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Dead Man's Shoes

by StompBox Holiday

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Dead Man's Shoes was recorded live in Los Angeles, California. The five of us in StompBox Holiday had been gigging in local music venues for about a year when we decided to book some recording time in a fellow musician's converted 1920s Spanish home studio in Echo Park. This was StompBox Holiday's first time in a studio, so we were excited and a bit nervous since our recording engineer talked us into playing just like we'd been doing at all those gigs... LIVE. No overdubs... No punch-in's... No Net. It is what it is. And it was damned ambitious to boot. We recorded 11 songs that day! Sure, we could have gone back and "fixed' the things that eluded us, but then those recordings wouldn't be what they are; a raw, impassioned ride where sometimes the only thing keeping that stinkin' train on the rails was sheer will, adrenaline and beginners luck. (Okay, we been playin' those songs for a while, so we were kinda familiar with 'em) We sure hope you enjoy the trip as much as we did. Thank you for listening!

lyrics

Dead Man's Shoes • [music & words: Spencer Thornton]

I've got some dead man’s shoes and I’m walkin’ tall
Got my dead man’s shoes just walkin’ tall for you
Darlin’, just for you

Got on a repo suit and it’s wearin’ thin
Got my repo suit just wearin' thin for you
Sweetheart, for you

Bring your cryin’ rag, Darlin' keep it close
Your cryin’ rag, just keep it close to you
Darlin’ close to you

I've got an old canteen and it’s feeling light
This old canteen’s half full tonight for you
Sweetheart, for you

And if I failed to make this crystal clear, my Dear
For sometimes I neglect to speak my mind
And if you think I’d lead you far astray, young thing
Well I’m happy to oblige you, anytime

I’ve got a proposition and a leap of faith
A proposition and a leap of faith for you
Darlin' just for you

I’ll give you all them years that I’ve got left
All the years that I have left for you
Sweetheart, for you

And if I failed to make this crystal clear, my Dear
For sometimes I neglect to speak my mind
And if you think I’d lead you far astray, young thing
Well, I’m happy to oblige you, anytime

Got on my dead man’s shoes and I’m walkin’ tall
Got My dead man’s shoes and I’m walkin’ far with you
Sweetheart, with you
With you, my Dear with you
With you, my lover you

credits

released September 13, 2020
Spencer Thornton - songwriter/lead vocal/acoustic guitar
Vanilla Neulan - washboard/BGV
Bill Beemer - drums
Paul Kleiman - lead guitar/BGV
Armando Vasquez - bass guitar
Marc Doten - recording engineer/keyboards
Vince Colavitti - mixing
DugMoore - music video director

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StompBox Holiday Los Angeles, California

StompBox Holiday singer/songwriter, Spencer Thornton (Snake Farmers, Melrose Hillbillies), an Athens, GA native living in Los Angeles describes his music as a “four-chord, five-piece, foot-stompin’ mash-up of Alt Roots Blues meets Hillbilly-Americana Folk Rock with a Southern Accent.” ... more

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