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Maria's in Jail
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There's an interesting story behind this song, but Kent is thus far pleading the 5th. Featuring Kent Withrow on vocals.
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The Red Herring Band combines an odd assortment of infectious melodies into something almost, but not quite, entirely unlike indie rock.
Every morning at 5 AM, Dave Gignac hand-picks only the finest musicians, vine-ripened to the peak of perfection, to use in his special studio project. These musicians are flown via. refrigerated cargo plane to South Austin, but we have no idea what happens to them from there, because they obviously never appear on any of our albums. Instead, you get an over-produced garage band consisting of a trio of Austin high-tech workers who have in fact never played together in the same room.
Song Info
Genre
Alternative Indie
Charts
Peak #156
Peak in subgenre #26
Author
Kent Withrow
Rights
2004
Uploaded
February 06, 2005
Track Files
MP3
MP3 2.4 MB 128 kbps 0:00
Story behind the song
"Maria's in Jail", a throwback to Kent's carefree Chicago youth, combines influences from indie rock and R&B-- a They Might Be Giants meets Wilson Pickett sort of affair. It is based in part on "Carl and Brian", a song performed by Kent's former band Mint Aundry, and a lost lyric from his last Chicago band, Sweet Bridget (now Kite Club.) "Maria's in Jail" first appeared on the Red Herring Band's unreleased CD "Eclectic City", which featured more of Kent's songwriting.
Lyrics
Carl and Brian wasting away Maria's in jail and nobody pays Addison, a sculptor cradles A cast-off snare from a pop band that's already gone Carl and Brian wasting away Maria's in jail and nobody pays Addison, a sculptor cradles A cast-off snare from a pop band that's already gone Carl and Brian wasted away Maria's in jail all of her days Carl and Brian wasting away Maria's in jail and nobody pays Carl and Brian Maria's in jail Coast to coast and on to Chicago Carl and Brian wasting away
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