Merle Haggard - If I Could Fly Away

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  • Опубликовано: 25 ноя 2024

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  • @davidjones1858
    @davidjones1858 7 месяцев назад +31

    I dont believe anyone has ever been able to consistently write and sing poetry like Merle Haggard could.

    • @gregday9943
      @gregday9943 7 месяцев назад +5

      Agree but merle didnt write this

    • @RogerSmith-kh4rz
      @RogerSmith-kh4rz 7 месяцев назад +8

      Blaze

    • @IisDeeps
      @IisDeeps 7 месяцев назад +8

      He does this song serious justice, but Blaze Foley wrote it.

    • @PETERRUGGIERI
      @PETERRUGGIERI 5 месяцев назад

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  • @packratbuggs6853
    @packratbuggs6853 3 года назад +327

    This song has something that gets in to my life. I lost the love of my life in 2016. We had been together for almost 60 years. Something about the song just grabs your heart and soul. God bless................

    • @karenenderle532
      @karenenderle532 3 года назад +13

      packrat...i hear ya,,,lost my husband in 2020, of 28 years....it brings me to tears, but also just the thought of it happening makes me smile. Merle really feels this song, it sounds like one that he could have written and I really think he truly loves this song, he puts HIS heart and soul in this one...so beautiful!

    • @annagromlowicz3276
      @annagromlowicz3276 2 года назад +5

      @@karenenderle532 i

    • @annagromlowicz3276
      @annagromlowicz3276 2 года назад +6

      I don't know why he was tak n away, together 5o yr's...if you take one,don't leave the other alone

    • @eddieswewney2496
      @eddieswewney2496 2 года назад +6

      Prayers from Ireland ❤️

    • @jameslawrence7411
      @jameslawrence7411 2 года назад +5

      I'm so sorry to hear of your loss I do a couple of songs by Merle but haven't played in a year or to, but your story makes me want to get back into it. I'm gonna send you a video just let me know where to send it

  • @anelladambrosio2513
    @anelladambrosio2513 2 года назад +5

    Secondo me,questa canzone e una delle più belle di Merle...😟😥🤗👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩🥰🎸💕💝💝💝💝💝💝

  • @PRAISE753
    @PRAISE753 3 месяца назад +20

    I NEVER get tired of this song......

  • @davidetcheverry944
    @davidetcheverry944 9 месяцев назад +4

    rip myfriend.......saw you at the fresno fair before you got sick......memories.......your box car is in a park in bakersfield.....dme...

  • @IanRob2011
    @IanRob2011 2 года назад +83

    Love Merle’s voice and interpretation. Favorite song. Thanks you Blaze Foley for this gem.

  • @bszwed
    @bszwed 9 лет назад +12

    Nobody sings it better than Merle.

  • @mikevallen999
    @mikevallen999 Год назад +26

    It really feels like Merle Haggard lived a life between joy and pain like most of us......but Merle had an exotic way of expressing it .

    • @junekvamme9862
      @junekvamme9862 21 день назад +2

      Song was written by Blaze Foley. Great song!

  • @billie877
    @billie877 Год назад +54

    I could listen to this song over and over and never get tired of it. 💕💕💘❣

  • @tammywells2061
    @tammywells2061 Год назад +48

    My dad selected this for my younger brother’s funeral (video) it hurts my heart to know this is how he feels. A parent shouldn’t have to bury a child. This song beautifully expresses an unimaginable loss.

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад +4

      l agree with you, indeed Merle haggard is a great and
      talented artist who's songs never goes out of
      style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still
      and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of
      beautiful days.

    • @taniastewart2999
      @taniastewart2999 10 месяцев назад +1

      My heart goes out to you and your dad.

    • @utube012341
      @utube012341 7 месяцев назад +1

      Profound choice, but yeah I’m sorry you all suffered through that situation

    • @pennybenton5607
      @pennybenton5607 7 месяцев назад +3

      🙏🙏 unfortunately our family knows that pain. I hope sweet memories carry you through.

