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Bad News Blues

from The Pheasantry by The Pheasantry

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Written by Rod Boothroyd

Always a fan of a good cowboy story. Rod found this musing through his head when the recording was nearly at an end.
A song about wanting someone to saddle up and get outta town!

lyrics

I thought our party was over
That our race had been run
Our record was broken
A straight line into the sun

I heard you'd left the county
You climbed aboard the last train
Left me smokin and ruined
I breathed a curse on your name

Tired tongues of twisting
Every word you claimed
Two riders left drifting
On a dried out dusty plain

A good friend just down the track
Imparted the sad news
You'd shot me in the back
With bad news blues
Travels with your name
Bad news blues
Go back where you came

Now every line you polish
Reflects a lie upon lie
Every starry eyed story
Stands to watch the truth die

My memory serves me correctly
Behind vanilla smiles
That polish infects me
Your hearts been cheatin all the while

credits

from The Pheasantry, released March 26, 2017
Lead Vocal & Double Bass Rod Boothroyd
Acoustic lead guitar Dan Kerr
Dobro & backing vocals Peter Somerville
Acoustic Rhythm guitar and backing vocals Matt Campbell
Backing vocals keith Ludekens

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The Pheasantry Melbourne, Australia

Spanning over 26 years , 6 albums , countless - pubs , clubs bars and lost weekends, The Pheasantry have earned themselves a reputation for their rootsy Folk rock that has a distinctive Melburnian larrikin attitude .

The fella’s lived-in-tales’ explore life, love, hard knocks and the often funny side of the indefatigable human spirit.

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