Lyrics
Dirty old sunshine
Dirty old rain
Dirty old flowers
Dirty old pain
Dirty old winter
Dirty old moon
Dirty old sorrow
Dirty old tune
Dirty old mansion
Dirty old sky
Dirty old franchise
Dirty old lie
Dirty old witness
Dirty old vow
Dirty old daydream
Dirty old now
Dirty old summer
Dirty old clothes
Dirty old passion
Dirty old Rose
Dirty old sundown
Dirty old friend
Dirty old steam train
Dirty old end
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Credits
Songwriter
Words and music by Christian Crumlish (BMI)
Personnel
- Christian Crumlish – electric ukulele and vocals
- Robert Wade – electric guitar and vocals
- David Gans – electric guitar and vocals
- Dan Brodnitz – organ and vocals
- J. Goody – bass
- j.d. hanes – drums
Recording dates
| Date | Session details |
|---|---|
| April 29, 2023 | Crumlish on uke, vocals. Wade on Les Paul guitar, vocals. Brodnitz on electronic keyboard, vocals. Gans on bass, vocals. |
| May 16, 2024 | j.d. hanes added drums. Goody recut the bass part. |
| June 23, 2024 | Synced all instruments to drums. Reamped the uke. Gans added guitar solo. |
| January 4, 2025 | Reamped uke solo with Rolly Jelly pedal. |
Song Notes
When I was writing the song that became this one it started off a lot more fatty, and it wasn’t a blues yet. It ended up as a kind of a prayer. When I shared it with my old New York pal Marc he teased me for using 16 bars instead of 12 but none of the musicians batted an eye.
The main drum track was j.d. hanes’s first and only take. “Do you want to go again?” “How ’bout we listen to that first take?” … “I think we’re good!” Though he did have an idea for a wood block overdub that spiced up the second-line feel.
Robert Wade suggested we repeat the third verse to allow room for the solos (ukulele, organ, guitar).