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I'm Not Like Everybody Else Lyrics
I won't take all that they hand me down,
And make out a smile, though I wear a frown,
And I won't take it all lying down,
'Cause once I get started I go to town.
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
But darling, you know that I love you true,
Do anything that you want me to,
Confess all my sins like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else.
If you all want me to settle down,
Slow up and stop all my running 'round,
Do everything like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else.
And make out a smile, though I wear a frown,
And I won't take it all lying down,
'Cause once I get started I go to town.
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Do anything that you want me to,
Confess all my sins like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
I'm not like everybody else
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else.
Slow up and stop all my running 'round,
Do everything like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
I'm not like everybody else.
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else.
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Well its definately a product of the 60s. And a great tune as well.
I've always taken it as a straightfoward defiance song. A sort of "rage against the machine" which turns us all into little consumerist clones.
wow. i disagree completely nomishood.
i think Ray is just saying his not a comformer and hes tired of everyone who is, otherwise why would it be so angry
I love the Kinks. First heard this song on the end of a Sopranos episode. Tony's sister Janice is in good spirits and Tony acts like a bastard by talking about her estranged kid, leading to her flipping out and going nuts. As Tony walks out the door and down the street in a long sweeping shot the live version of 'I'm Not Like Everybody Else' blares out. Moment I heard it I was mystified, DAMN, what a GREAT song! And the live version sounds really modern and chunky. I had to look it up to discover it was the Kinks, it was a big suprise, and made me realize even more how great the Kinks are. The original sounds much more like the rest of 60s Kinks but it's still great.
I think I will cover this song soon enough. It's fantastic. I love the message.
This is one of their best songs. I think if it was covered nowadays it would go down very well. I can totally see Jack White screeching through this, guiter wailing away.
I really think that this song is about the futility of saying that you're not like everybody else......we're all the same if you look at things a certain way.....and sometimes you can't avoid looking at it that way.
This could have been a really iconic 60s song if it'd been released at the right time, and been a fully-fleged A side. Also, as I always say, if the Kinks hadn't been banned from the US they would have been as big as the Beatles and I wouldn't be the only one to have commented on this classic record. Sigh.
@nomishood I LOVE the Kinks and the Davies brothers, and I know the Kinks were banned from touring the US, but there’s no way in the world the Kinks would or could have ever been as “big” as the Beatles.
@nomishood I LOVE the Kinks and the Davies brothers, and I know the Kinks were banned from touring the US, but there’s no way in the world the Kinks would or could have ever been as “big” as the Beatles.
The Beatles were the first British band to take the US by storm, they had a Near-perfect cOmbination of musical brilliance, wit, and good looks. It was a perfect storm. The Kinks were popular, but as big as The Beatles? Nobody was, is, or could ever be, really.
The Beatles were the first British band to take the US by storm, they had a Near-perfect cOmbination of musical brilliance, wit, and good looks. It was a perfect storm. The Kinks were popular, but as big as The Beatles? Nobody was, is, or could ever be, really.
wow. i disagree completely nomishood.
i think Ray is just saying his not a comformer and hes tired of everyone who is, otherwise why would it be so angry
I love this song, and I agree with nomishood that if it was covered it would probably be a big hit. I just hope some crap artist doesn't ruin it! I think this is quite simply about being yourself, and not hiding what you think and feel because you should be able to do that.
PS. There's an interesting cover by a band called 'Jimmy And The Boys' on youtube.com. It transforms the song into a punk/post-punk alternative life-style anthem. They're like a crazy half transvestite crazy band, a bit like New York Dolls. Good cover though.
I had this on vinyl 45 when I married; if only she had listened! Now divorced like everybody else, but still feel the same way, only Greener
YES, Nomishood! Jack White could totally cover this. I love this song so very much... Kinks > Beatles THEY'RE NOT LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE.
I always thought the line "And make out a smile, though I wear a frown" was a reference to The Beatles song "I'm a Loser" which says "Although I laugh and I act like a clown, beneath this mask I am wearing a frown" just a thought...