gotta find a new place where the kids are hip

Apr 2

Have you ever wondered if your pets are gay I mean there’s not really any way of knowing

If I win I get to open for a big concert series opening for the likes of the Alabama Shakes and The Wallflowers, heavy radio airplay, and free studio time.

Go to http://lightning100.com/musiccitymayhem

If you have never voted before you will need to CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

My free album is at http://mercybell.com.

Mar 25

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Look at that smile filled with charm and smarm. Oh, Ernest. We knew you were trouble when you walked in.

—Fantastic Photos of Famous Authors as Teenagers

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A Rambling Ode to Patty Griffin

I wrote this essay for the music blog Lockeland Springsteen. Check it out!

Patty Griffin "Ohio" Song Premiere

So Patty Griffin wrote a song about the Underground Railroad and then Robert Plant arranged it…

Mar 22

VOTE FOR MERCY BELL
TODAY FRIDAY MARCH 22.

If I win I get to open for a big concert series opening for the likes of the Alabama Shakes and The Wallflowers, heavy radio airplay, and free studio time.

Go to http://lightning100.com/musiccitymayhem

If you have never voted before you will need to CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS.

My free album is at http://mercybell.com.

Mar 1

TODAY, FRIDAY MARCH 1st, I NEED YOUR VOTE.

Vote for MERCY BELL at Lightning 100’s Music City Mayhem Contest!

Lightning 100, Nashville’s independent radio station, has selected me as one of 32 musical acts of over 300 submissions to receive heavy rotation on-air and a spot at an amazing outdoor concert series in Nashville. Past artists include Alabama Shakes, Trampled By Turtles, The Wallflowers, Band of Horses, Edwin McCain, Moon Taxi, The Wailers and way too many great artists to name here.

WHAT TO DO:
TODAY FRIDAY MARCH 1st, head over to http://www.lightning100.com/musiccitymayhem and click “VOTE” next to my photo and name. They will ask for your name, email, and zip code. YOU MUST CONFIRM YOUR EMAIL.

The great guys at Lightning 100 will be playing my track “Icarus” at 12pm central and 6pm Central time TODAY, FRIDAY March 1st. If you feel like it, you can listen live at www.lightning100.com by clicking the ‘listen live’ option. You will be sent a confirmation email in about 30 minutes.

http://mercybell.com

Feb 3

Russian photographer Sergey Semenov stitched together panorama pictures he took during a helicopter ride in New York City.

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Feb 2

“Dancing on my Own”
Robyn cover
(for Eric Motta & Ryan Michney)

If you like this, then buy my album for $1 at http://mercybell.com. It’s my birthday in 14 days!

Jan 31

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Jan 15

Truck in Drive (demo)
Words & Music by Mercy Bell & Sara Olivia Moore

Here’s a demo. Testing out writing some pop country.

Verse 1
Raining on a Monday
Working 7 days straight
Waiting for the clock chime
Trying to see my baby
I ain’t got time

She calls me up
Says “we don’t see enough
of another anymore.
Why don’t we throw down the hood
of your 4x4?”

Now I’m here to pick her up
Gonna test our luck
Gonna head out to see if we can find that

Chorus
Big sky, wide open
Got a cherry coke and a “hey good lookin” beside
I put my truck in drive

Don’t know, where we’re going
Got a full tank and sure am feelin alive
We’ll know when we arrive
I put my truck in drive

Verse 2
Roll down the window
Turn up the radio
Holler as the fields roll by
Singing some good ol’ Hank
with the sun in our eyes

Ridin’ down ol 40
That look in her eyes, oh lordy.
Lettin these country roads do what they do
Beneath that

Chorus

Bridge
I ask baby do you wanna go back home?
She smiles at me and says, “gimme that

(Chorus)
Big sky, wide open
Got a cherry coke and a hey good lookin’ beside
Put your truck in drive.”

Don’t know, where we’re going
Got a full tank and sure am feelin alive
We’ll know when we arrive
I put my truck in drive

Nov 23

Black Friday sale!

Get my album All Good Cowboys for $1!

Jul 27

becauseyoureallywantedtoknow:

Streams of mercy, never ceasing
Call for songs of loudest praise

remember when friday night lights was the best tv show to exist?

always.

:(

Jul 26

“This question says, ‘My dad won’t let me wear makeup because he says fourteen is too young. How am I supposed to feel as pretty as my friends who are allowed to wear makeup?’” [x]

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Jul 14

things I love…