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Put your hands on the remote! browse music »Bender: Songs for the Red States by Jonathan Whitcomb
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fave it Political | Acoustic
13 tracks | 43 minutes
Released Nov 2006
on Jonathan Whitcomb
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- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:34 Little Pink Line lyrics BUY MP3 02:34 Little Pink Line lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:34 Little Pink Line
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:43 When Love Grows Old lyrics BUY MP3 02:43 When Love Grows Old lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:43 When Love Grows Old
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:09 Miracles lyrics BUY MP3 03:09 Miracles lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:09 Miracles
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:09 Destiny lyrics BUY MP3 04:09 Destiny lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:09 Destiny
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:41 Julianne lyrics BUY MP3 04:41 Julianne lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:41 Julianne
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:44 On The Mend lyrics BUY MP3 03:44 On The Mend lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:44 On The Mend
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 01:41 This One's Mine lyrics BUY MP3 01:41 This One's Mine lyrics "GIFT MP3" 01:41 This One's Mine
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:07 Doctor, Gimme My Baby Back lyrics BUY MP3 03:07 Doctor, Gimme My Baby Back lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:07 Doctor, Gimme My Baby Back
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:48 All You Liberal Bastards lyrics BUY MP3 04:48 All You Liberal Bastards lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:48 All You Liberal Bastards
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:43 My Second Best Guitar lyrics BUY MP3 02:43 My Second Best Guitar lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:43 My Second Best Guitar
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 04:21 Wait 'til You See Me Now lyrics BUY MP3 04:21 Wait 'til You See Me Now lyrics "GIFT MP3" 04:21 Wait 'til You See Me Now
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 03:37 Partial lyrics BUY MP3 03:37 Partial lyrics "GIFT MP3" 03:37 Partial
- sample lyrics "DOWNLOAD" 02:01 Darryl lyrics BUY MP3 02:01 Darryl lyrics "GIFT MP3" 02:01 Darryl
Rock, folk, pop and ragtime all spun through the perspective blender of a perfect world where everyone gets total body makeovers, buys guitars on ebay and votes Republican. Pronounced ahy*ruh*nee.
Bio / Background
So much of our lives are wrapped up in a dichotomy. Do you vote red or blue? Is your glass half full or half empty? Is your faith or your behavior more important on judgement day? And then there are other questions. How do you react if your girlfriend comes home with a full body makeover? Do you have a perfect soul-mate? Will my new guitar make me sound like Jimi Hendrix? You're pregnant???
New Hampshire singer and guitarist Jonathan Whitcomb takes a break from his band Emery's Misery to address these questions with this enigmatic solo album. But rather than preaching his opinions he adopts entertaining and somewhat skewed points of view to explore. Hence the title "Bender". The "Songs for the Red States" address paths to personal salvation and dating someone with opposing political beliefs. And then there's "All You Liberal Bastards", which would certainly qualify as a red state song.
↓ more ↓There is some of Emery's Misery's signature melodic indy rock sound here as well as hints of folk, celtic, ragtime, dixieland and alt-country. Just when you think you've got a handle on where this album is going it changes direction. If you're tired of buying CDs where all the songs sound the same, this will be a welcome change. While the styles and topics cover a lot of ground there is a flow here. You aren't jerked from style to style, rather pulled along by the songwriter's muse (even if at times that muse appears unfocused).
Listen to the sound clips at the top left of this page! There are even more song samples at the RedStateSongs.com web site (click on the link to the left) along with song lyrics, Jonathan's blog and more. You'll find lots to like, no matter what color state you live in.
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