Formed in 2006, the band derived its name from the Wilco song, “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” and is led by band founder and lead vocalist/ guitarist BJ Barham. A new lineup was announced in April 2017 with new faces joining the ranks: Crooks drummer Joey Bybee, Damn Quails bass player Ben Hussey and guitarist Shane Boeker – all from Texas – along with Nashville pedal-steel player Adam Kurtz, who also fronts Music City's experimental Buck Owens tribute Buck N' Stuff. Bybee left in August 2018 and was replaced by Nashville-based drummer Matty Alger, who in turn left in February 2019. Kurtz left the band after the Mile Zero fest in January 2019, and Hussey left in July 2019.
Their first album, Antique Hearts, was released in 2006, followed by The Bible and the Bottle in 2008.
In 2012, American Aquarium released two albums: Live in Raleigh and Burn. Flicker. Die.
The band released their sixth original album, Wolves, in February 2015.[7] The band's fans helped raise $24,000 through a Kickstarter project to help fund the album's production, and the album was recorded in Asheville, North Carolina at Echo Mountain.
On November 25, 2016 "Live at Terminal West" was released by the band from a live show recording in November 2015 at Terminal West in Atlanta, Georgia.
Things Change was released on New West Records in 2018, followed by
Lamentations (on New West Records) in 2020.
Queen of My Double Wide Trailer
American Aquarium Lyrics
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She said she was fresh from the farm
And I remember thinkin' for a country girl
That she went pretty well armed
We sat there talkin' by the lobster tank
I ordered her a sloe gin fizz
And when them chicken fried steaks arrived
She said I like living like this
So I made her the queen of my double wide trailer
With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck
NOW she's run off and I've got to trail her
Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck
Well a few nights later I run into her
With some stranger on a park bench
She said he rebuilds engines and his name is Earl
He's the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench
I whispered honey let's just go on home
And have some onion rings and watch TV
And as I walked her to the truck
Earl was cryin' don't you leave me
I told him
This here's the queen of my double wide trailer
With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck
Sometimes shes runs and I've got to trail her
Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck
I said this is the queen of my double wide trailer
With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck
Sometimes she runs and I've got to trail her
Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck
I said this is the queen of my double wide trailer
With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck
Sometimes she runs and I've got to trail her
Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck
She's the Queen
She's the Queen
The song "Queen of My Double Wide Trailer" by American Aquarium tells the story of a man who meets a woman named Queen, who he describes as a "country girl" who is "pretty well armed." They share a meal at a seafood restaurant, and the man is drawn to Queen's enjoyment of the simple pleasures they partake in, such as fried chicken and onion rings. He takes her back to his trailer and makes her the queen of his domain, with polyester curtains and a redwood deck. However, their happiness is short-lived, as Queen runs off with another man named Earl, who is described as the "Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench." The man is left heartbroken and trailing after her, cursing her "black heart and pretty red neck."
Line by Line Meaning
Well I met her out at Murphy's restaurant
I first met her at a restaurant named Murphy's
She said she was fresh from the farm
She told me that she was recently from a farm
And I remember thinkin' for a country girl That she went pretty well armed
Despite coming from a rural area, she was well-prepared and equipped
We sat there talkin' by the lobster tank
We conversed by the tank that contained lobsters
I ordered her a sloe gin fizz
I bought her a cocktail called sloe gin fizz
And when them chicken fried steaks arrived She said I like living like this
As we were served chicken fried steaks, she expressed her fondness for her current way of life
So I made her the queen of my double wide trailer With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck
I declared her the ruler of my modest mobile home, which has a deck made of redwood and curtains made of polyester
NOW she's run off and I've got to trail her Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck
But now she has left and I have to pursue her, cursing her deceitful and alluring ways
Well a few nights later I run into her With some stranger on a park bench
A couple of nights later, I saw her sitting on a park bench with a man I didn't know
She said he rebuilds engines and his name is Earl He's the Charlie Daniels of the torque wrench
She introduced me to the man she was with, named Earl, who is highly skilled at repairing engines and is compared to a famous musician named Charlie Daniels in terms of his talent with a torque wrench
I whispered honey let's just go on home And have some onion rings and watch TV
I suggested that we leave and spend a pleasant evening at home eating onion rings and watching television
And as I walked her to the truck Earl was cryin' don't you leave me I told him
As I accompanied her to the car, Earl begged her not to leave him, but I reassured him that she was the queen of my trailer
This here's the queen of my double wide trailer With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck Sometimes shes runs and I've got to trail her Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck I said this is the queen of my double wide trailer With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck Sometimes she runs and I've got to trail her Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck I said this is the queen of my double wide trailer With the polyester curtains and the redwood deck Sometimes she runs and I've got to trail her Dang her black heart and her pretty red neck She's the Queen She's the Queen
Refrain emphasizing that, despite her flaws and tendency to leave, she is the queen of the trailer and he will continue to pursue her, using the same descriptive terms as before
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: DENNIS LINDE
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