MERLE HAGGARD - Are The Good Times Really Over

[stanmaddux]

Simply the man. No one from today compares to Merle. Live on!!

[werytraveler]

this was my favorite song growing up. Everybody was headbangging to ACDC and I was crying to Merle Haggard.

[5gerritje]

ABSOLUTELY THE GREATEST.

[telecasterbear]

a class act

[SarahMeyers1000]

i love this song:)

[truckerjoebrother]

great singer

[cawkanos]

C'mon let's do something about, good onya Merle, still the king

[traslomita]

well the good times al over for a little while, meaning untill u my dear cowgirls stop the politicians and goverments that deciding how much u cow man will gain for his sweat tears and blood, yes my girls when u hubbies r making 7.50h is no enough to buy a damn six pak much less to rise six kiddos yes u all need o send the message to the black house and tell that nigga to work for a minimum wage., see how long he can stay..

[akeagleTL]

go merle!



[KJ5J]

lord, that was FINE!

[micmoable]

GOOD SONG

[BsnjoNerd]

So I guess folks would much rather return to sixty or seventy years ago when we still had a German dictator in power, long before many of the advances in modern medicine had been discovered, and we were still denying blacks basic human rights. Yep, sounds like a fantastic time to me.

[TXRangers5807]

@BsnjoNerd Wow what an idiotic comment. This song is not referring to World War II. This song means AMERICA sometime between 1945-1965, back in the glory days when you didn;t have to worry about being mugged or raped, or some pervert trying to have his way with you. And he is referring to the values of that era anyway, he is not saying that we shouldn;t have modern technologies. and i am not racist, but look what over tolerance of blacks has done, look at Atlanta or Detrot. Dumbass comment!

[BsnjoNerd]

@TXRangers5807 Anytime someone starts a sentence "I am not racist, but. . ." it's a polite way of saying "I am a huge racist, but I don't want people to think I am." I know exactly what the song is about, it was a reductio ad absurdum to assume Merle wanted Hitler returned to power and everything else. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if he shared your bigoted view of black people. People like you are the reason I don't dare go south of the Mason-Dixon, where logic takes a holiday.

[TXRangers5807]

@BsnjoNerd Don't ever act like this is a southern thing. My mom grew up in DETROIT and she has seen the beautiful neighborhoods that she could play in freely as a kid now all ghetto. There was a 90 year old lady who lived there all her life that was killed by gangsters back in '05. I know you try your You cannot walk down those streets anymore without worrying about gangsters, rapists, etc.There is one reason for this, tolerance. You can't sugarcoat the answer no matter how you want to.

[BsnjoNerd]

@TXRangers5807 Ninety-year old ladies get murdered by black men ALL THE TIME. It's just a fact of life. It really isn't like they have alot of fuel left in the tank. We should be more tolerant, if anything.

[TXRangers5807]

@BsnjoNerd I'm not gonna continue a discussion with such a heartless asshole

[thomascow1]

Cool,Thumbs up

[djkissbird]

I met him in trouts in Bakersfield Ca a long time ago....

[startoer]

Pure heaven!!! They don't make em like Merle anymore!!

[aricars6263]

@bruinsfleetcommander cool, i got a 63 chevy still runs fine.

[toozNbooz13]

"come on vaction and leave on probation RETURN ON VIOLATION" is a saying that started in panama city beach, FL. because of the 4 str8 months of spring break a year. its just wut happens. regardless Merle Haggard is hand down one of the top 3 greatest country artists EVER

[n5393c]

Great job Merle, to a wonderfl song !!

[babigirl672003]

I seen this man in concert in Waveland Ms and he got arrested there and said he would never be back in Hancock County and he hasn't been back since he is smart. The waveland police sold shirts that said come to waveland on vacation and leave on probation.. We love you though MERLE HAGGARD. i DONT even live in hancock county area.

[chikkio1]

country sucks

[mrdewgood]

@chikkio1 You suck also and your point?

