A White Boy (Lookin For A Place To Do My Thing) - Merle Haggard

A RARE look at Merle Haggard in the studio. Thom Bresh shot this electro-film while "Hag" was recording this song. This is NOT a studio mix. It is RAW, just as it came down on the session. It's incredible to watch him deliver the lyrics. This song was thought, by the record label, to be too controversial to be included on his CD. Isn't that called "Censorship"? It is pure, honest, 100% Haggard..

[@breshdigitaltv]

THIS SONG WAS CENSORED... It was originally recorded in 1977 and released on the album "A Working Man Can't Get Nowhere Today". Then it was re-recorded for the CD "Chicago Wind" and set for a single as a duet with Toby Keith. Then the "Suit and Tie" people thought it to be politically incorrect and pulled it as a single. Then the gutless record company, not wanting any trouble, decided to delete it entirely from the CD.. That, my friends, is CENSORED..

[@samwst56]

liberal swine censors

[@abitupthehudson]

I've been blocked by Twitter and I Don't give a damn 'cause I Believe I'm free to speak like any American can. I'm gonna Open up and say - just what I feel - about Merle. I'm just a black dude, listening to old Haggard sing and I'm Loving this white boy who keeps Singing his song about a "White boy looking for a place - to do his thing".

[@joelmaqueira4851]

FUCK THEM!

[@clintcrosby115]

It’s on Spotify js

[@poppaluv]

@@clintcrosby115 It's on YT too.

[@dillonbatistaFuckyoutube]

This good old boy is my favorite country music singer. I love his music including this song.

[@travhanes]

i actually know the man who wrote this song. He's 79 years old. The lyrics have been changed a little, but it still sounds close to the original. Merle Haggard bought this song from him for $3500. He played this for me, I can't believe he was telling the truth that Merle actually bought it from him. So awesome. =D

[@scottliegel855]

This is what country use to sound like, can't play it today, ooh no that sounds like racism, no its just called country, everybody is so worried about politicly correct they forgot about the people who just want to hear some good ole country, God bless Merle

[@mikuspalmis]

Blast it out the windows. Play it loud.

[@aaron19840904]

Keep it up Merle, this song is bad ass and would be played on today's radio if they hadn't committed "murder on music row"

[@poppaluv]

I'm afraid it would be played for a week or r2 , then the calls would hit the station and the publicity would make them stop, Ii truly doubt they would ever say "f it. It's country. There's worse on "urban" stations!"

[@breshdigitaltv]

We're not talking about his 1974 release of this song.. That is before "Political Correctness".. Capitol pulled THIS cut off of Hag's CD (Chicago Wind).. It was going to be a duet with Toby Keith. I hate political correctness and ball-less record companies..

[@libertarianlife3651]

Got your 6 brother Breshman. it's time to boogie.

[@joelmaqueira4851]

FUCK THE PC BULLSHIT!

[@MrScott8449]

If white folks wanted to form an organization called 'The Race' that celebrated white heritage, Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, the AFO-CIO. NAAPC, and all other organizations would have a fit, but there's an organization called 'La Raza', which means 'The Race' in Spanish... I don't know about anyone else, but I'm pretty happy with my paint job and proud of my heritage, and that doesn't mean I hate anyone or put anyone else down, either. I'm just a white boy lookin' for a place to do my thang. :-)

[@4sterp542]

I fucking love being white and I'm damn proud.

[@dunphyaaron]

im glad someone put this song back on i cant get other versions to work

[@dangerouzdave1172]

Coz anti white society.

[@fabmark1234]

Right on Merle.. great song . Simple, real, and honest. That's what America should be all about.

[@aliseegenuine6414]

04/24/2021 I love The Hag’s music. Imagine this being played at this time, 2021? People seem to overlook all the lyrics. SMH!

[@Hagfan789]

Proud White American here...Great song Merle...If they don't like it...F**k em :)

[@psuttonsr]

I've got this on an old album of Merle's....somewhere.....Thanks for uploading...The lyrics have been runnin thru my head in pieces...You just put them together for me...Thanks again!! Phill

[@stevejones3942]

OMG, that was so awesome to see,,,,he did have some moves.... without his guitar, he just didn't know what to do with those hands....a little hip action never hurt either! Way to go Merle..... hard to believe Censors turned this down,,,,compared to what is out there now, that is just laughable!!

[@DebraWilliams]

Thank you Thom Bresh for posting this one, I love it!

[@TheMarfinew]

hey aLL this song was released on the Working Man Cant get Nowhere Today album. I have it i am a big HAG collector

[@securityforcesadm]

i love this it tells alot about merle

[@MegaHagfan]

love this

[@96driver]

"Not allowed" ? Absolutely censorship!!

[@waylon.001waltoshin2]

if you dont love it leave it.....

[@jason157157157]

My god Merle is the man!!

[@timmayer7248]

Love it. I never got a chance to see Merle live. He's my favorite country singer. RIP sir. Maybe this white boy can see you singing on the other side.

