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Sally's Got A Secret - Don't Drink The Water

from Motel Americana (Various Artists) by Fretsore Records

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UK country-folk band, Don’t Drink The Water released their debut single “Sally’s Got A Secret” via Fretsore Records.

Fronted by father-son duo David and Ben O'Leary, who previously performed as Cold Cold Heart, their music has been described as “brimming with classic country heartbreak” (RnR Magazine).

The Northampton-based act recorded the 4-track EP, in the studio with Scottish producer and fellow Fretsore artist, Jack Henderson. For their debut, Don’t Drink The Water embrace their Celtic musical heritage, while encompassing broader influences of alt-country, folk and blues.

“Their songs should definitely be in your home collection - Never has listening to misery been such a pleasure!”
- Sharon Louise, Beat Route Radio

lyrics

Sally’s got a secret, keeps it close to her heart
So she dresses in black so she can act the part
She likes to sit on the stairs
Softly whisperin’ her prayers
And medlin’ in God’s affairs
And rememberin’ long ago
When she sang on the radio

She’s spent years fixin’ her broken heart
Nailed it with love but it keeps fallin’ apart
She hit the road with her band
It was tougher than she planned
Whiskey and one night stands
Rhinestones and a harvest moon
Heartless love in motel rooms

Rolled into Songtown, ain’t got the price of meal
Can you believe how that makes a young girl feel
And living on Hickory Lake
In her Lincoln with its shot brakes
Trying to hide the big mistakes
Sad eyed mad and feelin’ like a fool
Spendin’ life on an old bar stool

She fired up the Lincoln, counted down the telephone lines
Past the vineyards and the prairies and the pines
‘Cause the mountain called her name
Said you can’t stay in the game
Ain’t no right to feel ashamed
The Queen of Hearts wears a crooked crown
She hides in the pack then she’ll let you down
She forgets about long ago
As she turns off the radio

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from Motel Americana (Various Artists), released January 27, 2022
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From the EP
'Saturday Night Paint'
dontdrinkthewater.bandcamp.com/album/saturday-night-paint

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Fretsore Records London, UK

The label of Bob Collum, Brand New Zeros, Brinsley Schwarz, Don't Drink The Water, Jack Henderson, John Jenkins, Junkboy, Lily Garland, Matt McManamon, Mexican Dogs, The Mono LPs, My Darling Clementine, Ooberfuse, Philip Rambow & Music Minds

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