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The Dealer (electric)

from the dealer by jj reed

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recorded in the fall of 2008 at the vore ridge studio (in the garage/basement). recorded to korg 16 track digital something. two mics and two overdubs. 1980s conrad acoustic. mid 90s tele custom look-a-like trough fender cyber-twin (lame, but sounds okay, it's all i had on hand) alabama setting. jerry thomas on the kit and 2000s epiphone allen woody custom bass through kustom bass head. we sang the backgrounds too.i wrote the song a few days before, i was in a bit of bad mood, kind of miffed with someones. and i might just have lost a rare for me poker game the day before i wrote the song, so i think that snuck in there too. well, i left that game and started my own. i became my own dealer from that day forward.

lyrics

This one's for the dealer
of my loser's hand
holding back a trump card
like the joker's are banned
set to the side, not for this game
with the house behind you
it's not the same
and i know no one here
could be to blame
but all the same
my pockets seem so empty
and i ain't got the cards
to get very far at your table
this one's for the dealer
who cut the deck
fifty-one on the table
an ace held in check
the house never looses
it beats who it chooses
i won't say i'm sad i came
and there's no one to blame
but all the same
my pockets seem so empty
and i ain't got the cards
to get very far at your table
at your table
it's your table
deal on deal on deal on
but deal me out
deal me out deal me out

credits

from the dealer, track released January 6, 2012
jj reed: 1980s conrad acoustic guitar, 1990s tele custom look-a-like, lead vox, backing vox

jerry thomas: drum kit, 2000s epiphone allen woody signature bass, backing vox

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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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