This song is of the “I’ve been there” variety.
The story is of a man who meets the woman he believes is the love of his life in the lobby of the Commodore Hotel (which exists, it is in Linden TN about 140 miles east of Memphis) and immediately makes a lifelong commitment to her, promising her the storied house on the edge of town with the white picket fence, but in the end she leaves him crying in his beer.
The narrator is telling his story to a bartender, about how much he loved her and how badly he misses her. Then, one at a time, other guys in the bar start adding to his story, until he realizes they’d all been scammed by the same girl.
In the end, they’re all singing in harmony about the “Dixie Chicken” and having a wistful but hearty laugh about all being part of this well-populated men’s club.
Hits: 68
Saw them play as duo, decades after Lowell was gone. You cud here drums and bass, tho it was just them on two guits, Not the show I was at, but pretty close.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X8PxU67F0sE
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I also tweaked the comments settings a moment ago. Your comments should automatically appear and not need approval.
Here’s a diff take on a Lowell George song. I ran sound for a band that opened for these guys when they were sorta kids. Never liked Jeff Tweedy back then, b4 getting his face on Rolling Stone 5 times for Wilco. Was always a fan of Jay Farrar(Sunvolt), I guess cus his dad came from the land of the Dillards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlplhCaIHF0