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Johnny 99 (4:58)
Written and produced by Gabriel Piras
Side A.
Nebraska - Neil Boyack
Atlantic City - Josephine Rowe
Mansion On The Hill - Omar Musa
Johnny 99 - Gabriel Piras
Highway Patrolman - Samuel Wagan Watson
State Trooper - Eric Dando
Side B.
Used Cars - Jessica Alice
Open All Night - Josh Earl
My Father's House - Alicia Sometimes
Reason To Believe - Emilie Zoey Baker
Born in the USA* - Ben Pobjie
*Bonus track
Liner Notes - Sean M. Whelan
This special issue, presented by Liner Notes and timed to coincide with the Cordite-Prairie Schooner co-feature, is a tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album.
Producer: Sean M. Whelan
Release date: 12 February 2012
Nebraska - Neil Boyack
Atlantic City - Josephine Rowe
Mansion On The Hill - Omar Musa
Johnny 99 - Gabriel Piras
Highway Patrolman - Samuel Wagan Watson
State Trooper - Eric Dando
Side B.
Used Cars - Jessica Alice
Open All Night - Josh Earl
My Father's House - Alicia Sometimes
Reason To Believe - Emilie Zoey Baker
Born in the USA* - Ben Pobjie
*Bonus track
Liner Notes - Sean M. Whelan
This special issue, presented by Liner Notes and timed to coincide with the Cordite-Prairie Schooner co-feature, is a tribute to Bruce Springsteen's Nebraska album.
Producer: Sean M. Whelan
Release date: 12 February 2012
Like this one a lot so I’ll try and explain myself fine…
Popular Mechanics as ballad. Breathy pace of storytelling intonation coupled with repetitive sound instrumentation and fine blues chorus gives the cowdy backing its contradictory desired morality and restless lawlessnes. This familiar alienation makes for a very fine hook…
I’m not doing it myself; not explaining myself fine: down the drinks there’s gonna be trouble…