July 1, 2019 (Monday)
“The Fightin’ Side of Me” is a song written and performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in December 1969 as the first single and title track from the album The Fightin’ Side of Me. The song became one of the most famous of his career.
In reference to his own 2002 patriot song, “Courtesy of the Red, White, & Blue (The Angry American),” Toby Keith once called this song “the original Angry American song.”
I once had a seminary professor who told our class, “If you want to know what’s going on among the people in your congregation, listen to country music.” That genre has changed through the years but the old kind of country music is still popular with millions of people. The lyrics of old style country music get down to the “nitty gritty” of daily life.