Prince still gives me the chills...
- R.M.
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A great song by Merle Haggard! That few people have ever heard.
7. The “Me and Crippled Soldiers Give a Damn” Protest Song
Merle Haggard has written and recorded many politically-charged songs over his career spanning both sides of the isle. From his conservative-leaning anthems like “Fighting Side of Me” and “Okie From Muskogee” (though he’s said this song was written to be a somewhat humorous portrait), to the more recent anti-war song “America First.” But “Me and Crippled Soldiers Give a Damn” might be his crowning, politically-charged moment.
Incensed by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow flag burning under the First Amendment, Merle penned this controversial tune in 1989 and tried to release it, but his label CBS Records refused. So Merle, determined to have the song see the light of day, bought himself out of the stipulations of his CBS contract simply so he could release the song. And just so nobody was confused of where Merle’s heart was in the matter, he gave all the proceeds from the song to the Disabled Veterans of America.
http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/10...ggard-moments/
Album Version...
7. The “Me and Crippled Soldiers Give a Damn” Protest Song
Merle Haggard has written and recorded many politically-charged songs over his career spanning both sides of the isle. From his conservative-leaning anthems like “Fighting Side of Me” and “Okie From Muskogee” (though he’s said this song was written to be a somewhat humorous portrait), to the more recent anti-war song “America First.” But “Me and Crippled Soldiers Give a Damn” might be his crowning, politically-charged moment.
Incensed by the Supreme Court’s decision to allow flag burning under the First Amendment, Merle penned this controversial tune in 1989 and tried to release it, but his label CBS Records refused. So Merle, determined to have the song see the light of day, bought himself out of the stipulations of his CBS contract simply so he could release the song. And just so nobody was confused of where Merle’s heart was in the matter, he gave all the proceeds from the song to the Disabled Veterans of America.
http://www.savingcountrymusic.com/10...ggard-moments/
Album Version...
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Prophet reminds me of a cross between Lou Reed and The Kinks. I don't think he can makes a bad song... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGNE...LWiQFq&index=7
THIS!
THIS!
Uploaded on Jan 24, 2008
About the song:
"Elvis and Marilyn and Anna Nicole all crept into this song. People don't realize that Anna Nicole loved that old dude. And he loved her back. The family, of course, tied her up in court and cheated her out of what was lawfully hers when her husband died. She did that TrimSpa advert later on, and they also refused to pay her. Said she gave away some of the company secrets. What is she, like a chemist? Shit, they figured no one else has to pay, why should they? I've got a lot of affection for Anna Nicole. So what if she used a fake name to get methadone.
As for the Elvis verse; I once heard (Elvis's long time concierge/sidekick) Sonny West on a talk show, he claims that last tour killed Elvis and that he begged Elvis to cancel, said: 'Come on Elvis, cancel the tour, let's go to Hawaii and pick some coconuts...'
That beautiful 12 string belongs to my old friend Angelo. Shout out to Brad Jones for the vocal arrangement. 25 kids... Christ, I'd have drowned! Brad's got the skills to pay the bills."
-Chuck Prophet