ETC was mostly written around the turn of the millennium. Of all the songs in this collection, it’s probably the one where the influence of my all-time favorite singer/song writer, George Michael, shines through the most. A little jazzy…a little R&B…it hopefully makes listeners want to move their feet. Lyrically, ETC is loosely based on a real relationship—that obviously did not end well.

Although the song was written circa 2000, I didn’t get around to recording it until 2018. There were a couple of attempts in the intervening years, but it never quite came together. The version that appears as the second track on Love & Latte was when everything finally jelled.