    • @tammywells2061
      @tammywells2061 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@pennybenton5607 God bless your family

  • @clarence5400
    @clarence5400 Год назад +11

    My brother was killed in a motorcycle accident he was my mentor he always listened to Merle Haggard which got me started and boy I'm glad I did he got me through the hardest times love you Merle and Thank You !!

  • @williamnorrey5528
    @williamnorrey5528 Год назад +36

    a man who knows how to pull at your heart strings, fly high merle 🙏🙌

  • @virginiacampbell
    @virginiacampbell 2 года назад +52

    A beautiful soul-touching song!! Not many artists can reach the recesses of a human's soul like Merle Haggard

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад +2

      l agree with you, indeed Merle haggard is a great and
      talented artist who's songs never goes out of
      style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still
      and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of
      beautiful days.

  • @alastairclunie7232
    @alastairclunie7232 3 года назад +44

    Just played this at my father's funeral. Other sinking sun and one more lonely night. RIP DAD thank you

  • @veravajr
    @veravajr Год назад +21

    This song pulls at your heart strings. Makes me want to cry just listening to it. How true.

  • @projectmoon13
    @projectmoon13 3 года назад +69

    Merle playing Blaze. Doesn’t get any better than this. R.I.P to them both.

    • @stevethomas4486
      @stevethomas4486 3 года назад +5

      Blaze was the original God bless him I still can’t stop thinking how Merle Does it could be any better

    • @royzee28
      @royzee28 4 месяца назад +1

      @@stevethomas4486 I really can't think of anyone else who could have carried this off in the way Blaze intended it to be sung. Merle & Willie also did a great version together!

  • @will4gzus
    @will4gzus 20 дней назад +3

    There will never be another like the Hag

  • @robertmclain5306
    @robertmclain5306 Год назад +3

    Blaze Foley was one of the strangest writers/singers of his era, but he hit it on the head with this one,

  • @TigerKing77
    @TigerKing77 2 года назад +8

    Merle Haggard a friend to the common Man.

  • @melvindorsey8190
    @melvindorsey8190 8 лет назад +274

    This is a sad song but a darn good one, done by the best country singer ever.

    • @timothyhuff448
      @timothyhuff448 7 лет назад +6

      Melvin Dorsey He was that Melvin strange this song came to me when I found out my brother had cancer it hits me rite n the Hart my brother is in remission.but the song still hurts me in a way not many ever has I have been a music man seince birth I'm to now.I no that day will come I listen bout every day tears run down my face now but it was a song ment to hit you in the hart a the best man in the world that rote and sang it could have been by others but none would have dileverd the song like merl the peel did he was truley was a Perl in our day and time God bless him in HEAVEN.THATS ONLY PLACE FOR A MAN THAT SANG A SONG FROM THE. BOTTOM OF HIS BOOTS COULD BE I NO THAT BECAUSE I AM TRUELY A MUSIC MAN THANK YOU FOR LISTENING BLESS YOU..HI RIDEING COWBOY.

    • @Steve-zr3lo
      @Steve-zr3lo 6 лет назад +11

      Tim Huff Music has to hit you in the heart. There was a time when real country had a message for everyone... In every circumstance. Love Merle more now than ever, and makes me think why I didn't appreciate him when he was here.

    • @TK-ul7mr
      @TK-ul7mr 6 лет назад +9

      Love this song. His son Ben does a fantastic cover of it, but The Hagg has such inflection in his voice, it just hits you right. RIP.

    • @pattivanlandingham2951
      @pattivanlandingham2951 5 лет назад +21

      Written by the great songwriter Blaze Foley

    • @thomasmckelvey1911
      @thomasmckelvey1911 5 лет назад +8

      This is the best singer America ever had and will never be replaced have been a fan along time now hope he still brings back memories although sad at times for many years to come

  • @benjaminkemp7233
    @benjaminkemp7233 2 года назад +88

    This has been my favourite song for years. It feels like there is a weight on my chest every time I hear it. What a gem.

