“Loving you is hard enough. Loving you means saying no. Loving you is so strange. It means nowhere else to go.” 

This track started off as an acoustic demo done using these:

  
I brought the song to Tony and Fred and it became more “countryfied”.  I enjoyed playing the pedal-steel influenced guitar solo. Our friends the Inflatable Girls provided back up vocals on this one.  Tony came up with the middle bit (with the string sounds) . I added the U2-ish guitar part.  

The song is about being in a love-hate relationship that you really can’t pull yourself out of.  One of my favorite tracks on our new record. 

Liner notes for Let’s Pretend
Let’s Pretend – Dirk (guitar, vocals), Tony (Bass), Fred (Drums) 
My Kinda Crazy – Dirk (guitar, vocals), Tony (Bass), Fred (Drums)
Love At Any Cost – Dirk (guitar, vocals), Tony (Bass, Keyboards, Vocals), Fred (Drums), The Inflatable Girls (Vocals) 
Roxanne – Dirk (guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass), Fred (Drums)
She Moves Like Sculpture – Dirk (guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass), Fred (Drums)
Let’s Send The Kids – Dirk (guitars, vocals, mandolin), Tony (Bass, Keyboards, Synths), Fred (Drums), The Inflatable Girls (Vocals)
Sparks Fly – Dirk (guitar, Scratchy Guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass, Synths), Fred (Drums)
So Strange – Dirk (guitar, acoustic guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass, Synths), Fred (Drums), The Inflatable Girls (Vocals)
Lonely Boy – Dirk (Vocals, Slide Guitar), Tony (Keys, Bass, Synths), Fred (Brushed Drums) 
She Just Cries – Dirk (guitar, vocals), Tony (Bass, Synths, Sax), Fred (Drums, Synths), The Inflatable Girls (Vocals)
D.I.Y. Already – Dirk (guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass), Fred (Drums)
The Crystal Ship – Dirk (guitar and Vocals)
Go, Go Girl – Dirk (guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass, Sax, Synths), Fred (Drums)
Vampire Polo Hat – Dirk (Acoustic Guitar and Vocals), Tony (Synths)
Destiny’s Calling – Dirk (guitar, Stun Guitar, Vocals), Tony (Bass, Keyboards), Fred (Drums), The Inflatable Girls (Vocals)
Laser Tattoo Removal – Dirk (Acoustic Guitar and Vocals), Tony (Percussion and Vocals), Fred (Percussion and Vocals)
So This is How it Ends – Dirk (guitar and Vocals), Tony (Bass), Fred (Drums), The Inflatable Girls (Vocals), Jimmy Packes (Lead Guitar) 
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All original songs by Rubber Clown Car except “So This is How it Ends” by T. Pantalones
Roxanne by The Police

Sparks Fly by Taylor Swift

The Crystal Ship by The Doors
Special thanks to The Inflatable Girls for vocals (Thanks Ladies!)
Big thanks to Jimmy Packes 

Twitter: @axxepackes 

Reverbnation: 

http://www.reverbnation.com/jimmypackes. For Lead Guitar on “So This is How It Ends”. Brilliant playing man! Let’s do it again sometime
CD artwork by the lovely and talented KLNowe Instagram: KLNowe. Thanks so much!
And last ( but not least) thanks to all the fans and supporters of Rubber Clown Car. You make doing this all worthwhile. Love you all! 
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People discover our early work for the first time and we get a kick out of the reactions:

@KingOfWeird: @rubberclowncar this song is AWESOME! deffo going on a future @SocietyBasement episode!!

Many have asked if this is an “anti-war” song.  I’m not sure if that’s it or more of a cautionary tale about the flippancy that accompanies the use of military force.  Members of the military, their families and loved ones make a great sacrifice, and that should not be diminished.

This track began as a acoustic guitar, bass and drum demo.  Electric guitar and mandolin were then added.  The middle bit was originally designed to be more of marching drum sound, but we changed our minds.  Tony overdubbed keyboards and Fred overdubbed tom-toms during the middle eight portion.  

We’re not really a “political” band per se , but are a “person” band