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Old 06-18-2010, 01:45 PM   #23 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger View Post
You might like this one. I'm not much of a fan of them but I love this song.

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Originally Posted by right-track View Post
Maybe I'm O.D.'ing on Nick Cave too much recently, but I swear to God he'd be right at home singing that track.

How did you just do that?
I got into these guys through Iron & Wine and I just found this thread (looking for new stuff.)

I too found this as one of their best. And the Nick Cave thing I agree with and believe it to stem from the line

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"Ramone tightens up his leather belt and slips on through a hole in the fence, he can get you anything you want, it might cost you your life, it might cost the whole price of freedom here..."
Referencing characters we don't fully know seems to be a Nick Cave move but for me thats the line. Coming out of a, lets call it a solo, and just cutting in on that line. Its like you're actually venturing around with the guy singing.
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