is in contrast to his later right-wing attitudes expressed in songs such as 1989's "Simple Man". Chart performance Uneasy Rider '88 The Charlie Daniels Band's 1988 album Homesick Heroes featured the single "Uneasy Rider '88" that was musically and thematically similar to "Uneasy Rider" but with a story set in a gay bar in Houston, Texas. Content Two men decide to travel to New Orleans to party, but on the way get pulled over by a police officer for speeding. They decide to stop at the Cloud 9 Bar and Grill in Houston, Texas. The narrator reacts violently to sexual harassment from a customer, which instigates a fight with the locals. His friend joins in, and learns during the fight that the good-looking gal he had been dancing with was a crossdresser. The narrator and his friend struggle to leave the bar amid the fight, get into their vehicle, and speed away—and get pulled over by the same police officer who stopped them earlier. They end up in a county jail where the narrator swears off drinking and partying. Notes External links 1973 singles Charlie Daniels songs Songs written by Charlie Daniels Songs about the American South 1973 songs Kama Sutra Records singles Epic Records singles