On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)

On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)
"On the Road Again"
Single by Willie Nelson
from the album Honeysuckle Rose
Released August 1980
Format 7"
Recorded Fall 1979
Genre Country
Length 2:38
Label Columbia
Writer(s) Willie Nelson
Producer Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson singles chronology
"Midnight Rider"
(1980)
"On the Road Again"
(1980)
"Family Bible"
(1980)

"On the Road Again" is a song made famous by country music singer Willie Nelson, and is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose.

The song, about life on tour, came about when the executive producer of Honeysuckle Rose approached Nelson about writing the song.[1] "On the Road Again" became Nelson's ninth No. 1 hit overall (sixth as a solo recording act) in November 1980, and became one of Nelson's most recognizable tunes. In addition, the song reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his biggest pop hit to that time. Nelson won Grammy Award for Best Country Song a year later.

Contents

Chart performance

Chart (1980) Peak
position
Australian Kent Music Report 64
Canadian RPM Country Tracks 2
Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks 3
Denmark Hit 100 77
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 20
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks 7
U.S. Cashbox Top 100 22

Legacy

The song has also featured in several other films and TV series including South Park, Shrek, Forrest Gump, The Littlest Hobo and Monk, which features Nelson rehearsing the song with his band. On the 1981 album Urban Chipmunk, The Chipmunks play a version of the song that complains about the unpleasant demands of being on the road, despite David Seville's protests against this unauthorized change. However, the instant he threatens to end their tour and put them back in school, The Chipmunks immediately sing the song properly.

A live version of the song is featured in 2008 video game Guitar Hero: World Tour, while the studio version was released for Rock Band via the Rock Band Country Track Pack.

In 2004, Rolling Stone ranked it No. 471 on its list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2]

In 2011, "On The Road Again" was inducted to Grammy Hall of Fame.

Parodies and covers

Jerry Reed sang part of "On the Road Again" in his hit "The Bird": "The life I love is makin' money with my friend...".

The song was parodied by the comedy musical group Da Yoopers as "Road to Gwinn" (a reference to Gwinn, Michigan) on their 1986 album Yoopanese. On the 1983 CBS game show Press Your Luck, Whammy sings a parody of the song on a horse, singing "Got your bucks again. I can't wait to get your bucks again...". This Whammy animation was used during the final months of the show's run in 1986.

In 2006, the American punk band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes released a cover of this song on their album Love Their Country. In 2007, Deana Carter released a new version of the song featuring a duet with Willie Nelson in her album The Chain. It was released as single, but failed to land on the chart.

A Swedish version, with lyrics by Keith Almgren, called "Jag ser mig om" (Eng. "I look around") has been recorded by Anne Kihlström on the album Förgät mig ej in 1984, and also by Paula Jarl on a single and by Bennys on an album in 1987.

Buckcherry covered this song in late 2009.

Conan O'Brien performs the song as "My Own Show Again" during his 2010 Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour, changing the lyrics to reflect how he can't wait to return to hosting a television series after leaving The Tonight Show earlier in the year.[3]

See also

  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Country Songs: 1944-2005," 2006.
  • Whitburn, Joel, "Top Pop Singles: 1955-2006," 2007.

References

  1. ^ [1] "On the Road Again," from the "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time," Rolling Stone, November 2004.
  2. ^ [2] "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time," Rolling Stone.
  3. ^ Scott Sepich (April 13, 2010). "Conan O'Brien Revives Edgy 'Late Night' Vibe at First Live Show". Rolling Stone. http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2010/04/13/conan-obrien-revives-edgy-late-night-vibe-at-first-live-show/. Retrieved April 14, 2010. 
Preceded by
"Theme from The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys)"
by Waylon Jennings
Billboard Hot Country Singles
number-one single

November 8, 1980
Succeeded by
"Could I Have This Dance"
by Anne Murray

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