Red Bandana This article is about the Merle Haggard song. For the item of clothing, see Red scarf.1979 single by Merle Haggard"Red Bandana"Single by Merle Haggardfrom the album Serving 190 Proof ReleasedMarch 18, 1979GenreCountryLength2:31LabelMCASongwriter(s)Merle HaggardProducer(s)Fuzzy Owen, Jimmy BowenMerle Haggard singles chronology "The Bull and the Beaver" (1978) "Red Bandana" (1979) "My Own Kind of Hat" (1979) "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] ContentThe 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 Weekly charts Chart (1979) Peakposition US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2] 4 Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2 Year-end charts Chart (1979) Position US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] 49 References ^ 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. Merle Haggard The Strangers Norm Hamlet Ralph Mooney Tiny Moore Roy Nichols Gene Price Eldon Shamblin Gordon Terry Biff Adam Jimmy Belken Eddie Burris Gary Church Wayne Durham George French Dennis Hromek Don Markham Johnny Meeks Marcia Nichols Ronnie Reno Clint Strong Jim Tittle Jerry Ward Bobby Wayne Mark Yeary Studio albums Strangers Swinging Doors ‡ I'm a Lonesome Fugitive ‡ Branded Man ‡ Sing Me Back Home ‡ The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde ‡ Mama Tried ‡ Pride in What I Am ‡ Same Train, a Different Time ‡ A Portrait of Merle Haggard ‡ A Tribute to the Best Damn Fiddle Player in the World (or, My Salute to Bob Wills) ‡ Hag ‡ Someday We'll Look Back ‡ Let Me Tell You About a Song ‡ It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad) ‡ If We Make It Through December ‡ Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album ‡ Keep Movin' On ‡ It's All in the Movies ‡ My Love Affair with Trains ‡ The Roots of My Raising ‡ Ramblin' Fever A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today ‡ My Farewell to Elvis I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall Serving 190 Proof The Way I Am Back to the Barrooms Big City Going Where the Lonely Go That's the Way Love Goes It's All in the Game Kern River Out Among the Stars A Friend in California Chill Factor 5:01 Blues Blue Jungle 1994 1996 If I Could Only Fly Roots, Volume 1 The Peer Sessions Haggard Like Never Before Unforgettable Chicago Wind The Bluegrass Sessions I Am What I Am Working in Tennessee Compilations Songs I'll Always Sing Merle Haggard's Greatest Hits His Epic Hits: The First 11 (To Be Continued...) Down Every Road 1962–1994 16 Biggest Hits Hag: The Best of Merle Haggard Live albums Okie from Muskogee ‡ The Fightin' Side of Me ‡ I Love Dixie Blues ‡ Rainbow Stew Live at Anaheim Stadium The Epic Collection (Recorded Live) Amber Waves of Grain Gospel albums The Land of Many Churches ‡ Songs for the Mama That Tried Cabin in the Hills Two Old Friends (with Albert E. Brumley, Jr.) Holiday albums Merle Haggard's Christmas Present Goin' Home for Christmas I Wish I Was Santa Claus Singles1960s "Sing a Sad Song" "(My Friends Are Gonna Be) Strangers" "Swinging Doors" ‡ "The Bottle Let Me Down" ‡ "The Fugitive" ‡ "I Threw Away the Rose" ‡ "Branded Man" ‡ "Sing Me Back Home" ‡ "The Legend of Bonnie & Clyde" ‡ "Mama Tried" ‡ "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" ‡ "Hungry Eyes" ‡ "Workin' Man Blues" ‡ "Okie from Muskogee" ‡ 1970s "The Fightin' Side of Me" ‡ "Jesus, Take a Hold" ‡ "I Can't Be Myself" ‡ "Soldier's Last Letter" ‡ "Someday We'll Look Back" ‡ "Daddy Frank (The Guitar Man)" ‡ "Carolyn" ‡ "Grandma Harp" ‡ "It's Not Love (But It's Not Bad)" ‡ "I Wonder If They Ever Think of Me" ‡ "The Emptiest Arms in the World" ‡ "Everybody's Had the Blues" ‡ "If We Make It Through December ‡" "Things Aren't Funny Anymore" ‡ "Old Man from the Mountain" ‡ "Kentucky Gambler" ‡ "Always Wanting You" ‡ "Movin' On" ‡ "It's All in the Movies" ‡ "The Roots of My Raising" ‡ "Here Comes the Freedom Train" ‡ "Cherokee Maiden" ‡ "If We're Not Back in Love by Monday" "Ramblin' Fever" "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today" ‡ "From Graceland to the Promised Land" "Running Kind" ‡ "I'm Always on a Mountain When I Fall" "It's Been a Great Afternoon" "Red Bandana" "My Own Kind of Hat" 1980s "The Way I Am" "Misery and Gin" "I Think I'll Just Stay Here and Drink" "Leonard" "Rainbow Stew" "My Favorite Memory" "Big City" "Are the Good Times Really Over (I Wish a Buck Was Still Silver)" "Going Where the Lonely Go" "You Take Me for Granted" "What Am I Gonna Do (With the Rest of My Life)" "It's All in the Game" "That's the Way Love Goes" "Someday When Things Are Good" "Let's Chase Each Other Around the Room" "A Place to Fall Apart" "Kern River" "I Had a Beautiful Time" "A Friend in California" "Almost Persuaded" "Twinkle, Twinkle Lucky Star" "Chill Factor" "We Never Touch at All" "You Babe" "5:01 Blues" "A Better Love Next Time" "If You Want to Be My Woman" CollaborationsAlbums Just Between the Two of Us (with Bonnie Owens and The Strangers) A Taste of Yesterday's Wine (with George Jones) Pancho & Lefty (with Willie Nelson) Heart to Heart (with Leona Williams) Walking the Line (with George Jones and Willie Nelson) Seashores of Old Mexico (with Willie Nelson) Kickin' Out the Footlights...Again (with George Jones) Last of the Breed (with Willie Nelson and Ray Price) Django & Jimmie (with Willie Nelson) Singles "Bar Room Buddies" (with Clint Eastwood) "Yesterday's Wine" (with George Jones) "C.C. Waterback" (with George Jones) "Reasons to Quit" (with Willie Nelson) "Pancho and Lefty" (with Willie Nelson) "Wreck on the Highway" (with Chester Smith) As guest "Street Singer" (by The Strangers) "Walking the Floor Over You" (by Ernest Tubb) "Politically Uncorrect" (by Gretchen Wilson) Related articles Discography Marty Haggard Noel Haggard Bonnie Owens Leona Williams ‡ indicates a release performed with The Strangers