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Cosmic American Heartthrob Blues

by The Royal Wigs

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1.
White Line Fever 04:19
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Got off the plane, it was an awful flight I didn't get a lick of sleep last night All I thought about was coming on home to you I know you think love is just a game But acting like that will drive a man insane I'm asking you woman, whaddya want me to do... White lines: gonna kill myself I don't give a damn about anyone else White lines: what'd you go and do that for? You been running round town while I been gone White Lines: are killing me. Shoot out the lights and bury me... Didn't have a thing worth living for I been down for a year up in Baltimore I'm asking you honey, when you coming home to me? I need to know when you'll be home Cuz I can't spend another night or week alone Asking you woman, whaddya want me to be... REPEAT CHORUS
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Leaving New York City 04:52
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Went down to the Mason/Dixon And drank half a bottle of Jack Hey hey hey Looks like I'm leaving New York City I don't know when I'm coming back Hey hey hey Maybe I'll head to California And live in the Hollywood Hills Maybe I'll grab my old guitar And head down to Nashville Out on that lonely road I don't know when or where...I'll see you out there... Fell asleep in Penn Station I was waiting on the midnight train Hey hey hey Officer, I'll move right along I was just trying to stop the pain Hey hey hey Maybe I'll head down to Virginia Think about it all a while Maybe I'll head up to Chicago I love that Magnificent Mile Out on that lonely road I don't know when or where...I'll see you out there... We're all just prisoners of the white lines And all the memories we left behind We're all just prisoners of that lonely road And I'm still getting old...getting old...on that lonely road...
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Laurel Canyon Hangover Blues 04:13
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Stepped off the plane today The California sun is wrecking my brain Haven't got a place to stay The ex-wife and her high-priced lawyer Took my mansion away... Didn't wanna be your worst enemy Didn't wanna be your worst frenemy I'm all alone, I'm by your side It's true...all red-eyed and blue Hey girl whatcha doin to me? Running around LA with that Johnny Depp wannabe? Is this how you wanna end the night? His pretty face all messed up And me and you in a fight? REPEAT CHORUS I gotta get out of the Hollywood Hills Gotta get some new friends Gotta get some more pills You know its true: nobody love you like I do Love you like I do...
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Oh, My Soul 05:00
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Oh, my soul What happened to our rock and roll? Things don't sound the way they used to... Oh, my lord How did we get so bored Everybody sounds just like you... Everybody's got a broken heartache Everybody hurts sometimes Everybody's gotta sinking feeling Everybody's gonna lose their minds Oh no: Oh, my soul... Oh, my soul Where did all of our time go Things ain't been the same without you around Oh, my lord How did we get so bored When we died inside we barely made a sound... Wanna live in a dream Wanna live in my record machine Wanna live in a yellow submarine
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It's Over Now 03:59
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She told me last night I don't wanna fight anymore Looks like its over now... She sold everything Gave back her wedding ring Looks like its over now... Can't get no sleep Can't get no peace Can't seem to make it through this world alone She's leaving today Ain't nothing I can do or say Looks like it's over now REPEAT CHORUS REPEAT FIRST VERSE

about

"An alt-country Americana supergroup of sorts, the Royal Wigs (bassist J. Scott McClintock from the Great Lakes Myth Society; singer, songwriter, and guitarist Joe Black from Girls Like Cigarettes; drummer Frank Corl from Seldon Plan; singer and guitarist Ralph Rodriguez from Agents of the Sun; and occasionally Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner from Magnolia Electric Co and Jason Molina's band) already had a long and illustrious indie pedigree when they joined forces.

Named after a wig store Black used to walk by in New York City, the band recorded its debut five-song EP at Orion Studios in Baltimore, Maryland; entitled Cosmic American Heartthrob Blues, the EP was released in December of 2012." --Steve Leggett ALLMUSIC GUIDE


"The debut EP from the mercurial, Baltimore-based roots rockers comprising members of Girls Like Cigarettes, the Seldon Plan, Great Lakes Myth Society, Magnolia Electric Co, and Agents of the Sun, the independently released Cosmic American Heartthrob Blues offers up five evocative originals that skillfully blend elements of traditional country (as in Hank and Waylon), heartland alt-rock (Hüsker Dü, The Replacements), local watering hole-approved Americana (Whiskeytown, Son Volt), and road-tested classic rock (Flying Burrito Brothers, The Band) into an intoxicating rust belt-born brew that's drinkable by all, yet tailored to the gypsys, tramps and thieves." --James Christopher Monger ALLMUSIC GUIDE

credits

released December 15, 2012

THE ROYAL WIGS:

Joe Black - Vocals, Guitars
Ralph Rodriguez - Guitars, Vocals
J. Scott McClintock - Electric Bass Guitar
Frank Corl - Drums

Also Featuring:

Mike "Slo-Mo" Brenner - Lap Steel, Pedal Steel, Slide Bass on "It's Over Now."

COSMIC AMERICAN HEARTTHROB BLUES:

Produced by Joe Black, Pedro Aida, and Mike Potter
Recorded by Mike Potter at ORION STUDIOS, BALTIMORE, MD
Mixed by Pedro Aida at DETACHED SOUND, RICHMOND, VA
Lap and Pedal Steel recorded by Mike Brenner in Philadelphia

Cover Art/Photography: Paul Van Katwijk.
Models: Moishe Cohen and Christie Tan.
Pictures taken at Burning Man 2012, all rights reserved.

All Music/Lyrics Joe Black (C) (P) 2012
Published by "Joe Black is Dead Music" BMI All Rights Reserved
All music arrangements: Black, Rodriguez, McClintock, Corl.

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