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Long time readers will remember that I quite like Miranda Lambert, a very talented neo-traditional Country singer/songwriter. Lambert has joined forces with fellow songwriters Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley to form what's being described as a Country "Super group". Girls with guitars. And heels.
Pistols, too.
The music is simply delicious. Today's song takes a lot of influences from the Blues; not just the minor key, but the Blues "bragging" tradition. The lyrics channel Muddy Waters' Mannish Boy, only from the girl's point of view.
Yeah, it's a celebration of gold digging. It's awesome.
Hell On Heels (Songwriters: Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, Angaleena Presley)
I'm hell on heelsWe shall watch the Pistol Annies' careers with great interest.
Say what you will
I done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
And I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels
Baby, I'm coming for you
This diamond ring
On my hand's
The only good thing
That came from that man
Got a G.T.O. from one named Joe
And a big piece of land down in Mexico
I'm hell on heels
Baby, I'm coming for you
I got a pink guitar
A Lincoln town car
From ol' what's his name
I meet at a bar
Got a high rise flat in Hollywood
From a married man wasn't up to no good
I'm hell on heels
Baby, I'm coming for you
Then there's Jim
I almost forgot I ran him off
But I took the yacht
Poor ol' Billy
Bless his heart
I'm still using his credit card
I'm hell on heels
Sugar daddy, I'm coming for you
I'm hell on heels
Say what you will
I done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
And I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels
Baby, I'm coming for you
I'm hell on heels
Say what you will
I done made the devil a deal
He made me pretty
He made me smart
I'm gonna break me a million hearts
I'm hell on heels
Sugar daddy, I'm coming for you
Excellent and posted.
ReplyDeleteYeah, that's fun. I've liked Miranda Lambert since I first heard her sing. The other two are new to me.
ReplyDeleteMakes me want to paint a big bull's eye over my heart and shout,
ReplyDeleteHere I am, come on down!'
kdzu, word.
ReplyDeleteMan, this song is simply spectacular.
Sign me up!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this...
Boys From The South
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If you like this kind of stuff I recommend you buy as many Buddy Miller... recordings as you can find. Not famous or glamorous just great.
ReplyDeleteI like it. Some of the Dixie Chicks' best stuff (shame about 'em) was like that. It was ironic they were so het up about Toby Keith, because both were in a fairly small minority of "country" artists at the time performing actual country music.
ReplyDeleteThey play this quite a bit on KFWR, out of Ft Worth. I liked it to begin with, but my kids like it a bit too much. The song takes on a different slant when sung by a trio of small girls too young to realize what it is.
ReplyDeleteIt's a sight better than Ms Lambert's current solo single.