This week’s #1 country hit, arguably Merle Haggard’s signature song, just missed the pop Top 40 by January 1970. Merle said it started out as a joke of sorts, but became an anthem of the conservative movement. Hag wanted to acknowledge the Vietnam veterans who, instead of getting parades, were being ostracized when they came home. It touched a nerve with middle America, and still does even today.
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