Sex (Everybody ‘s Talkin’ ’bout)
1.Sex (Everybody ‘s Talkin’ ’bout)
[verse]
What can I do it’s everywhere I turn on t.v.
What do you when it occupies your mind
They tell you to do preachers crying for what should be
Listen do you do hypocracy makes me want to unwind
[verse]
We give ’em power to regulate the sex in our lives
They got a tower to crush the pornographic disease
I’ve got a shower to take care of what comes in our eyes
But watch us cower when we want to speak freely
[chorus]
Everybody’s listenin’ to SEX (on Howard Stern) (hear no evil)
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout SEX (on Donahue) (speak no evil)
[verse]
Such a fine line there’s a diference between yours and mine
But it’s my dime when it’s paid it’ll fill my head
And if the right kind preachers blessing for what comes in nine
But due to wrong time makes me wish for dead
[chorus]
Everybody’s listenin’ to SEX (on Howard Stern) (hear no evil)
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout SEX (on Donahue) (speak no evil)
Everybody’s blinded by SEX (on the billboard) (see no evil)
[bridge]
Take a look around and if you don’t like what you see
Then turn off the t.v.
Take a listen to the world around you don’t offend so easily
Lose the radio Lose the misery
[chorus]
Everybody’s listenin’ to SEX (on Howard Stern) (hear no evil)
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout SEX (on Donahue) (speak no evil)
[chorus]
Everybody’s listenin’ to SEX (on Howard Stern) (hear no evil)
Everybody’s talkin’ ’bout SEX (on Donahue) (speak no evil)
Everybody’s blinded by SEX (on the billboard) (see no evil)
Song Length: 5:16
Writer: Jody Whitesides IPI/CAE 00196306650
Publisher: Too Much Music IPI/CAE 00456952518
Admin Publisher (Outside U.S.): Bluewater Music
Jody Whitesides: Vocals, Guitars
Jeff Scott Soto: Backing Vocals
Andy Miller: Drums, Backing Vocals
T.B. Player: Bass
Recording Info:
Cover Art: Jody Whitesides
Recording Engineer: Jody Whitesides
Mixing Engineer: Jody Whitesides
Mastering Engineer 2025: Jody Whitesides
Mastering Engineer 1998: Brian Fedirko of One on One
Vocal Engineer: Jody Whitesides
Producer: Jody Whitesides
El Padden Studio: All the guitars, bass and vocals were recorded here. The guitar room happened to be a small den room in the house Jeff and I were living in. The control room was a converted garage.
Blue Forrest Studio: The drums were recorded here.
Format: ADAT, the original black ones.
Console: Mackie 32 x 8 with the Mackie AutoMix system on a Mac. (for 1998 release).
Tracking Monitors: KRK.
2025:
Remixed at: Snow Park Studio in Park City UT
Mixed in LUNA
Mastered in LUNA
Guitar(s): Fender Guitar: my first guitar, the only original thing is the body. Everything else has been replaced or modified. Think of the Van Halen Frankenstein guitar only this one has a Desert landscape for a paint job. Had a DiMarzio at the time the PAF pro. Standard bridge, one Humbucker. Strung with Dean Markley Blue Steels medium gauge.
Don Grosh Electric Nylon: This is a Strat style nylon string electric. Strung with Pro Arte extra hard tension strings. I used this on a few little licks in the song. I also used it running through the TriAxis with distortion. The character of this guitar distorted is extremely unique and sounds like no other type of guitar.
Bass(s): Honer V: This is the bass that was used on this song. A 5 string bass that was relatively quite cheap but records very very well. At the time of this recording it was strung with GHS Boomers as I couldn’t afford the Blue Steels at the time.
The Amp Setup: The bass was recorded direct. Unfortunately you live and learn.
Drums: The Drum Setup:
Tama – The exact model is something I don’t know. But Andy played the shit out of them and it was his kit
Cymbals – Combination of Zilidian, and Sabian. Two of the crashes where borrowed from Jamie Borger from Talisman. Andy ended up beating the shit out of them too
Snare – this snare was borrowed from Jack White. Not the guy from the White Stripes, but the original drummer for Rick Springfield. Jack let us borrow a couple of great snares
Remo drum heads – I bought them for Andy. I wanted to have fresh heads and the drum guy from Guitar Center and Andy both recommended that these were the ones to use
Mics: Sennheisers for drum overheads & hihats
Sure SM57’s on snare and toms
Mic Pres: API
Vocal: All vocals in this were recorded using a GrooveTubes MD1a.
Song Story:
I’m very observant of how advertisers use certain methods to sell products. The most pervasive of methods is using sex and sex appeal. Do I mind? Fuck no. In fact I love sex. However I find it really odd how puritanical America was at the time I wrote this, and the fact that it’s even worse now.
I loved listening to Howard Stern’s show. I think he had some pure genius and I found him funny, not offensive at all. He used to get slammed a lot, but today with the FCC and our current Presidency cracking down and attempting to rule us with FEAR and the BIBLE is just plain stupid. I even had a fan attempt to tell me that I shouldn’t be allowed to hear Stern because it wasn’t good for their kids! I can’t fathom how people can’t use their brains and turn off a TV or a Radio, or at the very least change the station to some station that suits their taste.
This ties in well to I Don’t Blame. I wish people would just take responsibility for what they see and hear and not force others to limit what they can see and hear. With that said: LONG LIVE FREE SPEECH AND SEX!
The guitar solo was one of my first tributes to Joe Satriani. I used the so-called “allagator” technique. At least that’s what I think it’s called. Where you slide up a string while you use the whammy bar to lower the pitch down in an attempt to keep the pitch the same as you go up then you release the bar and whoop, up the pitch goes.
Factoids:
1. Overlapping vocals in the chorus have different lyrics.
2. My main guitar riff in the verse was possibly stolen by Filter in their song Take A Picture. They were recording in the same studio my album was being mastered in, by the same crew.
You tend to use what you can get your hands on. This was a huge learning experience for myself and for Andy as well. However since I spent the most time at the board doing this stuff I learned what I did and did not like about the gear. First off, I hate ADAT. Not because its digital, but because it was a pain in the ass at a later date. It turns out that ADATs have real shitty converters and you lose all the “Air” of the recording, everything above 15khz. I originally over-compensated by mixing the CD with way too much high-end EQ.
The album was subsequently dumped into Logic Audio some years ago. I have re-mixed the album from the original tracks. I was able to create a better drum mix and redo the high end. Melodyne became my one of my best friends in the re-mix process for Andy’s Vocals. The result is the new version that is now available on streaming sites and there’s a deluxe digital package on my site. The original pressing of the album may become a collectors item as I’m not planning on ever re-pressing it.
Copyright: 1997/06/15
ISRC: USONR0301002
ISRC: USONR2400622
ISRC: USONR2400602
ISWC: T0709688174
SESAC Song ID: 594728
Harry Fox ID: X8271E
Harry Fox Publisher ID: P8938Q
UPC: 654433000122
UPC: 764656462956
UPC: 764656462932