#merlehaggard #willienelson Rapper FIRST time REACTION to Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson - Pancho and Lefty! Join this channel to get access to perks: / @blackpegasusraps
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@757optim2 ай бұрын
Written by Townes Van Zant. He has a few cameos in the video. I think we can infer that Lefty betrayed Pancho and that the Federalis had little luck apprehending the old outlaw until then, despite their claim that "they could have had him any day". Yes, "Lefty split for Ohio", but I think we know "where he got the bread to go".
@jmc58762 ай бұрын
He's playing guitar in the restaurant and singing during the last chorus. Hell of a songwriter.
@smileyd4192 ай бұрын
I like Towns version just fine ,but I think Willie did it better Willie does some great covers and a lot of times IMHO makes the song better Blue Eyes Crying In the Rain. ...song written by songwriter Fred Rose. First recorded by Elton Britt in 1946 City of New Orleans. ... The title track was written and originally recorded by Steve Goodman; his version was released in 1971. The next year, Arlo Guthrie became the first to have a hit with the song Summertime. ...Written in 1934, 'Summertime' was one of the first compositions George Gershwin Georgia On My Mind. ..."Georgia on My Mind" is a 1930 song written by Hoagy Carmichael and Stuart Gorrell and first recorded that same year by Hoagy Carmichael If You've Got the Money I've Got the Time...."If You've Got the Money (I've Got the Time)" is a debut song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Lefty Frizzell,
@singlespeed2 ай бұрын
The Townes story is such a crazy heartbreaker. Worth a watch if you haven't seen it.
@757optim2 ай бұрын
@@jmc5876 He also appears as a Federali.
@user-vl4fx5wf1q2 ай бұрын
❤️❤️💜❤️💜🔥🔥🔥🔥
@jwmson77912 ай бұрын
Never be another Hag. R.I.P. Merle. 💔♥️
@Searles0072 ай бұрын
Willie turned 91 yesterday (April 29th). He's on the road again and I saw him in concert on the 24th. The writer, Townes Van Zandt was the federale in the brown uni and the guy with the guitar in white at the end. 💚🤙🏼
@rebeccamccann87102 ай бұрын
My sons bought me tickets to see Willie, Bob Dylan and John Mellencamp’s Outlaw tour in Pittsburgh in September. I have seen Willie live several times over the years, and it’s always a great show. This is probably the only time I have wished Autumn would hurry up and it’s barely Spring!
@aliciahager29612 ай бұрын
Townes was sitting at the table in front of Willie and Merle. He is also a federal holding a white horse as Lefty rides out, pausing at the top of the hill.
@annawestall43952 ай бұрын
When I read "On the road again," my brain registered it in Willie's voice 😂
@ab__Floo2 ай бұрын
Dang 91. I might have to start smoking weed
@allenruss29763 ай бұрын
Another great song like this is El Paso from Marty Robbins
@wtk60692 ай бұрын
The whole trilogy with Feleena (part 2) and El Paso City (part 3)
@markcarter8222 ай бұрын
Rose's Cantina. Felina. The whole story telling and how he sings it, it puts you there seeing and feeling it all.
@allenwhitmer81922 ай бұрын
Also Big Iron
@markcarter8222 ай бұрын
Almost ANY Marty Robbins song
@Bijou20133 ай бұрын
Pancho &Lefty was written by Townes Van Zandt. Townes was a "tortured artist" who died incredibly young from drug addiction and alcoholism. His songs are known for the vivid imagary and his songs have been recorded by literally EVERYONE - Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Emmy Lou Harris, Bob Dylan, Counting Crows and hundreds more.
@houstonwolve27652 ай бұрын
Never paid much attention to this one, always thought it was referencing Pancho Villa.
@billohara3832 ай бұрын
Love Townes!! ❤
@woodylogstv20052 ай бұрын
And Townes is in the video… guy with black straight hair, appears a few times and with the guitar at the table towards the end
@scotttretten80202 ай бұрын
check out Who Do You Love written by Townes but the George Thorogood cover is my favorite, this will give an excellent example of how he reached so far into musical styles with his writing
@bridgetlewis923 ай бұрын
You need to listen to mama tired, Merle Haggard.
