Potholes

Album: Harps and Angels (2008)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • Newman revealed to Mojo magazine September 2008 that this story of childhood baseball embarrassment was a true story. He explained: "It's literally something that happened to me - the 14 kids; that I cried; my dad telling my second wife the story, and the same story a couple of years later. There's not a lie in it. It seems funny now, but the day was tough when I was a kid. I sure as hell remember it, so I wrote about it. I'd do anything for a song, and I don't mind telling the most embarrassing things I can think of."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Guy Clark

Guy ClarkSongwriter Interviews

Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris and Lyle Lovett are just a few of the artists who have looked to Clark for insightful, intelligent songs.

Rupert Hine

Rupert HineSongwriter Interviews

Producer Rupert Hine talks about crafting hits for Tina Turner, Howard Jones and The Fixx.

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In Songs

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In SongsSong Writing

Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.

Jethro Tull

Jethro TullFact or Fiction

Stage urinals, flute devices, and the real Aqualung in this Fact or Fiction.

Timothy B. Schmit of the Eagles

Timothy B. Schmit of the EaglesSongwriter Interviews

Did this Eagle come up with the term "Parrothead"? And what is it like playing "Hotel California" for the gazillionth time?

Stan Ridgway

Stan RidgwaySongwriter Interviews

Go beyond the Wall of Voodoo with this cinematic songwriter.