Drunk all the time

FlorryMcCarthy

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Yet another song from the 1999 sessions. My effort at being Hank Williams Snr. It started out as a joke at an alcoholic friend of mines expence but after her composed and thought me how to play the slide guitar solo I guess the laugh was on me. Serves me right. I'm glad to report that the same man has since quit the beer and is becoming an amazing guitarist as if he wasn't already.

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I got new shoes to wear
New hat on my head
I'm going down town with my friends
now I know it is wrong to drink all the time
but my heart feels better this way

When I found your note on top of the fridge
I cried over each single line
Then I got up put on my new clothes
And I rambled down town with my friends

I got new shoes to wear
New hat on my head
I'm going down town with my friends
now I know it is wrong to drink all the time
but my heart feels better this way

Now a friend of mine said it gets better with time
I cried when I thought that he lied
But to my surprise I soon did learn
that hearts heal much slower than bones

I got new shoes to wear
New hat on my head
I'm going down town with my friends
now I know it is wrong to drink all the time
but my heart feels better this way

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Hits: 592
Comments: 7
Fans: 4
Plays: 55
Downloads: 28
Votes: 3
Uploaded: Sep 14, 2008 - 10:13:11 PM
Last Updated: Sep 14, 2008 - 10:13:11 PM Last Played: Oct 05, 2009 - 01:36:33 PM

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Feter	Feter said 437 days ago (September 14th, 2008)
	Drunk all the time Man this is classic ..I can listen to it any minute of the day ...the perfect arrangment ..our vocal .. thats far greater than anything ...thnx alot for sharin such gem !!!! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

BossHook	BossHook said 437 days ago (September 15th, 2008)
	Wow real Hank country all the way. I also feel Jerry Jeff Walker. Great effort and a classic piece of writing. Check out my latest song called You're Like Whiskey

FlorryMcCarthy	FlorryMcCarthy said 437 days ago (September 15th, 2008)
	Jerry Jeff Walker? Well believe it or not I'd neve heard of Jerry Jeff Walker till your comment so I you tubed him I'm flattered to be mentioned in the same sentence as such a master. thanks but I've a long way to go. Check out my latest song called She's looking for a heart

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sngwrtr said 436 days ago (September 16th, 2008)

Hard to swallow
Don't get me wrong - I love a good drinking song! Nashville, I'm (constantly) told isn't too fond of them these days, but what do they know?

Still ... this song: Good feel and yes, it evokes memories of Hank Sr. But that isn't enough to make a song a song.

This song, in my humble opinion, is extremely repetitive - how many times do we hear the line "ramble downtown with my friends"? Enough, already!

A song of this sort needs some powerful images - there may be one or two buried amidst the rubble here, but for the most part, the lines are predictable and cliche and (at the risk of being repetitive) extremely repetitive (or had I already mentioned that?).

But I repeat myself ... (okay, okay) ....

In addition to the recycled, mundane lyrics, the song is performed at a very slow pace (rightfully so, given the nature of the tune)but comes in at something like 4:30 minutes? Unless you truly have some VERY interesting things to say in the song (which you don't), this song would do well to wrap up at about the 2:30 mark. You could easily cut out 2 minutes of rambling downtown with your friends here.

Really, I liked the music, liked the delivery of the vocals, but lyrically, this song nearly drove me to drink!

One man's opinion ... feel free to ignore!

Check out my latest song called Long Legs Of The Law

FlorryMcCarthy	FlorryMcCarthy said 435 days ago (September 16th, 2008)
	Thanks for the comment. i understand all you say and please remember this was 9 years ago I think and hope I've grown as an artist? since! loved some of your stuff but............... Are you a bruce fan??? i dig and take on board what you said about my music all the best till the next adventure Florry Check out my latest song called She's looking for a heart

ageofthedeathtree

ageofthedeathtree said 435 days ago (September 16th, 2008)

WOW!!!
absolutely EXCELLENT tune man!!! i am totally loving this...it's perfect in every way! great authentic country/blues, unlike the pop/country that has been blowing up the radios for some time now...that by the way i cannot stand. this is great, and i mean that from the bottom of my heart. has to be one of the best songs i've heard in a while...very well done my friend!

fav'd and downloaded for sure...thank you!

sincerely,
age
-sons of hypnos

Check out my latest song called Liar's Oath (sons of hypnos w/heightened)

jie	jie said 434 days ago (September 18th, 2008)
	nice loved the authentic sound excellent thanks for sharing Check out my latest song called Gods Got HisPlans, Ive got mine

Jarvoid	Jarvoid said 430 days ago (September 22nd, 2008)
	Cool dude,with your new hat and shoesies..me like,its authentic country and it is the type of rambling sort of repetitive lyric that gives it a drunk drinking singing song feel .You can almost see the guy and his buddies shambling along giving it the "I love you I really do" routine.Nice One Jarvo Check out my latest song called Witches in Texas-'Hallowe'en Challenge 2009'

alan_	alan_ said 207 days ago (May 2nd, 2009)
	Drunk all the time Flory, Good melody and perfect for this song. Alan Check out my latest song called It Can't Last

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