Shame Me No Further
It is inevitable that, with 1,200 songs and counting to his name, Robert Pollard would pen a song that sounds like that of another artist. Then again, if a dozen people were asked to find similarities between "Shame Me No Further" and the Rolling Stones' "I Wanna Be Your Man," I wouldn't be surprised if the majority were unable to do so.
I've long had an itch every time I spun Lightninghead to Coffee Pot, tripping on "Shame Me No Further." Just this morning, listening to the disc again, I suddenly had the lyrics to the Stones' song pop fully formed into my head. I tracked down this on YouTube for confirmation. It's far from an exact match, but it's close, and Brian Jones' guitar solo sounds like a near note-for-note template for Tony Conley's on this track.
All of that aside -- Pollard's likely unintentional lifting can be forgiven, because if you're going to steal, at least steal from the best -- the song is another strong one on this straightforward EP. it has great hooks beyond those shared with the Stones song, and certainly a more jagged, insistence. The lyrics, as usual, contain interesting images that don't seem to cohere to tell any sort of story, but they do fit well with the urgency of the music.
I've long had an itch every time I spun Lightninghead to Coffee Pot, tripping on "Shame Me No Further." Just this morning, listening to the disc again, I suddenly had the lyrics to the Stones' song pop fully formed into my head. I tracked down this on YouTube for confirmation. It's far from an exact match, but it's close, and Brian Jones' guitar solo sounds like a near note-for-note template for Tony Conley's on this track.
All of that aside -- Pollard's likely unintentional lifting can be forgiven, because if you're going to steal, at least steal from the best -- the song is another strong one on this straightforward EP. it has great hooks beyond those shared with the Stones song, and certainly a more jagged, insistence. The lyrics, as usual, contain interesting images that don't seem to cohere to tell any sort of story, but they do fit well with the urgency of the music.
Labels: Lightninghead to Coffee Pot