Song of the week - 'Gunnin' by Sean Hayes

I came across Sean Hayes, the same way most folks have to his blend of singer/songwriter. They heard it somewhere and passed it by. Some of you have heard it featured on a Subaru commercial playing,
Powerful Stuff , Others have heard the 'Powerful Stuff' on an episode of PARENTHOOD. Or, you heard it on a KCRW Today's Top Tune, last March.

For me, like usual as I can be slow to warm up to songs, the Sean Hayes didn't catch me immediately, but after putting it into a song of the day smart playlist, I found myself coming back again and again to 'Powerful Stuff'. The guitar playing and chorus drags you in right away. The lyrics just take you away, as the song develops.

Excerpt of 'Powerful Stuff' by Sean Hayes

"Oh yes this is powerful stuff
Got me circling like the moon round the sun
Got me acting like a fool on a drunk
Hear me this is powerful stuff

No way for you to give this up
It is in your body
It is in your blood
Tear you down
Lift you up
Keep you turning like it's never enough"

After a major iTunes gift card haul over the holidays, I started looking deeper into songs I dug during the year, looking for more from those artists. After downloading some Sean Hayes, Yoav & the Carolina Chocolate Drops, Sean Hayes had officially piqued my interest.

Soul Shaker' was just as good. It didn't have the M. Ward or Brett Dennen catchy songwriting I had heard in 'Powerful Stuff', but the song was just as strong, and the lyrics stuck with you long after the device was turned off.

I had to have more, and after looking at some reviews, I found this week's entry for SONG OF THE WEEK, 'Gunnin''. The guitar hits first and hard. The guitar effect is reminiscent of Monster Magnet's Space Lord, or Morphine's Murder for the Money; Sean Hayes - 'Gunnin' is a song of desire, lust, and later love, is a keeper. Just as 'Soul Shaker' was a departure from 'Powerful Stuff', 'Gunnin' is again a step in another direction and shows Sean Hayes' depth. Now only if I could figure out what song to pick next?

Excerpt of 'Gunnin' by Sean Hayes

"Hand on the button
Bird in the mouth
Bloods up and running
Chasing you down
Up against the wall
Down on your knees
Love is a warm gun
You beg you plead
Systems humming
Moto cycle thighs
Open your wings now dark eyes
Take me for a long ride
I know where you live
I know where you hide
Wait for it right there

I m gunnin
Don’t stop
Give me little Tambo
Tamborine
Let it ring

'Gunnin' (song only) by Sean Hayes

Enjoy!

For Sean Hayes songs:
Rumor has it, if you "Like" Subaru on Facebook, you can get the Sean Hayes - 'Powerful Stuff' track as a FREE download.

For more of a listen to Sean Hayes you can go to his site to listen any of the tracks:

To buy or more info on Sean Hayes: www.seanhayesmusic.com/2010/store

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