Just Like Me (Paul Revere & the Raiders song)

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"Just Like Me"
Paul Revere & the Raiders - Just Like Me (single).jpg
Single by Paul Revere & the Raiders
from the album Just Like Us!
B-side "B.F.D.R.F. Blues" (Non-LP-track)
ReleasedNovember 15, 1965 [1]
Genre
Length2:23
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Rick Dey, Rich Brown
Producer(s) Terry Melcher
Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology
"Steppin' Out"
(1965)
"Just Like Me"
(1965)
"Kicks"
(1966)

"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist. It was released on Columbia Records and 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, due to guitarist Drake Levin, to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo. [3] [4]

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Background

The tune was written by Rick Dey and Rich Brown of the Longview-based band, The Wilde Knights. The chord changes are ||: C Bb | F G :|| repeated continuously. Raiders manager Roger Hart paid them $5,000 for the use of the song. [5]

Chart performance

Chart (1965–1966)Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 11

Cover versions

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References

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