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| − | + | Unpredictable, bi-polar country-western "superstar" from a ''Saturday Night Live'' sketch. The sketch is a greatest hits television commercial for his three record set, "The Crests and Troughs of Vernon Hawley, Jr." | |
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| + | Played by guest host John Larroquette, his songs chronicle the delight and regret caused by his alcoholism. | ||
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| + | His biggest hit was "I'm Drunk." | ||
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| + | Other songs include: | ||
| + | * ''Monday Night (Is Party Night)'' | ||
| + | * ''Get Off My Back'' | ||
| + | * ''Poor Me'' | ||
| + | * ''Where's My Car?'' | ||
| + | * ''Whoa! Stop The Room!'' | ||
| + | * ''I'm the Father of a Child of an Alcoholic'' | ||
| + | * ''At the Bloodbank (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''The Drivin' Song'' | ||
| + | * ''Where Am I?'' | ||
| + | * ''Prison Bars'' | ||
| + | * ''(Looks Like Another) Rough Period (For Me)'' | ||
| + | * ''Wednesday Night!'' | ||
| + | * ''Hittin' Bottom (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Dear Son'' | ||
| + | * ''My Eighth Wife (Now There Was a Loser)'' | ||
| + | * ''I Stole Your Checkbook (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Pink Slip'' | ||
| + | * ''It'll Never Happen (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Jack Daniels, Old Grandad & Me'' | ||
| + | * ''I Didn't Mean What I Said'' | ||
| + | * ''Jack Daniels, Old Grandad & Me (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Who Are You?'' | ||
| + | * ''D-R-U-N-K (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Hello It's Me (The Loser)'' | ||
| + | * ''Help Me'' | ||
| + | * ''I'm Sick'' | ||
| + | * ''Dear Son (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Off The Road Again'' | ||
| + | * ''Thursday Night (Is Party Night)'' | ||
| + | * ''Fifty Dollar Bill'' | ||
| + | * ''I'm Sick (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''I Know What I'm Doin''' | ||
| + | * ''Facedown at Christmas (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''Hitchhiker, Get Out'' | ||
| + | * ''I'm Sorry (Again)'' | ||
| + | * ''I Can't Taste the Vodka (In This Drink)'' | ||
| + | * ''One Day at a Time'' | ||
| + | * ''Who Stole My Beer?'' | ||
| + | * ''Off the Wagon!'' | ||
| + | * ''I'm Freezin''' | ||
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| + | The sketch was on the episode Larroquette hosted on 22 Oct 1988. | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * https://www.hulu.com/watch/264439 | ||
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| + | {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WRxDuM-xBlY}} | ||
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| + | [[Category:1988|Hawley, Vernon]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Saturday Night Live|Hawley, Vernon]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Country music|Hawley, Vernon]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:19, 22 January 2025
Unpredictable, bi-polar country-western "superstar" from a Saturday Night Live sketch. The sketch is a greatest hits television commercial for his three record set, "The Crests and Troughs of Vernon Hawley, Jr."
Played by guest host John Larroquette, his songs chronicle the delight and regret caused by his alcoholism.
His biggest hit was "I'm Drunk."
Other songs include:
- Monday Night (Is Party Night)
- Get Off My Back
- Poor Me
- Where's My Car?
- Whoa! Stop The Room!
- I'm the Father of a Child of an Alcoholic
- At the Bloodbank (Again)
- The Drivin' Song
- Where Am I?
- Prison Bars
- (Looks Like Another) Rough Period (For Me)
- Wednesday Night!
- Hittin' Bottom (Again)
- Dear Son
- My Eighth Wife (Now There Was a Loser)
- I Stole Your Checkbook (Again)
- Pink Slip
- It'll Never Happen (Again)
- Jack Daniels, Old Grandad & Me
- I Didn't Mean What I Said
- Jack Daniels, Old Grandad & Me (Again)
- Who Are You?
- D-R-U-N-K (Again)
- Hello It's Me (The Loser)
- Help Me
- I'm Sick
- Dear Son (Again)
- Off The Road Again
- Thursday Night (Is Party Night)
- Fifty Dollar Bill
- I'm Sick (Again)
- I Know What I'm Doin'
- Facedown at Christmas (Again)
- Hitchhiker, Get Out
- I'm Sorry (Again)
- I Can't Taste the Vodka (In This Drink)
- One Day at a Time
- Who Stole My Beer?
- Off the Wagon!
- I'm Freezin'
The sketch was on the episode Larroquette hosted on 22 Oct 1988.
