"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"
Single by Merle Haggard
from the album Serving 190 Proof
ReleasedMarch 18, 1979
GenreCountry
Length2:31
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)Merle Haggard
Producer(s)Fuzzy Owen, Jimmy Bowen
Merle Haggard singles chronology
"The Bull and the Beaver"
(1978)
"Red Bandana"
(1979)
"My Own Kind of Hat"
(1979)

Content

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The 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

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References

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  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 147.
  2. ^ "Merle Haggard Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
  3. ^ "Hot Country Songs – Year-End 1979". Billboard. Retrieved July 17, 2021.