“Ode to the Hitman of Music Row” is a song that Matt Bunsen wrote after a trip to Nashville in 2008 where he had lunch with Craig Wiseman, Bob DiPiero, Tony Mullins, and Jeffrey Steele. At the time, Matt was producing a website for their TV show, called – you guessed it – “The Hitman of Music Row”.
The song appears on “Greatest Hits” with Matt singing lead, and a live version appears on “Porch Party – Volume 1” with Promethea on lead vocals.
Studio Version
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Live Version
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Ode to the Hitman of Music Row
Words and music by Matt Bunsen
Gonna try on a Big Loud shirt(1), and wonder where I fit in
Been doing this since I was young(2), no reason to stop tryin
Now its time to live my, gonna live my life, gonna live my life like I’m dyin(3)
chorus:
Come along gents, lets call Van Zandt(4) and
get it out to the world
Having some fun with Brooks and Dunn(5)
gonna get it out to the world
Here come the Hitmen all around the dial(6),
to every little boy and girl…..
I don’t know, what makes them so good
Gonna eat some bologna fry(7), and visit their neighborhood
I’m good with chords and melodies, its words I cant deploy(8)
Guess they’re gonna figure out there aint no honky tonk,
aint no honky tonk, in this boy(9)
[chorus]
Come on guys, who wants to make a bet
I said b-b-b-baby yeah, You Aint Seen Nothin Yet (10)
We’re Worlds Apart(11) but What Hurts the Most(12), is no Money in the Bank. (13) Something’s Gotta Give(14), so Love Me if You Can(15), Take Me as I Am(16)
Oh just please be frank.
If That Rock Wont Roll(17) I gotta know!
[chorus]
Footnotes:
1) Big Loud Shirt is the name of Craig Wiseman’s publishing company
2) I wrote my first song called “I’m on my way to New Orleans” at age 13
3) “Live Like You Were Dying” is a country music classic, written by Craig
4) The Van Zandt brothers were members of Lynyrd Skynyrd. They appear in episode 3 of The Hitmen of Music Row TV show
5) Brooks and Dunn appear in episode 2 of The Hitmen of Music Row TV show
6) A “radio dial” refers to an antiquated mechanism of tuning in a radio station
7) In episode 4, they eat bologna fry at Tony Mullins’ wedding
8 ) Writing lyrics is an enormous struggle to me…
9) Reference to Bob’s song “Cant Take The Honky Tonk out of the Girl” which was a hit for Brooks and Dunn
10) Bachman Turner Overdrive song. Not written by any of the Hitmen
11) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Bob DiPiero, recorded by Vince Gill
12) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Jeffrey Steele, recorded by Racsall Flatts
13) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Bob DiPiero, recorded by John Anderson
14) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Craig Wiseman, recorded by LeAnn Rimes
15) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Craig Wiseman, recorded by Toby Keith
16) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Bob DiPiero, recorded by Faith Hill
17) Title of No. 1 hit song co-written by Bob DiPiero, recorded by Restless Heart
