Black Country, New Road say goodbye to the year with “The Ballad Of El Goodo”

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A melancholic and hopeful anthem that has resonated across generations.

Black Country, New Roadthe British band that had already delighted us earlier this year with their captivating single Forever Howlongonce again captures our attention with a magical live performance of a timeless classic: “The Ballad Of El Goodo”.

This song is an indisputable gem of power pop with strong roots in folk rock, included on the seminal debut album by Big Star, #1 Recordreleased in 1972. The version of BCNR was captured during her concert at the Sentrum Scene in Oslo on October 19.

At the end of the year, we want to say THANK YOU to everyone who has listened to our album or attended one of our concerts around the world. It's been fantastic for all of us. To thank you, we're sending a special live recording of @bigstarband – The Ballad Of El Goodo from Sentrum Scene in Oslo to those subscribed to our mailing list. If you haven't subscribed yet, you have a link in bio to do so and receive the song instantly. We hope you enjoy it,” the band explained.

The band offers the high quality WAV file of their emotional performance of “The Ballad Of El Goodo” for free. To download it, you just have to register your email address here.

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