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Ragtop Car

by The Ram

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Ragtop Car 03:58
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Some say that the love of the wanderlust Is just a life that won't amount to much A man born with rambling shoes Is just another man born to loose I want to set the record straight Before I hit the road today Got a ragtop car Enough gas to take us far Enough away Because I plan to drive all day When the evening comes We'll be like loaded guns Out in the night Shooting stars out the sky, baby When the blue sky's lost in a concrete maze I get the feeling, I wanna get lost for days Lace up my rambling shoes Get a chance to beat the 3rd street blues Race up the Taconic Parkway Drive until the break of day Got a ragtop car Enough gas to take us far Enough away Because I plan to drive all day When the evening comes We'll be like loaded guns Out in the night Shooting stars out the sky, baby I got myself a roadie in my hand Talking a cool Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can I'm not trying to be tough Just priming up the motor of love Gotta loosen up Here come my baby just a strutting that stuff She got a ragtop car Enough gas to take us far Enough away Because I plan to drive all day When the evening comes We'll be like loaded guns Out in the night Shooting stars out the sky, baby
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Ragtop Car - Extended Play 07:37
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Some say that the love of the wanderlust Is just a life that won't amount to much A man born with rambling shoes Is just another man born to loose I want to set the record straight Before I hit the road today Got a ragtop car Enough gas to take us far Enough away Because I plan to drive all day When the evening comes We'll be like loaded guns Out in the night Shooting stars out the sky, baby When the blue sky's lost in a concrete maze I get the feeling, I wanna get lost for days Lace up my rambling shoes Get a chance to beat the 3rd street blues Race up the Taconic Parkway Drive until the break of day Got a ragtop car Enough gas to take us far Enough away Because I plan to drive all day When the evening comes We'll be like loaded guns Out in the night Shooting stars out the sky, baby I got myself a roadie in my hand Talking a cool Pabst Blue Ribbon in a can I'm not trying to be tough Just priming up the motor of love Gotta loosen up Here come my baby just a strutting that stuff She got a ragtop car Enough gas to take us far Enough away Because I plan to drive all day When the evening comes We'll be like loaded guns Out in the night Shooting stars out the sky, baby
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Ragtop Car - Instrumental 07:37
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Ragtop Car is a laidback funky homage to car cruising. The beat follows the footsteps of a street musician playing to an audience of pedestrians, passing vehicles, and street traffic. He daydreams out loud about cruising through the night with his baby in his decked-out convertible.

The song is the last of a series of songs recorded in the spring of 2022 in a studio-live setting with minimal overdubs. We played the song two times back to back. The extended take was the second take where we stretched our legs a bit and explored some ideas while jamming the song out. Our normal tracking workflow leaves the drums & bass untouched, then we sparingly overdub the rest to achieve a sound true to our live performances. No click tracks were used, no quantization, just a legendary local drummer, Mike Hunt whom I played with years ago in another band. Local San Diego musician and engineer, Mike Butler takes care of the mixing and mastering.

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released August 16, 2022

The featured musicians are also among my closest lifelong friends.
It is a gift to be able to record and perform with such talented people.

Mike Pritchard on Keyboards
Dan Greenbaum on Bass
Mike Hunt on Drums
Mixed & Mastered by Mike Butler
Mark (The Ram) ODonnell on Guitar & Vocals

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The Ram is a traveling singer-songwriter based out of North County San Diego, CA. Part of traveling means we play with musicians from all walks of life and exposure to all sorts of different genres, styles, and instrumentation. It's the pure freedom a songwriter needs to pivot, working with a collective of musical talent as opposed to managing a working band in a specific genre or class of music. ... more

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