@daleross90012 ай бұрын
Yes mama tried😮
@johnnyreb14752 ай бұрын
Tried
@2afreedom602 ай бұрын
I USED TO sing that around the house to my son. MAMA TRIED.
@laurat17208 күн бұрын
Definitely
@supasoulproductions2 ай бұрын
If you go shopping again for the Clint Eastwood, don't forget that it's a trilogy that tells the whole story. The Good, The Bad & The Ugly, Fistful of Dollars, and A Few Dollars More.
@elizabethfranco12842 ай бұрын
Willie co founder of Outlaw Country. Merle poet of the common man.
@brianclevenger55212 ай бұрын
Don't sleep on David Allen Coe.
@D.R.Z.9 күн бұрын
Don't sleep on the writer of the song
@elizabethfranco12849 күн бұрын
@@D.R.Z. shout out to Townes Van Zandt
@TexasMagnolia2 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard “The Hag” is a Must Discover Rabbit Hole!!!
@mlbw19662 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard was in Folsom Prison when Johnny Cash came to Folsom Prison to give his fellas a concert. Changed Merle Haggard's life he wrote some songs when he got of prison he , I believe sent a letter to Johnny Cash. Taped his music and his life began a legendary musician Johnny Cash was an angel..
@weeduhbook2 ай бұрын
Sing me back home. Merle’s song will bring you tears.
@mikematusek42332 ай бұрын
My paternal Grandfather was with the US Army when the chased Pancho Villa in 1916. So I understand. My grandfather passed in1985 at 88 years old.
@julieCA582 ай бұрын
That's some family history.
@Wrangzilla2 ай бұрын
That's a cool family story....
@marypittman58212 ай бұрын
Love this song, "Beer for my Horses" with Willie and Toby Keith is a good one.
@redbirdjazzz2 ай бұрын
"He wore his gun outside his pants / for all the honest world to feel" and "The dust that Pancho bit down south / Ended up in Lefty's mouth" are two the greatest lines ever written.
@TresTrefusis2 ай бұрын
horse as fast as polished steel always got me.
@JaneWalters-ni7se2 ай бұрын
You should hear Emmylou Harris' version of this old song. It would bring tears to your eyes.
@clintstevens87602 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard was one of the best to ever do it.
@Mariethename992 ай бұрын
Merle haggard and Willie Nelson are one of the greatest of all time.
@parsleyqueen2 ай бұрын
The dust that Pancho bit down south ended up in Lefty's mouth...Great line!💜☮
@rosemaryabbott10202 ай бұрын
Good is good. Country, rock, jazz, blues. If you’re good you’re good. Willie and Merle are and were great.
@dyskordian11 күн бұрын
When Willie had Merle over to hang out. They were drinking and Willie talked Merle into playing on this. Merle woke up the next day not quite remembering if it happened and asked Willie. Willie said they had recorded a song. Merle said that "We should try again. I think i can do better." But Willie told him it was already on the way to Nashville. 😂
@lorismith51955 күн бұрын
Merle was my Dad’s favorite. He passed when I was 27. Wasn’t around for my wedding. Didn’t get to meet his granddaughter. But when I hear Merle, it feels like my Dad is around.
@Johnny-lx5wk2 ай бұрын
Johnny Paycheck, The Only Hell My Mama Ever Raised !! Country at its finest !!
@emerje02 ай бұрын
Yes, one of my all time favorite country songs! I think he'd love that one (and Merle's "Mama Tried") along with "Take this Job and Shove It" (and Johnny Cash "Oney")
@darkomtobia2 ай бұрын
No doubt!
@Morgaine2 ай бұрын
If you're taking Johnny Paycheck, you have to check out "Take This Job & Shove it."
@williamparrish99543 ай бұрын
i love this song please do Waylon Jennings ft Hank Williams JR the Conversation
@wgj4everlong4262 ай бұрын
if he does it needs to be audio only anymore the video seems to get blocked
@revaflowers31152 ай бұрын
Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain should be your next Willie song.
