Big City
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- #11I Won’t Give Up My Train (1981)
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This song was featured in the 1996 Coen Brothers blockbuster film “Fargo” in the opening scenes when Jerry Lundegaard is going to meet the people who are going to kidnap his wife for ransom.
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Big City
Written by Merle Haggard and Dean Holloway
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Big City Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm tired of this dirty old city
Entirely too much work and never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
Think I'll walk off my steady job today
[Chorus]
Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your so-called social security
Big City, turn me loose and set me free
Yeah
[Verse 2]
Been working every day since I was twenty
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun
So
[Chorus]
Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montana
And give me all I've got coming to me
And keep your retirement
And your so-called social security
Big City, turn me loose and set me free
[Outro]
Hey, Big City, turn me loose and set me free
Big City Q&A
Who wrote Big City's ?
Big City was written by Dean Holloway & Merle Haggard.
Who produced Big City's ?
Big City was produced by Lewis Talley & Merle Haggard.
When did Merle Haggard release Big City?
Merle Haggard released Big City on Thu Oct 01 1981.
What did Merle Haggard say about "Big City"?
Merle Haggard described the extremely fast process of writing and recording the song, inspired by the frustrations of his tour bus driver, Dean Holloway:
The feeling resonated, because it was a time in America when things were breaking down, especially in cities. I thought about Detroit and the pro...