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Cowboy Junkies — Murder, Tonight, in the Trailer Park
Album: Black Eyed Man
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Released: 1992
Length: 4:24
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Murder tonight in the trailer park
Mrs. Annabelle Evans found
with her throat cut after dark
Her pockets turned inside out
her dresser drawers turned upside down
Anna's neighbour, Peg, identifies the body
lets out a hollow kind of sound

Homicide is tying yellow ribbons
around her silver Airstream
Red cherries slashing up the night
cutting through that cordoned crime scene
There's been a murder
in the trailer park tonight

Murder tonight in the trailer park
Pack your things Ann Marie,
we're heading west
we're going to make a fresh start
I've been saving pennies,
been looking forward to this day
No time for questions are you coming
or are you going to stay?

Crosstown at the Waterton
George Evans is sitting tall and tight,
buying drinks for all the regulars
bragging about how them bones
danced for him tonight
There's been a murder
in the trailer park tonight

Murder tonight in the trailer park
Faceless man counting crumpled bills,
hotel neon fights the dark
TV set in the corner, they're talking murder
on the late-night news
He turns down the sound,
waits for the sports,
he only wants to know,
'Did I win or did I lose'

There's been a murder
in the trailer park tonight
Murder tonight in the trailer park
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Sweet little ditty with great drumming and guitar work.  Super voice to boot. Sad story though. :(
Posted 4 months ago by MeanUncleJake    [ Reply ]
 cc_rider wrote:

I think this is their second-best album. Trinity Sessions is still tops though. When it came out, it was unlike anything else, and still stands on its merits.


Agreed. Had this cassette while roaming around Paris. Needed a little Canadiana to combat the culture shock.

Posted 3 years ago by ace-marc    [ Reply ]
 Marr wrote:
This is the CJ's in their prime.
 
I think this is their second-best album. Trinity Sessions is still tops though. When it came out, it was unlike anything else, and still stands on its merits.

Posted 13 years ago by cc_rider    [ Reply ]
Hmmm...

Can't relate.

Whatever!

{#Sealed}

I like her voice!

Posted 13 years ago by mapman    [ Reply ]
Ma...Ma...Ma...Margo...mmm
Posted 14 years ago by DanO-1    [ Reply ]
I love Cowboy Junkies, but for some reason, I just don't like this - it sounds too much like a copy of a song from Crescent Moon to me.
Posted 14 years ago by bindi    [ Reply ]
She's 51 today
Posted 14 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
I have never heard this before... but I think I just love everything they do... and I love Bill for playing them  {#Heartkiss}
Posted 14 years ago by musickat    [ Reply ]
Spectacular. Solid.
Posted 14 years ago by Zamoeba    [ Reply ]
I ain't even gonna front, I really don't like this band, but in spite of her lame voice, this song is pretty good!
Posted 14 years ago by sirdroseph    [ Reply ]
OK I like this one - she's got the voice working over the instrumentation . . .
Posted 14 years ago by wenatchee    [ Reply ]
Fabulous stuff, their version of Sweet Jane that Oliver Stone used on Natural Born Killers is sublime...

Posted 14 years ago by samf    [ Reply ]
At his best, Michael Timmins is one of the great unsung songwriters going (see also "Sun Comes Up, It's Tuesday Morning").  Love the cinematics here...  love it all, actually.
Posted 14 years ago by Scott_Alic    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by Daveinbawlmer    [ Reply ]
This is the CJ's in their prime.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Fabulous bass line
Posted 18 years ago by Krispian    [ Reply ]
I'm not sure it's related, but I did request it last week or so
Posted 18 years ago by lunar1963    [ Reply ]
ScottN wrote:
Yes. Why is this sitting in the "never played" section when so many inferior, but generically similar songs, have a regular rotation?
This is one of the better Cowboy Junkies songs. Perhaps Bill should cull his playlist to play some of the songs that haven't been played?
Posted 18 years ago by Mugro    [ Reply ]
redeyespy wrote:
This needs a spin.
Yes. Why is this sitting in the "never played" section when so many inferior, but generically similar songs, have a regular rotation?
Posted 18 years ago by ScottN    [ Reply ]
This needs a spin.
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]