Name: Ridiculous Circumstances (Studio Single)
Duration: P00H04M56S
Description: Recorded, gutted, reconstructed and mixed between Los Angeles and Oakland.

Ridiculous Circumstances (Studio Single)

by Flip Cassidy and The Junkyard Gospel

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Recorded, gutted, reconstructed and mixed between Los Angeles and Oakland.

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We’re caught between the future and an unforgiving past
400 miles from Portland, Lord I hope this horse will last
Her back is broke, her eyes are sore
And steam pours out of her ears
I’ve had to bury a horse before, though not for several years

For life is a set of ridiculous circumstances
Life is a track of unspeakable past romances
Life is a room full of thieves and whores, I tells ya
Life is a game that you were born to lose

A band of gypsies shouting from the roof up to the sky
We’ll sing today to sink the flood for tomorrow we may die
And the northern lands are beckoning, but our horse no longer cares
So pray for every weary leg and watch out for bears

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I think we’ll have to shoot her if she falls another time
For we nearly touched Nirvana, now we’ve clearly lost our minds
And the sound of all of your freedom’s being drowned out by the rain
Ya best go chase them visions lest they don’t come back again

CHORUS

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released February 3, 2013
Recorded and mixed by Andrew Ing and Derek Yellin
Flip Cassidy - guitar, banjo, vocals, oil drum
Richard Sanchez - upright bass
Chris Benton - accordion
Dennis Nielsen - trombone
Teresa Sohrabi - violin
Derek Yellin- melodica

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Flip Cassidy and The Junkyard Gospel Los Angeles, California

The Reverend Flip Cassidy is a rusty man who plays rusty songs on rusty guitars. The Junkyard Gospel is a howling, raging acoustic sound bellowed forth with a voice like a rusty saw blade.

Outlaw folk, apocalyptic Americana perfect for driving on long desert highways. Pairs well with whiskey. Won't help with your sins. ... more

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