Hank says if Bristol ain’t a lot like Dixie, he don’t want to go no mo:Williams Jr. and says he and his Rowdy Friends are out of here!

from www.wralsportsfan.com:

BRISTOL, Conn. — Are you ready for some football? Hank Williams Jr. isn’t anymore.

The country singer and ESPN each took credit for the decision Thursday morning to no longer use his classic intro to “Monday Night Football.”

The network had pulled the song from the game earlier this week after Williams made an analogy to Adolf Hitler in discussing President Barack Obama on Fox News on Monday morning.

“After reading hundreds of e-mails, I have made MY decision,” Williams said in a statement to the Associated Press. “By pulling my opening Oct 3rd, You (ESPN) stepped on the Toes of The First Amendment Freedom of Speech, so therefore Me, My Song, and All My Rowdy Friends are OUT OF HERE. It’s been a great run.”

But ESPN’s statement said: “We have decided to part ways with Hank Williams Jr. We appreciate his contributions over the past years. The success of Monday Night Football has always been about the games and that will continue.”

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3 thoughts on “Hank says if Bristol ain’t a lot like Dixie, he don’t want to go no mo:Williams Jr. and says he and his Rowdy Friends are out of here!

  1. The song and Hank are long in the tooth. Time for a new song. How about “The Show Goes on All Night”? Andy you need a new contest for the new MNF song. Hank’s new theme can be “Take This Job and Shove It”.

  2. How about a Donna Summer remake and come back with, “Thank God it’s Mondayyyyyyyyyyyy”!

  3. Or “It’s Raining Men”…opps I think the Wayman brothers have a lock on that one with their football show.

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