The song is about the famous French liqueur Chartreuse the band discovered (and loved) in their dressing room in 2011 during the Musilac Music Festival in Aix-les-Bains, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Chartreuse
You got the color that turns me loose
Chartreuse
That color just turns me loose
Better than Magenta
Better than Fuse
You got a shade that gets rid of the blues
Chartreuse
Don't you know I like big Caboose
Chartreuse
You know I like that big Caboose
Its sure sweet
Lights my fuse
Its sure sweet
Lights my fuse
[Guitar Solo]
Chartreuse
That color just turns me loose
Chartreuse
You got the color that turns me loose
You got the blues baby
I got the juice
You got the blues baby
I got the juice
[Outro Solo]
Chartreuse was written by Billy F. Gibbons & Dusty Hill & Frank Beard & Gary Moon.
Chartreuse was produced by Joe Hardy & Billy F. Gibbons & Rick Rubin.
ZZ Top released Chartreuse on Mon Sep 10 2012.