My old Truck
This song is about a southern Appalachian man's love for his old truck, that like him has seen its better days. If anyone is not familiar with the term two sixty -air, it's a term us old southerners use for older trucks that came with no a/c or if the a/c is broken. To keep from sweltering in the southern heat, you roll down both windows and go sixty miles per hour. Old cars came with four-sixty air.
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I drive her over the mountain
I drive her into town
she don't look like much
but she never let me down
my old truck
runs on prayer and luck
she's my old truck
She got three on the column
she got two-sixty air
a little rusty in the bed
but I don't care
my old truck
runs on prayer and luck
she's my old truck
I load her up with firewood
'til her rear's on the ground
it's a struggle up the hills
it's a breeze going down
my old truck
runs on prayer and luck
she's my old truck
I drove her through the woods
through the ice and snow
she took me through places
where a rabbit couldn't go
the day will surely come
I know it ain't no doubt
I'll have to put her out to pasture
but I'll never part her out
'cause she's my old truck
talking 'bout my old truck
she's my old truck
and I love her
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Great melody , but bump up vocal above mix so we can hear it1
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Thanks for your comment, Elvis. I'll check in to that.
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I like the vibe. Reckon there'll be more than a few who'll enjoy this.
You might try a change up in the melody at "My old truck", give it a bit of a lift there.
I'd like to hear an ending rather than a fade out, but that's personal preference.
Thanks for the explanation on two-sixty air, I wouldn't have got that otherwise.
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Really good weite, struggle up the hill, and a breeze going down is my favorite lines, this took me back to my 70 C10, she want much to look at but neither was I. I pictured you all playing that on a porch or around a fire, enjoyed it.1
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Aww man you taken me back. Spent a lot of time down south. And hey, J J Cale is smiling up there listening to this. Love your tune, love your song buddy. Mo that down home sound please.
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@RainyDayMan Thanks for your comment and suggestions. Some of my songs, I fade and some, I don't. I guess it's according on how long the outro is. This song does hang in D a lot, so I'll try going up to G for a couple of bars at that point and see if it fits. Thanks very much!
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Now I hear it , it's a catchy melody. AAABA structure , You don't hear them much anymore
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@ Barry
Thanks Barry, Yep, I love the old trucks and cars too. They were so easy to work on. All you needed was 3 or 4 standard wrenches, a screwdriver and a pair of pliers. Those days are long gone.
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@StoneFlowers Thanks so much! J J Cale, wow! You're making my head swell! (Just kidding) I'm 1,000 miles away from even being in the same ballpark with J J, Thanks again!
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Love 'er through and through, Toney! Great love song! Nice groove, too. And thank you for the education on the two and four sixty air. I would've had no clue.
Renee
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Pretty cool song! I always love that blues progression when I hear it. It’s so simple but man there’s just something magic about it. Lyrics are appropriately affectionate. That truck’s seen better days, but she ain’t done yet.0
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Elvis, AAABA structure. I had no idea what that meant, so I googled it. Now, I have something to dumbfound some of my friends with!
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@Renee Thanks so much Renee. I appreciate it!
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BeatlesFan64 Thanks very much! Yep, it's just a simple shuffle. Didn't take very long write When I saw the image I posted with the song I was thinking, I wish that was my old truck and it just took off from there.
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Elvis, AAABA structure. I had no idea what that meant, so I googled it. Now, I have something to dumbfound some of my friends with!
its basically a verse song , with a bridge thrown in . The last one I remember was "To The Moon And Back ", Luke Bryan. The top 10 songs of 2024 are all 1980 retro songs per Rick Beato . He hated some and loved a few
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@cove. Your song on SoundCloud came on directly after one of mine 2x this morning. The more I hear it, the more I LOVE it!
Renee
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@Renee and your song How Much More Can People Take, plays on mt page. I love that song!
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Now this is breath of fresh air. I see that JJ Cale already got a mention. I thought about that comparison before I read the other comments. This is fabulous.😀
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@Thanks very much Chris! BTW, your song Ripe Old Age is in the loop on my Soundcloud. It brings a smile every time I hear it.
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Just came back for another listen, this song is one I can enjoy over and over. It takes me back to a simpler time in my life.
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A good ol' truck is like a best friend, somethin' you can rely on an' never lets you down.
kinda like this song, keep goin' back cos you know what you're gonna get.
Sid
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