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Memphis Never Falls from Style

from Wild! Wild! Wild! by Robbie Fulks & Linda Gail Lewis

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Way down the road from Nashville on the Chickasaw Bluff
Where the food is always fine and the weather ain’t rough
It’s hard to tell the high and mighty from the rank and file
And fashions alter often, but Memphis never falls from style.

From the Ohio River to the Natchez Trace
Some sleepy Southern towns are just a basket case

Old Birmingham ain’t been worth a damn for a long, long while
And the hipsters go for Austin, but Memphis never falls from style.
Don’t shush when they shout, nor scold when they drink

They got their own way of living, they don’t care what you think
The local wisdom says the key to success

Is working just a little and worrying less

Thank you Memphis!
For the great insight
That music is a drag if it’s too fucking white
It’s B.B. on the guitar,
Booker T. and Big Star And Dewey on the radio dial

The soulful groove’s what draws ‘em,
so Memphis never falls from style.

Go down to Graceland, pay respect to the King
Or stretch out along the river, hear the boatmen sing You want danger? They got as much as New York Plus the blues and the bluffs and the barbecue pork
Way down the road from Nashville where the Big Muddy flows
Eddie Braddock’s from there -- what else you need to know?!
In no other city will each passing pretty girl greet you with a hospitable
! smile
Yeah it’s simply ‘cause it’s awesome that Memphis never falls from style.

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from Wild! Wild! Wild!, released August 10, 2018
R Fulks; Lorne Rall Music (ASCAP)

Robbie – vocal
Linda – piano & backing voice

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Robbie Fulks Chicago, Illinois

Robbie Fulks is a recording artist, instrumentalist, & songwriter living in Chicago. His most recent release, Upland Stories, earned wide-spread recognition & 2 Grammy® nominations. His early work helped define the 90s "alt-country" movement while his newer work extends that tradition with old-time rambles, reflections on love, & the troubles the people. ... more

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