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Outfit
Dad's advice hits different now 🧰
Who it's for
Jason Isbell sings his working-class father's practical advice about not pretending to be someone you're not.
Unsure of who to be→Grounded in roots
Feelings it meets
What it is
"Outfit" is a Drive-By Truckers song written by Jason Isbell, then a guitarist in the band, and released on the 2003 album Decoration Day. It is framed as a father's advice to his son: he looks back on his own working life, including dead-end factory jobs and painting houses, and urges the son not to get pretentious or forget his roots.
Where to find it
All major streaming services.
Before you start
Age: All ages
Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina, Part 1, Chapter 1 (tr. Constance Garnett)
