Scatman John – The Invisible Man
R.I.P John Paul Larkin, (March 13, 1942 — December 3, 1999), better known as Scatman John, was a famous stuttering jazz musician who created a unique fusion of scat singing and techno, best known for his 1994 hit “Scatman (Ski Ba Bop Ba Dop Bop)”. As he liked to say, this was a process of “turning my biggest problem into my biggest asset.” He received 14 golds and 18 platinums for his albums and singles. He died of lung cancer at his home in Los Angeles, California at the age of 57.
In 1999 John was diagnosed with lung cancer and soon went into intensive treatment. He maintained a positive attitude throughout, declaring that “Whatever God wants is fine by me… I’ve had the very best life. I have tasted beauty.” He died in his Los Angeles home on December 3, 1999.
In a 1996 interview, he commented that “I hope that the kids, while they sing along to my songs or dance to it, feel that life is not that bad at all. Even for just a minute.”
This is the meaning of Scat.
Lyrics:
Im the invisible man,
Im the invisible man,
Incredible how you can,
See right through me,
When you hear a sound,
That you just cant place
Feel somethin move
That you just cant trace,
When something sits
On the end of your bed
Dont turn around
When you hear me tread.
Im the invisible man,
Im the invisible man
Incredible how you can
See right through me
Im the invisible man
Im the invisible man
Its criminal how I can
See right through you.
Now Im in your room
And Im in your bed
And Im in your life
And Im in your head
Like the cia
Or the fbi
Youll never get close
Never take me alive
Im the invisible man
Im the invisible man
Incredible how you can
See right through me
Im the invisible man
Im the invisible man
Its criminal how I can
See right through you,
Hah, hah, hah, hello,
Hah, hah, hah, hello,
Hah, hah, hah, hello-hello-hello-hello,
Never had a real good friend – not a boy or a girl
No-one knows what Ive been through – let my flag unfurl
So make my mark from the edge of the world,
From the edge of the world,
From the edge of the world,
Now Im on your track
And Im in your mind,
And Im on your back
But dont look behind
Im your meanest thought
Im your darkest fear
Put Ill never get caught
You cant shake me, shake me dear,
Im the invisible man,
Im the invisible man
Incredible how you can
See right through me
Im the invisible man
Im the invisible man
Its criminal how I can
See right through you
Look at me, look at me