Appaloosa

Appaloosa is off Before the Frost. . . and definitely already seems like one of TBC's favourites to play live. As Crowesbase details, it's already been nineteen times live on the current tour.

Steve Gorman has an amazing quote about Appaloosa:

'Appaloosa' is my favorite new track. I did a drum interview and I said that and the reaction was, 'Really?' Hey man, that's the best I can do. There's so much understated drumming and ghost strokes, but it's not just my part, it's the whole band. There's a lot going on with 'Appaloosa' and it all fits together nicely. That's a song I will never ever tire of doing. We were all saying it's like a George Harrison tune. I think it's Chris' best vocal take on the record. That's the best song he's ever written, in my opinion. We resisted every urge to make it like nine-minutes long. It's so pretty you want it to be two-minutes.

Appaloosa is definitely one of my favourite tracks off BTF and I couldn't agree with Steve more. It was awesome to hear it live. My favourite lyrics in Appaloosa are: "Just coming home to walk my own floors /
Coming home to the one I adore" because it's just another one of those great storytelling lines. I can imagine Chris coming home from tour, to be in his own home and with his love. It's a lovely image, as usual.

To be struck by the arrow of weakness
On the guilded path to forgiveness
To find my way home when the morning comes
To stay your friend when it's all said and done

Simple as lightning starting wild fire
Just down from a trip off my high wire
Just coming home to walk my own floors
Coming home to the one I adore

Appaloosa, appaloosa
Appaloosa, appaloosa
Take me home
Where I can dream my days away

We took your tears back to the river
Knowing all the while there'd be more later
So it goes in a rainy day town
C'mon and won't you let me lay you down

Sometimes the sun makes beggars believers
And sometimes the shrine is built to deceivers
In between let oblivion ring
Oh let me hear all you sad angels sing

Appaloosa, appaloosa
Appaloosa, appaloosa
Take me home
Where I can dream my days away

Appaloosa, appaloosa
Appaloosa, appaloosa
Take me home
Where I can dream my days away