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Beaumonster

by Jesse Dayton

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  • Record/Vinyl + Digital Album

    Jesse Dayton’s Beaumonster is filled with song interpretations that are part-greaser, a whole lotta twang, and quintessentially outlaw country badass. Beaumonster encapsulates a life filled with adventure and lore featuring some of the greatest musicians this world has ever known.

    This companion album finds Dayton performing songs written by the many talented musicians and songwriters featured throughout his memoir. The album zigs and zags from Waylon Jennings to Social Distortion and Doug Sahm to Willie Nelson — all who share a connection with the storied Beaumont guitar slinger.

    Available in Opaque Maroon (Pressing Info: 500 copies) or Translucent Yellow (Pressing Info: 500 copies)

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    * LP copy of Beaumonster pressed in either Opaque Maroon or Translucent Yellow
    * Beaumonster Bookmark

    Vinyl Track Listing

    Side A

    1. Burning House of Love (X)
    2. Pretend I Never Happened (Willie Nelson)
    3. Wild Man From Borneo (Kinky Friedman)
    4. At The Crossroads (Doug Sahm)
    5. White Freightliner Blues (Townes Van Zandt)

    Side B

    1. Born With A Tail (The Supersuckers)
    2. Just To Satisfy You (Waylon Jennings)
    3. I'll Be There (Ray Price)
    4. Sold American (Kinky Friedman)
    5. Story Of My Life (Social Distortion)

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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Jesse Dayton’s Beaumonster is filled with song interpretations that are part-greaser, a whole lotta twang, and quintessentially outlaw country badass. Beaumonster encapsulates a life filled with adventure and lore featuring some of the greatest musicians this world has ever known.

    This companion album finds Dayton performing songs written by the many talented musicians and songwriters featured throughout his memoir. The album zigs and zags from Waylon Jennings to Social Distortion and Doug Sahm to Willie Nelson — all who shared a connection with the storied Beaumont guitar slinger.

    This order includes:

