"Tattoo"  Parental Advisory genre: Latin Jazz
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	A light Latin number rich with tounge in cheek double entendre.
	CD: This End Up
	Story Behind the Song Tattoo was written with Rick Baker in mind. One of Rick's favorite sayings is "I'm gonna get a tattoo on my ass that says 'exit only'." Other Rick-sayings are contained in the song and nearly every line was written with double meaning. I actually feel like I didn't write this song, just documented it. From beginning to end the song took four hours to write and perform. Sure I spent several days tweaking the tracks, but I'm damn proud of this one. I wanted a laid back feel for the vocal track so I performed the vocal reclining in a high-back office chair. Musically speaking my favorite part of Tattoo is the Conga part. It sounds so real!! (to me) After mixing the song I noticed the claves were too loud so I notched it down in one channel with a parametric EQ. One really strange thing happened to Tattoo. Several weeks after mixing Tattoo I was listening to several completed songs when I decided to listen to them in mono. The Congas and some other stuff disappeared completely!! So I reversed the polarity on one side, and like the French say: Viola! (no, that's walla!) (yea but it's more fun for a musician to say viola) Everything was there in mono and still sounded great in stereo. How'd it get screwed up? I dunno. P.S. I use to drive past a "stop ahead" sign on the way to band practice that someone had grafittied "job" below the "stop ahead." It took me six months to realize that it wasn't a guy's name (Job from the bible), but a pun. (get it?) (my 3 year old boy thinks I'm saying "chop" and he says "chop isn't a bad word.") Lyrics I was five minutes early to dinner She said why don't you take your tie and jacket off And we sashayed to the pool I asked can I go in there She said I don't swim in your toilet We will stick to that rule She served fried head cheese and wine at the bar When she went to sit down I asked can I push in your stool But the sign says CHORUS Exit only Do not enter This end up Please use front door No turn on red Dead end No step No running No dogs allowed Stop ahead Job I said that's very attractive but It must have hurt She smiled and poured more wine She said would you like to watch T.V. Pull the button but don't adjust the knobs Please use the wand on mine I said I'm feeling rather flushed Can I get some air out your back door She said remember the sign Cause the sign says Repeat CHORUS I said I've enjoyed it but I've gotta split She said thanks for coming What do you think of that shit Repeat CHORUS

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