how now

from On The Shine by Brandon Earl Bristow

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.

Purchasable with gift card

name your price
Buy the Full Digital Album

about

I was feeling quite professional one day. I made this one up and went the whole distance to mix it right. I even worked the harmonica in there.
It's a "be careful what you wish for" tale with my version of Mick Jagger backing vox. I see these actresses on television always in some trouble and the looks on their faces don't imply success. In fact, they hint more clearly at a song like this. Also, if you want to make your slide guitar sound like this the secret trick is just to record two leads as close to identical as you can and pan them at 45 degrees in both ears. It sounds so gutsy like that. And that mysterious drum machine sound? It's my secret.

lyrics

You come into town...You came into money
You pass it around... Your manager's funny
Your signature's good you get you some playthings
I know you never would but your people arrange things

....how now brown cow?
And so business is good and you got this break somehow.... So ....how now brown cow?

Your friends are all gone replaced with some strange things
A car and a house but that doesn't change things
When something occurs you blame it on magic
They keep you insured because the world is so tragic

How now brown cow?
Your business is good but you got to break somehow...

These people today they smile automatic
The lines that they say are so cinematic
Your privacy's gone you hide in rose gardens
They string you along while begging your pardon

How now brown cow?
Your business is good but you've got to break somehow
How now brown cow?

credits

from On The Shine, released October 2, 2012
Brandon Earl Bristow

license

about

Brandon Earl Bristow Ventura, California

The Lost surfer hiding in the trees talking to himself.

brandonearlbristow.com

contact / help

Contact Brandon Earl Bristow

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Brandon Earl Bristow, you may also like:

Strummerville A Go-Go #001
by Joe Strummer Fund

Strummer's foundation provides opportunities to aspiring musicians while working to prevent poverty. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 19, 2015
go to album
Pete Yorn Live At The Troubadour
by Pete Yorn

A sprawling, 25-song set from Pete Yorn complete with covers of Springsteen and The Smiths capture him at his unguarded best. Bandcamp New & Notable May 16, 2020
go to album
Threads
by Liyah Knight

Sydney-based R&B singer Liyah Knight releases two versions of her latest single in advance of her forthcoming album. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 20, 2021
go to album
Lit Way Down
by Mt Went

Beautiful and mysterious folk-adjacent songs from this UK outfit that wreathe delicate acoustic guitar in mist-like synths. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2021
go to album
Wooden Cave
by Thin Lear

Thin Lear's sophisticated rock music is tempered with soaring chamber pop accents and an undeniable gift for melody. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 30, 2020
go to album
Pearls to Swine
by Adam Torres

featured on Bandcamp Radio Aug 2, 2016
go to album
Half Moon Day
by The Stages of Sleep

Recorded in two weeks in the hills of Mount Tamalpais, these songs travel through everyday monotony to the sublime and beautiful. Bandcamp New & Notable Jul 5, 2016
go to album