The Grascals "Pull The Trigger"
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The Grascals "Pull The Trigger"

Thursday, June 27, 2024 – The Grascals released a music video for their latest single, "Pull The Trigger."

The video depicts a lovelorn man who can't get the woman he's wooing to reciprocate his feelings.

"I had the idea a few years back to write a song about Cupid," said singer, guitarist and songwriter Jamie Johnson. "Except instead of using arrows, this time he would use a love gun. I took this thought to a writing session with the great Shawn Camp, and we sat down and tossed ideas back and forth until we had penned 'Pull The Trigger.' We put The Grascals' sauce on it in the studio, and voila."

Starting off with a taut rhythm, "Pull The Trigger" dishes up three verses depicting its protagonist's increasing frustration. Accompanied by guitarist John Bryan's harmonies, Johnson delivers the chorus:
"I keep praying you'll fall for me before too long, hun
but if Cupid don't shoot you down here pretty soon
I guess I'll have to load up my old love gun
and I'm gonna pull the trigger on you

"When Jamie sent 'Pull The Trigger' for us to listen to when we were picking songs for the new album, it hit me immediately that it would be a really good song for us to record," says Grascals mandolinist and fellow founding member, Danny Roberts. "It has a completely different feel from anything that we've done before yet not straying too far from our sound. The lyrics and music are a lot of fun, and we are 'aiming' for this to be a new crowd favorite."


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