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burnside

from distillation by Manny McGuffin

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From the Old Distillery "Hygiene" album, an ode Ambrose Burnside - the Civil War general whose facial hair was so magnificent they named sideburns after him.

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Ambrose rose to prominence on the basis of facial dominance. Born in Liberty, Indiana - that's right. Now his legacy is nationwide.

He sent wave after wave 'cross the bridge at Antietam, but wave after wave 'cross the bridge couldn't beat them. The crater at Petersburg was his final fight, then he rode off into the night.

Ambrose you tried, but you never were the Union's pride. As the nation cried, your face it was bonafide - - Burnside.

An innovator and trailblazer, he was an architect with a straight razor. Shave the chin but leave the chops and 'stache. That's what we used to call panache.

Now look at Neil Young in the 70s, Asimov and Elvis and Wolverine, Jemaine Clement and Andre the Giant, Lord won't you listen to the burns roar.

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from distillation, track released June 3, 2010

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