Joe's Head

Album: Youth And Young Manhood (2003)
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Songfacts®:

  • This is a Bluegrass-sounding song that the Kings of Leon adapted from an old folk song. It's about somebody's girlfriend messing around on them with another guy, and the guy kills them both. >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Rase - Mio, MI

Comments: 6

  • Leanne from GlasgowThey lived in Talahina, Oklahoma and gbs. Moved to Nashville. All their family live in Oklahoma. I watched a documentary about them that was made in 2011.
  • Brian from Fort Wayne, InFirst album is their best
  • Margaux from Nashville, Tnwell they are originally from Mt. Juliet, TN ( a small but growing rural suburb of Nashville) ... so they are probably talking about TN. Just my guess...
  • Ashleigh from Alpine, Txthey live in talihina, but there is a talihina in oklahoma and in tennessee! they talk about oklahoma a whole lot in there songs, but all of the bios i read says they lived in tennessee! wtf?? i'm confused!
  • Jason Lansdell from Rome, Gaone of their best songs IMO.
  • Krist from Temperley, Argentinagreat songg!!!!!!!
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