Plaid may refer to:
Tartan is a pattern consisting of criss-crossed horizontal and vertical bands in multiple colours. Tartans originated in woven wool, but now they are made in many other materials. Tartan is particularly associated with Scotland. Scottish kilts almost always have tartan patterns. Tartan is often called plaid in North America, but in Scotland, a plaid is a tartan cloth slung over the shoulder as a kilt accessory, or a plain ordinary blanket such as one would have on a bed.
Tartan is made with alternating bands of coloured (pre-dyed) threads woven as both warp and weft at right angles to each other. The weft is woven in a simple twill, two over — two under the warp, advancing one thread at each pass. This forms visible diagonal lines where different colours cross, which give the appearance of new colours blended from the original ones. The resulting blocks of colour repeat vertically and horizontally in a distinctive pattern of squares and lines known as a sett.
The Dress Act of 1746 attempted to bring the warrior clans under government control by banning the tartan and other aspects of Gaelic culture. When the law was repealed in 1782, it was no longer ordinary Highland dress, but was adopted instead as the symbolic national dress of Scotland.
Plaid is the second studio album by guitarist Blues Saraceno, released on February 28, 1992 through Guitar Recordings.
All songs written and composed by Blues Saraceno, except where noted.
I don't wanna be, rescued from nothing,
Sometimes nothing, is what i want to be,
And I'm just not scared, to be stuck in some nowhere,
Sometimes nowhere, is where i want to be,
(Chorus)
But when the sun starts going down,
And there's no one hangin' round,
And there's nothing on TV,
Don't leave me lonely...that's not where i wanna be,
Don't leave me lonely...i wish that you could see,
I don't wanna be lonely...its not the place for me,
I like to drink alone, and hate that fucking phone,
One more phone call, just might drive me to drink,
I'm married on the internet, to some chick i haven't met,
How come bitching, costs me a connection fee,
(Chorus)
But when the sun starts going down,
And there's no one hangin' round,
And family guy is a repeat,
Don't leave me lonely...that's not where i wanna be,
Don't leave me lonely...i wish that you could see,
I don't wanna be lonely...its not the place for me,
(Musical interlude)
Sometimes i feel such pain, that might drive you insane,
But my pain, is just a part of me,
I make a good living, playing this 6 string thing,
Sometimes living, is just to hard for me,
(Chorus)
But when the sun starts going down,
And there's no one hangin' round,
And its cold under the sheets,
Don't leave me lonely...thats not where i wanna be,
Don't leave me lonely...i wish that you could see,