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Goodbye L​.​A.

by Jeremy Pinnell

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1.
Big Ol' Good 03:26
Mamas making house, Baby needs a toy and I’m screaming through the mountains like some old playboy I got shaky knees, sweating hands trying to figure out how to be a man And I never did anything that I should and everybody knows I been up to no good I’m getting by cause my baby found a good fishing hole I’m getting high on that rock and roll For the money and the beating I did all I could for that good ol big and that big ol good Tell your man I'll take you to the limit from the way I sing to the way I talk to women And its ok we can disagree aint no amount of crying change a guy like me It’s a complicated thing and I understand cause I’m a flat natural born good timing man I’m getting by cause my baby found a good fishing hole I’m getting high on that rock and roll For the money and the beating I did all I could for that good ol big and that big ol good I’m getting by cause my baby found a good fishing hole I’m getting high on that rock and roll For the money and the beating I did all I could just to try and make you love me like the way you should and the devil made me do it like I knew he would for that good ol big and that big ol good For that good ol big and that big ol good
2.
Wanna do something else baby but my mind keeps saying I can't I just want to have a good time let my baby show me how she dance She’s taking me for the longest ride lord I feel like just wanna die I wanna do something else baby but I can't and I don’t know why I like laughing more than crying cause I know we ain't living too long You wanna hear about life just listen to an old Jones song He’ll take you for the longest ride till you feel like you just wanna die I wanna do something else baby but I can't and I don’t know why Going left going right I been up all night the road got me praying for a 9 to 5 It's like I owe my soul to the company store I don’t understand why I’m doing this for I wont lie It’ll take you for the longest ride till you feel like you just wanna die I wanna do something else baby but I cant and I don’t know why Wanna do something else baby but I cant and I don’t know why Wanna do something else baby but I cant and I don’t know why
3.
Red Roses 03:24
You don’t hear a word that I’m saying And I always come in last And these old games that we keep playing There just something of the past And the roses aren’t as red as they used to be But they are in my memories Blue skies and it’s raining We don’t ever see the light Seems like every day we’re praying That you and I will just get along tonight And the roses aren’t as red as they used to be But they are in my memory And the roses aren’t as red as they used to be But they are in my memory And the roses aren’t as red as they used to be But they are in my memory Yes they are in my memory Yes they are in my memory
4.
I love them big girls in Bakersfield Guitars and peddle steel Got me singing bout’ it all night long She bend a string like a honky tonk song I hit the road with a four piece band Missing lines like I don’t give a damn And I don’t even know what day it is But honey I just miss your kiss I miss my son my daughter and my wife back home Just leave me alone I hate talking on the phone And you all know I ain’t doing nothing illegal I’m just keeping it cool like a night time eagle I hate to see my baby shed a tear Speak up darling it’s hard to hear Don’t you worry I’ll be coming home soon Thinking about you got me howling at the moon And every night I dream about you And all the things that we’re gonna do And I don’t even know what town I’m in I just know I need your love again I miss my son my daughter and my wife back home Just leave me alone I hate talking on the phone And you all know I ain’t doing nothing illegal I’m just keeping it cool like a night time eagle I miss my son my daughter and my wife back home Just leave me alone I hate talking on the phone And you all know I ain’t doing nothing illegal I’m just keeping it cool like a night time eagle And you all know I ain’t doing nothing illegal I’m just keeping it cool like a night time eagle
5.
I knew right away I didn’t know what to say when she told me she was alone I didn’t care hell I never do baby I was born to roam And I had no intention when I failed to mention that I had me a girl of my own And I didn’t know why I looked her in the eye and said would you like me to follow you home Another hot night in a river town trouble been following me And I’ve been in this place for way too long someday I’m gonna be free I ain’t never thought of no one baby I ain’t never thought of no one but me I ain’t never thought of no one baby I ain’t never thought of no one but me I started my descension at the local detention for the criminally insane They said my momma left me and my daddy never cared there was something wrong with my brain I had the hardest of hearts and the meanest remarks for anyone who mentioned my name And I searched all my life and I knew deep inside That I’d find me someone to blame Another hot night in a river town trouble been following me And I’ve been in this place for way too long someday Im gonna be free I ain’t never thought of no one baby I ain’t never thought of no one but me I ain’t never thought of no one baby I ain’t never thought of no one but me
6.
I was doing my laundry in Butte Montana on the morning of the fourth of July Me and some buddies sat up on a hill and watched the fireworks fill the sky We was counting our dollars it didn’t make sense We didn’t know how we gonna pay our rent Hell we ain’t broke buddy we just bent Well its one pretty gal in Tucumcari been a long road and making me weary Think I’ll sit on down have myself a rest Just a little drink of water to wet my beak I told my baby it’s a hell of a week I ain’t doing no good I’m just doing my best Flying high down in Texas Sam’s Town Point about 2am it’s a hell of a joint We just sing a few songs before saying goodbye Then we’re headed back east a little down south when I get back home I need to watch my mouth its been good out here but I aint saying shhh Well its one pretty gal in Tucumcari been a long road and making me weary Think I’ll sit on down have myself a rest Just a little drink of water to wet my beak I told my baby it’s a hell of a week I ain’t doing no good I’m just doing my best
7.
Rosalie 03:07
Rosalie where’s my baby Gonna go when she leaves me I hope she stays She never said she will Come back give it to me nice and slow Then tell me why you wanna go Quit giving all them boys a show I’ve been hurt too many times so baby baby baby don’t go That girls so god dang pretty baby she drives me crazy When we go out makes me a jealous man Lord I can’t stand the way I am Come back give it to me nice and slow Then tell me why you wanna go Quit giving all them boys a show I’ve been hurt too many times so baby baby baby don’t go
8.
Cryin' 03:40
You been sleeping for two whole days I’ve been awake thinking about things It’s okay dear just go back to bed You don’t wanna hear things in my head And why why why what you crying for You gunna make me not love you anymore I’m a good good man most of the time I did some hard living most of my life And waking up all through the night Living somewhere between wrong and right And why why why what you crying for You gunna make me not love you anymore I’m a good good man most of the time I did some hard living most of my life Why why why what you crying for You gunna make me not love you anymore
9.
Goodbye L.A. 03:47
A man once said I wish they all were California girls But he ain’t seen my woman with the long hair and curls She might kill you in the night she might love you in the day But she’s a good woman who knows how to stay Hello LA you got some pretty ladies But they don’t want babies and I do Back home it’s raining out here its sun She hates when I’m leaving and tells me that she’s done But I got this feeling and I don’t know what to say When I have to go and she wants me to stay Hello LA you got some pretty ladies But they don’t want babies and I do Goodbye LA I’m going home to see my baby She’s the one I belong to
10.
Fighting Man 03:37
I had a girl that boys all knew That’s how I came up with the ol one two My buddy showed me left left right I kept my honey howling through the night I started moving from side to side I told my baby lets go for a ride Them ol’ boys is talking about me That’s how I came up on the one two three And I was born a fighting man I grew learning how to use my hands And then I joined a rock and roll band I was born a fighting man I was hanging at a local show I had a buddy say it’s time to go Somebody’s trying to pick a fight There’s always one who tries to ruin the night And then I noticed he was looking at me A big boy about six foot three So I hit him right between the eyes That’s how I learned to make a grown man cry And I was born a fighting man I grew learning how to use my hands And then I joined a rock and roll band I was born a fighting man And I don’t fight much these days I guess I kinda just changed my ways I ain’t right from getting knocked down But I’m good at getting off the ground Mom and dad they always told me Love your brother and your family When somethings wrong you better take a stand I was born a fighting man And I was born a fighting man I grew learning how to use my hands And then I joined a rock and roll band I was born a fighting man

