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How ‘Keystone’ Cops a Laugh in Riley Green’s Amusing ‘Damn Good Day to Leave’
Riley Green wrote "Damn Good Day to Leave" with Nick Walsh, Erik Dylan and Jonathan Singleton.
“Damn Good Day to Leave” cast the end of a relationship counterintuitively in the opening verse, recounting the darker textures that one typically associates with a split: rain, getaway taillights breaking for the horizon and Hank Williams singing train songs. In the process, his enjoyment in the split feels reminiscent of Brad Paisley ’s “I’m Gonna Miss Her (The Fishin’ Song),” Old Dominion ’s “I Was on a Boat That Day,” Luke Combs ’ “When It Rains It Pours” and Mike Ryan’s current “Way It Goes.” They ultimately decided it needed a strong slide-like sound, and Huff brought in former Southern California studio musician Dan Dugmore to play lap steel during the tracking session rather than waiting to overdub him later.
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