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Big City

from Little Lover by Helen Townsend

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The only cover on the album, a more traditional country style song, Big City written by Merle Haggard, is a tribute to the music Helen loves. Being a late starter to the stage and performance, this was the only tune Helen knew all the way through when she moved to Fremantle 9 years ago! Featuring Ben Franz (The Waifs) on Pedal Steel, this song is on the album to pay tribute to not only to the song but to the local of Fremantle that encouraged her to sing it again and again and again! Helen won Single of the Year for her version of Big City in the WA Country Music Awards for 2020.

lyrics

I'm tired of this dirty old city
Entirely too much work and never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
Think I'll walk off my steady job today

Turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montanna
And gimme all I've got comin' to me
And keep your retirement
And your so called social security
Big City, turn me loose and set me free

Been working everyday since I was twenty
Haven't got a thing to show for anything I've done
There's folks who never work and they've got plenty
Think it's time some guys like me had some fun

So, turn me loose, set me free
Somewhere in the middle of Montanna
And gimme all I've got comin' to me
And keep your retirement
And your so called social security
Big city, turn me loose and set me free

Yeah, big city, turn me loose and set me free

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from Little Lover, released August 23, 2019

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Helen Townsend Fremantle, Australia

Performing at the Sounds Australia Showcase for AmericanaFest 2022, Helen not only won the adoration of new fans, but also claimed #6 on the FAI Folk Charts with her EP "Love , Lies 'n' Leaving".

Helen continues to have a huge impact on the Americana scene in Australia, something that is certain to be built on with the release of 4 new singles from her upcoming Album "Take It Or Leave It". ... more

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