Tattoo (Pete Townshend, from The Who Sell Out)

An unabashed cover, hence the venue. I’ve loved this song for over half a century; the whole album is incredible, I think their best. A coming-of-age song I heard well before I had come of age, but I never did get that tattoo.

Emvoice sings, with support from EastWest. Generative drummer by Logic. Built with Band-in-a-Box and Logic.

RealTracks:
~~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120
2334:String Quartet, Rhythm PopChamber Ev 085

Me and my brother were talking to each other

About what makes a man a man

Was it brain or brawn or the month you were born
?
We just didn't understand



Our old man didn't like our appearance

He said that only women wear long hair



So me and my brother borrowed money from Mother

We knew what we had to do

We went downstairs past the barber and gymnasium

And got our arms tattooed



Welcome to my life, tattoo
!
I'm a man now thanks to you

I expect I'll regret you

But the skin graft man won't get you

You'll be there when I die, tattoo



My dad beat me 'cause mine said "Mother”

But my mother naturally liked it and beat my brother

'Cause his tattoo was of a lady in the nude

And my mother thought that was extremely rude



Now I'm older, I'm tattooed all over

My wife is tattooed too

A rooty toot tooty tooty toot toot
And a rooty tooty tattoo, too, to you!

Last edited by Mark Hayes; 02/05/22 08:08 PM.