Love trouble Alpha that’s how we write it on the set list and these three are often group together as a triplet a trio, a three song assault. Often coming early in the set these three usually set the tone for a more electric guitar driven rock ‘n’ roll set. I have found when I include this three song block in the set. I do tend to play the electric guitar more. It just sets the tone. You know these songs firstly as, “If Love Is Earned “ what I think of as an early 70s Elvis song. I like to think that Elvis would’ve like my son and offered to record it. He may have offered me a 50%.what I think of as an early 70s Elvis song. I like to think that Elvis would’ve like my son and offered to record it. He may have offered me the 50-50 publishing deal Aggie did so many others he would take 50% of the writer share. Which seems unfair but when you do the math 50% of millions of sales is really good money so many riders like Eddie rabbit Mack Davis Ryan millsap they took they took the deal.. Dolly Parton now over did not take the deal on. I will always love you. And it paid off for her with Whitney Houston and you chat with it in the 80s.
The middle songs, of course trouble trouble ass sort of Louis meets the fabulous Thunderbirds rock ‘n’ roll song using reckless driving metaphors for life and love. I got the hook for the Son lyrically from Iola Davis, who was a spokesperson for KKDA sold 73 in Grand Prairie, Texas. A radio station. I listen to religiously when I was in Dallas. Maybe the greatest local radio station I’ve ever had the pleasure of experiencing. Every day multiple times you would hear. From Iowa Davis saying that was very words don’t trouble trouble till trouble troubles you so 73KKDA you’ve got a friend. It was one of many proverbs, witticisms, historic speech clips they play throughout the day on KKDA. I wrote the song for a local Austin advertising agency who was looking for a song. that the Texas Department of transportation wanted to do to encourage people to not speed to go the speed limit. And so the basic idea of trouble and speeding don’t trouble trouble trouble troubles, you all that stuff kind of is along those lines of reasoning. It did not get selected for the campaign. But I thought it was such a good song anyway I decided. Make it into just just a good song and that’s what it is one of our best rock ‘n’ roll songs. Then this goes into alphabet, which is you know my school house rock song also rhythmically or rhyme scheme loosely based on the folk song Alberta, which I know primarily through Doc Watson version. And I decided that could have a rocked up version of Alberta so I just changed the alphabet and made it all about the alphabet and what I think about those letters yeah pretty cool and great rest great reference it doesn’t matter too much what you sing it’s a great room.
Recorded: by Mark Creaney
Video: Seth Celdrán
Drums- Keith Langford
Bass- Mason Hankamer
Keys- Eric Baker
Steel & Bongos- Marty Muse
Tijuana Trainwreck Horns-
Tiger Anaya- Trumpet
Mark Wilson- Sax & Flute
Shiny Soul Singers
Kellee Broadway
Honey Son
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