For My Sunday Song #397, we are on to a song by Ratt. Mike picked the Japanese bonus track for the song “Scatter” off the band’s comeback album from 2010, ‘Infestation’. Nothing better than a Ratt Infestation!! The song was written by Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy like they do most of the on this album. It wasn’t much of a comeback album as it was the last album they have released so far. An amazingly good album, that saw the band turn in to mess with each other suing this one and that one. It is awful..but I’m off track. Back to the song.

I didn’t really find anything about the meaning of the song so I’m interpreting it my own way. The song makes the woman out to be thief, but I don’t think she’s a criminal. I think she’s a thief of the heart. Every time she gets to close to a guy, she runs, she…well…she scatters. She leaves the guy broken hearted as she stole his heart. Tell me what you think?

The song is a pure Ratt Rocker! You have Warren’s nasty guitar riffs and he is all over this thing and even on backing vocals along with Carlos Cavazo. Stephen’s vocals still have that grit, but at this point in time, it seems to have aged well as he still sounded like Stephen of earlier Ratt. And well, Bobby Blotzer and Robbie Crane keep the beat going effortlessly. This is a scorcher of an song, and the guitar is king on this one. This to me is actually one of the cooler songs on the album and it should’ve been on the U.S. pressing.

Mike’s review of the song when he review the album was as follows: “Their Japanese bonus track is a cool slow groove rocker called “Scatter”, with a great memorable chorus. This is the best song to me.”

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. Should it have made the final track list of the album? I think all of their songs should be on the album. Now, I want to thank Mike for picking these tracks and you should go check out his website – Mike Ladano and his YouTube page for Grab A Stack A Rock. You will enjoy it all!! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a Happy Sunday!

“Scatter”

She was high in a New York skyscraper the other day
Lookin’ out like a thief in the night just to get away
You’re undercover, kill your lover
You couldn’t stand it for another day
Your cold disguise, you realize I’m gonna make you pay

Scatter
Like a thief that’s runnin’ through the night
Scatter
From the hound dog lookin’ for the blood line
Scatter
Light the fuse, you’re runnin’ from the dynamite
Scatter

You try to hide all your feelings inside no matter what you say
I saw the signs but didn’t realize you went the other way
So stop your lyin’, start realizin’
I always thought that it was you that should make the change
You gave your life of crime a chance but didn’t get away

Scatter
Like a thief that’s runnin’ through the night
Scatter
From the hound dog lookin’ for the blood line
Scatter
Light the fuse, you’re runnin’ from the dynamite
Scatter

Heat of the moment
In the heat of the moment

Scatter
Like a thief that’s runnin’ through the night
Scatter
From the hound dog lookin’ for the blood line
Scatter
Light the fuse, you’re runnin’ from the dynamite
Scatter

Scatter
Like a thief that’s runnin’ through the night
Scatter
Like a hound dog lookin’ for the blood line
Scatter
Light the fuse, you’re runnin’ through the dynamite
Scatter

Written by Warren DeMartini and Stephen Pearcy