@dannyworten58762 ай бұрын
Willy has an unmistakable voice even if youve never heard the song you know who’s singing
@allenruss29763 ай бұрын
Thanks dude. You are really hitting the 70s 80s gold mine. Luckenbach Texas is worth checking out with Waylon and Willie. Merles Okie from Muskokee is also a great song
@donaldstone5402 ай бұрын
Willie has a complete album of duets called Half Nelson.
@kennycab33743 ай бұрын
Willie always one of my favorite guitarists. He plays it so differently.
@jmc58762 ай бұрын
Unforgiven with Clint is a more modern movie that has an old western pace and feel to it. It's top 5 all time IMHO
@elizabethfranco12842 ай бұрын
Originally written and composed by Townes Van Zant. Recorded by others including Emmy Lou Harrison
@MizCriz462 ай бұрын
Emmylou Harris
@elizabethfranco12842 ай бұрын
You want good storytelling? The entire album Red Headed Stranger by Willie Nelson
@FriedBob2 ай бұрын
THe movie too.
@stk03082 ай бұрын
Then Marty Stuart's "The Pilgrim".
@marsanchez25002 ай бұрын
If you wanna see imagery and storytelling at its finest, listen to “ Who’s Gonna Fill Their Shoes” by George Jones. It’s such a great tribute to music artists that blazed a trail.
@quintondees45012 ай бұрын
Two legends singing a perfect song, damn this makes you want to go back in time
@RPitch072 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs. And by two of the best country artists ever.
@SickGirlRocks2 ай бұрын
5:22 I remember going with my mom to Tower Records in Walnut Creek in like 1984 to get this cassette ❤
@JaneWalters-ni7se2 ай бұрын
How can you be a Western kid and not know this?? I've been singing this forever, man!! ( I'm yer neighbor in New Mexico!) Some songs are essential. This is one. ❤😊😊
@Ozarkprepper6432 ай бұрын
I've always felt I was born a Century Late. Grew up on country . And at 70+ like my classic rock but I am still country. Growing up in the 50s/ 60s was on a1600 ac. ranch outside Prescott AZ. And part of it bordered the Yavapai Nation. Most all my friends were Yavapai. We used to play Cowboys and Indians while riding our horses. I was the Indian they were the cowboys. lol Just kidding but I did learn how to stalk and Hunt game as well as their culture. And then James Arness also own some property next to us. Arizona then was big for westerns. Many actors had primary or secondary residence in AZ. Later after moving to the valley so older siblings could attend college, the silent movie actor Hoot Gibson became our neighbor. After graduating at 16 with high honors I started my farrier business. I then added knife making and Locksmith Service. That's when installed and change locks on a replica of the Ponderosa which was Lorne Greene's second home. Also met Dan Blocker. There are pictures of him and John Wayne fighting in a Coolidge Saloon. Lol Also met Amanda Blake and bought a drink for Linda Evans. Not exactly sorry to say but missed opportunity when only giving a nod to Kenny Rogers who was there filming The Gambler with Linda Evans. Also made the acquaintance of Glen Campbell All this was back when AZ just a fraction of the size it is today. Was also a extra in two scenes in the movie Bless the Beasts and the Children. That theme song was performed by The Carpenters. Today I reside on my Ranch in the Ozarks. But I still have the ranch in northern Arizona on the rim close to where Zane Grey wrote his volume of books. Also have a Ranch off 24 West of you about 50 MI. Yep I'm still country. Suggest you watch/ listen to bless the beasts and the children from The Carpenters. There are a couple different videos. The one where you see the horses is the opening of the movie. The movie represents what that area around Prescott and Sedona was like at the time. Prescott is a old Frontier Town. Was the territorial capital of Arizona. It's also considered to have hosted the first rodeo. That still takes place during Frontier Days on 4th of July week end. They've been doing it for close to 150 years. 🐎🤠🐂
@poqaqoe252 ай бұрын
Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I grew up in Wickenburg, AZ (dude ranch capital of the world back in the day) and got to meet Ben Johnson (in many of John Waynes movies), Bowzer from Shanana and Val Kilmer. Val's mom was my Avon lady for years! He had a bit of a chip on his shoulder in the olden days and we didn't really get along on our few chance encounters when he would come to dinner with her and her husband at the restaurant where I worked. (RIP Gladys and Bill Leach). I moved to Prescott after I graduated high school to go to Yavapai College. Met a few more famous folks, like Peter Coyote. Springsteen was known to drop in to the Bird Cage on Whiskey Row, but I was never lucky enough to be there for that. I think the most notable difference back then and in the country, is that everyone largely left them alone and let them just be people. I live in the city now and have for years. Yet, all I dream about is getting back out to the country, surrounded by stars and the smell of honeysuckle.