    - CD copy of Beaumonster


    Track Listing:
    1. Burning House of Love (X)
    2. Pretend I Never Happened (Willie Nelson)
    3. Wild Man From Borneo (Kinky Friedman)
    4. At The Crossroads (Doug Sahm)
    5. White Freightliner Blues (Townes Van Zandt)
    6. Born With A Tail (The Supersuckers)
    7. Just To Satisfy You (Waylon Jennings)
    8. I'll Be There (Ray Price)
    9. Sold American (Kinky Friedman)
    10. Story Of My Life (Social Distortion)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Beaumonster via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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1.
Drive by my house late at night  You can see from the freeway above  With no silhouette, but a light left on  Burning there for love  Burning there for love    Smoke is rising from the fire  Coming out of my back door  Well I'm inside, and I'm sound asleep  Cigarette on the floor  Burning there for love    Well I can still remember  Just a couple of years ago  When the smoke and flame called my name  It was a burning house of love  Burning house of love    Burning house of love  Burning house of love    Well that rusty nail over our front door  Where I hung our tears in the rain  And I threw that horseshoe into the weeds  To see what love can bring    Cause you're in your bed, I'm in mine  On either side of town  I think I might just take a ride  And burn your love house down  Like a burning house of love    Burning house of love  Burning house of love  Burning house of love 
2.
Pretend I never happened And erase me from your mind You will not want to remember Any love as cold as mine And I'll be leaving in the mornin’ For a place I hope I find All the places must be better Than the ones I leave behind I don't suppose you'll be unhappy You'll find ways to spend your time But if you ever think about me If I ever cross your mind Just pretend I never happened Erase me from your mind You will not want to remember Any love as cold as mine I don't suppose you'll be unhappy You'll find ways to spend your time But if you ever think about me If I ever cross your mind Just pretend I never happened And erase me from your mind You will not want to remember Any love as cold as mine You will not want to remember Any love as cold as mine
3.
I'm the star of Captain Midnite's travelin' show I came to this circus many moons ago My mother's in your storybooks, she loved a jungle king Left me standin' here alone inside the center ring In a bamboo cage I crossed the ragin' sea A livin' page torn clean from history A hairy, scary, legendary screamin' souvenir Now don't you come too close to me, don't you come too near I'm the wild man from Borneo Yeah the wild man from Borneo You come to see what you wanna see Ah, you come to see but you never come to know Well the tattooed lady left the circus train She lost all the pictures in the rain I wonder if you're happy, and I wonder if you're free I wonder if you'll ever know the mark you left on me I'm the wild man from Borneo Yeah the wild man from Borneo You’ve come to see what you wanna see Ah, you’ve come to see, but you never come to know I'm the wild man from Borneo Yeah the wild man from Borneo You’ve come to see what you wanna see Ah, you’ve come to see, but you never come to know
4.
Leaving you, girl, headed down, down that road You left me many burdens, and such a heavy load And man it sure does wig me out When I think about what went down Crossroads of my life passed her When a phase couldn't begin, ooh to recognize Roll on through my mind Till I took the time to concentrate on you You can teach me lots of lessons You can bring me lots of gold But you just can't live in Texas If you don't have a lot of soul Leaving you now, I’m gonna leave you for the very last time Leaving you girl, and really blowin’ your mind uh-huh And girl where you're living now You’re just finding out how the other half lives Well you can teach me lots of lessons You can bring me lots of gold But you just can't live in Texas If you don't have a lot of soul Leaving you now, I said I’m gonna leave you I’m gonna leave you for the very last time Ooh leaving you girl, and really blowin’ your foxy mind Some day a change will come And you'll be by my side girl, one more time Ooh I said a, I said a change will come And you’ll be by my side one more time Ooh you, a change will come, and you’ll be by my side One more time
5.
All right y’all, here we go One two, a-one two three four Yeah Well I'm goin' out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine I'm goin' out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine Well that white freight liner’s gonna steal my mind Yes it is Ah, New Mexico ain't bad, Lord People there, they treat you kind I said New Mexico ain’t bad, Lord People there, they treat you kind Well that white freight liner’s gonna ease your worried mind I got some bad news from Houston Half my friends are dying I got some bad news from Houston Half my friends are dying Well that white freight liner’s gonna ease my worried mind Let’s play a little guitar on this, son Ah, Lord, I'm gonna ramble 'Til I get back to where I came Ah, Lord, I'm gonna ramble 'Til I get back to where I came Well that white freight liner’s gonna ease my worried mind I'm goin' out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine Yeah I am I'm goin' out on the highway Listen to them big trucks whine Well that white freight liner’s gonna ease my worried mind And I said that white freight liner’s gonna ease my worried mind Yeah
6.
