The Night They Put Buddy Down

Raw alt-country Telecaster hooks sets the tone with elements of subtle acoustic guitar support and tasty slide guitar leads, The guitars are stacked tastefully, never overdone or overplayed and exist to serve the story, A raw and sexy drum groove with tasteful syncopation drives the song along with memorable slide guitar featured across the song, A hammond organ takes the song to church in the layers, The overall swing of the song displays Appalachian and Southern soul, The swing of the groove makes it feel dirty and forbidden, Vocals have gospel ache, and a weary Southern soul they are unpolished at the edges, They sing like they have lived what they are saying, never pushing too hard but rather, putting the energy behind the telling of the story, The story is exactly why the song lands, It recounts what might be one of the saddest events to hit a small Appalachian town, Production is raw and not over polished which exposes the grit of the players

[Verse 1] Ol' Buddy's sad cause he knows it's the end He's out of pills He's out of friends He's got the courage He's got a gun But Buddy's got the fears of a preacher's son [Chorus] That's the night that they put Buddy down They shot him dead in the streets of town He knew it couldn't be by his hand Or he would not get Get to the promised land [Verse 2] He came to town on what would be his last day He robbed a liquor store but didn't run away He pulled a gun He waved a knife And the law had to end old Buddy's young life [Chorus] That's the night that they put Buddy down They shot him dead in the streets of town He knew it couldn't be by his hand Or he would not get Get to the promised land [Bridge] He couldn't take his own life And now he's got an alibi And the law knew all too well They spared that boy a long hot trip to hell [Chorus] That's the night that they put Buddy down They shot him dead in the streets of town He knew it couldn't be by his hand Or he would not get Get to the promised land [Chorus] That's the night that they put Buddy down They shot him dead in the streets of town He knew it couldn't be by his hand Or he would not get Get to the promised land Or he would not get Get to the promised land

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