The Official Van Halen, "Tattoo" review thread.

[Jagermeister]

Never mind.

[kwame k]

Nicely played, sir

[ThatArtGuy]

Trying to get the lyrics down. Anyone want to double check these for me?

Here's a secret to make you think:
Why is the crazy stuff we never say, poetry in ink?
Speaking little red,
Ex photo pink
Purple mountain's majesty
Show me you, I'll show you me.

[chefcraig]

Kinda childish to think that people won't but in all honesty, I want to prove to Ed his statement about all the fans just stealing his music is pure fucking bullshit!

Ya know what I'd love to see? That creep stebonehead (the guy that goes around stealing the property or work of everyone else, then sticks it on his Youtube channel) getting his ass handed to him by Ed's lawyers once and for all.

[ThatArtGuy]

I'm pretty sure it's supposed to be exploding pink, but with Dave you're never quite sure.

[kwame k]

Ya know what I'd love to see? That creep stebonehead (the guy that goes around stealing the property or work of everyone else, then sticks it on his Youtube channel) getting his ass handed to him by Ed's lawyers once and for all.

I hate that fucking asshole......poor unsuspecting people actually fall for his shit!

[Jagermeister]

I'll buy the damn thing on itunes tomorrow I guess.

[Floridaman1985]

I dig it. I'm not sure what, but something about it reminds me of the 1996 songs. The riff at the beginning/throughout the choruses sounds like the Foo Fighters song "Gimme Stitches."

[kwame k]

I'll buy the damn thing on itunes tomorrow I guess.

It's only 3 bucks, bro!

.....and everyone who was skeptical about it......after 4 or 5 listens has said it grows on them

[So this is love]

What happen to the cd, can I still buy one or is it just itunes and other crap that I can`t physically touch

[chefcraig]

I hate that fucking asshole......poor unsuspecting people actually fall for his shit!

There was another jackass pulling the same crummy routine, and sometime in the past 5 months he even joined the ARMY in order to promote "his" work. The fucker lasted all of two posts before I sent him and his acts of outright theft on his way. Best of all, I didn't even have to ban the turd, I simply humiliated him by calling him out for his shit.

Wish that worked more often.

[if6was9]

Everything about this single is stellar, the more and more I listen to it. One of the best things is how the song is all pretty much Dave... until the solo, then Eddie comes in and says, "Remember me?" He then promptly knocks your socks off.

Precisely! And he says the same in the outro, which is very moving and almost exactly the same as the intro to "You're No Good".

[ThatArtGuy]

The song has many layers. You don't get them all on one listen. That's one of the best things about it.

[ThatArtGuy]

Awww heck with it. Here's what I have. I apologize if the higher ups want it taken down.


Tattoo, tattoo

I got Elvis on my elbow.
When I flex, Elvis talks.
I got hula girls on the back of my leg.
And she hulas when I walk.

Speaking jelly bread
Screamin' electric green
Purple mountain's majesty
Really talk to me. Talk to me, babe.

Swap meet Sally
Tramp stamp tat
Mousewife to bombshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo.
Tattoo, tattoo

(Tattoo, tattoo)
Show me your dragon magic.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
So very autobiographic.

Best believe that needle won't hurt you.
Best to see these true colors, than to follow one of your false virtues.

Here's a secret to make you think:
Why is the crazy stuff we never say, poetry in ink?
Speaking little red,
Ex photo pink
Purple mountain's majesty
Show me you, I'll show you me.

Swap meet Sally
Tramp stamp tat
Mousewife to bombshell in the time it took to get that new tattoo.
Tattoo, tattoo.

(Tattoo, tattoo)
Sexy dragon magic.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
So very autobiographic.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Got a hold on me.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Put a spell on me.

(Solo)

Uncle Danny, had a coal tattoo
He fought for the unions
Some of us still do.
On my shoulder is the number
of the chapter he was in.
That number is forever
like the struggle here to win.

(Everybody!)
Swap meet Sally
Tramp stamp tat
Mousewife to bombshell in the time it takes to get that new tattoo.
Tattoo, tattoo.

(Tattoo, tattoo)
Sexy dragon magic.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
So very autobiographic.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Got a hold on me.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Put a spell on me.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
I'm in love with you.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
I'll show me, show me yours.
(Tattoo, tattoo)
Let me take a look at you.
(Tattoo, tattoo)

[kwame k]

There was another jackass pulling the same crummy routine, and sometime in the past 5 months he even joined the ARMY in order to promote "his" work. The fucker lasted all of two posts before I sent him and his acts of outright theft on his way. Best of all, I didn't even have to ban the turd, I simply humiliated him by calling him out for his shit.

Wish that worked more often.

I remember, bro!

How fucking hard is it to give credit to the rightful source and to have the balls to come here, of all places and think you'll fly under the fucking radar.

Play the vid to She's The Woman......our own WARF nailed what song it was in what? .5 seconds! From a mid 70's fucking demo!