Red Dirt Blues

from Good As Gold: A Brian Jintroduction by Brian Jin

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From the EP "Red Dirt Blues". Produced by Rick Vaughn. This song was our Spirit of 2009. To use one of Nil's catchphrases, it "grabbed people by the lapels." Sure, it was a traditional style blues song, but the lyrics were so.... off-putting. Yet, it attracted audiences to shows, even if they didn't intend on being there. For me, I always wanted to write a Robert Johnson style delta blues number. I also wanted to write a murder song like Johnny Cash used to. In the end I combined both ideas into one song. Rick stated that when he shared the recordings with his engineering peers, they were less concerned with the recording quality and more concerned with the song's content. "Did this guy really do that?"
I can neither confirm nor deny. I wrote the tune and the lyrics, sang, played banjo, acoustic and electric guitars. Rick Vaughn played the drums, engineered, mixed, and produced the recording.

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Well, I'm twitchin' in the kitchen washin' what's left of my baby down.
I said I'm twitchin' in the kitchen washin' what's left of my baby down.
I caught her doin' bad things and put her in the ground.

I caught her takin' money and runnin' it uptown
I said I caught her stealin' all my money and runnin' it uptown.
She was givin' it to some love doctor and had him bed her down

Well, now don't you try to find her 'cause I hid her real good.
You try to understand me, I did it like I should.
You know if you's in my shoes you'd do it if you could

So now I'm walkin' out my back door and packin' that red dirt down.
I said I'm walkin' out my back door and packin' that red dirt down.
And what couldn't fit in that dark grave got fed all to the hound.

Well, I'm twitchin' in the kitchen washin' what's left of my baby down.
I said I'm twitchin' in the kitchen washin' what's left of my baby down.
I caught her doin' bad things and put her in the ground.

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from Good As Gold: A Brian Jintroduction, track released July 11, 2011
lyrics & music: Brian Kious

Brian Kious: Vocals, banjo, acoustic guitar, electric guitar
Rick Vaughn: Drums, cymbals

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Brian Jin is a band based in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA. Band members are:

Brian Kious - vocals, guitars, keyboards, mandolin, banjo, ukulele, harmonica, tin whistle, singing bowl

Casey Wollberg - vocals, guitar, percussion

Nick Kladky- vocals, bass guitar, keyboards, guitar ... more

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