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You Drummers Keep Breaking My Heart

from High Times in the Dark by The Claudettes

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YOU DRUMMERS KEEP BREAKING MY HEART
This is my autobiographical song, though it's presented as if Berit has had a series of bad romantic relationships with drummers. All true: my first great friend/drummer was a raging alcoholic who drank himself to death in his mid-30s. The second got into a van accident with our band, then retreated to his home town of Fort Wayne, Indiana and all its "party Saturday, church on Sunday" Bible Belt life. The next two drummers "got sick of me" (quit) and "the other just got sick" (Danny's stroke).

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There was the first one, he was so much fun
He was older, I was young
I know he loved to kiss me, but he loved his whiskey more
And so I had to show him the door
Y'all have good rhythm, ooh, I like that part
But you know you drummers keep breaking my heart
I couldn't stay with 'im, it got way too dark
He was the first drummer to break my heart
The second guy was only 21 when he said he wanted to be mine
He figured me out so fast, I loved him in no time
But then there was the accident and he went and found religion
I wasn't done carousing yet, I couldn't go there with 'im
You pride yourself on knowing when to stop and start
But you're always going and breaking my heart
You got good feel, ooh, and you know all the parts
But you drummers keep breaking my heart
The third and fourth ones were both named Nick
One got sick of me, the other just got sick
Ooh, I should switch to guitarists, that would be smart
'Cause drummers are always breaking my heart
And I got plenty to write for vocal parts
'Cause so many drummers have broken my heart
And I'll have plenty to write for vocal parts
As long as you drummers keep breaking my heart

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from High Times in the Dark, released April 3, 2020

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The Claudettes Chicago, Illinois

The Claudettes stare down dark personal and national moods, seizing high times on the road and on their best album yet. Piano is still the core of the Claudettes' music, but Berit Ulseth's sublime vocals steal the spotlight on the band's fifth release. Produced by Grammy winner Ted Hutt, this richly atmospheric album conjures images of Julie London and Allen Toussaint in a '60s hot-rod band. ... more

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