Herman Brood’s Tattoos and “Tattoo Song”

Hermanus “Herman” Brood was a Dutch musician and painter from Zwolle, Netherlands. Brood achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s. His fans called him “the greatest and only Dutch rock ‘n’ roll star”. His lifestyle – “sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll”. Brood released hits like “Saturday Night”, “Als Je Wint”, “My Way”. He also recorded a “Tattoo song”.

Because of failure of his drug rehabilitation program and having serious medical problems, Brood committed suicide on 11 July 2001 by jumping from the roof of the Amsterdam Hilton. His last note was “Party on. I’ll be seeing you.”

Furthermore Brood has a lot of cool tattoos on his arms. Some of them are “Dr Pepper” tattoo and Beavis tattoo from the “Beavis and Butt-Head” MTV cartoon.

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Herman Brood and Nance in 1996 #hermanbrood #nance #williamrutten #wildromance

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And here are the video and the lyrics of his Tattoo Song.

Beauty today is only skin deep
temptation is strong
& the job ain’t cheap
I’ve seen the spike
up & down my arm
sailor’s graves & tattooed snakes
& broken hearts
workin’ like a charm

skinpoppin’ skyboppin’
baby let the needle burn
skydivin’ mainlinin’
it’s the point of no return

get y’rself a tattoo
don’t think twice
you show it off in the disco, at school
around the corner, ain’t no lie
goin’ down the road
with a pistol in my hand
Johnny Tattoo is lookin’ for you

(Refrain)

You never ever gonna regret
you’ve got a tattoo
(what y’re gonna tell her)
You tell y’r baby: I did it for you

Got it under my skin
for the rest of my life
I don’t mind, I show it off
around the neighbourhood
ain’t no lie
I’ve seen the spike
up & down my arm
sailor’s graves & tattooed snakes
& broken hearts
workin’ like a charm

(Refrain)
Hey honey don’t tell y’r mama
keep her out of the blue
(what y’re gonna tell her)
You tell y’r ma: I did it for you

(Refrain)
Y’r lover will discover some day
You’ve got a tattoo
(what y’re gonna tell her)
You just tell her: honey, I did it for you