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Bandit (with Kavin)

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After writing this song about our newly adopted dog, I asked Kavin if he like to play some slide guitar, knowing that he would come up with something terrific… I just had no idea how terrific.

Bandit rides in the back of my truck
A big ol’ shepherd mix living on luck
Rescued from a shelter in Memphis, Tennessee
Lets the kids climb on him all night and day
Hell, all he ever wants to do is play
Funny, now I say it, that sounds an awful lot like me

He ain’t no showdog, wouldn’t be much good for breeding
I can tell he sure is grateful for the home that he’d been needing

Bandit rides in the back of my truck
Ever since Good Friday when I picked him up
From a night spent in a cage to daytime riding free
Looking past the tailgate back at Memphis, Tennessee

Playful when he’s running, peaceful when he’s sleeping
He’ll never know how close he came to never knowing freedom

He might have been abandoned, he might have lost his way
Life doesn’t always go the way you planned
Thank God I was driving through Memphis on Good Friday
Don’t we all deserve a second chance

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jip said

aw - nice one guys!

Guest said

very thoughtfull nice

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another cultural landslide said

Instant love! And thank you for adopting from a shelter! XO w;-)

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Movement To Contact said

How did i not fav this before.....

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lgh said

Incredible! Great story, excellent delivery. And I agree that the slide guitar work is outstanding!!!! Piepod LG

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Movement To Contact said

Ha ha thanks man!!! I have been jammin your track today. Gave me some ideas of what I can add to it. Sitting out by the lake right now. Good soundtrack for it. :)

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Movement To Contact said

My thoughts exactly

Guest said

Beautiful song, love the slide!

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stoman said

I'll tell you something, and I'm being serious: I like your music much more than most of the songs they play on the radio today.

Guest said

Nice slide!! Well done!

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Johnny Stone said

This is great top job.

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Movement To Contact said

Great song.

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dougsparling said

Great song and collab. All but one of my dogs are rescue dogs, good man! I really dig your voice, Keith.

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Movement To Contact said

Thanks for the kind words!

Guest said

One, two, three, four, yeah .... I love it when you guys do that! Oh yes, this is a great track. Kavin's spot on too!

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Rick Phillips said

You and Kavin nail this one! Thanks for the comments!

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Norm said

How can I not fave a song about pick-up trucks, kids climbing on the dog, and leaving Memphis. And with slide guitar to boot.

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richardlaceves said

great song,, and really great collab

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launched said

Great song about your doggy - Love the slide too.

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corbinSound said

great song!!

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Keith Landry said

Thanks to everyone for so many positive comments about this song (and thank you again to Kavin for making it sound so good). So many great dogs out there and we were just lucky enough to adopt one of the best.

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Wildgeas Music said

I love my dogs. all 3. :)

Guest said

good one fellas. nice slide guitar too.

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Reefwalker said

Hey, cool collab, the slide guitar does sound excellent. The whole thing sounds great.

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Brian Bazeley said

Booty job.

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Dave Berry said

fantastic, mans best friend indeed. Big ol' shepard mix, yeah, I had one of those kind once, called him Max, your song is bringing memories to my mind. Thanks for this.

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kirklynch said

Now That's a great song! Nice collab guys!

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Alister Flint said

beautiful song. and lucky Bandit: he who writes such music can't be a bad man..

Guest said

Good one guys.

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kavin. said

That was fun, thanks Keith. Now I wanna go out and adopt a puppy!

Guest said

What a great song. Love the slide guitar too.

Guest said

Oh yeah, MIGHTY collab, fellas!

Guest said

superb work here man. Cool accent too. Guitar progressions and slides are *PERFECT*. Flows like a river...

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Keith Landry said

Big thanks to Kavin for making this song more than I could have possibly imagined with his incredible slide guitar.

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