Released 2005 Producer Lee Townsend | Release date 19 April 2005 Label Sovereign Artists | |
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Similar Last Man on Earth, Little Ship, So Damn Happy, Final Exam, Fame and Wealth |
Here Come the Choppers is a 2005 album by Loudon Wainwright III. The title track is an acerbic and blackly humorous reference to the Iraq War, reset in southern California's Miracle Mile
Contents
- Here come the choppers loudon wainwright iii comedy bang bang
- Track listing
- Personnel
- Release history
- Songs
- References
"The inspectors found nothing
That’s just not right
Whole Foods and Kmart
Are targets tonight"
Perhaps the most remarkable track though, is Hank and Fred, a real life account of Wainwright driving to the grave of Hank Williams when he heard the news, on the car radio, of the death of children's TV host Fred Rogers.
"One New Years' Day Hank slipped away
Slumped over in the back
Oh, I hope he had his cardigan on
In that Cadillac"
The album is also notable for the seemingly unlikely recruitment of Bill Frisell on lead guitar.
The cover illustration is by Steve Vance.
Here come the choppers loudon wainwright iii comedy bang bang
Track listing
All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III
- "My Biggest Fan" – 6:02
- "No Sure Way" – 5:29
- "Had to Be Her" – 5:02
- "Hank and Fred" – 4:55
- "Half Fist" – 4:13
- "To Be on TV" – 4:03
- "God's Country" – 3:14
- "Make Your Mother Mad" – 4:06
- "When You Leave" – 5:22
- "Nanny" – 3:12
- "Here Come the Choppers" – 6:42
- "Things" – 4:06
Personnel
Release history
Songs
1My Biggest Fan6:03
2No Sure Way5:30
3Had to Be Her5:02