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"Big City" is a song recorded by American country music singer Merle Haggard backed by The Strangers. Co-written by Haggard and Dean Holloway, the song was released in January 1982 as the second single and title track from his album Big City. In April, the song was his 27th number-one single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. [1]
Big City is the thirty-third studio album by American country music artist Merle Haggard backed by the Strangers, released in 1981. It was his debut on the Epic label after ending his association with MCA. Big City peaked at number three on the Billboard Country Album charts and number 161 on the
The theme of the song is the concern over irreversible moral decay. It features a wide range of references including pop culture topics such as The Beatles and Elvis; American companies like Ford, Chevy, and Coca-Cola; political topics including the Vietnam War and presidency of Richard Nixon, as well as social commentary on modern men's work ethic, and women's lack of skill and willingness to ...
Produced by Haggard and his mentors Fuzzy Owen and Lewis Talley, the tracks for Going Where The Lonely Go were recorded during the same two-day marathon recording session that produced the songs for Haggard's previous 1982 album Big City. Like its predecessor, it peaked at number 3 on the Billboard country albums chart. Haggard composed five of ...
Big City (Merle Haggard album), a 1981 album by Merle Haggard "Big City" (Merle Haggard song), the title track and a No. 1 country hit from the above album; Big City (Billy Crawford album), a 2005 album from Filipino singer Billy Crawford "Big City" (Spacemen 3 song), a single by the English alternative rock band Spacemen 3
Nelson believed the 1983 Academy Award-winning film Tender Mercies, about the life of fictional singer Mac Sledge, was based on the life of Merle Haggard. Actor Robert Duvall and other filmmakers denied this and claimed the character was based on nobody in particular. Duvall, however, said he was a big fan of Haggard's. [62]
The city’s hated new congestion toll could dangerously delay FDNY response times — meaning the “difference between life and death,” unions repping thousands of Bravest warned Sunday.. The ...
Big City: 1982 "Big City" 1 1 "Dealing with the Devil" (live) 49 — Rainbow Stew "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" 2 1 Big City "Going Where the Lonely Go" 1 1 Going Where the Lonely Go: 1983 "You Take Me for Granted" 1 9 "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" 3 2 That's the Way Love Goes "It's All in ...