Win Big Lose More (Cherries Jubilee)

I first met the Pepper Sands on December 31st, 2003, NYE.

Adam Fink and I connected right away when he and I said at the same time to 2 different people: "I invented the internet" (this was an inside joke of mine and his at the time, which in typical fashion, isn't funny at all to anyone but us).

I'd known about his band for about a year or so as I had been hearing their song Win Big Lose More on the radio and on MuchMusic (remember when they played music videos on this station?) and when they played Victoria at Lucky Bar I remember playing a show on the same night and seeing a line around the block for this new band. 

Anyway, when Adam and I met we formed a life-long bond and recently included a tour with him on drums for Sweetheart and a week long vacation to Palm Springs for the Coachella festival.  I also love the rest of the band and when Citazen A, Adam and I get together it can be a messy party (that just means we talk about how much we love each other). 

To get to my point:
As I call it, "Cherries", has been one of my favourite songs for the last 8 years.  I've seen PS play this song live 100 times and always request it.  I feel that Citizen A's voice exudes passion and her tonality on this song pulls you into the song and strengthens the hooks.  I also really like the production on the drums, they sound massive but not too massive.  Jay's guitar playing is perfect and his sound selection always blows me away.  He's a scientest in the studio and he doesn't overplay, which can be hard sometimes in studio.

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Here are the lyrics to Win Big Lose More (Cherries Jubiliee): 

Well I've been cursing it all night can't seem to
Get it all to fit right and I'm thinking of your
Type losing more then I mean when you do all
That I want and more coming in that door I
Tried making it a little bit closer but what did I
Do when you called me over? such a
Stranger's date - a rollercoaster losing more
Then I own when you do all that I want and
More you coming in that door all alone and
You - can't try my love it gets bigger
Everyday and it's useless now you running
Away and you - you can't take this light it
Don't matter what you say it's useless now
You running away - you running away so now
I'm dead again - there's no way nothing I can
Give that could stain lose a little more turn
Grey it doesn't matter at all when you do all
That I want and more what makes you so
Damn sure you won't fall and you - you can't
Try my love it gets bigger everyday and it's
Useless now you running away and you - you
Can't take this light it don't matter what you say
It's useless now you running away - you
Running away o don't runaway runaway o
Don't don't runaway runaway o don't don't
Runaway runaway o don't don't runaway