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Richmond Fontaine – The Mechanic's Life (2011) | Track profile | Dork

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The High Country
The Mechanic's Life

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Richmond Fontaine

The Mechanic's Life

Release date: 2011

From The High CountryTrack 63:16

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About This Track

"The Mechanic's Life" is a track by Richmond Fontaine, from the album The High Country, released 2011. The track is 3:16 long.

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Richmond Fontaine

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Track details

From The High Country

3:162011

Album

The High Country

Richmond Fontaine

Track number

6

Release year

2011

1Inventory
3:32
2The Girl On The Logging Road
1:46
3The Chainsaw Sea
4:23
4Let Me Dream Of The High Country
2:13
5The Mechanic Falls In Love With The Girl
1:36
6The Mechanic's Life
3:16
7Angus King Tries To Leave The House
3:17
8The Meeting On The Logging Road
1:44
9Claude Murray's Breakdown
3:23
10The Eagles Lodge
3:14
11Driving Back To The Chainsaw Sea
1:23
12Lost In The Trees
3:36
13On A Spree
2:40
14I Can See A Room
2:33
15Deciding To Run
2:48
16The Escape
3:31
17Leaving
4:30

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