    • @chipmcdowell7043
      @chipmcdowell7043 2 года назад +6

      Blaze Foley

    • @mindareinetels6047
      @mindareinetels6047 2 года назад +4

      So so true!!!!!💘

    • @akbalchauhan8631
      @akbalchauhan8631 2 года назад +2

      I JUST LOVE HIS MUSIC.SAD OR. HAPPY!!

    • @bonniechops1
      @bonniechops1 2 месяца назад +1

      The best country singer of all time 🙏🏼🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @jameslevi1243
      @jameslevi1243 Месяц назад +1

      @@bonniechops1greatest singer, amazing guitar player. I never knew just how much I enjoyed his music until he was gone.

  • @magdalenemcclendon8487
    @magdalenemcclendon8487 8 лет назад +157

    He put his heart and soul in his songs and you could just feel the heartache-heartbreak in his voice...there will never be another Merle Haggard...one of the greatest singers of all time.

  • @chuckeley5641
    @chuckeley5641 4 года назад +70

    It will never get any better than this. Merle was the greatest singer songwriter that the good Lord ever strung a gut through. Lord I miss Merle and the Strangers.

    • @jimrodigher6759
      @jimrodigher6759 3 года назад +1

      Jim Rodeghier * After Merl had sang, what was at the time the title song of his newest album Kern River. On the Ralph Emmery show, Porter Wagner commented, "That is a dangerous man with a song. I truly believe he's one of the best writers and story tellers there is!

    • @TexasSapphires
      @TexasSapphires 3 года назад +11

      Blaze Foley wrote this song. And it is called.If I could only Fly. The poster got the title wrong.

    • @emorrison4669
      @emorrison4669 3 года назад +1

      @@jimrodigher6759 what a beautiful song

    • @johntheball
      @johntheball 3 года назад +4

      @@TexasSapphires
      I much prefer Blaze singing this...the authentic emotion gets me everytime.

    • @timmills5496
      @timmills5496 3 года назад

      100%

  • @kenbrown2084
    @kenbrown2084 3 года назад +9

    Written by the late Blaze Foley.A songwriter who lived and was murdered in Texas.

  • @ursulagrimshaw4303
    @ursulagrimshaw4303 2 года назад +10

    Love him ,lost my husband after 60 years of marrige ,I cry every time I hear it and that is every day

  • @peterj.martin8824
    @peterj.martin8824 9 лет назад +10

    traditional country music doesn't get any better than this; thank you Merle and the Strangers....

  • @joannahalaby3975
    @joannahalaby3975 5 лет назад +77

    As the years go by, Merle sounds better all the time. We do not have good country singers anymore. There will never be another one that can sing like him. He knew how to pull it all together. Such a great talent for all the world to see. This is a very special song.

  • @gerardclarke1664
    @gerardclarke1664 Год назад +20

    Such a class piece of song writing , and what a delivery from the singer of great soul...merle ! .such a devout performer. My favourite vocal performance of all time...by any artist , in all fields. 🎤👏

  • @toddshrewsbury204
    @toddshrewsbury204 Год назад +12

    Without a doubt! There will never be another like thus Beautiful Song Man!!

    • @carloscruik9687
      @carloscruik9687 7 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, Blaze Foley wrote beautiful songs and Merle’s interpretation is wonderful.

  • @mouseman6942
    @mouseman6942 6 лет назад +19

    Old Blaze Foley song that got new life when Merle sings it. Great song and an even greater singer. RIP Hag.........

