West gained fame the world over during his long career as one of the most innovative and influential musicians in the history of rock music. He is most noted for his role as leader of the explosive hard rock trio, Mountain, which was named by VH-1 as one of the Top 100 Hard Rock Groups of all time. With Mountain, he climbed the heights of rock stardom on the strength of a unique, signature guitar sound and classic songs such as “Mississippi Queen”, “Never In My Life” and “Theme From An Imaginary Western”,and Nantucket Sleighride which are still staples of rock radio to this day. West earned the admiration of a long list of famous peers. During his career, he recorded or played with a litany of rock icons including Billy Joel, Van Halen, The Who, Mick Jagger and Jimi Hendrix, to name just a few. In fact, Eddie Van Halen, Michael Schenker and Richie Sambora have all cited West as an important influence on their own music.
West's bold, expressive and unique guitar style is really a mirror of his own personality. Spend a little time talking with this larger-than-life figure, and you’ll realize that he is as charismatic without a guitar in his hands as he is with one. Possessing a sharp sense of humor, he was at once gregarious and gruff while recounting stories from his legendary past. When discussing his music projects, he exuded an infectious enthusiasm and excitement. Such projects could take him outside his traditional roles of guitarist, singer and songwriter.
In 1986, he acted alongside Tom Hanks and Shelley Long in the hit comedy film, The Money Pit and has lent his distinctive voice to the popular animated series, Beast Wars Transformers which ran for three seasons on the WB network beginning in 1996 before going into syndication. He has also contributed the theme music to the new WB show, Mutant X.
West was a popular personality on the Howard Stern Radio Show and was Musical Director for the shock jock’s FOX series, as well as for the late comedian Sam Kinison. Most recently, he lent his production and songwriting skills to an album by Atlantic Records’ modern rock group, Clutch, and has just released his own instructional guitar DVD, Big Phat Ass Guitar.
Tequila
Leslie West Lyrics
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It was me Jack Daniels and my homey Jim Bean.
We were kinda blitzed and we were trying to behave Y'all
when in walked a soldier he was from the fuzzy naval.
We were fallin, stumblin, crawlin
her come da police, Captain Tom Collins,
and the rapper said freeze
he said "hands in the air and hand over your keys"
now here came Marguarita and her friend Shirley Temple.
I asked my friend 'bout Marguarita,
he said Shirley was a virgin an I wouldn't wanna meet her.
So I talked to Marguarita, cause yoh, she was flyer.
I took her to the coast cause I wanted to Screw Driver.
Now Im not one for a speech,
but there was plenty of Tequila and Sex On The Beach, Y'all.
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
Here we go again and Im not fussin,
see I'm a French Mexican but I can get with White Russians,
at the bar with a drink in my hand.
In walked Jose Cuervo what was marguaritas man.
I talked to the wise man cause, yoh he's distinguished.
His name was St. Ives and he spoke in old english.
He said "you'd better think fast,
cause Jose is kinda crazy and I heard he Shot Glass".
He gave me some advice and it went like this:
"catch the night train and head up to 'cisco"
I didn't wanna stick around,
I caught the 1:51 to New York, the Grey Hound.
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody's stylin'.
Was sippin Ice Teas on Long Island.
I blacked out and the party came to a halt,
cause I was drinking the Tequila with the lemon assault Y'all
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
I woke up in the morning and felt like a Zombie,
the Tequila Gold Label had bombed me.
You see I woke up late and wasn't feelin' so great,
And Mike said there's a Bicardi party startin' at eight.
Yo we walked in the party and started playin our games,
we played tops, fuzzy quarters, with Bartles & James.
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill,
because the Mickey Brothers took her up to strawberry hill.
They took her $1000 mink and she could barely think,
cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink.
Now the music came on and I rocked the instrumental.
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental.
A groupie is a girl that jocks,
She wore the def Black Velvet and drank Scotch on the Rocks.
We had a fake marriage, now here's to honeymoon,
Ya zone vagabond and the Blue Lagoon.
Now everybody take a word from the wise,
A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise.
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
Tequila
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Tequila
The song "Tequila" by Leslie West is a story about a night of drinking with his friends, including Jack Daniels and Jim Bean. They were trying to behave, but ended up meeting a soldier from the Fuzzy Naval who led them to drinks with Margarita and Shirley Temple. Leslie tried to hit on Margarita, but found out his friend's advice that Shirley Temple was a virgin. He still pursued Margarita, and they ended up enjoying Tequila and Sex on the Beach. Later, Leslie encountered Jose Cuervo, and was warned by St. Ives that Jose was dangerous. He decided to catch a night train away to avoid any trouble. The next morning, Leslie woke up regretting the Tequila and felt like a zombie. He went to a party, played games and drank more Tequila with Shirley Temple and groupie Mai Tai. Leslie married Mai Tai and celebrated with a bottle of Tequila Sunrise.
The song is an amusing story about the consequences of excessive drinking and the adventures that come with it. It demonstrates that alcohol consumption can lead to misjudgment and dangerous situations, but at the same time, it can also bring people together and create memorable experiences. Leslie West uses humor and a catchy tune to make light of the situation, but at the same time, he cautions that there can be dark sides to overindulging.
Line by Line Meaning
I was at the bar with my drinkin team,
Leslie West and his friends were drinking at a bar.
It was me Jack Daniels and my homey Jim Bean.
Leslie West was drinking Jack Daniels and Jim Bean with his friends.
