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Boxspring Plow

from Wheel of Life by Boris McCutcheon

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Boxspring Plow
A slice of my life in high elevation, traditional Chicano New Mexico. Out here we get excited about plowing our roads with old boxsprings. The song starts off describing a 38 year old tradition of the annual "hippies vs. the locals" baseball game. The game was started to release tension between local Picuris Indians, their Chicano hybrids, and the hippies who started moving here in the 70's. If T. Rex and Greg Brown got together and wrote a song with a country swing this song would be it. The wah wah lead is the hitching up of the plow?

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Wheelbarrows full of chicken, joints in every hand, softball picnics and solar-powered bands.
Lightning bursting the bark from the tree, little baby Viking bezerking on my knee.
I'll build a boxspring plow when the snow comes down, a boxspring plow try to get my neighbor out.
It is what it is. "What is it?" It's a boxspring plow, I built it when the snow came down.
O boxspring plow, boxspring plow, I'm gonna build me a boxspring plow.
A boxspring plow, here and now. I'm gonna build me a boxspring plow.
I'm just a dinosaur and not much more, living in the land, praise the lord.
Just a dinosaur and my head's in the clouds, chasing water through an old Spanish town.
O boxspring plow, boxspring plow, I'm gonna build me a boxspring plow.
A boxspring plow, here and now. I'm gonna build me a boxspring plow.
And I hope I don't have to turn this thing around, it's hard to turn around with a boxspring plow.
"Bad road good people". That's what the wise man says.
And old fashion wisdom is getting scarce these days.
I'll build a boxspring plow when the snow comes down, a boxspring plow try to get my neighbor out.
It is what it ain't. "What is it?" It's a boxspring plow. Not much of an invention, it was layin' around.
O boxspring plow, boxspring plow, I'm gonna bulid me a boxspring plow.
Boxspring plow, here and now. I'm gonna build me a boxspring plow.

credits

from Wheel of Life, released January 1, 2010
WHEEL OF LIFE
Copyright 2010 Cactusman Records/ASCAP

All songs written by Boris McCutcheon except:

"Lee Harvey was a Friend of Mine"
Written by Philip Edward Bennison (Homer Henderson) and Jay Cotton (1985)
Bennisongs/ BMI

"No Place to Fall"
Written by Townes Van Zandt (1978)
Katie Bell Music c/o Bughouse % Bug Music Inc., /ASCAP

"Mark Twain"
Written by Mark Ray Lewis (2006)
Outside Agitator/ASCAP

Boris McCutcheon: vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica
Brett Davis: electric guitars, tenor banjo, lap steel guitar, baritone electric, harmony, vocals
Susan Hyde Holmes: electric bass, upright bass, harmony vocals
Kevin Zoernig: wurlitzer, piano, casio, clavinet, xylophone, accordion, organ, harmony vocals
Paul Groetzinger: drums, tambourine (California, What Ails You?, Peeler, Gila, Bad Road, Good People, Boxspring Plow)
Jason Aspeslet: drums, eggbeater, wall (Mullein People, Clan of the Sunflower, Mark Twain, No Place to Fall)
Jeff Berlin: drums (Lee Harvey Was A Friend of Mine)

Guest Musicians:
Kristen Zoernig (Kevin's sister): double bass
Lawrence Zoernig (Kevin's brother): cello
Adrienne Inglis (Kevin's sister-in-law): pan flutes
Chris Schultz: handclap enabler, harmony vocals
Stephanie Hatfield: harmony vocals

Produced by Kevin Zoernig and Boris McCutcheon
Sessions at the World College in Montezuma, NM recorded by Michael Grimes
Sessions at WaveLab Studio in Tucson, AZ recorded by Chris Schultz and Craig Schumacher
Additional guitar tracks recorded by Mark Lewis at his home in Albuquerque, NM
Additional backup vocals recorded by Bill Palmer at Frogville Studio in Santa Fe, NM

All songs mixed by Chris Schultz and Craig Schumacher at WaveLab Studio except "Lee Harvey Was a Friend of Mine", recorded live by Jos Goverde at In the Woods, Lage Vuursche, Netherlands.
Mastered by J.J. Golden at Golden Mastering, CA

Artwork by Brett Davis
Layout and Art Doctor, John Treadwell
Photos by James Hart, Jennifer Guerin, Jessica Garcia, aturnintimephotography.com

Thanks and love to Laura, Jack and Neve. Melissa Totten, Jennifer G. and Leland, Ron
Maltais, Jessica, John Treadwell, Pat Toomay, Michael Grimes, Mark Lewis, Leopold,
Dara Lee, James Holmes, Tyson Reed, Pappy, Joy and Geoff. The Mullein People.
Sandra and Luciano. Alberto and his animated wisdom.

This album is dedicated to the memory of David Bindler –drummer, friend, and
musical mentor. I love you too, Dave.
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© 2017 Boris McCutcheon/Cactusman Records.
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Mother Ditch (2001) When We Were Big (2003) Turbulent Amusement (live) (2004) Cactusman vs the Blue Demon (2006) Lost Sessions and B-Sides (2006) Bad Road, Good People (2008) Wheel of Life (2010)Utrecht (live) (2011)Boris McCutcheon Sings the Songs of Townes Van Zandt (2012)Might Crash! (2013)I’m Here Let Me In (2017)• 2004 Boston Music Awards best male singer songwriter• 2004 ... more

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