  • @stephenmurphy3599
    @stephenmurphy3599 3 месяца назад +4

    Some songs are just magical and this is one, absolute class and a nod to the man Blaze Foley 👏

  • @Lizard_Bleed
    @Lizard_Bleed 3 дня назад

    They way the steel guitar screams loudly after the soft harmonic of the violin is just pure emotional clash.. what a genius representation of musical expression

  • @julieadam7425
    @julieadam7425 Год назад +33

    The Best!! ❤ Love this song!! Love everything about this song! What a performance! ❤ Such awesome but sad lyrics! His voice, so deep with feelings, makes one emotional! Listen to his music everyday! ❤️🎼🎧

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад +2

      l agree with you, indeed Merle haggard is a great and
      talented artist who's songs never goes out of
      style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still
      and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of
      beautiful days.

    • @dennisshane869
      @dennisshane869 10 месяцев назад

      Nice version.... but doesn't touch the original...Blake Foley RIP

    • @kevincole2011
      @kevincole2011 6 месяцев назад

      Was one of my Dads favourite
      Listening again on the 12 th anniversary of his passing

  • @frankdulaney151
    @frankdulaney151 6 месяцев назад +13

    my wife fell asleep 8 years ago if i could only fly i kiss this place good bye and go and fly away with her , i miss you dear

  • @murph5438
    @murph5438 11 лет назад +31

    One of the great songs sung by one of the great singers ----- so soulful so beautiful ----

  • @stephenpayne9120
    @stephenpayne9120 2 года назад +10

    Agony and heartbreak converted into the highest art. Stunning.

  • @margaretwilson1539
    @margaretwilson1539 11 месяцев назад +5

    This one gets to your heart for sure. 💛🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @missross7758
    @missross7758 3 года назад +9

    If I could only fly
    Oh my, RiP 💜 Beautiful Merle

    • @declankent5074
      @declankent5074 3 года назад

      Hello Anita. Your comments are very interesting to view. Hope you're good?

  • @marienosoucy
    @marienosoucy 3 года назад +8

    I love this song, Merle Haggard had such a wonderful voice !

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад +1

      l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days.

  • @vernellmoss9456
    @vernellmoss9456 4 года назад +6

    Best male voice, I've ever heard in my life. I know singing bc , I'm a Singer for Jesus
    .

  • @adamjones7393
    @adamjones7393 6 лет назад +9

    RIP ..Blaze Foley ,,the writer and original singer of this song ..Hats off to Merle

  • @TigerKing77
    @TigerKing77 2 года назад +2

    Merle was definitely right it was one of the best damn country songs that had ever been written even to this day.

  • @allanhallmark7361
    @allanhallmark7361 Год назад +5

    Music has power. I had to learn that from this song. I love sad music because of the emotion they bear and the way it influences their vocals. But you have to know that songs make you feel. And you shouldn’t always want to feel that way.

    • @dorahaverkate6204
      @dorahaverkate6204 Год назад +2

      Thats so true but sometimes it over wellems you...

  • @RonGibbs1
    @RonGibbs1 8 лет назад +12

    I had the utmost pleasure of seeing him live one time. I wish it could have been more, but I will forever remember that special night up at Lake Tahoe, my elbows resting on the stage, and getting to see the sincerity with which he performed each and every song. RIP Merle.

    • @velmafoust8667
      @velmafoust8667 3 года назад

      So beautiful, lost my best friend, fits me to a tee, my favorite song!! Love Merle, rest in peace!!🙏🌹💖

  • @richardbackstrom1748
    @richardbackstrom1748 Год назад +4

    Great song and great guitar picking

  • @taramartin1909
    @taramartin1909 4 года назад +13

    Genius-they don't have songs like this anymore-Thank you Merl - you held me together when I lost my darling Grandpa & my Pa who brought this music into my life.

  • @scottbarker21
    @scottbarker21 2 года назад +8

    Beautiful song and lyrics sung by such a gifted singer.

