Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other [Explicit]

from Gold Country / Country Gold by Secret Emchy Society

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"Gold Country ~ Country Gold from Secret Emchy Society is brilliant, delicate, and fucking hilarious. If you think Emchy is a country singer, she is. If you think she’s a poet, she is. The breadth and depth of her lyrics are astonishing. The album itself revolves around how people pull together and come apart, it’s about being human and the rollercoaster that involves. She evokes dramatic mood swings throughout the entire release, from lost love, to the pandemic, to fucking and drinking whiskey all on the same album.”
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Cowboys Are Frequently Secretly Fond of Each Other
Words & music Ned Sublette

There's many a strange impulse out on the plains of West Texas
And there's many a young boy who feels things he can't comprehend
A small town don't like it when somebody falls between sexes
A small town don't like it when a cowboy has feelings for men

Well I believe in my soul that inside every man there's a feminine
And inside every lady there's a deep manly voice loud and clear
A cowboy may brag about things that he's done with his women
But the ones who brag loudest are the ones who are most likely queer

Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
Say what do you think all them saddles and boots were about
There's many a cowboy don't know how he feels for his brother
And inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out

There's always somebody who says what the others just whisper
And mostly that someone's the first one to get shot down dead
So when you talk to a cowboy don't treat him like he was a sister
You can't f*ck with a lady who’s sleepin' in each cowboy's head

Cowboys are frequently secretly fond of each other
Say what do you think all them saddles and boots were about
there's many a cowboy don't know how he feels for his brother
And inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out

And inside every cowboy there's a lady who'd love to slip out
And inside every dagger there’s a dagger who’d love to swagger out
Inside all us cowfolks there’s queers waiting to come out

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from Gold Country / Country Gold, released May 20, 2022
Cindy Emch - vocals, rhythm guitar
Tolan McNeil - lead guitar
Michele Kappel - backing vocals, drums / percussion
Hans Winold - upright bass
Carolyn Mark - backing vocals
Terri Upton - backing vocals

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Secret Emchy Society Oakland, California

"One could describe Emch as if Nick Cave had grown up in Bakersfield with a dynamic swagger that could part the Red Sea." - NoDepression

The Secret Emchy Society plays foot stompin' heart breakin' California country tunes for gay cowboys, queer witches, and all kinds of cowfolks.
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