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| Blow in the Wind | ||||
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| Released | March 20, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 26:02 | |||
| Label | Fat Wreck Chords | |||
| Me First and the Gimme Gimmes chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| The Age |  
[1] |
| Allmusic | 
[2] |
| Boston Herald |
[3] |
| Calgary Herald |
[4] |
| Robert Christgau |
[5] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ [6] |
| Fort Worth Star-Telegram |
[7] |
| Ottawa Sun |
[8] |
| Reno Gazette-Journal |
[9] |
| Stanford Daily | (mixed) [10] |
| Winnipeg Sun |
[11] |
Blow in the Wind is the third album by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes, released in 2001, on the Fat Wreck Chords independent record label. Blow in the Wind features several tracks which are led off with musical mash-ups of, or homages to, classic Punk songs, a trend the group began on their second album, Are a Drag (with an appropriation of "Generator" by Bad Religion for their cover of " My Favorite Things") and would continue with Take a Break and Ruin Jonny's Bar Mitzvah: "Sloop John B" samples " Teenage Lobotomy" by The Ramones, "Elenor" samples " London Calling" by The Clash, "San Francisco" samples " Stranger Than Fiction" by Bad Religion, "I Only Want to Be With You" samples and "The Money Will Roll Right In" by Fang. Similarly, the track "Different Drum" also ends with a guitar riff taken from " Georgy Girl" by the Seekers.
The first song begins with a clip similar to the hidden track on the NOFX album Punk in Drublic where Fat Mike attempts to find the proper pitch of the word "how" in the line "How did the cat get so fat?" from "Perfect Government".
The album is made up entirely of "Hits of the 1960s". The band's version of "Different Drum" can be heard during the credits of the film Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story.
The band's version of " Sloop John B" is featured in the 2013 film The Wolf of Wall Street.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original performer | Length |
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| 1. | " Blowin' in the Wind" (begins with a similar clip of "Perfect Government" by NOFX") | Bob Dylan | Bob Dylan | |
| 2. | " Sloop John B" (contains an interpolation of " Teenage Lobotomy" by the Ramones, written by Dee Dee Ramone) | Traditional, arranged by Brian Wilson | The Beach Boys | |
| 3. | " Wild World" | Cat Stevens | Cat Stevens | |
| 4. | " Who Put the Bomp (in the Bomp, Bomp, Bomp)" | Barry Mann, Gerry Goffin | Barry Mann and The Halos | |
| 5. | " Elenore" (contains an interpolation of " London Calling" by The Clash, written by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones) | Howard Kaylan, Mark Volman, Al Nichol, Jim Pons, John Barbata | The Turtles | |
| 6. | " My Boyfriend's Back" | Bob Feldman, Jerry Goldstein, Richard Gottehrer | The Angels | |
| 7. | " All My Loving" (contains an interpolation of "You Drive Me Ape (You Big Gorilla)" by The Dickies, written by Stan Lee, Leonard Graves Phillips, and Steve Hufsteter.) | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | The Beatles | |
| 8. | " Stand by Your Man" | Billy Sherrill, Tammy Wynette | Tammy Wynette | |
| 9. | " San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)" (contains an interpolation of " Stranger Than Fiction" by Bad Religion, written by Brett Gurewitz and " Pessimistic Lines" by Bad Religion, written by Greg Graffin) | John Phillips | Scott McKenzie | |
| 10. | " I Only Want to Be with You" (contains an interpolation of "The Money Will Roll Right In" by Fang) | Mike Hawker, Ivor Raymonde | Dusty Springfield | |
| 11. | " Runaway" (ends with a similar ending lyric from " EMI" by The Sex Pistols) | Del Shannon, Max Crook | Del Shannon | |
| 12. | " Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" (ends with a similar ending lyric from "Making Friends" by Lagwagon) | Gerry Goffin, Carole King | The Shirelles | |
| 13. | " Different Drum" (ends with a guitar riff taken from " Georgy Girl" by The Seekers) | Michael Nesmith | Linda Ronstadt |
Personnel
- Spike Slawson - vocals
- Chris Shiflett (a.k.a. Jake Jackson) - lead guitar
- Joey Cape - rhythm guitar
- Fat Mike - bass
- Dave Raun - drums
References
- ^ Baker, Richard (2001-04-06). "Blow in the Wind: CD Reviews". The Age. Melbourne. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Blow in the Wind - Me First and the Gimme Gimmes | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Ruch, John (2001-04-20). "Discs - Me First, listeners come last". Boston Herald. Boston. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via Access World News.
- ^ Phillips, Megan (2001-07-19). "CD of the Week". Calgary Herald. Calgary. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: me first". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
- ^ Weingarten, Marc (2001-04-13). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes: Blow in the Wind/Face to Face: Standards & Practices". Entertainment Weekly. No. 591. New York. p. 77.
- ^ Mayhew, Malcolm (2001-07-20). "Disc Notes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via Access World News.
- ^ Nathanson, Ian (2001-05-06). "Nicks cuts in her friends". Ottawa Sun. Ottawa. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via Access World News.
- ^ Robison, Mark (2001-06-15). "CD Rack". Reno Gazette-Journal. Reno. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Lah, Jung (2001-05-07). "Me First and the Gimme Gimmes more of a novelty this time around". The Stanford Daily. Stanford. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via Dow Jones Factiva.
- ^ Sterdan, Darryl (2001-07-06). "Compact Discs". Winnipeg Sun. Winnipeg. Retrieved 2024-03-01 – via Access World News.
