#HARD3ST KICKS RECORDEE TV#
With the passage of the Communications Act of 1934, the Federal Communications Commission was chartered to monitor the radio and TV industries, meaning broadcasts were subject to censorship. The song is considered the first with an anti-drug message to become a U.S. It also charted in Sweden, reaching number 14 on Tio i Topp. "Kicks" became the band's first Canadian number one single when it topped the Canadian Singles Chart in May 1966. hit to that date for Paul Revere & the Raiders, later eclipsed only by 1971's " Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)," which peaked at number one. Within two months of its release, the single had sold 500,000 copies. Problems playing this file? See media help. Lead singer Mark Lindsay's R&B vocal style, combined with the song's guitar and organ instrumentation, is reminiscent of British bands such as The Kinks and The Yardbirds. The song contains closer harmonies and a more euphonious melodic arrangement than the band's previous single, " Just Like Me". Musically, the song's lead guitar lines recall the Beatles, while its bass figures are similar to those popularized by The Byrds. In the song, a narrator pleads with a girl that drug use causes addiction and that soft drugs can lead to the use of hard drugs, though the lyrics never explicitly mention any of those things ultimately the lyrics conclude that her real problem is psychological ("you'll never run away from you") and that there is "another way" to face the trials of life. Mann and Weil wrote the song as a warning to a friend about the dangers of drug use. The result was "Kicks," a song originally offered to the Animals, but turned down by lead singer Eric Burdon. In 2004, "Kicks" was ranked number 400 on Rolling Stone 's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.Īfter the Animals had chart success with the 1965 single " We Gotta Get Out of This Place," producer Terry Melcher asked the song's writers, Mann and Weil, to compose a similar song for Paul Revere & the Raiders. The song's message was consequently perceived as outdated by the emerging youth counterculture, as popular artists ranging from the Beatles to Jefferson Airplane had written songs whose themes sharply contrasted that of "Kicks." However, the song has received generally positive reviews by music critics in the decades since its release. A live version of the song was recorded on the band's 1996 Greatest Hits Live compilation album.Ĭonsidered one of the earliest anti-drug songs, "Kicks" was composed and released during an era in which pro- hippie, pro-experimentation, and other counterculture themes were gaining popularity on U.S. "Kicks" was included on the band's fifth album, Midnight Ride, released in May 1966. The single was a number one hit in Canada, and reached number four in the United States. Instead, Paul Revere & The Raiders recorded and released it as a single in 1966. Mann and Weill wrote the song for the Animals, but the band's lead singer Eric Burdon turned it down. " Kicks" is a song composed by Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, best known as a 1966 hit for American rock band Paul Revere & the Raiders. Paul Revere & the Raiders singles chronology 1966 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders "Kicks"
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