Swallow My Pride
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| Song by Green River | |||||
| Album | Come on Down | ||||
| Released | 1985 | ||||
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| Genre | Grunge | ||||
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| Label | Homestead Records | ||||
| Writer | Mark Arm, Steve Turner | ||||
| Producer | Chris Hanzsek, Green River (Come on Down version) Bruce Calder, Jack Endino (Rehab Doll version) |
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| from the album Rehab Doll | |||||
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"Swallow My Pride" is the third song from Green River's debut EP Come on Down (1985). It was later re-recorded by the band and appeared as the third song on the band's final album, Rehab Doll (1988).
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[edit] Composition
The song's main guitar riff and two of its final verses were respectively copped from the opening riff and main chorus of a Blue Öyster Cult song known as "This Ain't the Summer of Love" from the Agents of Fortune album.
[edit] Lyrical meaning
The song describes a lover's disdain for his girlfriend's feverish American patriotism, characteristic of many so-called Reaganites during the time of the song's writing.
[edit] Cover versions
Another Seattle rock band, Soundgarden, covered the song on its 1988 EP Fopp. This version is performed with a predominately punk-esque, simple chord style and does not include Blue Öyster Cult lyrics. Fellow Seattle rock band the Fastbacks covered this song for Sub Pop 200, an album that also featured Green River's song "Hangin' Tree". Pearl Jam have covered this song live, on its 1995 Fan Club Single.[1] (Two of Pearl Jam's members were previously in Green River).
[edit] References
- ^ "1995 Fan Club Single". theskyiscrape.com.
