Alive & Wired
Old 97's are an alt-country band originally based in Dallas, Texas, USA. Th… Read Full Bio ↴Old 97's are an alt-country band originally based in Dallas, Texas, USA. The group formed in 1993 and took their name from a song popularized by Johnny Cash, "Wreck of the Old '97". They describe themselves as a rock band with influences as varied as the Kinks, the Beatles, Pixies, David Bowie, X, and Merle Haggard. The band often performs songs made famous by the latter two musicians, and has interspersed a number of these on their eight releases since 1994.

Old 97's have been heralded as a great live band. They included five live songs as a bonus disc on Satellite Rides, and released a live double CD set recorded at historic Gruene Hall in 2005, Alive and Wired. Singer/guitarist Rhett Miller has released three solo albums and singer/bassist Murry Hammond released his first solo effort in April 2008. Ken Bethea plays lead guitar for the band and playing the drums/singing is Philip Peeples.

For photographs and additional information see the official website, www.Old97s.com.
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Alive & Wired
Old 97's Lyrics


Barrier Reef Empty bottle was half empty, tide was low, and I…
Big Brown Eyes Big brown eyes and a gust of wind And the cherry…
Can't Get A Line Can't get a line to telephone ya - Why ya holding…
Coahuila I turned my microwave on and I cooked my chicken…
Cryin' Drunk Cryin', cryin' Cryin' drunk Walker lives on the island I'm …
Curtain Calls In a western town, beneath the northern lights, Where the pi…
Designs On You Standing on the corner of 6th and How To Forget Trying…
Doreen When I first met Doreen She was barely seventeen She was dri…
Four Leaf Clover I got a four leaf clover And it ain't done one…
Friends Forever I was a debater Was not a stoner nor an inline…
If My Heart Was A Car I remember the Alamo, I don't recall who won They had…
Iron Road Hundred lists of reasons I keep 'round Why I never had…
Jagged What remains of the day remains to be seen By the…
King Of All The World I was in a real bad way When you turned the…
Lonely Holiday It was a lonely holiday. I was alone; you were away In…
Mama Tried Merle Haggard, Bluebook Music (BMI) First thing I remember…
Melt Show In the front row at the Melt Show I fell in…
Murder (or a Heart Attack) And the hole In the screen is barely big enough for…
Oppenheimer Me and this girl we've been falling in love Beneath the…
Rollerskate Skinny Rollerskate skinny and the terrible two's How can you have e…
Salome Salome, uncross your heart I know what goes on inside, it's…
Smokers She's a singer and I'm a smoker I'm dragging it up…
Stoned Well I must have been stoned when this whole started,…
The New Kid The new kid, he's got money The money I deserve He's got…
The Other Shoe One old brown shoe falls in slow motion And the bedsprings…
The Villain Sunset on a tube Red wine by the hourglass Do you Understa…
Timebomb I got a timebomb, in my mind Mom. I hear…
W. TX Teardrops Well the road maps of West Texas never gave me…
Wish The Worst Why aren't you here? It's almost 4 a.m. I finished up…
Won't Be Home You're a bottle cap away From pushing me too far Well the…


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