[@starr522]

Yep, That s the Hag. I have never heard thos song before. I thought that I had heard his all. I was wrong. But, How true, how true the lyrics.

[@rickyjackson8594]

i fucking love it and a lot of you know it just scared to stand up you go merle

[@EarDamageHardcore]

wow i never knew untill now this was censored for the album. Nothing controversial or racist about this song. The same with "White man singin the blues" people really called him that and most of them where black people because it was just rare to see a white man singin the blues. Anyway thanks for sharing this!

[@guitarman7597]

I'd like to see Hag's estate release this tune. Nevermind the unintended undermeanings. Its a catchy tune with vibe. Its brilliant and deserves to be enjoyed for what it is.

[@brandonlee1983]

Unfortunately, there will be people who only look and the potential implications in this song😕 but like you said it is very catchy and hard to not love and Merles music was a huge contribution to country music and he paved the easy for some of our best modern country singers

[@KLUNKET]

I appreciate your insight and I also appreciate when someone such as yourself has an intelligent conversation about something such as you have done. Thanks for that... Usually people on youtube are just trolling. Thanks for the conversation.

[@billywhite679]

Fantastic!

[@robgood1706]

I love this and all Merle's work. If other races can be proud of their heritage and color,then so can I.I am proud of my English,Scotch and Cherokee heritage..Got A lot of German in me too,but not proud of those. Those bastards are nuts! They done started two world wars

[@shaiaheyes2c41]

Germans didn't start any World Wars

[@DrVonNostrand]

You want a little French in you babe

[@cowan96]

I’ve only picked up on this song recently and its good music, and if we still lived in the world Hag and I were born into it would upset no one. Then in the US segregation was very much in force and in Britain here very few black people were resident. But things have changed so much you can’t just put it down to political correctness, non-white people have changed their situation in the world and they object to being blamed for all problems which have come along. Never-the-less I love the song.

[@CharlesALindbergh]

Only 2,352 views as of March 20, 2009....that's about 2,000,0000 or 20,000,000 too few! This is one of the greatest songs, performances, and videos ever. It's mind-boggling that this treasure has gone undiscovered. Start telling your friends about this one. Ya' gotta hump and get it!

[@jhartist123]

Wow, I guess it's self explainetory why I missed this one love you Hagg!

[@Aibric]

If they would have made this a new single it would have been controversial, as it is any time a white person does anything but engage in self-loathing about his identity or heritage. It also would have garnered a ton of attention and sold quite well, so more's the pity for Hag.

[@KnoxieDavisSeattleConfederate]

Awesome!

[@californiavolcano]

Exceptional !!!!!!!!!! Work it Merle....

[@gopher0]

Nevermind Found it here All Night Long Album ~ Merle Haggard on amazon

[@DannyHammers]

WOW! Your post are always great. Hope to see again at Bobbe Seyour's soon. Danny Hammers of the Muhlenberg County Hammers

[@1bls]

I am with you Merle. Whiteboy here that doesn’t give a damn.

[@claudiahenderson4731]

Awesome cousin merle

[@johndwyer6111]

It is certainly a relief to have something in the entertainment media which states that it's okay and good to be white. The entertainment media has been so anti-white and it started with the trashy TV shows of the 70's like All In The Family, Sanford and Son and The Jeffersons which featured "Tom Willis" being constantly insulted and humiliated with audience clapping the insults against him.

[@KLUNKET]

ok then, why do we accept terms such as black pride, black power, black is beautiful so on and so forth. I agree with what you said but there can not be a double standard....

[@DAVIDJONES1981]

AWESOME VIDEO TOM! THERE ALWAY GREAT!

[@MrScott8449]

I don't have a problem either with anyone being proud of their heritage or their paint job, but if Anglo-Americans founded an all white college, or an association that gives scholarships to only white people, or started a 'white heritage month', or started a White Entertainment Television channel, then Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, La Raza, and other "minorities" would throw a fit. I'm sick of having to be nearly apologetic because I'm white.

[@abitupthehudson]

I've been blocked by Twitter and I Don't give a damn 'cause I Believe I'm free to speak like any American can. I'm gonna Open up and say - just what I feel - about Merle. I'm just a black dude, listening to old Haggard sing and I'm Loving this white boy who keeps Singing his song about a "White boy looking for a place - to do his thing".

[@thomasdailey269]

Bad ass!

[@watsonvillian]

Haha my uncles names were willie and woodrow.

[@TheFiddlepimp]

this is not racist it is soulful! i happen to be white but i Love black music... im bet Merle does as well... leeland sklar certainly seems to have an integrated taste in music.. :)

[@curtisbeard4550]

Black pride is cultural; Asian pride is cultural; Hispanic pride is cultural; White pride is racist. You do the math.

[@gopher0]

I would still like to find this song anyone know to buy it ??

[@twoscarves3047]

My boyfriend (who is white) just played this for me last night as we drove home from the movies. All I could do was stare at how beautiful he was and how lucky I felt to have this white boy by my side! Also, what's wrong with the song for it to be banned or not put on a cd? As a black female, I see nothing wrong with the lyrics. I'd post this on my fb page but I know my own race would come after me.

