"Red Bandana" is a song written and recorded by American country music artist Merle Haggard. It was released in March 1979 as the first single from the album Serving 190 Proof. The song reached #4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
"Red Bandana" | ||||
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Single by Merle Haggard | ||||
from the album Serving 190 Proof | ||||
Released | March 18, 1979 | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 2:31 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
Songwriter(s) | Merle Haggard | |||
Producer(s) | Fuzzy Owen, Jimmy Bowen | |||
Merle Haggard singles chronology | ||||
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Content
editThe narrator states that he can't grow up and settle down but he can appreciate the way she looks when she has a red bandana tied around her hair. The lyrics make reference to Kris Kristofferson's "Me and Bobby McGee".
Charts
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
- ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.