Saturday May 29, 2021
D-Sides Diary: A 45 that nobody in their right mind would spend money to get.
Who the frig would buy a Hagars single from 1984 that talks about being butthurt that the Russians boycotted the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics just because Americans did the same thing in 1980? You know better than to ask that question. Both of you. The Hagar Twins (on this record the brand was truncated to just "Hagers") were mainstays on a televised slice of American "culture" known as Hee Haw. Like Sha Na Na later, the show was syndicated and usually shown on Sundays after the Bills got their asses kicked by the Dolphins. It was presented as a light, fun portrayal of the hillbilly lifestyle. Also, some incredible musical performances. George Jones, Merle Haggard, the Oak Ridge Boys, Johnny Cash, Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, Dolly Parton, Marty Stuart, Wynonna and Naomi Judd, Glen Campbell, Garth Brooks, and our own Dan Lewis (who was known then as Junior Samples).
I connected with the guy who wrote this song, Bill Baker.
Here's a video of Bill Baker singing on Hee Haw in 1985 about a painful divorce. Roy Clark seems to present him as a newcomer to the show. If you notice, he has the same hairstyle as a certain creepy tycoon/flimflam man/miscreant who came to prominence about that same time. It was the style at the time.
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