  • @margaretwilson1539
    @margaretwilson1539 11 месяцев назад +4

    Sometimes I write happy songs, then some little thing goes wrong, I wish they all could make you smile........so nice!!!👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @e-marketeers
    @e-marketeers 2 года назад +7

    Awesome song!! I didn’t realized until years later that it was actually written by Blaze Foley. Great performance, nicely written song. Thank you Merle! Thank you Blaze!!

  • @royzee28
    @royzee28 10 лет назад +108

    If I Could Only Fly, written by Blaze Foley given The Hag treatment, what more could one ask? :) Superb!

    • @eclecticmusica
      @eclecticmusica 4 года назад +11

      I'm sure Blaze would give it two duck tapes up.

    • @nancymccourt7890
      @nancymccourt7890 3 года назад +2

      .

    • @nancymccourt7890
      @nancymccourt7890 3 года назад +1

      .

    • @1bls
      @1bls 3 года назад +3

      I forgot that this was Blaze’s song. Merle’s version is more eloquent and refined. Blaze’s version was very raw and heart felt. Love em both

    • @donaldhowe6630
      @donaldhowe6630 3 года назад +4

      The finest exhibition of Merle's vocal ability in existence! I listen and marvel...!

  • @catherinefleming8254
    @catherinefleming8254 Год назад +3

    I like them all but i have to give it to merle there will never be anyone to fill his shoes i love the man and i love the music.

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад +1

      l agree with you, indeed Merle haggard is a great and
      talented artist who's songs never goes out of
      style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still
      and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of
      beautiful days

  • @bobbyfredieu3569
    @bobbyfredieu3569 2 года назад +2

    Thats one of the best songs i,ve ever heard Meral was a great song writer and singer he keep it country. Like George said who,s gona feel their shoe,s. No BODY will ever feel their SHOE,S. Were losing them one by one. Country is not Country any more not like it use to be. May God be with all the singers

  • @barbaracassello4818
    @barbaracassello4818 10 месяцев назад +3

    So beautiful!!!!

  • @genet8397
    @genet8397 5 лет назад +34

    This song, written by Blaze Foley, is also on RUclips as sung by him. It is also a very good rendition and touches the heart. What a great sad song. Thanks Blaze.

    • @markhanson2116
      @markhanson2116 2 года назад +3

      I never have been so emotional as I have listening to Blaze....what a terrible loss.....what a fleeting,falling star. Aint got no stitches, but I got lots of scars...

  • @GRHCU
    @GRHCU 3 года назад +11

    A true story teller my friends!! This is what music should represent
    and indeed how it should sound..

  • @jameshoberg1609
    @jameshoberg1609 3 года назад +7

    That man certainly knew how to make good music. His band is awesome.

  • @pamelaknowles1847
    @pamelaknowles1847 5 лет назад +16

    There will never be another Merle
    Brilliant Artist Singer/Songwriter,
    Beautiful song and Voice,🎼🎸🎤🎼🎼❤

    • @philipdonald7092
      @philipdonald7092 3 года назад +2

      Hello 👋 beautiful

    • @garyt521
      @garyt521 2 года назад +2

      Merle was a great singer/songwriter, but just in case you didn’t already know it, this song was written by Blaze Foley.
      It’s been said that Merle believed this was the best song ever written.
      I’d have to agree.
      Peace!

    • @MariaMaria-oo3kj
      @MariaMaria-oo3kj Год назад +1

      The song is of Blaze Foley!

  • @johnnylonewolf5474
    @johnnylonewolf5474 8 лет назад +200

    No worries mate you can Fly now You're an 'ANGEL', rest well Merle you are Missed!.

    • @lloydgeorge2780
      @lloydgeorge2780 5 лет назад +7

      I never really realized how GOD DAMNED GOOD HE WAS...

