"Just Like Me" is a 1965 single by Paul Revere & the Raiders featuring Mark Lindsay as vocalist. It was released on Columbia Records and marked the beginning of a string of garage rock classics. As their second major national hit, "Just Like Me" reached #11 on the US charts and was one of the first rock records, due to guitarist Drake Levin, to feature a distinctive, double-tracked guitar solo. On The New Zealand Listener charts it peaked at #6.https://web.archive.org/web/20210209205004/http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=NZ%20listener%20charts&qyear=1966&qmonth=Mar&qweek=11-Mar-1966#n_view_location
Background The tune was written by Rick Dey of the Longview-based band The Wilde Knights. The chord changes are ||: C Bb | F G :|| repeated continuously. Raiders manager Roger Hart paid them $5,000 for the use of the song.
Chart performance Chart (1965–1966)PeakpositionUS Billboard Hot 10011
Cover versions Pat Benatar on her 1981 album Precious Time. The Circle Jerks on Wild in the Streets, their 1982 album.
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