[mlbarnwell32]

today we have a black president...that i voted for. there is no country like this in the world. stand up and protect her! im tired of black people downgrading this country. have you seen whats happening in africa today? love this country and what it stands for. god bless america.

[sdeisme]

@mlbarnwell32 I think your president is part of the snowball headed for hell rational. But Im still a very proud American and know that we'll fix it in 2012 . I think everyone that I know looks at their younger times and wonder if the good times are over. We have watched America become something that we never thought it would. But Its never to late for us to be the best country on God green Earth again.

[sdeisme]

@sdeisme He's not my president! He's a no good muslim from Kenya. Im a country boy and I will survive. Its sick to see where America is headed, I want our country to remain the one of dreams. Some people remember the American dream others form of the American dream is what can the government give me.Can we take from the productive and give to the lazy. I don't work 60-90 hours a week to give my money to some crack head. JUST SAYIN

[DonDavis42]

@sdeisme

I know what you are saying and i feel you, but we have ALL been played. This plan was set in motion starting 30 years ago. They divided us and then set to carving this country up like, like well like a thanksgiving Turkey. Oh, they make us play the Republican/Democrat game so it looks like we are involved while they pulled a ocean's eleven on the whole damn country and now Europe. Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush Senior and yes

Especially Bush and Clinton.

Stay Strong

We were all played

[gladeasy]

Back in the good old days when a black man couldn't vote or drink from the same fountain as a white man? No thank you. I would say let's get back to what was good about the old days but the "good 'ol days" are better in memory than in reality. WE just need to stop being lazy and get to work and stop this out of control government spending - that's all.

[hd1987hd]

1991-2011=20 years for a chevy

[hd1987hd]

1991-2011=20 years



[Cobracommander1986]

Wow are the good times really gone????

[gimlion]

God bless you Merle and thank you for all the good times.

[MantaRay786]

This song can really make a person think about the world 

[alexpoz09]

before microwave ovens when a girl could still cook and chop wood

[DirtRoadWarrior]

For all you haters--"before Elvis" dates this to almost PRE-Eisenhower, and I loved Eisenhower, read his final farewell address . . . Meanwhile, back at the ranch . . .Merle is singing about the FDR/Truman error--date his words--they are made referring to an era of 1932 to 1952--twenty democratic years, when men were man and ladies were Mam'! "Pre-Viet Nam" would date him to Eisenhower . . . "before Elvis" would date him to 1954--i.e. the time he speaks about is really likely before Eisenhower.

[joshymurdasabitch]

this song is satire you crazy fucks!!!! he's sayin "the great eye" wishes we were all still asleep! but are you gonna wake up??? is there t i me? ?? or thats...what it says to someone l i ke me/we/you/eye/he/she/susan be anthony.

[The85F0X]

Sadly i feel the good times are over for good. I pray not though.

[hometownboy84]

This proves there's one in every crowd.

[steelerbradd]

I don't care what anyone says, I like his voice better as he grows older, it seems more distinguished. God bless the Hag.

[MrMortarman]

great music

[wag9669]

just plug in your own words and decide if you are still rollin down a hill like a snowball heading for hell. Mean while I will wave the flag and ring the bell.

[steelerbradd]

What a classy Giant in country music.

Take note new musicians, this is what it takes to be GREAT.

[kidrock119]

wow this song hits close to home. it's like it was written yesterday in response to Obama disastrous 2 years in office

[mydogchance195]

@kidrock119 How about 8 Bush years that brought the country to it's knees. History will show he was the worst of any Presidnt that ever stold an election. Drink another Bud redneck.

[vadennotbaden]

@mydogchance195

Obama is not up to the job either...

[HelmutHedd]

@mydogchance195 - What is destroying the US isn't "8 Bush years" or two years of the current socialist idiot - it's the fact that the left-wing system of public education produces imbeciles who can neither spell, punctuate, never mind form a coherent sentence in the English language. Then you vote.

