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Barrel Chested, 1997
Written by Brent Best
This is a story song, somewhat in the vein of Chuck Berry, about a guy who runs a barbecue stand, but he used to be a mechanic until he hurt his hand somehow. "Why ya gotta talk about Engine Joe / Like he's some guy in a fairy tale book? / Everybody knows that he just cooks / Baked beans and brisket in a BBQ stand." He meets a funny little lady who is also a rodeo clown, and they settle down together. Best's terrific acoustic guitar work gives his tossed-off growling vocal a nice platform. The band's name, by the way, is ostensibly from a dog toy, but every woman I have ever mentioned this band to reacted with disgust, immediately assuming the more vulgar meaning.
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