Vacant Flame
- Music: Chuck Hawley
- Lyrics: Chuck Hawley
This song was continued on into 17 Reasons Why, with some added guitar work over the bassline.
Splinter Fish - Studio Recordings[]
| Vacant Flame (Demo) - 3:18 - Recorded for the 3-song Splinter Fish Demo Cassette, early 1988. | |
| Vacant Flame (Pre-Mix) - 3:06 - From the pre-production tape made in the fall of 1988. This is the stereo mix dubbed from the original 4-track cassette soon after recording. | |
| Vacant Flame - 3:11 - The studio version off of the LP and cassette release of the Splinter Fish debut album. |
Splinter Fish - Live Recordings[]
| Vacant Flame 880911 - 3:08 - Recorded at The Bird in Albuquerque, NM on September 11, 1988. | |
| Vacant Flame 880927 - 3:03 - Recorded at El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, NM on September 27, 1988. | |
| Vacant Flame 890123 - 3:10 - Recorded at The Bird on Gibson in Albuquerque, NM on January 23, 1989. | |
| Vacant Flame 890128 - 3:05 - Recorded at New Mexico Tech in Socorro, NM on January 28, 1989. | |
| Vacant Flame 890923 - 3:03 - Recorded at El Rey Theater in Albuquerque, NM on September 23, 1989. This is one of the few times at a show where Debo and Chuck add the additional spoken vocals in the chorus, as in the album version. They soon stopped that. | |
| Vacant Flame 900216 - 3:07 - Recorded at The Concrete Canoe in Las Cruces, NM on February 16, 1990. | |
| Vacant Flame 900621 - 2:52 - Recorded at The Fat Chance Bar & Grill in Albuquerque, NM on June 21, 1990. | |
| Vacant Flame 900900 - 3:03 - Recorded to 4-track cassette at El Quinto Sol in Dixon, NM sometime in the fall of 1990. | |
| Vacant Flame 910228 - 2:56 - Recorded at the final show at The Fat Chance Bar & Grill in Albuquerque, NM on February 28, 1991. This version features Jess Graham on saxophone. |
17 Reasons Why - Live Recordings[]
| Vacant Flame 910823 - 3:05 - Recorded at The Fat Chance Bar & Grill in Albuquerque, NM on August 23, 1991. | |
| Vacant Flame 911120 - 3:34 - This is a semi-acoustic version recorded at Downtown 66 Station on November 20, 1991. | |
| Vacant Flame 911231 - 3:16 - Recorded at The Fat Chance Bar & Grill on December 31, 1991. | |
| Vacant Flame 920216 - 3:55 - Recorded at The Outpost Performance Space on February 16, 1992 as part of KUNM's Live Variety Show. | |
| Vacant Flame 920819 - 3:33 - Recorded at Beyond Ordinary on August 19, 1992. | |
| Vacant Flame 920910 - 3:52 - From the final show, recorded at The Fat Chance Bar & Grill on September 10, 1992. |
Lyrics[]
Here come mister he-man
Making like uh cave man
Here come missy Hollywood
Teasing every guy she could
S'pose they like that what they are
Acting like trite TV star
Burning all their friends for fame
Burning like a vacant flame
© 1988 Chuck Hawley