New song by Southern Fried. using BIAB drums, piano, bass some guitars and organ. A song about the outlaw days in the mid 70's, when Waylon, Willie, and Jerry Jeff Walker were doing the outlaw thing in Luckenbach Texas. Enjoyed those songs then and still do.

Looking back on Lukenbach tonight
remembering how those boys would fuss and fight
Their success seemed to stir the devils brew
could have happened to anyone but you

Take me back to Lukenbach tonight, I want to hear that singer sang that country right
A steel guitar inside of a 5 piece band.
A fender telecaster in a hot guitar pickers hand.

instrumental

Well it was country music with an outlaw thang around
They kept it going & changed the nashville sound
The working man could hear the things they said.
Lets me recall when it wasnt all blue and red
Looking Back , Luckenbach was our spirit being fed

Chorus

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enjoy!!!! CLiff

Nice homage/reminder of a time past...the track provides a great backdrop for the outstanding picking solo.

Clever lyric hook matching “looking back” with “Lukenbach”..good job there.

Real good energy, and lots of fun, too! Enjoyed this, Cliff...thanks for posting!

I really like the overall sound, nice guitar work,

cool song, I like the progressions

good harmonies

I enjoyed the heck out of the listen,

Kenny

Cliff,

This is great! Love the song, vocal and the guitar is awesome!

Bob

Clifton,

I really love this. It has such an old school professional style--back when they could play and write and sing.

I could listen to this all day.

In fact, I just might.

Cliff,

A good "country as it was" write. A very solid lyric.

The opening melody had a real Hag sound to it.

The BAND sounds Country. Nice job of getting the drums where they need to be.

One of your best, I think.

fj

Man do I remember those days Cliff! I always enjoy your tunes and your vocal carries such a raw authenticity to it! Anytime you post something I always try to listen! Thanks, T

Mighty good, fellas. That's quite an accomplishment,
near the end, to have produced that guitar/vocal mix where both are turned up yet neither dominates the other.

An excellent flashback to the good ol' days in country music.

I really enjoyed this. Great mix and some super guitar chops.

Hey Cliff,

Cool! I made a ton of money playing this kind of music for many, many years. Over much of that time I played an original 1954 Fender Tele, too! Everything about this is spot on - really cool song and delivered equally good. A big tip of the Stetson to you!

Alan.

PS: I wonder how many folks outside of texas are familiar with Jerry Jeff Walker. And, of course, there's Kinky Friedman and Rusty Wier.

Nice country rocker.

[quote=Tano Music]Nice homage/reminder of a time past...the track provides a great backdrop for the outstanding picking solo.

Clever lyric hook matching “looking back” with “Lukenbach”..good job there.

Real good energy, and lots of fun, too! Enjoyed this, Cliff...thanks for posting! [/quote

Thank You!!!
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Thanks Kenny!!!

Thanks Bob!!!

Luckenbach was one of the first country songs I ever really learned to play. It's one of the few songs I remember all the lyrics.

cool tune.

Really nice country sound. Excellent performance.
Sergio

Great hook, production and vocal/guitar performances! Janice and I were listening to Waylon last night. We really miss him.

Thanks for keeping the flame burning.

Excellent!

Cliff,

"our spirit being fed" kind of sums up how this sounds. You & the band are in a sweet groove here!

Very good homegrown music.

Robert

This is a cool track and the singing is spot on.
the only nit I'd have is the dueling guitars of the intro they seem at odds with each other on note choices.
"The working man could hear the things they said.
Lets me recall when it wasn't all blue and red."
Yep.

NIIIIIIIICE!! I really like the natural feel of the song and the production! Feels live, and lively! You always have a really natural sound, particularly on this one. A pleasure to listen to!! Take care. Greg

Some very nice guitar playing and a good strong vocal and catchy chorus.
A very enjoyable country song.

Peter

Cliff, your vocal is about as authentic as it gets. Good guitar solo. The lyrics kept me engaged. A toe tapping good listen, Tom

Brilliant country song, you always turn out a good sounding mix and vocals that just suit your stuff.

Well done this was a great listen.
Thanks

Thanks David, they could, and all of us can!!!

Cliff

Thank You Floyd, i write them pretty quick usually on Tuesday night, that is studio night, sometimes Sunday, Corey and I will work some songs in the studio then also. i usually have about a 3 to 4 hour window to write, record , mix and master. Flows good usually. Cliff

Thank You Torrey, you have inspired me as much as anyone to write and convey a true sense of my music. Cliff

Thank You Ed, lot of the credit here is to BIAB, makes it so easy to get a good tune. CLiff

Dear "cliftond"...

The inspiration you obviously took from the musicians who are the subjects of your song, "Looking Back On Lucenbach", lends the proper heroic and legendary feel to your lyrics, and surely is responsible for the nostalgic sound of the music. Your vocal in particular...it just shines with the light of the memories of the country music culture of the 70's that you seemingly clearly recall with such reverence.

There is something about "country" music that I can't quite put my finger on, that is, if I was going to attempt to explain it to somebody. Nonetheless, I know it when I hear it. I certainly heard "it" in your full-bodied music, your vividly descriptive lyrics, and you and your bandmates' committed performances.

Gettin' closer it "it",

LOREN

HA, it is i a good one to call the first. CLiff

Thanks Mario, I came out of the navy in 76 and this was what my friends were listening to, and i went straight to it, coming from a country background. Cliff

Well hell, who can compare to that!!! ha, WOW TO HAVE A 54 TELE!!! AMAZING, YEAR I WAS BORN also. Alan, I love the old country music, started with Hank williams when I was 12 learning the guitar in about 68, first heard waylon in 70 with good hearted woman, before he and Willie did it later, first really heard Willie in 75 when he came out with Blue eyes, I had heard the Hank williams version earlier, this was a Fred Rose song from about 1950. I like music to have a meaning and sound raw to the ear. Cliff

Thank You Sergio!!! CLiff

Your song brings many memories, both listening to those old songs & playing them...
Jaded Lover, Up Against the Wall, London Homesick Blues...
Fortunately here in Texas we can still hear & play those old tunes...
Good job on this one!

Thanks Jim, those Texas songs and singers were the cream of the crop.!!! CLiff

What a cool song. Loved the way you recorded this tune. Has a great sound. Super vocal and lyric. Just loved the guitar. Super tele twang.

Thank You Peter, this one came out about right in all ways. CLiff

Thank You Tom for the kind remarks and the listen. Now what is an authentic voice?
HA, Cliff

Being late to commenting there really not much I can ad. The title is truly awesome...which has been said; but I can't tell you how many times I've looked at that and thought "what a great title!"

Great song all the way around. It was a really good listen.

Yeah that title just came up when I started to write, it was pretty much instant coffee from there on.

Cliff

Hi Cliff,

This sounds excellent. I love the authenticity of the sound that 'Southern Fried' continuously continues to produce. It's two enthusiastic thumbs up from me!

All the best,
Noel