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Song of the Day #5,942: ‘Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#6. ‘Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)’

The back half of Postcards from Texas features only one foot-stomper, and it’s a great one. ‘Bitch on the Sauce (Just Drunk)’ finds Lambert drinking and thinking about calling an ex, unsure if her feelings are legit or just a product of the alcohol.

This song, like at least one other on the album, was written in 2015 in the aftermath of Lambert’s divorce from Blake Shelton. Musically it’s a bit of a romp, but the lyrics are pretty dark, and Lambert introduces hints of weary sadness in her vocals.

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Song of the Day #5,941: ‘Living on the Run’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#8. ‘Looking Back On Luckenbach’

Another wistful ode to a Texas town, this song nods to Luckenbach (pronounced Luke-en-bach), a tiny town 90 miles west of Austin.

The city had its heyday, such as it was, in the late 1800s and early 1900s before becoming a ghost town through most of the 20th century. Its current listed population is three — yes, three. But it is still home to frequent musical events and one of the only active businesses is a souvenir shop where you can pick up a t-shirt featuring the town’s motto, “Everybody’s Somebody in Luckenbach.”

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Song of the Day #5,940: ‘Santa Fe’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#10. ‘Dammit Randy’

This song is an indictment of a former lover who never appreciated the singer until she was out of his life. Lambert isn’t exactly Taylor Swift, but this album seems to be pulled from her personal life more than most. I suspect her “Randy” is either Anderson East or Evan Felker, the two men she dated between her divorce from Blake Shelton and meeting her current husband.

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Song of the Day #5,939: ‘Alimony’ – Miranda Lambert

Continuing my ranking of the songs on Miranda Lambert’s new album, Postcards from Texas…

#12. ‘Armadillo’

My next two song selections are the album’s only humorous tracks, tunes meant to lighten the mood on an otherwise emotionally messy album.

Album opener ‘Armadillo’ spins the tale of the singer being carjacked by a stoned armadillo on the run from the law, with the chorus ending in a great punchline: “And I know it sounds crazy, but please believe me, baby, I swear that’s where I was last night.”

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Song of the Day #5,938: ‘Wranglers’ – Miranda Lambert

This has been a great year for new releases, specifically by women. Back in June, I did a countdown of my eight favorite new albums by the ‘Ladies of 2024,’ and that was before Sabrina Carpenter dropped the great Short n’ Sweet.

But as good as the year has been, it might have saved the best for last — albums by my two current favorite artists, Miranda Lambert and Lana Del Rey. I say “might” because Del Rey’s promised album doesn’t have a release date yet (and maybe it won’t be any good, though I doubt that).

As for Lambert, her ninth solo studio album, Postcards from Texas, came out last month and is every bit as good as I’d hoped.

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