The Strumbellas perform "Shovels and Dirt" live at Indie88 in the Collective Arts Black Box. Camera/Editor: Dave Kennedy Audio: Dave Cockram www.indie88.com
Music is one of the few forms of art that is able to transmit/broadcast human emotions without always needing to be interpreted. Sadness just happens to be one of those emotions.
Do all yourselves and see these guys perform live, you won't be disappointed, they are so interactive and intimate with the crowd. You'll be amazed! And Dave is freaking awesome on stage.
Grateful Dead spoiled me. They gotta do some instrumental jams and not sound like a copy of the album. Otherwise what is the point of seeing a music act live?
The lyrics of this amazing song Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me I got a mouth full of rotten and a heart full of greed Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt Alright! Cowboy hats and crooked teeth With a sick shooting pistol just out of my reach Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt Alright! Well demons pull me side to side again Yeah but I'm scared of sleeping, I hate my friends Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me I got a sick shooting pistol and I'm ready to leave
It’s 2021 please get this song out of my head I can’t keep listening..... so Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me I got a sick shooting pistol and I'm ready to leave
Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me I got a mouth full of rotten and a heart full of greed Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt (Alright!) Cowboy hats and crooked teeth With a sick shooting pistol just out of my reach Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 'Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt Alright! Well demons pull me side to side again Yeah but I'm scared of sleeping, I hate my friends Shovels and dirt, shovels and dirt Well it ain't worth living if you don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 'Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 'Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky It keeps us moving, it keeps us moving I put a banjo up into the sky I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 'Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt I got a head full of darkness and darkness is good 'Cause if we all die young then we don't get hurt Mama never told 'em there's a devil in me I got a sick shooting pistol and I'm ready to leave
These lyrics sing the feelings of depression throughout the world! You try and find what “keeps us moving” so you don’t end up placing that gun to your head.
Just saw them up at Whistler as part of the Whistler Presents Outdoor Concert Series on August 6th 2016. We were front row as most of the tourists didn't know who they were listening to. We arrived 30 min. before their performance. Their loss.
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I was watching Lollapalooza livestream and seen these guys, just the other day, for the first time. Bought one of their albums directly afterwards. Jammed to them on an 8 hr road trip two days later. They are musically amazing. Love them. Gifted lyricists and musicians.
I just came across this band recently. I'm 55yrs young in 2017. Shared it with my 35 year old son and now we both are addicted to them! Makes me want to sit around a fire on the beach with a bunch of good people and just sing, laugh, and enjoy the moments.
I LOVE this song so very much. It touches that part of me only certain songs with magical lyrics can do. Cuz if we all die young then we don't get hurt... 🎶
Love this song...picked it up on my six string just like that...looking forward to seeing you guys in Halifax in a few nights time...I found your music on a Steelhead fishing video...I had heard your name before on the Canadian music front, but it's funny how many bands I've discovered from just watching people's 'Home videos' on youtube...this is fricken awesome music...we've bought all of your stuff! Love it!
Just say them at the Cains in Tulsa. Took the whole family and was probably one of the best concerts I've been to. Very interactive with the crowd and incredible live performance.
i love your guys songs and makes me have like this feeling a feeling that makes me feel brave and let's me know life is a star you guys are awsme thank you!
Damned, it's just the pure spirit of trail builders and dirt jumpers. Just instead of putting banjos up in the sky, we put ourselves with our bikes ...
This sounds just like Griffin House "Better than Love" which was written several years ago. The first time I heard this song I thought it was the same song.
