People.com Exclusively Premieres First Listen
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – No. 1 hitmakers Phil Vassar and Jeffrey Steele have teamed up for their newest collaboration, “Hillbillies in Hollywood,” available everywhere today. To stream and download “Hillbillies in Hollywood,” click HERE.
With its evocative lyrics and unique chords, the song captures the essence of two musicians reminiscing about their past and the cultural influences that shaped their music.
People.com exclusively premiered a first listen to “Hillbillies in Hollywood,” noting that it “is the perfect combination of Vassar and Steele’s East and West coast upbringings and their shared musical influences coming together in one nostalgic track.”
“Don’t let the song title fool you – this isn’t a hillbilly song. It’s crazy we both grew up on different coasts during the same era, yet we have similar musical influences. This song reflects on some of these influences like Queen, the Eagles, and Linda Ronstadt to name a few,” Vassar shared.
“I got with Phil to write one day and we started talking about growing up. I was telling him my crazy 70’s LA stories one after another and he was telling his and about his time spent in LA,” Steele added. He continued, “My ear kept hearing him play that five diminished chord to the six minor chord as we were talking and I instantly blurted out ‘last time I saw you girl, it was hotel california’ over it! From there, we were off and had this cool lyric going with no title and as we were reminiscing Phil said damn, we were just ‘hillbillies in hollywood.’”
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