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Melbourne

from DOG SONGS by Jack Howard

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    The CD version of Dog Songs includes Portland, Sydney and Montreal from the vinyl/digital release Lightheavyweight. This record wasn't available on CD so three of the tracks are here. The three well-known covers (Coz I Love You, Who Is He and Sharp-Dressed Man) are only available on the digital version.

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I wrote this and called it Melbourne on the back of the record Lightheavyweight. All of the tracks there are named after cities that we passed through on The Oils tour of 2017. I played this track at the record launch and it's now become a regular band tune too. When the pedal steel and flugel join together after the guitar solo, we have a state of grace. A very introspective Dogs Bar lyric. Imagining an affair that begins at 7.00, passes through various stages of band-watching, too much whiskey and a messy one night stand.

lyrics

A small stage, red curtain
Well-lit, cheek bones on show
Sparse crowd, a resonant twang
Attention focussed, deep within

Hearts aflutter, the boys and girls
The mystery train, they’re all aboard
Intoxicated, the thrill of the night
Figures blur, words unsure
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You start to fall, you fall far
A hand caressed, uncertain smile
You start to fall, you fall again
You never know if it’s real
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To give and not to give
To have and not to have
You fall again

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from DOG SONGS, released September 3, 2020

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Jack Howard played trumpet with Hunters and Collectors and for the last 20 years, he's been releasing his own highly- regarded music. Along the way, he's also played with The Living End, The Violent Femmes, Rodriguez and a host of others. In 2017, Jack toured the world with Midnight Oil as their trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist. He released his memoirs, Small Moments Of Glory in 2019. ... more

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