I WANT YOU SEXUALLY

Hear the song here:

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THE STORY OF "I WANT YOU SEXUALLY"

Recorded in 1986 at Normandy Sound Studio, Warren, Rhode Island


This is an interesting story. The Count band with Brian Bradley (of THE UNAFRAID) and
bassist Carolyn Casey was practicing an unreleased Rolling Stones tune "Blood Red Wine" as well as a unique pop tune entitled "I Love That Feeling". Mr. Miller wasn't fond of "I Love That Feeling" as it changed melodies a la "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" or "A Day In The Life" - to this day I still feel strongly about the tune (and recorded it in 1988 for my "Secret Things" lp).

Phil Greene of the band Swallow (Warner Bros.)
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built Normandy Sound and had succcess with Beaver Brown and some New Kids On The Block stuff (that came, of course, after this recording) approached me at Bunratty's one night and offered us 9 hours of free recording time to allow him and Jimmy Miller to do some work together. I brought Joe Pet of The Joe Perry Project down to the studio and he brought his electronic drum kit. Well, he and Phil Greene started trading drum sounds and they spent a good hour sending signals back and forth. Greene had developed his favorite sample, "Janet's Beaver" which was the hit from "Nasty" by Janet Jackson mixed with a Normandy "sound" from the Beaver Brown drum kit. It is a killer sound and you hear it on "I Want You Sexually".
You hear it on a lot of Normandy product from that 1986 era. Phil had the sample on 1/2 " 30 IPS tape and the tape was wearing out he used the sample so much!

Jimmy Miller came over to me and said "Let them have their fun, I know it is taking up studio time, but it will be worth it - they'll give you their best." I knew Miller was right - and also knew my band was getting frustrated - but I sat in the corner of the studio with my guitar writing the descending lick that formed the song. A month or so before I had a bit of a time with the individual I was "seeing" who happened to be married (next four paragraphs deleted on advice of counsel)


Another Post Script:
When Jimmy Miller & I were producing the Buddy Guy tapes I was going to The Lone Star in New York City. Aziz Goksel of Atlantic Records was walking into the club with a beautiful blonde woman. He had heard the song and said to the woman "Joe Vig writes the best lyrics in America!" The really humorous thing is that the "husband" of the guy I was dating lived NEXT DOOR TO THE LONE STAR! (a couple of apartments down anyway!!!) in NY To get my revenge I asked the husband to come with us to the club. He really wanted to but had to get to sleep early for work or something! Little did he know what I had planned!

Anyway, I still talk to the husband! but not the person in question!
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Back to the song:

So I wrote the song in the corner of the room and Jimmy Miller came over and LOVED IT immediately. Catchy and funny and so we abandoned the other two songs and worked on this.
Carolyn and Brian were rather dumbfounded that we put so much time into the Jagger/Richards gem "Blood Red Wine" as well as "I Love That Feeling" but we were definitely on to something. We did 3 takes and after listening Miller said "I know which take I want".
I replied "I know what take you want, I want it too!". The band said in unison "Take 3!" because it was done to perfection but Miller said "No. Take 1."

Take 1 had the natural mistakes that occur when just teaching a band a song in studio, but Miller said "Look, the drums are fine, we can punch in the bass and guitar, but this take has the groove." And the groove-master, legendary producer Jimmy Miller was right. This take has the "Miller Magic" and here it is for you to hear again!

(C)2005 Joe Viglione from FEVER IN THE FUNK HOUSE: The Life Story of Rolling Stones' Producer Jimmy Miller


I WANT YOU SEXUALLY
Words & Music by Joe Viglione
(C) 1986 Var Music Publishing, BMI

Look at that, man, real slut material over there...
think I'll go over and say Hi...

Now don't expect/letters of love
you met the one that I'm dreaming of
You can't expect a lifetime when we just met
this might be as close as you're ever gonna get

you stare and ask me what's my sign I said
SHUT UP and put your mouth against mine
I want to rip all your clothes to the floor
we're going to get it on, nothing more for
...I don't want you emotionally
...I don't need you spiritually
...I don't want you affectionately
I just want you ....S E X U A L L Y

Can we talk, I'm going to buy you a beer
this is the first time I've ever seen you here
I don't know you, I just like the way you look
tomorrow I toss you like a half read book 'cause

...I don't want you emotionally
...I don't want you romantically
...I certainly don't want you affectionately
...I'm going to have you - sexually

You stare & ask me what's my sign I said
SHUT UP and put your mouth against mine
you won't be the only one
but you're good looking so call me, My number's YELL FUN

I don't want you romantically
I don't need you affectionately
I don't want you spiritually
I just want you - sexually

(last line in the song deleted on advice of counsel)


BMI Song #692496 (how cosmic, Jimmy Miller used to say "69 for 2" if a phone number was 692 )

I WANT YOU SEXUALLY (Legal Title) BMI Work #692496

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