Name: Orange Barrel Blues
Duration: P00H03M35S
Description: This song is about a common ailment. . . road construction! It grew from a discussion with some Twitter followers about what road construction made them think of (minus explitives :) ). I wrote it at a time when my part of town was inundated with road construction!

Orange Barrel Blues

by Alison Reynolds

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This song is about a common ailment. . . road construction! It grew from a discussion with some Twitter followers about what road construction made them think of (minus explitives :) ). I wrote it at a time when my part of town was inundated with road construction!

lyrics

Driving hard, running late
In a rush no time to waste
Traffic slows, what the heck?
Road construction up ahead

Frustration mounting, patience verging
Can't wrap my head around awkward merging
Traffic jams, more delays
All my plans are so way-laid

I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues

Am I through traffic? Maybe not
This has my guts tied into knots
Flashing lights, road closed
How was I supposed to know

I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues
I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues

Orange barrels make my heary beat faster
Orange barrels mean road disasster
Orange barrels turn me upside down
I'm seeing orange barrels all over town
Ooo

I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues
I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues

Alternate route, getting busy
Traffic there is getting heavy
Red light runners going rampant
Accidents waiting to happen

I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues
I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues

Orange barrels make my heary beat faster
Orange barrels mean road disasster
Orange barrels turn me upside down
I'm seeing orange barrels all over town
Ooo

I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues
I got the
Orange barrel, road destruction blues

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released July 16, 2021
This was recorded in 2019 with friends. Chris Baker on electric guitars, Tim McKellar on bass, Dave Ferris on drums, and Mark Splitt on harmonica. I fill in all the rest!

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Alison Reynolds Tehachapi, California

A go-it-alone singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, home recording enthusiast. Original songs range from up-beat, feel good rock and blues (think Sheryl Crow and Bonnie Raitt) to introspective folk style reflections of life, think Joni Mitchel, James Taylor). The combination of guitar (acoustic or electric) and cello (acoustic and/or electric) make for some unique arrangements! ... more

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