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Old Dollar

from Before the Glow by Fine Animal

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about

"They were born out of the very rock and earth of this country, as black hands broke the soil, moved, reformed it, and rivers of stinging sweat poured upon the land under the blazing heat of Southern skies, and are mounted upon the passion that this struggle with nature brought forth. They tell us the story of the slave gang, the sharecropper system, the lawless work camp, the chain gang, the pen." --Alan Lomax

Fine Animal's "Old Dollar" was largely inspired by the the sampled recording of "Old Dollar Mamie" recorded in 1947 at the Lambert Camp at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, better known as Parchman Farm.
The best single document of folklore work song and field holler tradition. We loved that the song belonged not to one author or individual, but rather to spirit and tradition.

In our interpretation of "Old Dollar" we attempt to apply and intertwine the spirit of this old recording with contemporary and futuristic sounds. Blending the best of old and new styles, we aspire to merge the hardships of the past with the "modern struggle"

The end result is purely for your delight.

lyrics

OLD DOLLAR

Sample:
(Old Dollar Mamie told-a
Old Dollar Bob well-a
Old Dollar Mamie told-a
Old Dollar Bob well-a)

Never been so tired
Never felt so lonely
All we can pretend
Is a world we lose

I have been a god
I have desperate
And he thinks I’m lovely
In a world I lost

Well you raise ‘em higher let ‘em
Let ‘em drop on down
Well you raise ‘em higher let ‘em
Let ‘em drop on down
Well you raise ‘em higher let ‘em
Let ‘em drop on down
And you won’t know the difference when the sun goes down.
And the sun goes down…
And the sun goes down…

I dare say
It’s something to lean on
But some say
It’s nothing at all

Never been so tired
Never felt so lonely
All we can pretend
Is a world we lose

If I wrote a book
You could be the letters
Filling every page
Beginning to end -
- And into the world

Well you raise ‘em higher let ‘em
Let ‘em drop on down
Well you raise ‘em higher let ‘em
Let ‘em drop on down
Well you raise ‘em higher let ‘em
Let ‘em drop on down
And you won’t know the difference when the sun goes down.
And the sun goes down…
And the sun goes down…

credits

from Before the Glow, track released December 3, 2014
Words and Music by Kelan Gilbert, Lucy Oaks
Mastering Credits: Joey Gurwin (Oranjudio)
Album Art by Dino Nemec
Inspired by all of you.

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Lucy Oaks

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