conway now as I type and he is making me remember that lonely people need help...Let me go help someone WHO REALLY NEEDS IT!!! I used not one curse word and I still made you look small
My husband says..."GET A LIFE:..my hubby says you must have no one else to listen to you... Hope you find someone soon so you can leave us music listeners alone!!!!!
Merle always told it like it was. What an amazing story his life was. All the hardships. He did pretty damn good though. Love ya Buddie.
Got to see Mr Merle here in Chapel Hill NC. I have seen over 100 shows in my life. Merle's show rivals Robert Plant and Fleetwood Mac....
Listening to him for years... One of the best voices ever!
If this song came out for the first time today country stations would never play it....how sad
I was a longtime country music deejay (23+ years) and Merle IS the real deal. So much of today's country music scene is about pretty faces. This guy was the ultimate!
He truly was one of the very few that could speak to a person's heart. No more heart aches Merle.
. Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Luciano Pavarotti will tear your heart from your chest, and you love the pain.
Like George said who's gonna fill their shoes... We are losing so many of the traditional true country legends he will be missed.
If anybodys gonna fill their shoes, we won't hear about it on the radio. There are some great traditional country singers still out there though. Maybe not famous, but good. For example, I met and heard this old boy singing in a small club in Nashville just the other day. I thought he was right up there: ua-cam.com/video/oDgiphiSH7k/v-deo.html
...this is one of my very favorite songs of all time. Incredible writing. Merle's vocals and phrasing are extraordinary. Singers this good only come around once in a lifetime. Merle Haggard is an American Icon. I'm also impressed that this live rendition is even better than the studio version. Unbelievable Merle! You Are A Treasure....
There goes good country music. RIP Merle.
Looking through the world
Through the bottom of a glass
All I see
Is a man who's fadin fast...
Priceless
Snuff Garrett/ John Durrill
Merle Haggard has not aged in his singing , rather he is still very young.
Merle has to be the greatest sing that ever lived. I saw hi concert the August before he died at the Minnesota state fair
Absolutely love this song❤️
I think he's up there jamming with the other greats that passed before him, all unique, all loved, Cash, Waylon, George, Tammy, June, etc. What a party they must be having, welcolming Merle into Heaven.
The definition of country music. Thank you Merle!
I miss the days when country music was country music.
Ain't comin' back. Thankfully we have technology to save the past!
seriously all u haters....close your eyes and just listen to his VOICE!! if he were on the VOICE today...do you not truely believe all 4 chairs WOULDNT turn around???
Dennis Mackey Chairs would turn after he sang one word.
Amongst the Finest Ever. R I P Merle Haggard!
You may be gone..... but your memory will live forever! God be your music now!
They are pretty much gone. The CMA Awards need to be changed to "Pop Country Awards," And reserve the CMA to real country. Sadly, it would only be a 1/2 hour show. There is only a handful left that do it right.
This is the perfect version of his classic masterpiece.
No other singer shall ever take the place of Merle .RIP.MY DARLING MERLE ELIZABETH SCOTLAND XXXXXXX
I'm gunna try this out at karoke tonight.
as many times as i listen to this I should make this 1 million likes
love this man such a great song
This will always be my song. Gawd Damn it! I'm gonna miss my Boxcar hero Mr Merle Haggard. R.I.P
I’ve loved this song since 1980. Brilliant!
No one can compare to the talent of Haggard...loved his music since I was just a kid...he always has been the consummate performer, carrying a terrific band that icludes in this video the talented Scott Joss on fiddle and vocal harmonies...Thanks for sharing this great video!
he was the king of country music .. legend
One of the all time greatest composers and singers. Once Merle sings a song - he "Owns" it by putting his unique style and vocals forever burned into your memory. The lines on his face show the miles he has traveled and from the looks of it not all of them were paved.
Merle .. honest to goodness country!!
True country legend
This is real "country music" not the crap they play on today's fraudulent country radio! Rip Merle! Today's country artist's couldn't carry your guitar case>
So glad he realized all the love and appreciation that he did... RIP, Merle
Where are the singers like this today?
Thank you for the memories, Merle. RIP
The HAG. One of the best there will ever be!!!
Merle Haggard is one of those singers that sound better as they get older. If you know what I mean. I'm not saying that he didn't sound great when he was younger but once he got older he developed the tone that he needed for his songs to sound perfect. All Respect to Merle Haggard.
Dylan Murry, i totally agree with you. He just gets more amazing as he gets older. At first (When he was younger) We were amazed, then he gets older and your BLOWN AWAY
He sounds better as YOU get older, too.....
He sounds great in okie from maskokie
MERLE HAGGARD - "MISERY & GIN"
Listening to this song I just forget to breathe. How can that be? I don't even drink...But, wow, what a VOICE!
NO COPYRIGHTS INFRINGEMENT INTENDED.
R.I.P. real country Icon
RIP Merle! We all miss you so much!!
Mr Merle Haggard, Will be missed by a lot of people throuout the Universe, With his particular way of singing Country Music, sending my condoeleunces to his family. From Brittany here in FranceP. Duffy
+PATRICK DUFFY Merle really had a unique voice. Could listen him for hours.