    • @elizabethhughes5160
      @elizabethhughes5160 5 лет назад +6

      MERLE Haggard Was A Brilliant Singer @Songwriter .lI PERSONALITY MISS MERLE. SO GLAD HE IS WITH OUR LORD @ THE ANGELS .RIP MERLE .GODBLESS YOU @ BONNIE HAGGARD .XXXXX

    • @lloydgeorge2780
      @lloydgeorge2780 4 года назад +2

      Elizabeth, may I say, Beautifully written

    • @curtriddle5441
      @curtriddle5441 4 года назад

      @@lloydgeorge2780 great

    • @johndickerson6249
      @johndickerson6249 4 года назад

      Was just need in a dose of merle just lost my brother Byrle but I know u guys r up there giving mom a a whirle give her a spin for me tell her I'm on my way can't wait to see my baby boy again someday

  • @markallen657
    @markallen657 8 лет назад +13

    I feel so fortunate I got to live listing to this.. God Bless

  • @donnaforderer1373
    @donnaforderer1373 10 месяцев назад +5

    Beautiful song

  • @caseybear1949
    @caseybear1949 4 года назад +5

    One of the best song writers and country singers of my generation. Praise the Lord for His gifts.

    • @joykatalu2285
      @joykatalu2285 4 года назад +1

      Hallelujah! Amen!

    • @royzee28
      @royzee28 4 года назад +3

      As said, Merle didn't write this one but made a brilliant job of it!!

  • @CountryWilly
    @CountryWilly 3 года назад +10

    Some people in this world simply cannot be replaced miss you Merle

  • @keithport6913
    @keithport6913 3 года назад +12

    Lovely song you will never get tired of listening this beautiful lyrics and arraigment

  • @ritataylor7831
    @ritataylor7831 3 года назад +10

    Sang from his heart, one of the all time best in country music, RIP Merle. Dearly missed, don't makem like this anymore.

  • @LambertIsGod58
    @LambertIsGod58 8 лет назад +35

    I've never heard this song until after Merle passed. I've had it on repeat ever since. Without a doubt my favorite Merle Haggard song!!

    • @chipmcdowell7043
      @chipmcdowell7043 2 года назад +6

      Blaze Foley

    • @romildapowell6349
      @romildapowell6349 2 года назад +1

      My special special song 🎵 ❤️ 💕
      Ben sounds so much like his dad. Bless all the Haggard men 🙏 🙌

    • @Vladie1987
      @Vladie1987 Год назад +1

      Same here

    • @johneasler9967
      @johneasler9967 Год назад +2

      Blaze wrote it, but Merle made it his own

    • @robertbishop5868
      @robertbishop5868 Год назад +1

      Michelle Bishop was my late wife's name also, she always said I listened to Merle to much. Glad u like his music.

  • @anndale8859
    @anndale8859 Год назад +6

    I love to watch him sing. I only discovered him after his death. He will forever live on in his music.

  • @ivanstruiksma6369
    @ivanstruiksma6369 3 года назад +6

    Merle, a beautiful song that only you could do. Nobody else could do this song like you.

  • @shirleynunes8567
    @shirleynunes8567 10 месяцев назад +6

    Memories of my lost teenage Son. Who died of LEAUKEMIA

  • @tnturner1959
    @tnturner1959 Год назад +4

    Thank you Merle. Helped me get though a tough year. Bitter sweet listening to this song.

  • @bradfordsmith5942
    @bradfordsmith5942 3 года назад +2

    I love Ms. Bonnie's Beautiful Smile! She was so sweet, so very glad I got to meet her. 🌹

  • @Camila_and_Daniel_Gaming
    @Camila_and_Daniel_Gaming 8 лет назад +42

    He does this song all its justice as he did every song he sang. He is gone. But he remains.

  • @johncoburn5170
    @johncoburn5170 11 месяцев назад +2

    I lost my baby brother “”Tom”. And this song hits home,I miss him dearly

  • @judithboucher2902
    @judithboucher2902 2 года назад +8

    I LISTEN TO ALL HIS SONGS I LOVE THIS ONE SO MUCH.I FIND IT'S SAD BUT VERY GOOD💖💖🤝🤝🙏🙏🙏

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад

      l agree with you, indeed Merle haggard is a great and
      talented artist who's songs never goes out of
      style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still
      and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of
      beautiful days.

