getaway
car
(album version) |
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mp3 |
the
song i hoped i could write the moment i heard "fade into
you". thank kevin for the amazing production on this one. |
| gone |
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one
of many songs about leaving - a constant theme. i really like
my solo on this, which is rare. |
| slow |
|
mp3 |
aj
piga added peddle steel to this old recording from college. i
wish i could retake the vocals. |
| the
high life |
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this
song was a lot of fun to record. among others, Emmett DeGuvera
from tramps and thieves sings on the last chorus. |
| wide
awake
|
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i
wrote two of these a week when i fell in love with my wife to
be. this one stayed around. |
| love
of may |
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when
people ask for an example of my lyrics, this is the song i show
them. i still don't know the exact name for one of the chords.
we play a significantly faster version in the band. |
| oh
africa |
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about
a sad, true, daily occurence in many parts of Africa. |
| pretty
|
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the
hook for me is the very simple chorus against the duritzesque
verse lyrics. people have a stronger reaction to this than any
other song of mine. (i hope A.D. himself will find this whilst
googling the word "duritzesque".) |
| this
light is beautful |
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the
only very country song i have in the rotation. this is one of
the most fun to play live, thanks to the fun rhythm section cliches.
i wrote this, i believe, on the same day i wrote "on travel". |
| wasted
time |
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i
often introduce this one as being about my two great loves. dave
cates adds some really nice touches to the chorus on the album.
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| on
travel, leaving, and the sound of going away |
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the
hardest song to give a title to, bar none. |
| scenery |
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there's
an infinite "sameness" to the girls in the clubs i
first started playing at - all with the straight haircut, jeans
or black pants, and shirts with what i'm told are "spaghetti
straps." a girl with any interesting opinions can seem
like an angel there. |
