Current and Former Members include: Pat Fish aka The Butcher (founder), Max Eider (founder), Steve Valentine, Owen Jones, Curtis E. Johnson, Pat Beirne, Gabriel Turner, Dooj Wilkinson, Dave Henderson, Paul Mulreany, Richard Formby, Alex Green, Alex Lee, David J, Graham Fudger aka Felix Fudger, Julian Poole, Kevin Haskins, Kizzy O'Callaghan, Laurence O'Keefe, Nick Burson, Rolo McGinty, Colin, Sonic Boom, Alice Thompson, Peter Astor, Peter Crouch, Rodney Allen, and Joe Allen.
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Zombie Love
The Jazz Butcher Lyrics
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Give me your zombie love
Give it to me now
My neighbours say that I'm strange
My neighbours say I'm a weirdo
But my baby come 'round 'bout midnight
And there's a tapping at my window
Baby's been underground
My baby's been underground
My baby's been down under the ground
And now she give me zombie love
Oh give me give me zombie love
Zombie zombie zombie zombie love (x4)
Give it to me now
Have you seen my baby raise her sleepy head?
Have you seen my baby, she's rising
Oh she's rising from the dead
Give me your zombie love
Oh I don't care about those long-range microphones and the camera
Give me your zombie love
I don't care about the next door neighbour's German shepard dog
I'll be your dog
I'll be your dog
Oh I'll be your dog
Oh now baby, baby, I'll be your dog
I said "heel!"
Zombie zombie zombie zombie love (x4)
The Jazz Butcher's song "Zombie Love" is about a man who is in love with a zombie. The song is open to interpretation, but it is clear that the man's neighbors believe him to be strange and a weirdo because of his love for the undead. Nonetheless, the man's zombie girlfriend comes around to visit him at midnight and taps on his window to get his attention. She has come up from underground, and now she gives him zombie love.
The chorus of the song is repetitive, and it emphasizes the desire for zombie love. The man singing the song does not care about other people's opinions, the long-range microphones and cameras that may be watching, or even the next door neighbor's dog. This is all to say that the man is fully committed to his love for the zombie and is willing to be anything she wants him to be, even her dog. The final line of the song, "heel," suggests that the man is willingly submissive to his lover, ready to do whatever she commands.
The song can be seen as a commentary on society's need for conformity, as the man is shamed for being different and loving something that others might find repulsive. The Jazz Butcher's "Zombie Love" can also be interpreted as a darker love story, examining how deeply we can love something that may not be well-accepted by others. Overall, the song is a unique take on the traditional love song.
Line by Line Meaning
Give me your zombie love
Asking for love that is lifeless and without emotion
Give it to me now
Wants it right away, urgently
My neighbours say that I'm strange
People around him think he is peculiar
My neighbours say I'm a weirdo
Neighbors think he is odd
But my baby come 'round 'bout midnight
A girl arrives at his place at midnight
And there's a tapping at my window
There is a knocking sound he hears on his window
And her eyes are black and her face is white
Her eyes are dark, and her face is pale, indicating she is a zombie
Baby's been underground
His girlfriend has been lying in the grave
My baby's been underground
His girlfriend has been dead for some time
My baby's been down under the ground
His girlfriend has been buried underground
And now she give me zombie love
She is loving him without any emotions
Oh give me give me zombie love
Asking again for love without any emotions
Have you seen my baby raise her sleepy head?
Asking if someone has seen his undead girlfriend wake up from her sleep
Have you seen my baby, she's rising
Confirming that his girlfriend is rising from the dead
I don't care about those long-range microphones and the camera
Does not worry about getting caught on the camera or microphone
I don't care about the next door neighbour's German shepard dog
He doesn't care if his neighbor's dog barks on him
I'll be your dog
Will do anything for his undead girlfriend
Oh I'll be your dog
Reiterating that he will do anything for his girlfriend
Oh now baby, baby, I'll be your dog
Assuring his girlfriend that he will be her devoted partner
I said "heel!"
A command given to a dog to make it sit, stand or return to its owner
Zombie zombie zombie zombie love (x4)
Repeating the desire for zombie love
Contributed by Alexandra O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.