"It's not about me and Danielle," he says. When he showcased the songs from the sixth John Butler Trio record Flesh and Blood during concerts late last year, the frontman explained to his fans these were not songs ripped from the chapters of his own life.īutler did so jokingly, lightly but it seemed a necessary disclaimer from an artist whose fans will pour over every lyric and nuance of his work. The first song tells the tragic tale of its protagonist finding his wife in bed with another man the second captures the toll of a relationship filled with drama. It is also interspersed with footage of Butler on his skateboard.Devil Woman is not about John Butler's wife. The music video for Zebra features Butler and the band recording the song in a studio which seems like a small, worn out back shed. The lyric pattern of "I could be da da, I could be da da" originated from Butler scat singing the riff to his baby daughter, while the opposites in each line of the lyrics led Nicky Bomba to the idea of a zebra asking itself if it was white with black stripes or black with white stripes, from which the song's title is derived. Zebra is exceptionally known for its catchy refrain and lyrics which are entirely about opposites, for example "I can be alive, man, or be the walking dead" or "I can be black or I can be white".Īccording to John Butler, the song began as a riff that he had stuck in his head for several years, but had difficulty recalling when he had a guitar.
Featuring the Sunrise lineup of John Butler on guitar/vocals, Shannon Birchall on double bass and Nicky Bomba on drums/percussion, it blends the genres of folk, funk, rock, and a bit of blues.
" Zebra" is the first single released from the John Butler Trio's album Sunrise Over Sea.
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