@Adam-vs2in2 ай бұрын
Speaking of Kenny Rogers at the end. “Love will turn you around” will give you goosebumps.
@shanegooding48392 ай бұрын
This great song was written by the legendary Townes Van Zandt. Check out his version and other songs by him if you want to do yourself a favour.😊
@bradleytravis99572 ай бұрын
Some Merle classics you gotta listen to are mama tried Sing me back home The fightin side of me Oke from muskogee Silver wings Big city
@janflewelling62772 ай бұрын
Country music has been called 3 chords and the truth. Most effectively told through stories - mini movies - these songs resonate for a lifetime and beyond. Worth a deep dive into the classic country stars more than the pop oriented current offerings. Dolly, Loretta, Willie, Kris, Waylon. So many others who paved the way with some of the best music ever created.
@vanessarupe20392 ай бұрын
This song always makes me cry. I’ve heard it all my life and I still tear up every single time. This song is like an old friend to me.
@melissawood15063 ай бұрын
Thanks, always loved their voices in this one
@laynestj2 ай бұрын
Townes Van Zandt, the songwriter, is absolutely one of the greats. He appears as one of the federal soldiers and also as the guitar player near the end. His life is as much a tragedy as Lefty's.
@turnerarmstrong42822 ай бұрын
Ray Charles when asked why he likes country,it's the stories
@kaynesheldon49053 ай бұрын
I feel ya there brotha. I throw on American pickers (absolutely great in my opinion) and the antique store downtown is non stop calling in my head😂
@37434mh2 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time.
@SarahAden-zb3np29 күн бұрын
I love country music and I like Willie Nelson and Meryl Haggard. Country music has a great storytelling music. Thank you for playing this song and l like your reactions on this song. 😊😊😊
@amykienitz63112 ай бұрын
I love to watch Willie Nelson and Leann Womack sing Mendico County Line, It was filmed on the main road in Texas running in front of the court house. Only Willie could shut the traffic down for a couple of days for filming so he could ride his horse in front of the courthouse. Willie lives his life like a true outlaw.
@CdnTrader12 ай бұрын
Townes van Zant needs a reaction on this. Tortured soul.
@jeremy37702 ай бұрын
Ah yes. Great album. All the soft places to fall, reasons to quit, and pancho and lefty are my favs off this album.
@nancykorensek40832 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard was My late father's all time favorite singer. Emmylou Harris is mine. We both loved Willie. We had many good natured debates over who did the best cover of this genius song.
@vickihirsch83402 ай бұрын
I thought he saw him at San Quentin
@billygilliland89742 ай бұрын
A guy named Townes Van Zandt wrote that song. I' love to see you react to the original, or better yet, I'd love to see your reaction to the Townes Van Zandt song, "Waiting Around to Die." It will bring tears to your eyes.
@maryscales57472 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs . Listened to this traveling across England .
@susansteinborn66922 ай бұрын
Reba " that's the night the lights went out in Georgia " another good story telling song. Love and light to all
@evolutionviii123 ай бұрын
Awesome! One of my requests getting done!! Let's gooooooo!
