{"product_id":"merles-just-want-to-have-fun","title":"Merles Just Want to Have Fun","description":"It was probably inevitable. New York's most decorated avant jazz Merle Haggard cover band really had to get together with Eugene Chadbourne, who has been entertaining the masses with his avant-garde country jazz stylings for decades now. Oh sure, the sax players and drummer may take a few liberties here and there and the \"Bob Wills Medley\" might have a chicken interlude and scatted bass solo, but this album was definitely made by folks who love Hag's music. You can't be a casual fan and create a mashup like \"If Someday We Look Back Through December\"! It might read like a joke, and they most certainly have some fun on the album, but \"Listening to the Wind\" is just a great (if unconventional) reading of a great song, without an ounce of irony or parody. The same could be said for \"That's the News\" and \"The Way I Am\" (a lovely banjo duet by Jon Lundbom and the good doctor). Merles Just Want to Have Fun is a fun and loving tribute...that should probably be avoided by country music purists. ~ Sean Westergaard","brand":"InnerSleeve","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41908839973029,"sku":"794504028713","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/6007\/1077\/files\/a6658428d327b829cfe29a77fbcb6d37.jpg?v=1781170913","url":"https:\/\/www.innersleeve.com\/products\/merles-just-want-to-have-fun","provider":"InnerSleeve","version":"1.0","type":"link"}