Merle Haggard — Big City

January 15, 2008

Download Merle Haggard’s Big City on iTunes!!!

I don’t know if I’d go so far as to say that “Big City” is my favorite Merle Haggard song, but it has to be up there with “Kern River” and “If We Make It Through December”. This song really captures The Hag’s rebellious side without being overly abrasive.

I’m tired of these dirty old sidewalks

Think I’ll walk off my steady job today

and my favorite

And keep your retirement and your so-called social security

I usually keep my iPod on “shuffle” when I’m running. Yesterday the live version of “Big City” came on when I was finishing up my run and hurting the most. Merle is one tough dude, and it comes through in his voice. It really helped me finish up the end of that run.

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