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Rose Of Emily

from Fragile Diamond by Howl Griff

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Campfire singalong named after a small boat.

REVIEW PRAISE FOR THIS TRACK
"has a great finger-tapping country twist to it which provides an entertaining diversion from the more rocky sound on the rest of the album. The song demonstrates the band are confident and flexible musicians." – Lyric Lounge Review

"Cowboy song Rose of Emily whip-cracks-away as it describes, with some skill, the dusty ride back to the barn. Reminding us of The Yellow Rose of Texas, the guitars – that are unimaginably squeaky clean – are fired up towards the rear of this song, adding fire-crackers to get this stampede movin' on." – Raw Ramp Mag

"Drums lead the way this time, aided by a jolly bass line. It makes me feel like I’m in a barn dance and it’s all quite tongue-in-cheek, good fun. Vocally it feels a little like Neil Hannon" – Louder Than War

"floats back into a folk style, with a rather good slide guitar differentiating the track from the rest of the album" - 7bit Arcade

"a country-ish shuffle with whirring slide guitar and nifty backing ooooh oooh oh!s" – Rocksucker

"A country shuffle with twangy slide guitar... as catchy as a Mike Nesmith song" – Vanguard

lyrics

LYRICS
Rolling, feet don't touch the ground, fighting every mother's son
Folding another dreadful hand, reaching out to anyone
Chasing dreams that start to fade, this old heart won't settle down
Making promises I'll stay to a girl in another town

Friday the ship goes out to the one I love: Will you marry me?
Monday my boat comes in, she'll look after me - the Rose of Emily

Strolling, sunset in my stride, walking down the road to roam
Bowling down a dusty lane, a stranger never known
Twisting, turn another card, chance another thrill
Lying, say that I'll return, though I know I never will

Friday the ship goes out to the one I love: Will you marry me?
Monday my boat comes in, she'll look after me - the Rose of Emily

credits

from Fragile Diamond, released October 15, 2012
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Words and music (c) Howl Griff 2012
Recorded at The Fold Studios, London SE23
Produced by Howl Griff
Mixed by The Fold

Vocals, guitars, keyboards: Hywel Griff
Guitars, vocals: Gary Parkinson
Bass, vocals: Steve Kennedy
Drums, percussion: Nick Moore

Guitar solo: Hywel Griff (with a little tiny harmony bit by Gary Parkinson)

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Howl Griff Greater London, UK

Hailing from Aberystwyth, Bolton, Merseyside and Texas and based in London, UK.

BBC 6music's Lauren Laverne calls them "lush... a new band we love", and The Independent calls them "life-affirming".

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