about

When Jeremy Pinnell released OH/KY in the summer of 2015 to stunned acclaim, it felt like an entire career compressed into one knock-out album. Hailed as, a “Mind-blowingly good” (GregVandy/KEXP) “ ”tutorial on classic country music” (Popmatters), Pinnell’s debut immediately differentiated as authentic and unflinching. Dogged touring through Europe and the States and celebrated radio sessions followed, cementing Pinnell’s position as a no-fuss master of his craft.

His 2017 album, Ties of Blood and Affection presented a canny lateral move. Instead of doubling down on the stark themes and values of his debut, the sophomore album found Pinnell finding comfort in his own skin, achieving the redemption only hinted at in his previous batch ofhaunted songs.

If the third time’s a charm, Pinnell is all shine and sparkle on the forthcoming Goodbye LA. Produced by Texan Jonathan Tyler, the tunes buff the wax and polish the chrome on Country music’s deeper roots. Rooted in his steady acoustic guitar, Pinnell’s songs are shot through with honest and classic elements.The rhythm section, all snap and shuffle, finds purpose in well-worn paths.The pedal steel and Telecaster stingers arrive perfectly on cue, winking at JP’s world-wise couplets .Here slippery organ insinuates gospel into the conversation. You can feel the room breathe and get a sense of these musicians eyeballing each other as their performances are committed to tape. And through it all comes this oaken identity, thedevastating centerpiece of his work. Honest and careworn, Jeremy’s voice can touch on wry, jubilant, and debauched-all in a single line. At his best, Jeremy Pinnell chronicles the joy and sorrow of being human, which is the best that anyone could do.

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released October 1, 2021

Recorded and Produced by Jonathan Tyler
Recorded at Clyde’s VIP Room
Junior Tutwiler: Guitar
Charles Alley: Drums/Percussion
Adam Nurre: Bass/Percussion/Vocals
Jeremy Pinnell: Vocals/Guitar
Jonathan Tyler: Vocals/Guitar
Daniel Creamer: Mellotron/Piano
Cody Braun: Fiddle
Willie D: Baritone Sax

Mixed by: Matt Schuessler
Mastered by: Mark Chalecki at Little Red Book Mastering

Thanks to: Chris Mueller, Terry Rickards, Scottie Diablo, Mike Montgomery, Zach Gabbard, EZ Nelson, Lee Huber

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Jeremy Pinnell Covington, Kentucky

"Hardscrabble honky-tonk at its best, nodding to Johnny Cash and Buck Owens in equal measure. Ties of Blood and Affection is a stellar collection that could earn Pinnell comparisons to Sturgill Simpson.” - ROLLING STONE

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