Lisa Herrman: vox
Derek DiFilippo: bass
SB: guitars, drum tracks, vox
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This began as a throw-away song that came from a guitar part (A-Eb-C, all major) that was born during a ‘jam session’ I did (in 1998?) with Bill Rieflin and Paul Barker in Soundgarden’s old rehearsal studio on Aurora. The part was a bit too quirky to be of interest to the Ministry rhythm section, but it stuck with me even though it did not find its voice in that context.
Then, one evening just after a long SBBS recording session, I played it for Derek, who happened to be holding a bass at the time. And right then and there, this song was born. The real inspiration for the title and lyrical theme came from Derek’s ‘funny’ bass lines… Right then and there, we recorded our two parts (acoustic guitar and bass) live to a click, and the song (lyrics/form) was born later that evening after Derek hit the road.
There are so many cliché Secret Agent songs, but I wanted to do a slight twist with this and imagine how the job must seem from a ‘benefits’ and ‘career-decision’ point of view. It’s almost a sales pitch for the job.
There is also a fun video made from a number of wild stills, but I can’t legally post it here without paying thousands of dollars to the image copyright owner. I can show it to you on my Windows Media Center machine however if you come over…