  • @camerashy474
    @camerashy474 2 месяца назад +1

    Oh! My how this song speaks to me lately.
    I lost my 19 year old son March 5, 2024.
    I miss him so!
    Well, one of these days I will fly.
    I will be caught up in the clouds to meet my son and the Lord in the air.
    Thank God for hope through the shed blood of Jesus Christ.
    My son was saved, and so am I.
    I will see him again.
    I Thesallonians 4:13-18

    • @jmcm8546
      @jmcm8546 2 месяца назад

      So sorry to hear of your massive loss. Please stay strong for everyone around you 🙏🙏🙏☘️☘️☘️

  • @mtnmusicfan
    @mtnmusicfan 8 лет назад +3

    He was the high water mark in CM... sadly, it will never be as good again... but what a tremendous legacy he has left for us. Thanks for all the great music Merle.

  • @vooshiningstone3761
    @vooshiningstone3761 5 лет назад +8

    love this song so much!!!thank you Blaze Foley and Merle Haggard!

  • @missross7758
    @missross7758 3 года назад +7

    If I could only Fly.
    The mighty Merle Haggard 💜rip💜

  • @elainemack1638
    @elainemack1638 5 лет назад +6

    My mom absolutely loved Merle Haggard, God rest her beautiful soul, & she passed that love down to me. This is such a beautiful song.

  • @jadezee6316
    @jadezee6316 3 года назад +3

    a remarkable song...no matter who sings it the pain of the writer is felt.....

  • @margaretwilson1539
    @margaretwilson1539 10 месяцев назад +2

    I like when Merle looks around at the audience, as if to each and every one...true performer...respect to Merle from my heart.. 🎤🎸⭐🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @juliabryuujant2916
    @juliabryuujant2916 8 лет назад +18

    if I could only fly such a beautiful song.he never sang a bad song.the greatest singer of all.

    • @robertlindsay2131
      @robertlindsay2131 8 лет назад +2

      your are so right R I P Merle

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад

      l agree with you, indeed Merle Haggard is a great and talented artist who's songs never goes out of style,he's one of my favorites artist, he songs still and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of beautiful days.

  • @cliffsimpson4154
    @cliffsimpson4154 Год назад +2

    I love this song, he sang this at Louis Tally’s funeral. Louie & Merle done a lot of fishing together. Merle was on Tally records in his career, great friends. Rip Merle, still miss you ❤

  • @russelledwards9115
    @russelledwards9115 9 лет назад +50

    I love Merle Haggard, His songs all have so much emotion in them. He is truly the kind of country I love to listen too.

    • @charlieboy1701
      @charlieboy1701 3 года назад

      Much like Sinatra, even when he didn’t write it, performing it made it his. I’ll never hear another version close to this.

  • @JanelleKlintworth
    @JanelleKlintworth Год назад +1

    What a great song by a wonderful man! Merle was the BEST! Janelle in Houston

  • @tacogillespie4561
    @tacogillespie4561 8 лет назад +10

    Now you can Fly Merle and we will all see u again one day. Thanks for your music. The balladeer for the working man. One of the greatest entertainers of my generation. Sing this one to Blaze tonight.

  • @davidwebb4683
    @davidwebb4683 26 дней назад

    I just now listen to this song again by Merle Haggard and there is no other beautiful voice is Merle Haggard

  • @lindatucker5685
    @lindatucker5685 8 лет назад +60

    My brother just pasted last month...he loved Merle Haggard's music, if he was alive today, he would be very sad to hear of Merle's passing.....maybe they will meet in heaven now...

    • @gocanes6650
      @gocanes6650 8 лет назад +4

      sorry to hear that, Linda.