@sandralybrand94252 ай бұрын
Willie Nelson is 93 years old and still writing songs and playing music with his sons! He's also indian descendant and was raised by his grandmother whi I think was full blooded indian. I can't remember what tribe,but I read his bio years ago.❤
@captainkangaroo43012 ай бұрын
Merle and Willie were recording an album and needed one more song and Willie heard Emmy Lou Harris version of this and decided it was the one so he woke Merle up at 3 am and they went into the studio and laid down this gem.
@michaelwheeling74222 ай бұрын
I believe this is what you call outlaw country. As an old metal head, this song is awesome!!
@keithmccauley36062 ай бұрын
These are the best "Country" songs. Keeping you engaged not just with the music but through the story as well. Marty Robbins was a master at it. Check out El Paso and El Paso City by him. You won't be disappointed.
@KarriSimone3 ай бұрын
❤❤ I have requested this at least 3 times. Finally 😁 I m excited.
@kristietaylor7192 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard...Mama Tried, Okie From Muskogee, The Fightin' Side of Me, Workin' Man Blues.
@tobeski2 ай бұрын
Townes van Zandt is a rabbit hole worth going down - another of his much-covered songs is "Waiting Around To Die"
@tobeski2 ай бұрын
There's a story that Townes was pulled over by two highway patrolmen and they asked what he did. He told them he was a musician and a songwriter and they asked if he'd written anything they'd have heard of. He said "Pancho and Lefty" and they burst out laughing as that was the nicknames they had from the other cops. They let him off.
@justwondering56512 ай бұрын
The songwriter was Townes Van Zandt. He read news articles about two Mexican bandits named Pancho Villa and Lefty Gomez, and wove some details about their lives into the song. However, the story in the song is fictional. In the music video, Willie Nelson is Pancho and Merle Haggard is Lefty. (Just in case someone doesn't know, the Federales are Mexican police.)
@nidatracy2742 ай бұрын
Mearl Haggered is the most Awsome, never got the credit deserved. Only artist I ever asked an autograph from. Met Henry Donna, so many stars when I traveled with the Circus. Best concert I ever went to
@champagnerocker2 ай бұрын
A confession. I only got into country music after playing the first chapter of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas and when you get to the small rural towns and every vehicle is tuned to K-Rose. I love you Mary-Beth Maybell!
@Andy-ln6oeАй бұрын
The greatest country song ever
@davidnunn66082 ай бұрын
This is an absolute classic. One of my new favorites by these 2 would be “It’s all going to pot”
@MrsCRN_esq20 күн бұрын
I love your reactions! From Merle and Willie to Pink Floyd and Led Zepp….you’re pretty awesome! It’s great seeing someone enjoying the music I grew up on. This song in particular is one of my favorites. It reminds me of listening to records at my grandparents’ house as a kid in East Texas. It always gets me in my feelings ✌🏻💕
@JS-TexanJeff2 ай бұрын
You can watch the good the bad the ugly, but be aware it is actually the 3rd in the trilogy of 'The Man With No Name". The 1st is "For a Fistful of Dollars". The 2nd "For a Few Dollars More". Then the GBU. 3 great actors in each (Clint (good), Lee Van Cleef (bad), Eli Wallach(ugly)).
@nickhawkins60542 ай бұрын
“If I can find a clean shirt” is a funny video of the same category with Waylon and Willie!
@user-br2sd7ul1j2 ай бұрын
At your convenience, be sure to feature " Lukenbach TEXAS with Willie and Waylon.
@SJCoug12 ай бұрын
This is one of my all time favorite songs.
@allenelliott49642 ай бұрын
Written by the legendary songwriter Townes Van Zant. Townes plays one of the fedarales in the video and he's the one playing guitar at the end of the video when they're all sitting around drinking beer.
@garryandjanepannell85942 ай бұрын
Merle spent time pen when young and knew how to connect with the common man. He was pardoned by President Reagan for the contribution of his musical talents and tributes to the American people. One of the songs written and performed by him is "Mama Tried" from 1968. It's one of his most famous songs.