[criind]

@kidrock119 It was because of the mess that was left by Bush's 8 years. 911 didn't help either. The country is still recovering from that also.

[A1l2l2e2n4]

@kidrock119

It was written in the 1980s. (From 1976-1988, I was a RABID country music fan. When I first heard this song in 1982, I was riding in a 1962 Chevy Impala.)

[sisisa54]

uknothabizz3 you are so right on. What if he re-released this now. How BIG would it be? Listening Merle?

[uknothabizz3]

What's sad is.. things weren't really bad when he wrote this, you would think this was written yesterday.

[BuffMBA]

The two greatest singers in the history of the world are Merle Haggard...and Merle Haggard!

[Gh0stRyd3r37]

One word...LEGEND!!!!

[jamesferry2001]

Very baby boomerish! HIS is "booming" in this song! We are a dying generation and the best of the free life is over and so are the good times. When is the next generation going to stop being sheepish and get a fighting spirit for their children! You are no longer running the government. The government is running you! Sorta the same thing men fought against in the Civil War......hmmmmmm

[suedebear]

God bless ya Merle!



[royaldaddy03]

The good times are over sadly, Merle. And with the election of Obama, the last nail went into the coffin. We had hope with Reagan, but now its for sure, they're over. This song is so fitting nowadays.

[wingcruiser2002]

they dont make them like the hag anymore AWESOME

[TheCornbinder]

This is the question that is so real today. We are the only ones that can make sure the good times don't end. So lets support are troops and country!

[fernhollow1928]

Way before it's time. Go Merle!

[shane18475]

Merle has an authentic country voice. He is one the best singers ever

[JEASEA6065]

Timeless....I love it

[CherokeyGirl]

OH YEAH

[MrLexington45]

@CherokeyGirl sweet

[buttcheesedawg]

 The Greatest living country singer, Mighty Merle at his best

[ricoroman]

just saw merle at stagecoach festival.  unbelievable!!! the man is a killer!!!

[budboy1988]

sounds good as always. You can tell in parts of this that his throat was hurting and his voice was starting to go out but he still pulled it off

[hagblay]

Merle Haggard is the greatest country singer to walk this earth for 45 years--However for the shortest career hank williams is the greates country singer to walk this earth- This is the only way one can cut this thing in half.

[LisaBaby67]

When was this performance? Anyone know?

[LisaBaby67]

@LisaBaby67

Oops.. the first post didn't show up right away.

[LisaBaby67]

When was this recorded?

[IantheWoodcraftsman]

@LisaBaby67 This show was broadcast from a hotel in Las vegas in September 1999 as a pay per view show. Unfortunately, It's not avialable as a DVD. It went for about 3 hours and while Merle was the star there were a number of other arttists who did spots including Jewel and Dwight Yoakham. I wish I had a copy of the whole show!!!!!

[LisaBaby67]

@IantheWoodcraftsman 3 hours, huh? That's a good long show. Wish I'd seen it all.

[BETAMALE70]

my father died around 1998 he now lies in potland oregon cemtary.if your going to drink and smoke .please take vidamins and eat good to take care of your body so you dont get cancer and die like my father did.

[bgdorcey]

Hey B,

My father died on December seventh two thousand and one. He drank and smoked and drank coffee and chased women and lived in mansions and in campers. He died just as he wanted to......the way HE LIVED!!!!! My wife now has cancer and is dying but BY GOD we sure did some liviing with memories that I will carry like a badge of courage. EACH DAY HAS MIRACLES. Just sayin...................

[BETAMALE70]

sad to say my father listen to this song as he drank and smoked him self to death.he died of cancer 3 years after my mom devoced him,

[chevyracer197909]

mighty merle is 1 of the best ever

[badbrad1971]

A song for the times were in.

[oneholloway]

a girl could still cook and chop wood 1:24 LOL

[msrebel54]

Yes, the good times ARE really over for good, and the best of the free life IS behind us.

[rewger44]

Thank you for putting this up.