We were kinda blitzed and we were trying to behave Y'all
Leslie West and his friends were drunk but trying to act properly.
when in walked a soldier he was from the fuzzy naval.
A soldier walked in and was from the Fuzzy Naval bar.
We were fallin, stumblin, crawlin
Leslie West and his friends were stumbling and crawling due to drunkenness.
her come da police, Captain Tom Collins,
The police, led by Captain Tom Collins, arrived.
and the rapper said freeze
The police ordered everyone to freeze.
he said "hands in the air and hand over your keys"
The police ordered everyone to put their hands up and hand over their keys.
now we did, and that was kinda simple,
Leslie West and his friends complied with the police's orders.
now here came Marguarita and her friend Shirley Temple.
Two women named Marguarita and Shirley Temple arrived at the bar.
I asked my friend 'bout Marguarita,
Leslie West asked his friend about Marguarita.
he said Shirley was a virgin an I wouldn't wanna meet her.
Leslie West's friend said that Shirley Temple was a virgin and not worth meeting.
So I talked to Marguarita, cause yoh, she was flyer.
Leslie West talked to Marguarita because he thought she was attractive.
I took her to the coast cause I wanted to Screw Driver.
Leslie West took Marguarita to the coast because he wanted to make a Screwdriver cocktail with her.
Now Im not one for a speech,
Leslie West didn't want to give a speech.
but there was plenty of Tequila and Sex On The Beach, Y'all.
There was a lot of tequila and Sex on the Beach cocktails available at the bar.
Here we go again and Im not fussin,
Leslie West didn't want to complain.
see I'm a French Mexican but I can get with White Russians,
Leslie West, a French Mexican, could enjoy White Russian cocktails.
at the bar with a drink in my hand.
Leslie West was still drinking at the bar.
In walked Jose Cuervo what was marguaritas man.
Jose Cuervo, Marguarita's partner, arrived at the bar.
I talked to the wise man cause, yoh he's distinguished.
Leslie West talked to an experienced man who was very wise.
His name was St. Ives and he spoke in old english.
The wise man's name was St. Ives and he spoke in archaic English.
He said "you'd better think fast,
St. Ives warned Leslie West to act quickly.
cause Jose is kinda crazy and I heard he Shot Glass".
Jose Cuervo was dangerous and liked to drink shots.
He gave me some advice and it went like this:
St. Ives gave Leslie West some advice.
"catch the night train and head up to 'cisco"
St. Ives advised Leslie West to catch the night train to San Francisco.
I didn't wanna stick around,
Leslie West didn't want to stay at the bar.
I caught the 1:51 to New York, the Grey Hound.
Leslie West took the Greyhound bus to New York City.
Now I'm at the Red Zone, everybody's stylin'.
Leslie West arrived at the Red Zone club where everyone was fashionable.
Was sippin Ice Teas on Long Island.
Leslie West was drinking Long Island Iced Teas at the club.
I blacked out and the party came to a halt,
Leslie West blacked out and the party stopped.
cause I was drinking the Tequila with the lemon assault Y'all
Leslie West was drinking tequila with lemon and it caused him to blackout.
I woke up in the morning and felt like a Zombie,
Leslie West woke up feeling very tired and unwell.
the Tequila Gold Label had bombed me.
Leslie West was drunk from drinking Tequila Gold Label.
You see I woke up late and wasn't feelin' so great,
Leslie West overslept and didn't feel well.
And Mike said there's a Bicardi party startin' at eight.
Mike told Leslie West about a Bacardi party starting at 8 pm.
Yo we walked in the party and started playin our games,
Leslie West and his friends arrived at the party and started playing games.
we played tops, fuzzy quarters, with Bartles & James.
Leslie West and his friends played various drinking games with the Bartles & James brand.
Here came Shirley Temple and they told me to chill,
Shirley Temple arrived at the party and Leslie West's friends told him to calm down.
because the Mickey Brothers took her up to strawberry hill.
The Mickey Brothers took Shirley Temple to a place called Strawberry Hill.
They took her $1000 mink and she could barely think,
The Mickey Brothers took Shirley Temple's expensive mink coat and she was too drunk to react.
cause the Tequila that she drank had her tickled pink.
Shirley Temple was drunk from drinking tequila and was laughing uncontrollably.
Now the music came on and I rocked the instrumental.
The music started and Leslie West enjoyed it.
There's a groupie named Mai Tai, a fly oriental.
There was a woman named Mai Tai at the party who was attractive and of Asian descent.
A groupie is a girl that jocks,
A groupie is a woman who is attracted to celebrities.
She wore the def Black Velvet and drank Scotch on the Rocks.
Mai Tai was wearing a stylish Black Velvet outfit and drinking Scotch on the Rocks.
We had a fake marriage, now here's to honeymoon,
Leslie West and Mai Tai pretended to get married and celebrated their honeymoon.
Ya zone vagabond and the Blue Lagoon.
Leslie West doesn't elaborate on what he means by 'zone vagabond' and 'Blue Lagoon'.
Now everybody take a word from the wise,
Leslie West advises everyone to listen to wise advice.
A girly and a bottle, Tequila Sunrise.
Leslie West is referring to the cocktail Tequila Sunrise, which is made with tequila and orange juice.
Tequila
Leslie West repeats the name of the song and the titular drink.
Te-Te-Te - Tequila
Leslie West repeats the call-and-response refrain of the song.
Tequila
Leslie West repeats the name of the song and the titular drink.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: RIO, CHUCK
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