Pepsi Cola Woman

by Jawbone

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Brand loyalty is a weird thing. As a kid billboards for cigarettes were everywhere. One I remember in particular was for Taryton cigarettes, where there would be a headshot of a smiling woman with a black eye (obviously with make-up) and the slogan "I'd rather fight than switch". The idea of adults actually fist-fighting over a type of cigarette seemed strange, and kind of creepy, but maybe there were things about being a grown-up I didn't completely understand yet.

Turns out it was just a creepy ad, but I get the idea, trying hard to make something that isn't special, special. It's nothing new. It's weird though how far into our lives these appeals for our loyalty can sometimes go. In the end it can mean more than just what crappy car you drive, or what crappy gas you put in it. If you're not careful, it can be not just the sugar-water you buy, but how you choose to live, and who you choose to love.

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Well he's got a taste for music
She loves to hear him sing
She likes his hair all greasy
It's always been his thing
Well her ma and pa ain't happy
And his don't understand
Yeah it don't sit well with the cousins
In fact it goes for all the clan

Pepsi cola woman
Coca cola man
Pepsi cola woman
Hates the coca cola
Loves the man man man

Kitchen faucet dripping
Diapers on the line
Cat's up in the window
Playing with a fly
Engine in the front yard
Naw she dont regret they wed
But when she opens up the icebox
Her eyes start seeing red

Pepsi cola woman
Coca cola man
Pepsi cola woman
Hates the coca cola
Loves the man man man

Time to cook the supper
Time to make the bed
Time to bath the baby
Drag a comb over his head
Another skinny chicken
The bounty of the land
Pepsi cola woman
Hates the goddamn engine
Loves the man man man

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released January 28, 2022
Bob Zabor: guitar, harmonica, vocals, washboard, shaker, tambourine

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Jawbone Detroit, Michigan

JAWBONE. IS OVER-DRIVEN, 12 VOLT. ENHANCED. NON-OSCILLATING. SIX STRING. HARMONICANIZED. SLIDE-BLUES. HOLLER STOMPS. OF 2- HEADED DOGS. HANDS WITH 6 FINGERS. TOMBSTONE CHEVYS. JAPANESE ZEROES. HOLY. COCA-COLA. DONKEY OIL. THE GERMAN. FLU. DEATHBED REDEMPTION. RUSSIAN. COAL MINES. AMEN. ... more

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