Old music: Loudon Wainwright III - Motel Blues

The life of the touring musician isn't all Rolls Royces in swimming pools, as this old nugget provesBeing a touring musician is just one big peripatetic piss-up, isn't it? A riot of adoring fans, free booze and women (or men) as you barrel merrily from one exotic location to the next. Trust a songwriter as singular as Loudon Wainwright III to do away with the glamour and focus on the less celebrated parts of the job.Perhaps better known as the father of more exalted offspring Rufus and Martha (c...

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