I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself
| "I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself" | |
|---|---|
| Song by Bee Gees | |
| from the album Spicks and Specks | |
| Released | November 1966 |
| Recorded | April — May 1966 |
| Genre | Folk rock |
| Length | 2:43 |
| Label | Spin |
| Songwriter(s) | Robin Gibb |
| Producer(s) | Nat Kipner |
| Spicks and Specks track listing | |
12 tracks
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"I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself" is the first song written by and credited to Robin Gibb. It was released on the Bee Gees' 1966 album Spicks and Specks.
Recording and lyrics[edit]
Recorded in Saint Clair Studios, Hurstville outside Sydney in Australia. Each track on the Spicks and Specks however added another layer of tape hiss. Some of the recordings must have gone to at least a third track, like this track with its double-track vocal by Robin. The guitars are by Robin himself, with Barry and Maurice Gibb. The bass is probably John Robinson or Maurice. [1] The song starts with a guitar strumming and joined by bass, on 0:42, Colin Petersen's drums was heard. Robin also sing harmony vocals on this track.
The singer says that he is a fool, he's taken no advice, he is a cruel, and the singer talking to her nice. But then again she may not take the his back and just to put his hat back on her rack. The singer didn't know why he bother with himself. The girl have edge to talk to men and make them feel at home. She spent that every lasting cent on someone that's not on her own. On the last stanza, the singer says to a girl that if the girl reads him, then the singer is a book.[2]
Personnel[edit]
- Robin Gibb — double-tracked lead vocal, harmony vocal, acoustic guitar
- Maurice Gibb — acoustic guitar, bass guitar
- Barry Gibb — acoustic guitar
- John Robinson — bass guitar
- Colin Petersen — drums
Release[edit]
| Country | Title |
|---|---|
| Australia | Spicks and Specks |
| All Countries | Rare, Precious and Beautiful |
| UK | To Be or Not to Be
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| All Countries | Brilliant from Birth
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| UK | Tomorrow the World
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| All Countries | Follow the Wind
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| Netherlands | Spicks & Specks
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| UK | Ever Increasing Singles
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References[edit]
- ↑ Joseph Brennan - Gibb Songs 1966
- ↑ Bee Gees - "I Don't Know Why I Bother With Myself" Lyrics at Metrolyrics
- ↑ Bee Gees - "To Be or Not to Be" album review at Allmusic
- ↑ Bee Gees - "Brilliant from Birth" album review at Allmusic
- ↑ Bee Gees - "Tomorrow the World" album review at Allmusic
- ↑ Bee Gees - Follow the Wind album Review at Allmusic
- ↑ Bee Gees - Spicks & Specks (Netherlands release) album review at Allmusic
- ↑ Bee Gees - "Ever Increasing Singles" Album Review at Allmusic
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