The Fightin' Side of Me

Album: The Fightin' Side of Me (1970)
Charted: 92
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Songfacts®:

  • Much like Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee," this was a patriotic song written as an anti-anti war song during the Vietnam War.
  • This song was nominated in 1970 for CMA Single and Song of the Year. The song lost in both categories, with Haggard's "Okie From Muskogee" beating it out for Single of the Year. >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Julian - Oakland, AR, for above 2

Comments: 3

  • Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 8th 1970, "The Fightin' Side of Me" by Merle Haggard & the Strangers entered Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart at position #100; it stayed on the chart for three weeks, peaking at #92...
    But on March 8th, 1970 it reached #1 for 3 weeks on Billboard's Hot Country Singles chart; and it was his ninth of thirty-eight #1 records on the Hot Country Singles chart...
    Merle Ronald Haggard will celebrate his 78th birthday in just under two months on April 6th {2015}.
  • Islam from IllinoisMuch like Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" this song is satire. It is poking fun at the jingoistic, "patriotic" person who thinks opposition to war amounts to treason.
  • Thomas from Somerville, AlI have personaly met Mr. Haggard and mixed sound at a llive performance for him and his band. I can tell you from personal experience, you would rather be on his fightin' side than against it.
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