Merle Haggard - The Bottle Let Me Down

[SebastianRust]

woo woo

[MSILUVMENUDO]

Daddy used to sing this all the time. The bottle let him down...I haven't heard him sing this or anything in years. Makes me sad.

[JCatBallou]

I love this song. Check a cover version in a bar from two dudes who are trying to focus on the song while a wino is showing his appreciation a bit too much. Just type The Subway Cowboys The bottle let me down...

[Badfoya16]

Merle Haggard is one of the legends of country music right there with Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton, Buck Owens, Roy Clark, Hank Jr & Sr, David Allen Cole, Johnnny Paycheck, Mel Tillis, I could go on & on.

[haggardfortherecord]

HAGGARD FIRST COUNTRY SINGER HIAAA...

[ruler1978]

im drunk:)

[JackieJax41]

Wher'es the dnace floor, let's go boot scooting.... Good Song...

[ROCKandROLLman1981]

0 dislikes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[brianchhangte]

I love this guy.He is my second all time favorite country singer..next to George Straight !!.His voice is so unique and so cool to listen to !!

[ashleyfeathers]

@brianchhangte strait

[MrBodhicombs]

fuck em



[MrBodhicombs]

no dislikes, nobody sober listening haha

[TheRobert2254]

today's country music let me down

[beenthere38]

@TheRobert2254 You couldn't say it any better.  Nashville HAS let us down!!!

[TheRobert2254]

@beenthere38  i think the fake country today from hollywood not nashville all of the countrysingers today all live is hollywood

[beenthere38]

@TheRobert2254 I stand corrected - but the grand ole opry is still in nashville and have you watched it lately?

[Vintage1976]

Porter Wagoner did a good cover of this too.



[zsushicomrade]

I'm not a huge country person, but when it comes to Merle Haggard is absolutely classic, and this is one of my favorites.

[K31swiss]

#3?? There must have been a couple of dang good songs in 1966.

[markathickory]

Magic!

[MrZivkovic]

To majstore!Cepaj!

[SouthernSunshine24]

yaaaa, this kinda weird but my grandfather wrote ths song and was sendin it to the rec comp. and it got stole !!!!! so believe me or not i dont care my dads got proff, un fortuantly my grandfather passed away in 88, so. rip Lyndon Hale

[buddyleemcfarlane]

@SouthernSunshine24

lol bullshit

[vhanktank]

@MissMary-- you must have read my mind. I can't even find a good honky tonk anymore that plays music like this to rub bellies to!

[MissMary735]

Lordy, this makes me want to find a good old fashion honkey tonk and do some belly rubbing

[innertube1949]

Merle never let me down, just the bottle

[JuanElMagnanimo]

We used to sing this song when we were rowing down the Yukon river in Canada...Hard days...

[redpepper47]

Was listening to P B S story last night with Merle. Brought back great memories from the 70's Thanks

[skyangel1100]

i love this great man of country,i saw him at six flags over texas at the music mill 1980,and he put on 1 more show.

[fmccraine57]

goo bar stool music.

[RedneckSlim]

Honky-tonk country music doesn't get any better than this.

[lvf91265]

It doesnt get any better than this.

[pladahitz]

I WILL ALWAYZZZ LOVE MERLE....JAY FROM TUCSON

[zach48664]

this is a good song one of his best

[KernriverMerle]

Best country singer ever

[RedneckSlim]

One of the greatest honky-tonk songs in history-maybe even #1.

[snowbrat28]

thanks for sharing. I'm going to be 36 this year and I remember cruising around town listening to 8 tracks of this stuff with my dad.... the bottle let him down. 6 feet down. Good country is hard to find. Thanks again for sharing :-)

[steelgun1]

Merle is the the best ever. Listen to all of his songs and judge! Simply awesome.

[edensangel1]

come on get a life people

[star1969xxx]

you tryn to be funny hunny your pa loved this

[star1969xxx]

simply fantastic song

[cowboytony47]

well I can rember the bottle letin me down a few times to in the past,Merle Haggard one of the best and always will be to me

[dbeater1]

Quite possibly the greatest country song ever...

[Logger16748]

merle an Hank SR. are the two main reasons for my life in country music.They tought me you could tell a life story in a song. I learned how to write music from listening to them since I was a little boy in the early 60's. I have a couple videos on you tube tell me if they tought me any thing. doug foster-Im in the mirror

[patkralc1]

Merle Haggard is one of the greatest entertainers' and has made a good recovery from his surgery. He gives any song his best.

[cavdragoon]

This is the man the title "Legend" was made for.The greatest singer country music has ever, or will ever know.

God Bless Merle

[ironranger87]

the bottle never lets me down!!

[Ciorexxx]

@ironranger87 I drink to that!

[matzchase]

Damn good song and damn good singer!

[johnnyv51]

booze songs and telecasters and Merle - kick ass.

[crbdudeman]

My friend, you are right.

[montpelier3]

Love the pics too.

[RONBEE6060]

this is the realist song i ever heard

[MrShitfukc]

listen to folsoms version

[star1969xxx]

my poor mother loved this song god rest her .

[camelhawk]

Yeah, how many times, the bottle was my only friend!

[sugarbritches4359]

Merle Haggard is da bomb he kicks arse when it comes to his songs, the bottle has let da hagg down, but! he has never let his fans down. I grew up on his music and I love all of his tunes....they don't get no better than da hagg.

[spiderintheanus]

type correctly, please?

da=the

[jtls8]

Thank you for posting this great classic!

[livingadream2]

Your welcome! It doesn't get any better than this! Thanks for listening!

[redpepper47]

@livingadream2 Was listening to a P B S story last night with Merle. Brought back memories from 70's  THANKS

[phoenixcamaro]

@jtls8 Jager turnin everyday

[brcklyr1111]

@jtls8 it doent get any better than the hag, he is my all time fav along with ole hank

[brcklyr1111]

@jtls8 it doesnt get any better than the hag, he is my all time fav along with ole hank

[johnrunion]

get well soon merle! john

[TwittyLady]

The bottle might have let Merle down, but you never let me down when it comes to posting the best of classic country music. You did it again, another great one; thanks!

[livingadream2]

Your welcome, nice to see you come back! I guess I better think of some more of the "best" of classic country to keep you returning! Glad you like it!

[jhrunion]

a lot of people have covered this song. WAYLON did a good cover of it. the rendition of the song by brooks and dunn was luke warm at best. merle still has the classic on this tune! john

[livingadream2]

TOTALLY AGREE! There's no replacing Merle on this one!

[johnrunion]

yep, everyone else should just leave it alone. they can't touch merle. waylon himself once said when it came to country singers there's merle haggard...and then there is everybody else!

[bill012150]

Give Gram Parson's version a listen.

[johnhrunion]

yep, gram does a great job...but it is still merle's song. you don't have to tell me about gram.

[fromthenorthwest]

i was surprised actually i thought gram could've done a better job than he did...the way he sang "You're still on my mind" would've been a good way for him to sing this in, but thats just my opinion, which doesn't mean shit in a tin can

[DisturbdChamber]

One of my all-time favorite artists. and this is one of his classics... Thanks for posting!

[livingadream2]

Your so very welcome! There are just so many to choose from when it comes to Merle. Thanks for listening!