“Devil’s Right Hand.” Steve Earle. Sort of a parable about guns, and an all time great American song in my opinion. Last verse begins, “Got into a card game in a company town…” Which is how the whole song turns/climaxes.
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aug 31, 2025, 11:48 am • 1 0 • view
Waylon Jennings and Johnny Cash both cover it. Interesting sidebar is that while Earle has for decades been an outspoken leftist and pro gun control, he was apparently a huge gun enthusiast when he wrote the song, which is difficult to read as being anything but anti gun.
aug 31, 2025, 3:45 pm • 3 0 • view
Not to go off about it but it’s one of my favorite songs and I think all that stuff is interesting as far as art meaning intentionality interpretation etcetera go.
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