Believing this to be the last Mercury Rev song ever the band made undoubtedly the most jovial song on the album (Deserter’s Songs) in order to end the band on a happy note, upon release as a single Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp would be successful reaching no. 26 in the U.K. The song is notable for its...
Sea to corporal sea, Atlantic's too specific
Haven't time to settle, sharks infest the water
Kicking up the dust, constructing new ideals
Old ones laid to rust, nothing seems so real
Sliding away in a washed out delta sun
Missionaries flood, my favorite A.M. stations
Flowing in their futures, washed out in this delta rag
Look the other way, pocket all the pieces
Tripping up the straw hat, tumble into the wind
Sliding away in a washed out delta sun
Sliding away in a washed out delta sun
Waving goodbye, I'm not saying hello
Waving goodbye, I'm not saying hello
Waving goodbye, I'm not saying hello
Waving goodbye, I'm not saying hello, hello
Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp was written by Sean “Grasshopper” Mackowiak & Jonathan Donahue & Jimy Chambers.
Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp was produced by Jonathan Donahue & Dave Fridmann.
Mercury Rev released Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp on Tue Sep 29 1998.