In this song, the singer is longing for the girl of his dreams, but he is afraid to make the first move for fear of losing her. Early on, Santana was a blues band, and that sound comes through hear. It has a similar feel to their version of "Black Magic Woman," which appears on their previous album, Abraxas.
"Taboo" was pieced together from three different takes. The intro and ending were done at the same time, and the middle section was done last. There is a very rough edit at the end of Santana's final guitar solo, and drummer Mike Shrieve botches his drum part in the intro.
This was written by Santana keyboard player Gregg Rolie and percussionist José "Chepito" Areas. Rolie sang lead.
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