@johnlynem2 ай бұрын
If you want to watch a wester with some of country's greats watch Stagecoach from 1986 starring Willie, Kristofferson, Cash, Jennings and John Schneider. Its a remake of John Waynes 1939 Stagecoach. Its no Acamey award nomination but to see them all on screen together. There is also Outlaw Justice from 1999.
@user-bk8st6xc3s2 ай бұрын
It's always easy to ride a great story about something that really happened not easy but easier thanks again for praying this song
@heartwork83183 ай бұрын
Love Willie’s voice! He is legendary! Thanks BP!❤️🔥✌🏻🫶🏻
@laurenblainebamartistmgt2 ай бұрын
The songwriter, Townes Van Zant is a songwriting legend. You can see him at 4:09, between Willie and Merle, at the saloon, at 6:58 on the horse, and then, at 8:30, playing guitar. People loved his songs and loved his soul. Deep dive him and Guy Clarke. Americana musical genre. Also, Steve Earle, Copperhead Road. A banger, as you say.
@theresaneeds45142 ай бұрын
Merle and Willie were two of my Dad's favorite, along with Waylon and George Jones. George is another great storyteller, another one to check out, the Grand tour or He stopped Loving Her Today would be good ones to start with.
@russellw77852 ай бұрын
Willie just turned 91 today. They say his birthday is the 30th of April and the 1st of May. He was born around midnight and it was the next day before his parents got him to a doctor and they recorded it as the first of May. Or so they claim
@raloria91732 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs of all time. I still remember the first time I saw this music video, at a movie theater before the film. It obviously made an impact on me that I can remember that after all these years. Great to see you embracing country music - or should I say Traditional country music - which is timeless.
@christywhitehead31712 ай бұрын
Merle Haggard was on an episode of The waltons he was accomplished actor as well
@darkomtobia2 ай бұрын
There are singers that really tell stories well. Merle, Willie and one people sleep on far too much, Tom T Hall. Most of Hall's stuff was either from his experiences or someone he heard first hand. He also did a lot kids songs.
@graydonfowler42892 ай бұрын
One of my all time favorite songs !
@joelmcgill1233Ай бұрын
There’s a stone built into the wall outside the country music hall of fame a quote from Merle Haggard “ Country songs are the dreams of the working man”.
@chrischapman37972 ай бұрын
Blue eyes crying in the rain is great!
@tallestmountain2 ай бұрын
Country music is filled with stories.
@williamhampton23662 ай бұрын
Kind of cool thing...in the last scenes of the video when they are in the diner, the skinny guy playing the guitar is Townes Van Zandt, the guy who wrote that song.
@deanbarcelona14272 ай бұрын
Thanks for playing this.
@lefty31415912 ай бұрын
This is a part of a large branch of country music that tells western stories. Marty Robbins -El Paso and Big Iron, Jimmy Dean- Big Bad John. Not a western but a couple of Merle's ballads that I think are great: "Daddy Frank" and "Leonard" (a tribute to a friend of his). Thanks for such a great reaction.
@elizabethfyffe537728 күн бұрын
Cry Everytime I hear this!!
@melissabrooke11462 ай бұрын
One of my favorite songs ❤️❤️
@barbarawayland24242 ай бұрын
LOVE THIS SONG!!!
@andyharris54382 ай бұрын
Bunch of legends at that diner table
@MrKittenmitts2 ай бұрын
The young fella who appears a few times in the video is Townes Van Zandt he wrote this song and many of the baddest outlaw country songs ever. He lived hard and died pretty young. Check out Tecumseh Valley or Dead Flowers which The Rolling Stones covered.
@kevinspradlin62882 ай бұрын
I love the way you appreciate so many different genres of music. Thanks for sharing!
@kristophergoordman72252 ай бұрын
Another tear jerker!
@RubyGB2 ай бұрын
What has already struck me is the line is at the beginning "he wasn't his mother's only son" which I've always interpreted to mean they were brothers, one an outlaw and the other working for the law.
@reginairvine39192 ай бұрын
I actually geek-girled out when you said you shop for antiques...love it! Fantastic reaction.