Soused herring is raw herring soaked in a mild preserving liquid. In English, a "soused herring" can also be a cooked marinated herring. In the modern day, soused herrings can therefore be produced throughout the year. The inner sleeve depicted the soused singer clawing at the keys of his Tropicana upright. Walker then came up with "Soused", with the intended meaning of being submerged in water.