"Wingman"

by Casey Ruff featuring The Rainieros

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Volume 3 of the Splintercat Series recorded with Colin J Nelson at Her Car Studios. This song was auto-biographically co-written with Liam Fitzgerald of The Rainieros. It's refreshing to hear a country song that actually happened, or within the process of writing, the song became a self-fulfilling prophecy. The love objects throughout this song have been obliquely generalized for the sake of good taste. People to graciously thank include (though not limited to):

Kirsten Ballweg
Amy Jo Kennedy
Johnny Mercury
Hal Columbo
Christina Petty
Brian Christianson
Betsy Balog
Paige Koziel
Steven Burnett

I hope everyone enjoys this song as I have enjoyed making it. Thanks very much to Liam, Donnie, and Colin for the think tank that produced a permanent satisfaction!

lyrics

Liam: Your gal left with another man, my gal she ain't coming back
we're a couple of broken hearted, lonely men
Casey: I've been moping around so long, singing all those sad love songs, it's time I put my heart back on the mend
Liam: I wanna go out and meet some pretty ladies
Casey: I hear ya, I feel the same way too
Liam: I got a feeling we can kick this thing together
Casey: Them pretty ladies won't know what to do
Liam: (they won't)

Wingmen: I need a Wingman for the weekend
so I can feel like a man again
I'm on a bender I won't remember until this heartache ends
'cause times like these are really rough
but guys like us are pretty tough
I need a Wingman for the weekend and I'm counting on you my friend

Casey: Well I've been having a better time, staying out most every night, dancing with the ladies until 2
Liam: Things are so much better here. I danced a bunch and I drank some beer but don't you get to thinking that we're through
Casey: I wanna drink champagne until the sunrise
Liam: You know I hear ya, I feel the same way, too.
Casey: Let's meet some girls and give 'em all our best lines
Liam: I'm thinking that 's exactly what we'll do

Wingmen: I need a Wingman for the weekend
so I can feel like a man again
I'm on a bender I won't remember until this heartache ends
'cause times like these are really rough
but guys like us are pretty tough
I need a wingman for the weekend and I'm counting on you my friend

credits

released May 30, 2014
"Wingman" co-written by Casey Ruff and Liam Fitzgerald

Casey Ruff- acoustic, sax (masciarelli montepulcianno)
Liam Fitzgerald- electric guitar (champagne)
Nicole Clare- fiddle (water)
Donnie Staff- drums (lots of drinks)
Tyler Johnson- bass (rainier)
Colin J Nelson - producer and engineer (IPA, generally)

recorded at Her Car Studios somewhere deep in Fremont.
masterfully mastered by Doug Krebs- www.dougkrebsmastering.com
caffeine provided by the good people at Fremont Coffee Company.

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Casey Ruff Seattle, Washington

A singer/songwriter residing in Seattle, WA and originally from Custer, MT. Known by migrant beet laborers as "El Dragón de las Altas Llanuras". Former high school mascot. Future nihilist. Acting Vice President of the M. Bellucci Fan Club. Sounds like AmeriContra, Gravelvet, and Frontier Orchestral ... more

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