It was 45 years ago on Sept. 5, 1981, that Hank Williams Jr. released “All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down),” a timeless ode to aging outlaws everywhere.
Written solely by Williams Jr. and produced by Jimmy Bowen, the rollicking, fiddle-filled tune finds the singer, affectionately known as Bocephus, feeling nostalgic as he reflects on the wild, rebellious party days he once shared with his buddies, who have now settled down.
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An anthem to getting older, Williams Jr. acknowledges that his friends have moved on from the loud and buzzy lifestyle they once knew to a quieter stage. Yet he seems both wistful and amused by the idea of slowing down, admitting, “The hangovers hurt more than they used to.”
In the song, Williams Jr. also name-checks fellow outlaws including Kris Kristofferson, George Jones, Waylon Jennings, and Johnny Cash, pointing out how they, too, have moved away from their rowdy ways. Jones is getting straight, Jennings is spending more time at home with Jessi Colter, Cash isn’t living as he did in the ‘60s, and Kristofferson has moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.
“All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)” served as the lead-off single from the Country Music Hall of Fame member’s 1981 album, The Pressure Is On. The song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on Nov. 21, 1981, and remained for one week.
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“All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)” was the country icon’s fifth No. 1 hit, following previous chart-toppers,“All for the Love of Sunshine,” “Eleven Roses,” “Texas Woman,” and “Dixie on My Mind.”
The song also established “all my rowdy friends” as a recurring phrase in Williams Jr.’s music. In 1984, he released “All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight,” which he later reworked as “All My Rowdy Friends Are Here On Monday Night” for the opening of Monday Night Football. The Williams Jr. theme debuted in 1989 and became synonymous with the football broadcast for decades.
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