    • @barbaracroft510
      @barbaracroft510 8 лет назад +8

      +Linda Tucker so sorry linda but they are right they can both fly now rip both

    • @montecarlo766
      @montecarlo766 5 лет назад +3

      bless you and your family miss linda

    • @christophersnowdon1063
      @christophersnowdon1063 5 лет назад +2

      Let me tell you something.ive loved his music so much..I think your brother would have been a friend of mine.wow.what a friend from across the ways . beautiful

    • @mikelangley2049
      @mikelangley2049 5 лет назад +1

      You can trust he has God knows

  • @jamesthompson5629
    @jamesthompson5629 2 года назад +1

    One of the greatest sad songs ever. Even the violin solo sounds sad.

  • @dinosaurdanruby3456
    @dinosaurdanruby3456 3 года назад +5

    In the mid 1980's we went to a little dance hall in Oklahoma across the river from Fort Smith Ar and there on the stage stood Merle Haggard just a belting it out. My husband and I danced all evening and listening to Merle.

  • @davidmarshall9765
    @davidmarshall9765 2 года назад +4

    Beautiful song by one of the best country singers ever

    • @umbertocantelli2688
      @umbertocantelli2688 2 года назад

      no one of the best.....THE BEST !!!!....

    • @anelladambrosio2513
      @anelladambrosio2513 Год назад +1

      @@umbertocantelli2688 unberto... Una delle piu belle! 🤔😊😍😘🎄

  • @ashleyjohnson9979
    @ashleyjohnson9979 8 лет назад +94

    merle haggard was the absolute best you will be missed hag you made country music fans like me who enjoy the real country not this new crap they try to call country fly high merle 💕💕💕

  • @teresamcclanahan5757
    @teresamcclanahan5757 4 года назад +8

    I’ve Always Loved this song & Merle Haggard! 🎶♥️🎶 Thanks so much for sharing 😊

  • @patmosher245
    @patmosher245 5 лет назад +28

    I’ve listened to this more times than I can count. It still hits me the same way as the first. Singing a story as only he can. Miss you Merle.
    RIP

    • @peterdegroot6644
      @peterdegroot6644 5 лет назад +1

      Me too

    • @larrybill2661
      @larrybill2661 Год назад +2

      l agree with you, indeed Merle haggard is a great and
      talented artist who's songs never goes out of
      style,he's one of my favorites artist, he's songs still
      and always heals the Soul, I pray God gives you lot of
      beautiful days.

  • @nancyphillips8001
    @nancyphillips8001 7 лет назад +21

    PERFECTION IN EVERY WAY!!!

  • @bleucielbleuciel1492
    @bleucielbleuciel1492 10 лет назад +4

    Très belle voix, beaucoup de talent, un Artiste que j'adore écoutée, sans me lasser jamais, la musique, le violoniste, tout s'accorde parfaitement bien, c'est tellement beau, que j'en aurai pour toujours le coeur serré. Un grand merci à la personne qui à posté ce clip merveilleux, merci à l'artiste de nous faire rêver... transporter... que d'émotions !!!

  • @christophermenard9789
    @christophermenard9789 4 года назад +11

    Absolutely amazing, no country music today can even compare to this man. Miss you Merle, to bad never had the chance to see you in concert.

  • @mikecox5176
    @mikecox5176 5 лет назад +10

    Few musicians transcend all tastes in music, however Merle found this unique ability in every song he performed. What an inspiration!

  • @claudettehood7753
    @claudettehood7753 Год назад +1

    Is this song not just the most beautiful smooth song you have ever heard..oh l could just crawl in his voice and sleep...love you Meryl...

  • @johnmackenzie8573
    @johnmackenzie8573 4 года назад +13

    This brings tears to my eyes every time. Magnificent by the Hag.

  • @SuziLouw
    @SuziLouw 2 месяца назад +3

    Merle you make me cry