{"id":44111,"date":"2025-05-27T11:58:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=44111"},"modified":"2025-05-27T11:58:15","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T11:58:15","slug":"that-left","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2025\/05\/27\/that-left\/","title":{"rendered":"That Left"},"content":{"rendered":"

That Left.mp3<\/a>
\nThat Left.mp4<\/a>
\nThat-Left-Unplugged-Underground-XIX.mp3<\/a>
\nThat-Left-Unplugged-Underground-XIX.mp4<\/a>
\nThat-Left-intro.mp3<\/a><\/p>\n

[Intro]
\n“I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”<\/p>\n

[Verse 1]
\nFinding myself
\n… in an unexpected
\n(and undesirable) location
\nExamine what’s mine
\nHealth and wealth
\n(and undetected) association<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nNow it’s plain as day to see
\nI shoulda taken that left turn
\n(…at Albuquerque)
\nThe hearts yearn
\nAs desires burn
\n(Obviously)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n“I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”<\/p>\n

[Verse 2]
\nMuch too soon
\nFind yourself living
\n(in a cartoon)
\nExamine what’s real
\nBoth taking (and giving)
\nWhat’s the deal?<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nNow it’s plain as day to see
\nI shoulda taken that left turn
\n(…at Albuquerque)
\nThe hearts yearn
\nAs desires burn
\n(Obviously)<\/p>\n

[Bridge]
\n“I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”
\nMade a wrong turn
\n(What did we learn)
\nA wrong, wrong turn
\n(Paying time for the crime)
\nShoulda taken what’s left
\n(At obscurity)<\/p>\n

[Chorus]
\nNow it’s plain as day to see
\nI shoulda taken that left turn
\n(…at Albuquerque)
\nThe hearts yearn
\nAs desires burn
\n(Obviously)<\/p>\n

[Outro]
\n“I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.”<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE SONG
\nThe song of the day “That Left” is a genre-bending trip through the surreal landscape of modern America, where surf riffs crash into glam swagger, funk grooves melt into psychedelic haze, and a dash of psychobilly attitude gives way to cosmic spacerock wanderings. Inspired by the iconic Bugs Bunny line\u2014”I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque”\u2014this song plays with the idea of wrong turns, not just geographically, but spiritually, culturally, and politically.<\/p>\n

In this episode, Bugs doesn\u2019t just wind up in the wrong cartoon\u2014he crash-lands in the heart of MAGA country, bewildered, bemused, and possibly betrayed. Through layered guitars and sudden sonic detours (courtesy of impromptu breaks on a beloved Ibanez electric\/acoustic hybrid), the music mimics the feeling of veering off course\u2014on purpose, or by accident.<\/p>\n

Lyrically introspective but laced with satire, “That Left” explores the consequences of collective denial, ideological confusion, and misplaced nostalgia. The chorus is a haunted echo of missed opportunities and ignored warning signs, while each “left turn” becomes both a punchline and a plea for a course correction.<\/p>\n

It’s not just a song\u2014it\u2019s a sonic map of misadventure, a warped postcard from a place you never meant to visit, but might not be able to leave.<\/p>\n

Song inspired by Trumpenomics: The Decline of the US<\/a><\/h2>\n

From the album “Rethink<\/a>“<\/h3>\n

The Human Induced Climate Change Experiment<\/a><\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

That Left.mp3 That Left.mp4 That-Left-Unplugged-Underground-XIX.mp3 That-Left-Unplugged-Underground-XIX.mp4 That-Left-intro.mp3 [Intro] “I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque.” [Verse 1] Finding myself … in an unexpected (and undesirable) location Examine what’s mine Health and wealth (and undetected) association [Chorus] Now it’s plain as day to see I shoulda taken that left turn (…at Albuquerque) The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,14],"tags":[4132],"class_list":["post-44111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daniel","category-lyrics","tag-rethink"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44111"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44133,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44111\/revisions\/44133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}