He joined his first band when he was ten-years old. “It was called, The Plastic Mind. We played at a schoolmate’s birthday party, but we only knew one song, Windy, by The Association. We just played it over and over. Midway through the fourth time, the kids rebelled, unplugged us and started playing records. It taught me a valuable lesson that I still use to this day – When you’re doing a one hour show, always try to know more than one song.”
Haner played in several local bands until he was sixteen. That’s when he was asked to join Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs. “Nobody remembers them, but everybody remembers their hit songs, Wooly Bully & Little Red Riding Hood. I spent the entire summer singing Wooly Bully behind Sam. It was a bit surreal because the last time I had played that song was on my mom’s broom.”
He spent his high school years working in nightclubs around the greater Los Angeles area. Just shy of his eighteenth birthday, he auditioned for Frank Zappa. “I auditioned for his touring band, but didn’t get the job. I assumed I would never hear from him again, but a few months later I got a call from his office asking if I was available for some session work. Needless to say, it was an unforgettable experience.”
After high school, Haner spent a year studying composition, music theory and orchestration at the prestigious Grove School of Music in Los Angeles. During that same time he began a year long relationship with ex-Motown mogul, Norman Whitfield. “Norman penned tunes like Ain’t too Proud to Beg, Papa was a Rolling Stone and Car Wash,” Haner notes. “Recording for him and watching him produce was like getting a Masters from Julliard – except I didn’t get a diploma or the respect that comes with a post-graduate degree.”
At the age of 22, Haner signed a multi-record deal with Polydor Records. His first album, Don’t Stop Now, was released under the pseudonym, The Brian West Band, and was certified gold in Scandinavia. “We toured extensively in Europe and had some limited success there,” Haner says, “but by the time we got back to the states, the band blew up and we all went our separate ways. I think I may have slept with the bass player’s girlfriend. The 80’s are kind of a blur.”
Haner continued doing session work and working the club circuit in L.A. during the 90’s as well as dabbling in television and movie scoring, working on shows like TV 101 and Eerie, Indiana. “Music scores are like wallpaper,” Haner explains. “It’s there to add ambiance, but you’re not supposed to notice it. I had a lot of practice writing music that nobody noticed, so I was confident in my abilities. But wouldn’t you know it? They noticed it, so my scoring career was somewhat short-lived.”
He was signed to a publishing contract in Nashville as a writer in 2003 and released two indie CD’s entitled, My Old Guitar & Carney Man, respectively. “No matter how hard I tried to be serious, my songs always came out left of center. I was getting far more recognition as a comedy-song writer than I was as a serious one. A lot of my songs were in the first person so nobody wanted to record them. I suppose it makes sense,” Haner continues, “I mean, Kenny Chesney doesn’t want to sing about being a carney – even though I think he’d make a dandy one.”
Haner stepped on stage at The Improv Comedy Club in Los Angeles for the first time as a standup comedian in the summer of 2006. Within six months he was working the comedy circuit full-time, playing to packed houses and getting rave reviews.
In 2007, he lent his talents to the latest Warner Bros. CD by his son’s VMA award winning band, Avenged Sevenfold. “Watching my son succeed at such a high level and being able to help him has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life – and he gives me free guitar strings.”
For the past year, he has been touring the U.S. with Jeff Dunham, selling out arenas from coast to coast. Besides receiving rave reviews as Jeff’s opening act, “Guitar Guy”, he has brought his gift of song to Jeff’s loveable cast of characters. The whole gang will be singing Haner’s original tunes on Jeff’s upcoming Comedy Central Christmas special and DVD – Jeff Dunham’s Very Special Christmas. The companion CD, Don’t Come Home For Christmas, will contain 12 original songs.
On the rare nights Haner has off from The Jeff Dunham Show, he can be seen headlining Improv Comedy Clubs across the country.
Saturday
Brian Haner Lyrics
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Because I like to party on the day after Thursday
So I dropped to Hollywood and found myself a Hooker
Paid her Fifty dollars and I took her to a motel
Snorted Cocaine of her best,
I won't go into all the rest but it's
Shame to say that the evening ended poorly
So, I had to struggle him and now he is in my trunk.
Saturday, Saturday, another day to party
Just as soon as I can dump his body by the river
River Bed, river Bed, dump him by the river bed
On Saturday, Saturday, so I can go and party down.
Tomorrow will be Sunday,
That's the day I go to church and ask to be forgiven
For the whole "murder" thing but that's not 'till tomorrow
So I'll wait later right now I have stuff to do like get rid of a body
On Saturday, Saturday is when I make my getaway
Just in case the cops try to do a "see a sad thing"
With fingerprints, fingerprints, gotta clean my fingerprints
Who am I kidding? It's a transvestite hooker
The cops won't even care
No chance for the electric chair
It's Saturday, Saturday I need another hooker.
