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Cigarette Break

from the dealer by jj reed

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this one is about a really good friend of mine, yes friend of mine, who got kicked out of a really great band while taking a cigarette break. he felt pretty shitty so i wrote him a F-You song. this recording was done during recording/practice sessions for what would become the band Order of the Spur, whose album will see the light of day eventually. there is/was another slower jazzy version, which too will eventually see the light of day. this is grunge version. this recorded using only a three mics. jerry got a little ambitious at the end. there was another take but i like the energy of this take. enjoy.

lyrics

time clock punch in punch out
leave quiet no need to shout
the fire's mine but roll on buddy
you smell and yer jokes ain't funny
light on, light off
cigarette break
you work for me you'll never be free
the best you could be is just like me
it's poison plan and simple
a smoking gun to a falling temple
light on, light off
cigarette break
punch in, punch out
punch in, punch out
cigarette break
(really?!?, really.)

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from the dealer, released January 6, 2012
jj reed: electric guitar, vox

jerry thomas: drums

matt box: bass

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jj reed Athens, Ohio

jj reed is a singer/songwriter/guitar player/a whole bunch of other things. he is from athens, ohio. he has been playing and writing since the mid 1990s. He has been in a whole heap of bands including: wheels on fire, order of the spur, the 65s, supertape, corbin marsh band, melk... his songs and music reflect everyday life in an honest yet somewhat melancholy way. but "blues is happy music" - TVZ ... more

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