Words and music by Brian Ray & Oliver Leiber

Drums :Pete Thomas
Bass: Davey Faragher
Wild Wurlitzer keyboards: Adam Macdougal
Guitars, lead vocal, marching drums, harmony vocals: Brian Ray
Backing vocals: Scott Shriner

This one changed so much during the recording. I wrote it to be a fast 4/4 straight time rocker but when we went in to record it, it wasn’t coming together as I had heard it in my head. The drummer, Pete Thomas was starting to ‘swing’ the feel, so Davey Farager [both from Elvis C’s “Imposters”] said.. let’s try it like THIS… he played a swingy “English Shuffle” rhythm and Pete joined in.. Then Adam [MacDougal of the Black Crows] started making these crazy noises with his old Wurlitzer, plugged into guitar effects ‘stomp boxes’ and my ol’ 1957 Gibson GA40 amp. I joined in on my Gibson SG and Divided by Thirteen amp… after one practice take, we HAD IT!

Joe Zook got some great sounds at El Dorado Studios [where I did the tracks for Mondo Magneto as well] and then I took the track home to do more guitars and vocals.. Scott Shriner [Weezer] did the chorus background vocals and I did the lead and verse harmonies.

After I took the drive to Bad Manors -my studio- I had a crazy idea… to split the song right in the middle after the second chorus and insert a wild marching band..That’s right… a marching band… don’t ask why.. So I did. But instead of Tubas, Trombones saxes and Trumpets.. I decided to do more guitars in their place.. lots more guitars. Maybe 40 or more.. I used every guitar I had there on this. My 1965 ‘Gray Fox’ Epiphone Casino was a big favorite, along with my prized ‘58 Gibson Les Paul TV Model. It’s a total tantrum of guitars leading into a gut punch of a solo before the last chorus and 60’s style outro.

I only hope there will be some heavy breathing when it all hits you!

Crank it.