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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 (1998, Poor Boy Records) Freedom of Sound, Vol. 1: A Collection of Songs, Past & Present (2006, Poor Boy Records) |
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Released version. |
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| Audio-2: | |||||||||||||
Bret Micahels: vocals, harmonica, guitar Jim Vallance: bass, slide guitar, midi drums This is the home-studio demo for "Human Zoo", recorded with Bret Michaels in Vancouver, August 1995. |
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| Comments: |
A bona fide rock star, Bret knows everyone in Hollywood. Plus, he's a great story-teller (imagine "Kid Rock meets David Lee Roth"). It made for an entertaining week, to say the least. 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 the same "Human Zoo" I'd written with Bret back in 1995? A bit more research proved that the two songs were, in fact, 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 in an attempt 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 discovered that the "Death Row Soundtrack" album had 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, let alone cover the cost of a lawyer. I put the issue behind me, but a year later I received an email from a fellow who'd read the "Human Zoo" story on my website. Did I know, he asked, that I was listed as a co-writer in credits at the end of the "Death Row" film? No, I didn't! In other words, during post-production for the film Bret must have submitted my name to the film's graphics designer! With the new evidence in hand my publisher contacted Bret's publisher one more time, and apparently my co-writing credit has since been reinstated (?). |
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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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