Me too
PATRICK DUFFY You are sooo right. I listen to all of his music! I also love ALL of his gospel songs. And, he is the only one I love. God, he can sing like no can. 😢❤️
A classic and one of my many favorites. Thanks!
merle is legend his music lives on and on
Amazing artist to this day! As great a singer and guitarist, he's an even better songwriter! Legend is the only fair description!
He sings of life and hurt and good times and times that are gone by . Merle Haggard The last man standing ....
Reposez en Paix Monsieur Haggard, merci beaucoup pour toute votre tres belle musique
Best country singer ever and his best song!!!
I met a wonderful man in Brainerd over Labor day weekend and played this song to his (Which both of us in our 20s were the only ones who knew this song) and than the end of the weekend came and my fear over took the best of me and now I know that was a BIG mistake. SO I sit drinking with my country heroes and remembering the wonderful weekend.
will be missed..lots of great music to listen n relate to...RIP Merle your one of the best...💋💋💋
King of country . No doubt about it . Great baritones get better with age. Will never forget you Mr. Haggard.
a classy country singer songs that touch all of us
I actually sing in a black metal band and I have always loved Merles voice!!!!! I count him as an influence 4sure!!!!!Surprised?
musical genius tom waits had the best line to describe merle. he said, "if you want to know how to write a song, you should listen to merle haggard."
Couldn't have said it better myself Merle! You Rock!
in my view one of the greatest Country Artists ever .,a brilliant son ..enough said
but here we go again mixing misery and gin man i love them old 8 tracks
I love country music so damn much. Thanks, Mom and Dad.
I can't leave youtube without listening at least once... God Bless the Hag!
Thanks for posting such an excellent rendition...
I was so glad that I lived in the U.S. at the time the Bulls were at their best. Jordan was a dream to watch, with Scotty, Bill & Dennis & co;. Also I caught up with a lot of c.w. music that you don't get here in the U.K. Happy days. Jordon even managed to get my wife to watch basketball! Then she started to get in to ice hockey.
This man is a legend
Beautiful Merle..so true for any one in the same world at the same moment.. Gosh I miss you.. I can't imagine how your family feels..Prayers RIP
Merle es el más grande, el único, el gran icono, su VOZ te emociona y acompañara siempre, por siempre MERLE!!!!!!!!!!
This reminds me of My David, I miss you!😢❤
Happy Birthday Merle From Ireland! We love you!!
Merle musical magician! So so GREAT!
How beautiful!!
Un Titan, la voz mas hermosa de America, la transmision emocional cala hasta los huesos. maravilloso guitarrista, y compositor musical, un gran ser humano y para remate una fuerza interior que le hace a Dios estar orgulloso de su criatura. Que pena que nos hayas dejado merle, aunque tu obra sera eterna..
Beautiful Melody ~
But this song makes happy memories
Memories and drinks don't mix to well... :) :)
Love him His Voice is Magic!
A POET THAT KNOWS IT ~ live merle
Norm Hamlet on that steel guitar! Great guy!
It took me a long time searching for this whole record with other songs on the internet. It actually was a 'record' not a CD. Finally received it. 🌞
There was this one and another that was recorded at Billy Bobs a few years earlier. That one was CD only, as far as I know and I don’t know that this one had a CD.
This is my favorite song from Merle Haggard.
I like the old sad songs
my fav Hag song is Looking for a place to fall apart. That song reminds me of a lost love. It is one of his best. If he ever come to my are Birmingham alabama, I will definitely be there to see him
one of the best country singers.
That mam is so great, I Love him.
Man! You def had the chance of a lifetime to see The Hagg in concert! That's just awesome! ;)
What a GREAT song!! One of favorites of his!!
Merle has so many, but out of all of-em this is one of is my favorites. i deeply thank you for uploading and sharing to us music lovers. take care my friend... COA ...
Fantastic steel guitar work.
Merle Haggard super
Almost convert me to gin! I just 'rediscovered' ole Mele not long ago, oh luck!
Imagine going thru life without know him, Wille, Walon, Kris etc. etc. - not to mention gin! Luv ya Merle!
Always loved Merle's songs ❤
A very wonderful sad sad song.
I would love to be that lonely little woman needing her cigarette lit! Love this man always and forever! He was sexy and had an air about him that came through loud and clear.... And also seemed to be a gentleman not gonna be too many more like this man but his music lives on!
And I am again mixing misery and gin sitting with all my friends and talking to myself..... I look like I'm having a good time, but any fool can sure tell........... I love that part!
I love him and they get no better then that
Even dead, still the best.
I love you merle !!
Sing it Merle!!!!
+Paulette Miller ........George would fry his balls......hehehe
George is not Merle. THEY BOTH DID THEIR kind of music. Both Country but different audiences. I love them both and neither would bash the other. This was the song I pulled up and commented. Other nights I have pulled up some George songs, (I always get lucky with you, White Lightning...etc) and commented favorably on them too. Go somewhere else to be a basher. Just cause I love Merle doesn't mean I don't love George. And just to give you some more info, I LOVE COUNTRY FROM THE 60'S, 70'S AND 80'S After that it goes down hill. Don't make me flag you as a hater
KING OF COUNTRY MUSIC...........AWESOME!!!