This is me in Tom Waits mode singing a song meant for a woman to sing, so it has a kinda surreal vibe. Everyone seems to like this one.

 I Wanna Look Good For My Man
Words and music by Jon Colton Barry


I wanna look good for my man
In a string of black pearls from Japan
With the help of Saint Lucia 
And just a little Santeria
Powder, rouge, and perfumed oils
I’ll win the war but he’ll get the spoils

Now, Sarah, she dares me to wear 
That red dress from the Mexican fair
He’ll be here any minute
He ain’t never seen me in it
I’ll tell my man to pull up a chair
You know, use a little savoir-faire

My man is so sweet and handsome 
And he’s never late
Set my watch by the clang of the wrought iron gate
I wanna leap from his cake and eat it too
Oh, baby, do onto others as you’d have them do onto you

I swear I have no master plan
I just wanna look good for my man

So wag your finger at me from above
Say a girl shouldn’t have to work so hard for the man that she love
But I say where have you been?
It’s all the horror and sin
In this ugly world that makes a girl cry
Not how she sparkles in her lover man’s eye
But it looks like you will never understand
Until I start to look good to your man

I wanna look good for my man

Ain’t nothin’ wrong with that…


Copyright 2012 Coal Town Music, BMI

I Wanna Look Good For My Man

Jon Colton Barry is a songwriter, musician, as well as a writer for television, film and stage. He is the son of Rock and Roll hall of Fame songwriting legend Jeff Barry ("Be My Baby," "Chapel of Love," Da Doo Ron Ron," "The Jefferson's Theme Song," "Sugar Sugar," etc. etc.) and has been a professional musician/singer/songwriter fronting bands such as Mrs. Malone, Thorny and Jon Colton & His Enemies since 1990. 

Jon's an Emmy nominated writer, having written episodes and songs for Disney's #1 animated hit show "Phineas and Ferb," including the top rated TV cable movie of 2011, "Phineas and Ferb: Across The Second Dimension," as well as the shelved "Phineas" feature film script. 

Jon next revamped and wrote a new animated "Scooby Doo" series for Warner Brothers, and served as story editor. He's also created, written and produced live-action series, such as "Revolver" with long time friend and creative collaborator, Jason Richman, for Fox 21 Studios.

Jon is currently creating several new television, music and film projects.

This is a space for various rough songs, "Phineas and Ferb" demos, and other oddities that I feel like throwing in there for fun. Feedback is welcome!