[@bigspence404]

Oh no, you can't be proud of your race if you are white! Jesus what is this world coming to. Great song too...too bad. The Hagg is the Best!

[@BlackMonk66]

Have the people that take this as an anthem listened to the lyrics? They aren't exactly serious. I think the reason this remake didn't get released wasn't so much censorship as it was that the man who wrote "Irma Jackson" realized what kind of person would take this as an anthem and couldn't stop vomiting.

[@steinsteel]

@BreshDigitalTV Yeah,but why do they Allow these rappers to shout a lot of stupid word on radio?? This is not a Racist song.

[@breshdigitaltv]

When was that.

[@ramhag]

MERLE WROTE A SONG CALLED IRMA JACKSON AND SHE WAS BLACK

[@libertarianlife3651]

GOD LUV YA BRESHMAN. Keep the faith brother. BTW you guitar playin' makes me sick. You keep turning my collection into firewood.

[@travhanes]

Oh, and btw. I'm half Samoan, and half White. The guy who wrote this song wasn't being racist. He was just stating that he was, in fact, a white boy. He played this song for me. =)

[@KLUNKET]

How is that reverse racism? If you say the saying your a "white boy" is reverse racism, then wouldn't "Black pride" "Black heritage month" and other such terms be the SAME THING??? I have no problem with a black man saying he's proud to be black, saying things like "black and beautiful" and so forth. I respect them having the right to use such terms, so please answer me WHY IN THE HELL WOULD IT BE WRONG FOR A WHITE PERSON TO DO THE VERY SAME THING?????????????

[@landonwilliams4747]

Proud white here. Proud whites unite, proud whites world wide

[@KLUNKET]

When you say that saying one is proud to be white is carrying a connotation that "white" is better, it seems to be putting words into the mouth of the person who used the phrase. One cannot be certain what reasons any given person may say what they say. A black person could just as easily say "black power or black pride" with the intent that black is better than white. It's all just words, the true intent of the words is specific to the individuals reasons for saying what they say.

[@CharlesALindbergh]

Merle is the GREAT one! Get ready world for a few hundred million proud White boys lookin' for a place to do their thing. That's called OUR countries. We're gonna have our OWN countries again.

[@pearljamfan5480]

Im just a white boy too Merle. A white boy who is sad to see you go but damn proud of the songs you wrote!!!!

[@machinehead3097]

why did they take the original of this song down for a problem with white boys have they

[@bubbadagger]

Any links to the original studio version that is on spotify?

[@gopher0]

Oilpainter went to the page I'm a member already nope cant find you or the tune

[@aleksblaze88]

where can ii find this record?

[@KLUNKET]

I do not have a racist bone in my body and I have NEVER judged ANYONE based on skin tone-in fact the thought of doing that disgusts me..BUT-That being said...Why is it not OK to say I'm a white boy? We can have the Negro college fund- we can hear things such as black pride- black heritage month- black power- the list goes on and on and those terms are accepted.. our society preaches that one should be proud of thier race and heritage- yet Hag can't say he's proud to be white? I do not understand

[@josephoseph4172]

I heard some one say before that Billy Joe Shaver wrote this? Anybody know if there's any truth to that?

[@6litercumminseater]

hell yeah boi

[@landonwilliams4747]

Proud white here

[@waylonthinks]

He looks like this was recorded somewhat recently - When?

[@jeffgriffin4566]

I love being white

[@aleksblaze88]

Im proud and white!!!!

[@rkba4923]

If you ain't ever tried it, that's a hard song to sing! But what if it was named, "I'm a Black Man" and said things like, "My daddy's name was Willie Woodrow and I was raised in the middle of the ghetto, ..." etc.? Would that pass muster? Why is a White Boy looking for a place to do his thing racist? Sorry, but I don't get it. Frankly, I've heard a lot more rap songs that were way more racist. Don't ask me to name them, I just hear them when I'm with others that listen to it. I don't seek it out, trust me.

[@MrScott8449]

I don't think it's wrong for white folks to be proud of who they are, but there are a lot of "minorities" out there that do- that's all I'm saying.

[@eatcat2]

Except for the wealthy woman part this song is exactly "The way I am" 😊

[@coddlinghimmler]

nice that the black population can say whatever they want but merle haggard gets censored out of a hit song because he said white boy makes me sick to my stomach i would like to know what charlie pride would say bout that

[@trevor9066]

based

[@1024truck]

SO WHAT

[@Hagfan789]

I think Merle needs to shitcan this camera guy ASAP...Extreme closeup on Everyone is a bit much..While the guy is eating? really? Great song tho btw Hag

[@durantsrant4496]

Merle don't give a shit

[@haleighhelms2707]

Merle Got a Lil Cenile lol

[@ramhag]

so what---what the fuck are you talking about

[@tomasrosa5410]

i am black and i laugh my ass off hearing this song

[@clintongallagher]

#METOO ROFL

[@samwst56]

He acts like he is drunk.

[@jonhorton688]

The

[@Liozeris]

Dumbhead.