But this time I'll make sure this hooker is a her
On Saturday, Saturday another day to party down.
The lyrics to Brian Haner's "Saturday" describe a wild party weekend that goes terribly wrong. The song's narrator, who enjoys partying the day after Thursday, visits Hollywood to find a prostitute. The singer pays the prostitute $50 and goes to a motel room with them where they snort cocaine from the prostitute's best stash. However, the singer eventually realizes that the prostitute is, in fact, a man, and after a struggle, the singer ends up with the man's body in their trunk. The singer plans to dispose of the body on Saturday when they have more time - this is also another day to party. The singer cleans the room, wipes their fingerprints, and attempts to find another prostitute, vowing to ensure that they are a woman this time.
The lyrics of "Saturday" describe the highs and lows of party culture in a darkly humorous way. The song seems to revel in its perspective of a wild partying life until things go terribly wrong. The first few verses describe partying, drug use, and even prostitution in a manner that may suggest a carefree attitude towards life; however, the story takes a dramatic turn when the singer realizes they've been deceived. Despite committing a crime, the singer remains nonchalant and worries more about the fingerprint evidence against them than the actual murder. The final verse reveals that the singer plans to return to partying the next day and is even optimistic about finding a female prostitute to engage with.
Line by Line Meaning
Yesterday was Friday, I went out to party
I went out to party on a Friday because that's how I like to have fun.
Because I like to party on the day after Thursday
I party on Fridays because it's the day after Thursday.
So I dropped to Hollywood and found myself a Hooker
I went to Hollywood and found a prostitute.
Paid her Fifty dollars and I took her to a motel
I paid her fifty dollars and took her to a motel.
Snorted Cocaine of her best,
I snorted her best cocaine.
I won't go into all the rest but it's
I won't go into the details, but the night didn't end well.
Shame to say that the evening ended poorly
The night ended badly.
Fifty bucks was just a scam cuz she turned out to be a man
The prostitute was actually a man, so the fifty dollars was a waste.
So, I had to struggle him and now he is in my trunk.
I had to struggle with him and now he's in the trunk of my car.
Saturday, Saturday, another day to party
Saturday is another day to party.
Just as soon as I can dump his body by the river
As soon as possible, I'll dump the body by the river.
River Bed, river Bed, dump him by the river bed
I'll dump him by the riverbed.
On Saturday, Saturday, so I can go and party down.
I'll dump the body so I can party down on Saturday.
Tomorrow will be Sunday,
Tomorrow is Sunday.
That's the day I go to church and ask to be forgiven
I'll go to church on Sunday and ask for forgiveness.
For the whole "murder" thing but that's not 'till tomorrow
I'll ask for forgiveness for the murder, but not until Sunday.
So I'll wait later right now I have stuff to do like get rid of a body
For now, I'll wait, but I have to get rid of the body.
On Saturday, Saturday is when I make my getaway
I'll make my getaway on Saturday.
Just in case the cops try to do a "see a sad thing"
I'll make my getaway just in case the cops try to catch me.
With fingerprints, fingerprints, gotta clean my fingerprints
I need to clean my fingerprints.
Who am I kidding? It's a transvestite hooker
I'm not fooling anyone, it was a transvestite hooker.
The cops won't even care
The cops won't care.
No chance for the electric chair
I won't get sentenced to the electric chair.
It's Saturday, Saturday I need another hooker.
I need another hooker on Saturday.
But this time I'll make sure this hooker is a her
This time I'll make sure the hooker is a female.
On Saturday, Saturday another day to party down.
Saturday is another day to party.
Contributed by Aaron A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@Yedum
After five years... Today still is saturday :)
@justinrivera8637
Yes, yes it is
@PowerKegGreg
This was private for a while. Great to see it back! Hope to see Thursday up again!
@Unbound21
I love how he plays Synyster's guitar. I also love the fact that the music is so happy, when it's all about murder. My kind of song.
@dudekirk9584
Dude, this song and Thursday, timeless classics! Much respect to you Mr. Haner!
@kpskingdom
Yesterday was history and tomorrow is a mystery .. great song! Papa Gates!
@rynbarrell6345
Awesome job directing, McKenna!! Brian your songs never fail to put me in a good mood 😂
@vestertawi1209
I come here because of Synyster Gates.. but.. I do enjoy this song..
@zacharybickham5757
You liken the song or you don't . Fuckin douche... Look at me...
@OMGWTFITSANGELL
This never get old. "So I had to strangle him and now I'm in my trunk." Best song ever.