Life's Lyrics 5

I took a road trip down to LA this weekend for a number of reasons. The first reason was due to taking my son to the airport to join my folks in Colorado for a week. The other was to go see the O.A.R. concert at the House of Blues in Anaheim. So, you'd expect that I'd listen to O.A.R. at full blast the entire time... but NOooooo! I cranked a new song by Danielia Cotton called Bang My Drum.

Everybody’s got something that we can throw away
‘Cause sometimes everybody’s got way too much to say

And I don’t know what happens when the night becomes the day
But I know every time I’m lost I always find my way
‘Cause it’s about survival

You can’t push me down
Cause I’ll just stand up
You can fool me twice
With all your stuff
I’ll just give it back
To where it came from
And I’ll sing my song
And Bang My Drum

And what comes around
Is what came before
And I won’t get caught
In your revolving door
I’ll just give it back
To where it came from
And I’ll sing my song
And Bang My Drum

I woke up this ‘mornin, walkin’ in the sun
I was underneath a shadow of, but not under the gun
And I thought I was finished, I was sure that I was done
I guess I’m not defeated, ‘cause it turned out that I won
‘Cause it’s about survival

Her driving beat, guitar licks, and multi-layered vocals reached out and grabbed my ear. Granted I'm a whore for rockin' female folk, but still. This is good. It has a classic rock influence with a bunch of soul and gospel thrown in the mix.

UPDATE: While down in LA this weekend, I found myself at the Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet on Saturday. I have some new friends and I showed up in support of Highway to Hell, an AC/DC tribute band. And I must say, I thoroughly enjoyed myself. Then I got back to MudHole, I discovered a YouTube "Back in Black" from Danielia Cotton. It is no Highway to Hell, but ya'll know how much I geek on the cover songs. Check it out.