Merle Haggard - Swinging Doors

Classic Merle - from "Hillbillys in a Haunted House"

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• haggard
• country music

[wilddeucerocks]

don't mean it like it's any "big deal". For the right amount of cash, Merle would play the star spangled banner backward in the key of "M", for "millions", and you know he could. I could just tell that he, at least, was playing in the key of A, and I have never, ever seen him play this song, in any thing other than the original key, which is G. Why would he do that for a lip-sync'd performance? There must be a reason. I'd like to know. And, I've got to see this movie.

[Gatorrock787]

@wilddeucerocks It's not a very good movie ... the sequel: "Hillbillys in Las Vegas" is better... as I mentioned below.

[wilddeucerocks]

WTF? Looks like he's playing in the key of A, but the song is in the key of G. Obviousy overdubbed. Am I imagining this? Am I just plain wrong?

[Gatorrock787]

@wilddeucerocks it could be overdubbed for sure... but why do you say the song is in G? Even if the original recording and sheet music are in G, it's not a big deal to change it to A for a particular performance. In any case, in the clip here, Merle is probably lip-syncing, you're right.

[HansBooBee]

Was this movie any good? I like cheese, but sometimes things are so bad, they're actually horrible.

[Gatorrock787]

@HansBooBee there are a few good performances... like this one... but the plot and acting are atrocious. Actually the sequel, "The Las Vegas Hillbillys" is better all around... starring Ferlin Husky, Jayne Mansfield and Mamie Van Doren. The country artists in "Las Vegas" are Bill Anderson, Connie Smith, Del Reeves, and Roy Drusky.

[moonpie859]

Man Merle sure was hot back then!!!! Love me some Merle!!!

[steelguitartim]

@wilddeucerocks The lead guitarist looks as if he is playing his solo in G. As has been pointed out, the film is terrible, but the song has become greatly valued.

[luckybriaN100]

Ain't Norman Hamlet on the steel, either.

[zipzipzappy]

don't care 'bout no movie but as far as this song goes... they just don't write em like that anymore. pretty much any "country music made after 1980 is nothing more than pop music with a twang.

[mrbeaverstate]

Love Haggard but hillbillies in a haunted house is possibly the WORST movie ever.

[SteveGaines]

Who's the guitar player cause it damn sure ain't "BROTHER ROY NICHOLS"?

[cshedor]

I know I'm a couple months late on the A and G issue. The fact that they are syncing is not surprising at all. Just about every musical performance ever in a movie is pre-recorded. It's way easier and also achieves better results. The odd part about this video is that, as wildeucerocks mentioned, the recording is in G and Merle is pretending to play in A. Possibly he forgot what key the recording was in and didn't think it was important to match it. I have seen videos of him playing in F.

[TxCountryMan88]

ladies and gentleman Merle Fuckin Haggard

[moonpie859]

dang ole merle was handsome, love me some merle!!!!

[shasta0113]

Wow the HAG in peak performace oneof my fav.merle said he did not like this song after writing it in his book sing me back home great book truthful a glimspe in his life told by him at modt libararys check it out great book and i love this song