"Just Like Me" | |
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Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders | |
from the album Just Like Us! | |
B-side | "B.F.D.R.F. Blues" (Non-LP-track) |
Released | 1965 |
Genre | Rock |
Length | 2:23 |
Label | Columbia |
Writer(s) | Rick Dey and Rich Brown |
"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist and released on Columbia Records which marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics. As their second major national hit, "Just Like Me" reached #11 on the US charts and was one of the first rock records to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo by guitarist Drake Levin.
The tune itself was written by Rick Dey and Rich Brown of the Longview-based band The Wilde Knights. Raiders manager Roger Hart paid them $5,000 for the use of the song.
Pat Benatar recorded a version of the song for her 1981 album Precious Time.
The Circle Jerks also covered the song on their 1982 album Wild in the Streets.