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The title of “Danko/Manuel” refers to Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, members of mega-popular group The Band. Both of them died relatively young, with a lot of potential left unfulfilled, and by filtering his experiences through this prism, Isbell crafts a haunting centerpiece to ‘The Dirty South’.
Let the night air cool you off
Tilt your head back and try to cough
Don't say nothin' 'bout the things you never saw
Let the night air cool you off
I ain't livin' like I should
A little rest might do me good
Got to sinkin' in the place where I once stood
Now I ain't livin' like I should
[Chorus 1]
Can you hear that singing? Sounds like gold
Maybe I can only hear it my head
Fifteen years ago they owned that road
Now it's rolling over us instead
Richard Manuel is dead
God forbid you call their bluff
Like the nightmares ain't enough
Remember when we used to think that we were tough?
God forbid you call their bluff
First they make you out to be
The only pirate on the sea
And they say Danko would have sounded just like me
Is that the man I want to be?
[Chorus 2]
Can you hear that singing? Sounds like gold
Maybe I can make it bigger overseas
Fifteen years ago, they owned that road
Now it only gives us somewhere else to leave
Something else you can't believe
[Chorus 3]
Can you hear that singing? Sounds like gold
Maybe I can hear poor Richard from the grave
Singin' when to reap and where to sow
When you've found another home you have to leave
Something else you can't believe
Something else you can't believe
Danko/Manuel was written by Jason Isbell.
Danko/Manuel was produced by David Barbe.
Drive-By Truckers released Danko/Manuel on Tue Aug 24 2004.
“When I started writing this one, I wanted to capture some of Levon Helm’s feelings about the deaths (and lives) of Richard Manuel and Rick Danko. The longer I worked on the song, the more impossible that became. I felt like the best I could do was to explain my own attitude toward being a working a...