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A Portrait Of Merle Haggard, 1969
Written by Merle Haggard
This was a number one hit, but I'd never heard it. This song is where Dylan got his line "sing a little bit of these workingman's blues!" Dylan's song is about a million times more eloquent than Merle's, but you have to admit Merle's got the beer-drinkin', rough-hands-having, welfare-eschewing, blue collar stiff routine down cold. The constant sharp metallic tink sound in the background, made by a guitar accent, probably meant to be a pickaxe or some such implement, is a little affectatious, but what the hell, right?
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