Well I'd rather choose my soul to lose Than leave around just one confused And lose desire Don't know if I'll ever learn Can't wait ‘til I get my turn To burn in the infernal hell fire I'm waiting for my last drive While the bugle of my backside Blows a losing beat Hope I don't run out of gas Bet my sacrilegious ass Ain't nothing down there that scares me Oh and you know! I'm in league with Satan And you know There can't be no debatin' My hell-bound trail I was born with a tail! Well I'm evil! Yeah, I run free There's molten lead in me So let's get the hell Got the goods Brother bring it on My mother done brought me up wrong And you can use my dick As a walkin' stick as well Oh and you know! You know I'm in league with Satan And you know There can be no debatin' My hell-bound trail I was born with a tail! On a hell-bound trail Born with a tail Oh Well it's time to fly the finger Yeah, that middle digit brings your point And it drives it home On my head there's no crown of thorns The evil scalp has earned its horns And I'ma have a flying time with your mom before I go Oh and you know! I'm in league with Satan And you know There can be no debatin' My hell-bound trail I was born with a tail! I’m on a hell-bound trail Born with a tail
7.
Someone's gonna get hurt before you're through Someone's gonna pay for the things you do How many hearts must break, and how many will it take To satisfy you, just to satisfy you Another love, another fool To play your game Another love, another fool They're all the same Someone's gonna get hurt before you're through Don't be surprised if that someone’s you You're gonna find when it's too late, a heart that just won't break To satisfy you, just to satisfy you C’mon How many tears were cried, how many dreams have died To satisfy you, oh just to satisfy you To satisfy you, oh just to satisfy you
8.
There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me Well I never seen a river that's too wide There ain't no jail tight enough to lock me Ain't no man big enough to stop me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side Darlin’ love me, and if you’re ever gonna love me Well I never seen a road too rough to ride Well there ain't no chains strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side Now there ain't no rope tight enough to bind me Look for me honey you will find me Any old time you’re ready with your charm Well I'll be there ready and a waitin' There won't be any hesitatin’ I'll be here if you ever want me in your arms So honey love me if you ever gonna love me Well I never seen a road too rough to ride There ain't no chains strong enough to hold me Ain't no breeze big enough to slow me I'll be there if you ever want me by your side Honey I'll be there if you ever want me by your side
9.
Faded jaded fallin’ cowboy star Pawn Shops itchin’ for your old guitar Where you're going, well God only knows And the sequins have fallen from your clothes Once you heard the Opry crowd applaud Well now you're hanging out at Fourth and Broad On the rain wet sidewalk remembering the time When coffee with a friend was still a dime Everything's been sold American Early Times is finished and the want ads all are read Everyone's been sold American In dreaming dreams in a rollaway bed Writing down your memoirs on some window in the frost Roulette eyes reflecting another morning lost Hauled in by the metro for killing time and pain With a singing brakeman screaming through your veins And everything's been sold American The lonely night is mourning for the death it never dies And everyone's been sold American Don't let me catch you laughing when the jukebox cries Told me you were born so much higher than life But I've seen the faded pictures of your children and your wife Now they're fumbling through your wallet and they're trying to find your name And it's almost like they raise the price of fame Everything's been sold American No place to go and brother, no place to stay Everyone's been sold American Just let that golden Greyhound roll your soul away Everything’s been sold American No place to go and brother, no place to stay Everyone's been sold American Just let that golden Greyhound roll your soul away You just let that golden Greyhound roll your soul away
10.
One, two, ah one, two, three, four Hey! Well high school seemed like such a blur I didn't have much interest in sports or school elections And in class I dreamed all day 'bout a rock 'n' roll weekend And the girl in the front of the room So close yet so far man, she never seemed to notice That this silly schoolboy crush wasn't just pretend Well life goes by so fast Well you only wanna do what you think is right Close your eyes and it's past Story of my life Story of my life Story of my life Well I went down to my old neighborhood The faces have all changed man, there's no one left to talk to And that pool hall I loved as a kid, now a 7-11 And I went downtown to look for a job Well I had no training, no experience to speak of And I looked at the holes in my jeans And I turned and headed back Well life goes by so fast Well you only wanna do what you think is right Now close your eyes and it's past Story of my life Story of my life Story of my life Yeah, good times come and good times go I only wish the good times would last a little longer Think about the good times we had And why they had to end So I sit at the edge of my bed I strum on my guitar and I sing an Outlaw love song Thinkin' 'bout what you're doin' now, honey When you're comin' back Well life goes by so fast Well you only wanna do what you think is right Now close your eyes and it's past Story of my life Story of my life Story of my life Story of my life Story of my life

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released November 5, 2021

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Jesse Dayton Beaumont, Texas

Equally steeped in Texas/Louisiana blues, old-school country and punk-rock, East Texas native Jesse Dayton is the music world’s best-kept secret, hiding in plain sight as a guitarist for Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash, Ryan Bingham and L.A. punk pioneers X, as well as touring with Social Distortion, the Supersuckers and John Doe. ... more

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