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The Wrong Man Hangs!

from All Cops Are Busy! by Danny Ramirez

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'The title (which is repeated four times in the refrain to form the refrain) I already had since December 2010, and was inspired by the 1921 Gun Alley murder case in Melbourne, Australia. However, for some time I couldn't find the right angle for the verses, and I didn't want to base the entire song on this Australian case either. Eventually -- in September 2016 -- I transposed the original 2014 chords I had in mind and wrote the completely unrelated to the Gun Alley case rest of the lyrics. The words are written from the viewpoint of a serial killer, who notices some other guy has been arrested instead of him. He therefore puts his murderous hobby on hold, and keeps a low profile throughout the song. Musically it's another one with a slight country touch. The song got first played live on February 21, 2018, was done at the ensuing gigs following the All Cops Are Busy! release and still appears on the set list every now and then.'

lyrics

The cops are convinced they have caught me
So I keep a low profile to be free
But I'm pretty sure I'm not done
I will change my ammo or my gun

Chorus:
The wrong man hangs (4x)

Some evidence points to this guy
And more than once he has no alibi
They make him confess to my crimes
He hopes it will reduce his prison time

Chorus


'The title (which is repeated four times in the refrain to form the refrain) I already had since December 2010, and was inspired by the 1921 Gun Alley murder case in Melbourne, Australia. However, for some time I couldn't find the right angle for the verses, and I didn't want to base the entire song on this Australian case either. Eventually -- in September 2016 -- I transposed the original 2014 chords I had in mind and wrote the completely unrelated to the Gun Alley case rest of the lyrics. The words are written from the viewpoint of a serial killer, who notices some other guy has been arrested instead of him. He therefore puts his murderous hobby on hold, and keeps a low profile throughout the song. Musically it's another one with a slight country touch. The song got first played live on February 21, 2018, was done at the ensuing gigs following the All Cops Are Busy! release and still appears on the set list every now and then.'

credits

from All Cops Are Busy!, released February 8, 2018
Danny Ramirez - acoustic rhythm guitar, acoustic bass guitar, percussion, vocals

Lyrics: 11 December 2010 (title) and 27 September 2016

Music: 1 November 2014 and 27 September 2016

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Danny Ramirez Leiden, Netherlands

Danny Ramirez is a singer-songwriter from the Netherlands and the guitar player for stonerdoom band Toner Low! Besides playing morbid folk he has some one-man bands as well, but most of his releases are Ramirez EPs! Danny did solo gigs in the Netherlands, Finland, France and Germany, and played with a.o. Amigo The Devil, Bob Wayne, Joe Buck Yourself (Hank III) and The Goddamn Gallows! ... more

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