The best "poet of the common man" ever, Hag's lyrics are real, and heartbreaking. Poetic, yet plain. It is common nowadays for songwriters to write sad songs, but they are insincere and ridiculous for the most part. Especially when delivered by some disingenuous, tone-deaf hack like Tim McGraw or Kenny Chesney. Merle Haggard should be able to write his own ticket in the country music world, yet sadly, he is all but ignored by the Nashville establishment.
2007-11-29
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