Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
Fountains of Wayne
“Red Dragon Tattoo” was released in 1999 as the second single from Fountains of Wayne’s sophomore effort, Utopia Parkway.
The sad sack pining for an unobtainable woman (complete with some gentle, even affectionate, mockery of said man) is a regular fixture for the band, such as in “Leave the Biker”...
Monday gonna take a ride
On the N train down to Coney Island
With the money I saved
Gonna get me engraved
Drink down a lot of Basil Hayden
Get kicked out when I can't see straight and
What an island to be on
Under the neon
Red dragon tattoo
Is just about on me
I got it for you
So now do you want me
With nothing to prove
Will you be my honey
Oh yeah
In you I confide
Red dragon tattoo
I'm fit to be dyed
Am I fit to have you
I hear the man say "you want to see the others"
A mermaid and a heart that says mother
But I don't know from maritime
And I never did hard time
I brought a .38 Special CD collection
Some Bactine to prevent infection
And in case I get queasy
A photo of Easy
Rider
Red dragon tattoo
Is just about on me
I got it for you
So now do you want me
With nothing to prove
Will you be my honey
Oh yeah
In you I confide
Red dragon tattoo
I'm fit to be dyed
Am I fit to have you
Will you stop pretending I've never been born
Now I look a little more like that guy from KorN
If you came a little bit closer
You'd see it isn't painted on
Oh, no, no
Red dragon tattoo
Is just about on me
I got it for you
So now do you want me
With nothing to prove
Will you be my honey
Oh yeah
In you I confide
Red dragon tattoo
I'm fit to be dyed
Am I fit to have you
In you I confide
Red dragon tattoo
I'm fit to be dyed
Am I fit to have you
Red Dragon Tattoo was written by Chris Collingwood & Adam Schlesinger.
Red Dragon Tattoo was produced by Chris Collingwood & Adam Schlesinger.
Fountains of Wayne released Red Dragon Tattoo on Tue Apr 06 1999.
According to Chris Collingwood:
The original reference point for that song was ‘Silly Love Songs.’ But as it progressed, it started to sound more like Steve Miller.