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JOE BRUSH

from CHOOCHTOWN by HAMELL ON TRIAL

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There were several incarnations of this song before I settled on this one. My road manager for 10 years and good buddy Ricki C says there were several arrangements prior that were infinitely better than this one and he's got the live recordings to prove it so if you ever see him ask him, he'll be more than happy to provide you with them.

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His name was Joe Brush, he could play that guitar, that's all he ever did, til he met Susan. this put a curve into Joe's lack of plans, he knew that his heart he was losing. they got a place, right in the city, wouldn't you know his band began to draw. joe would take Susan swimming in the ocean, prettiest damn thing you ever saw.

this is too important to let slip through his fingers, like sand, like plans like smoke. Before his mouth had knew what hit it, his mouth, it spoke.

The discerning listener knows this is too good to be true, Joe's gonna mess it up and he did.Could be the garden of Eden, could be original sin, could be the cocaine or bourbon, this ain't no judgement call.

Susan caught Joe in a Motel 6, with a redhead, she couldn't have been 19. she packed up and left, never to return, gone so fast she couldn't have heard him plead. He thought about what's near and dear, he remembered Van Gogh's ear, he cut off his guitar playing finger instead. Susan got it in the mail, oh, he lost his finger, oh, it seems he also lost his head.

Susan liked to have given the finger to Joe but she moved to San Francisco with some money from an inheritance and Joe now plays a mean slide guitar. (Chorus to end)

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from CHOOCHTOWN, released October 7, 2013
Hamell: guitar, vox, bass, drums. Recorded in Hamell's basement . Produced by Hamell. Mixed by Phil Nicolo at Studio 4.

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HAMELL ON TRIAL Austin, Texas

Hamell on Trial is loud, fast music informed by politics, intelligence and a wicked sense of humor.
1995-Mercury Records-Big as Life, The Chord is Mightier Than the Sword.
1997- Choochtown
2003-Righteous Babe Records-Tough Love
2005, Songs For Parents Who Enjoy Drugs.
2007-“The Terrorism Of Everyday Life,” (Edinburgh Fringe Herald Award)
2012-New West Records -The Happiest Man Alive. ... more

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