Cocaine and Gin

Album: Rebel Soul (2012)
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Songfacts®:

  • This soulful Country lament was recorded at Kid Rock's new studio at his Clarkston property, with two Nashville guitarists and Sponge frontman Vinnie Dombroski on drums.
  • Uncle Kracker's keyboardist, Mark Miers, wrote the tune. "One of those great, end-of-the-night honky-tonk songs," commented Rock to Detroit Free Press.

Comments: 3

  • Humberto Campos from Recife BrazilI hate drugs, and I have sadness of who uses them.
  • Danny Nunnya from AlaskaI am wondering if when he says "it's a woman like that, sends a good man to hell" if he is implying he physically hurt or killed someone..... not judging, just curious.
  • Dave from Greer, ScIf any of you are reading this and use cocaine and alcohol, please don't mix the two. They become much more toxic when mixed together.
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