ROLE MODEL, Sally, When the Wine Runs Out | Bangerz N Bopz 🔥

In the 63^rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we highlight “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” performed by ROLE MODEL.  

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 63^rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz 🔥 (2025), we break down “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” performed by ROLE MODEL.

“Well, I met Sally at a late-night dive bar.” Uh-oh, ROLE MODEL (Tucker Pillsbury).  Is it a green flag or a red flag? He adds in the first verse of the colorful “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out”, “Heard through a friend she’s a born-again wildcard / She was telling me wild things / Oh, she was telling me wild things.” Oh, snap! Early on, the fifth track from the deluxe version of his sophomore album, Kansas Anymore (The Longest Goodbye), proves to be one of Pillsbury’s best and most intriguing. He co-wrote “Sally” with Annika Bennett. Harrison Whitford and Noah Conrad produced it, playing multiple instruments that comprise the musical accompaniment. The timbre is striking (acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keys), embracing folk, country-western flavored pop/rock, a fitting sound for ROLE MODEL. Notably, Whitford, Phoebe Bridgers’ tour guitarist, performs the solo.

As ROLE MODEL sings about Sally, he sounds beautiful. He never under- or oversings. In the second verse, he reveals, “She grabbed my hand at the intersection / I spilled my guts at the red light.” Oh, snap! In the third verse, he is more emotional, vulnerably sharing “I open up while she’s flipping through pages / Getting lonely as the days get dark.” Beyond terrific lead vocals, upping the ante are stunning vocal harmonies.  The centerpiece – the crowning achievement – is none other than the infectious, tuneful chorus. He needs Sally badly!

“Sally

That feeling’s coming around

Please don’t go falling in love

Then disappear when the wine runs out (Hey)

Sally

I’ll buy a couple of rounds

Don’t let me think I’m enough

Then disappear when the wine runs out.”

As awesome as the chorus is, the bridge section matches the brilliance, as Pillsbury sings about falling in love, probably all too quickly 😏: “Aw, shit, here we go again, I’m falling headfirst / Ankles hit the two-step, Sally makes my head hurt.” “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out” marks ROLE MODEL’s best-performing single to date.  Though he has been recording for years, this gem could be described as his breakout moment. He puts both his feet 🦶 and heart ❤️ into this one!