featuring Alison Brown, is Merle's most popular song.
Alex Ross, music critic of The New Yorker, called it the song of the year when it came out in 2019. Larry Schoenberg (a son of Arnold) and Alex Ross discuss it in this 2026 documentary, Arnold Schoenberg and That Ol' Atonal Music: A Conversation.
How Long (Will Interest Rates Stay Low)?, which also features Alison Brown, came out in 2016.
Anne Midgette wrote a profile of Merle in The Washington Post in 2019, and additional background is here.
Merle did the occasional interview before that, too. In 2011, he spoke with Paul Solman of PBS's Making Sen$e. In 2016, he spoke with Bloomberg. Also in 2016, with the BBC World Service (begins 4 min and 38 sec. into the program).
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Merle Hazard is America's foremost country singer/economist.
Watch videos of Merle's songs, such as "Inflation or Deflation?" and "The Greek Debt Song," here.
You can listen to Merle's songs on Apple Music, Spotify, and other streaming services.
You may reach Merle via email at [email protected].
Please do not confuse Merle with the late, great Merle Haggard. Their songs are not even about the same things, for the most part.
