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Human Zoo | ||||||||||||
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| Recording Artist: | Bret Michaels | ||||||||||||
| Writers: | Jim Vallance Bret Michaels |
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| Date Written: | August 1995, Vancouver Canada | ||||||||||||
| Albums: | A Letter From Death Row / Soundtrack CD | ||||||||||||
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| Audio: | |||||||||||||
Released version. |
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The
home-studio demo for "Human Zoo", recorded with Bret Michaels
in Vancouver, August 1995. Bret's on vocals, harmonica and guitar.
I'm playing bass, drums and slide guitar. |
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| Comments: |
A bona fide rock star, Bret knows everyone in Hollywood. Plus, he's a great story-teller (try to imagine "Kid Rock meets David Lee Roth"). It made for an entertaining week, to say the least. Unfortunately nothing immediately happened with the three songs we wrote, and I completely forgot about them for nearly ten years. Then, in June 2004 I heard about a film called "A Letter From Death Row" -- written, directed and starring Bret Michaels. Glancing at the credits, I noticed the soundtrack included a song titled "Human Zoo". Hmmm. I wondered if it might be similar to the "Human Zoo" song I'd written with Bret back in '95? A bit more research proved that the two songs were, in fact, one and the same (see the audio samples above). There was just one problem: Bret had neglected to credit me as a co-writer! My publisher contacted Bret's publisher and tried to have the error corrected, but Bret vehemently denied that I'd had any involvement in the song! I considered pursuing the matter further, but then I heard that the "Death Row Soundtrack" CD only sold 2,000 copies. In other words, my share of the royalties (if I could get Bret to pay up) wouldn't buy a tank of gas for my car. |
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| Lyrics: | Well
you just step right up, you sexy thing Tell me what's been goin' on in that funky little brain Come dance with the devil You want it when it's gonna cost you 'Cause nothing comes for free When you're living in a human zoo Dance sista dance through the human zoo You're such a mess now, girl Look what they done to you... In the human zoo Look what they've done to you All love lost, in a fit of rage Sell your soul for revenge and seal your fate Welcome to the nightmare I've been expecting you Say anything you like, baby Just don't let me hear your point of view Dance sista dance through the human zoo Dance sista dance through the human zoo You're such a mess now, girl Look what they done to you... In the human zoo Look what they done to you Look what, look what they done, baby They made a mess of you Hanoi rocks and Saigon rolls Just drop the bomb then watch it explode Sign of the times read "too young to vote" But old enough to die for you We got the medication you need Just don't let us hear your point of view Dance sista dance through the human zoo Dance sista dance through the human zoo |
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