Country Love Top Ten: Its Not Love (But Its Not Bad) (#8)

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Hey, it snowed overnight! Where’s that dang groundhog? He’s about as accurate as the trained weathermen! Oh, well. We’re just a week away from Valentines Day and the ending of this month-and-a-half countdown of favorites that have “love” in the title. Here’s today’s song from the top ten. #8: It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad) - Merle Haggard Hag. See ya tomorrow. Oh, wait a second. Hag wasn’t all turning 21 in prison learning things in a hobo jungle. Like any good country singer he could do just about anything. And he did. He sang of the hard times, and I guess you could stick this song in that category. A man has a colder-than-a-mother-in-law’s-kiss wife, so he goes somewhere else. There are crude terms for what this song’s about, but you know ‘em, so I won’t say ‘em. Merle Haggard died on his 79th birthday in 2016. He left a treasure trove of incredible country music. It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad) Written by Hank Cochran and Glenn Martin Recorded by Merle Haggard From It’s Not Love (But It’s Not Bad), 1972 Sometimes even when you’re here: