Jim’s prompt this week, "Danger, Fear, Horror, Nightmare, Terror," threw me at first. I didn’t think I knew any songs that fit the theme, at least that would be reasonably unique. So, I went outside the box and found this one…
"I Scare Myself" is from Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks’ 1972 album Strikin’ It Rich. It was written by Dan and features a fantastic violin solo from Sid Page.
The lyrics, via Lyrics.com:
I scare myself
Just thinking about you
I scare myself
When I’m without you
I scare myself
The moments that you’re gone
I scare myself
When I let my thoughts run
And when they’re runnin’
I keep thinking of you
And when they’re runnin’
What can I do?
I scare myself
And I don’t mean lightly
I scare myself
It can get frightenin’
I scare myself
To think what I could do
I scare myself
It’s some kinda voodoo
And with that voodoo
I keep thinking of you
And with that voodoo
What can I do?
But it’s oh so, so, so different
When we’re together
And I’m oh so so much calmer, I feel better
For the stars have crossed our paths forever
And the sooner that you realize it, the better
Then I’ll be with you
And I won’t scare myself
And I’ll know what to do
And I won’t scare myself
And then I’ll think of you
And I won’t scare myself
And then my thoughts’ll run
And I won’t scare myself
Then I’ll be with you
And I won’t scare myself
And I’ll know what to do
And I won’t scare myself
And I’ll think of you
And I won’t scare myself
And my thoughts will run
And I won’t scare myself…
Just thinking about you
I scare myself
When I’m without you
I scare myself
The moments that you’re gone
I scare myself
When I let my thoughts run
And when they’re runnin’
I keep thinking of you
And when they’re runnin’
What can I do?
I scare myself
And I don’t mean lightly
I scare myself
It can get frightenin’
I scare myself
To think what I could do
I scare myself
It’s some kinda voodoo
And with that voodoo
I keep thinking of you
And with that voodoo
What can I do?
But it’s oh so, so, so different
When we’re together
And I’m oh so so much calmer, I feel better
For the stars have crossed our paths forever
And the sooner that you realize it, the better
Then I’ll be with you
And I won’t scare myself
And I’ll know what to do
And I won’t scare myself
And then I’ll think of you
And I won’t scare myself
And then my thoughts’ll run
And I won’t scare myself
Then I’ll be with you
And I won’t scare myself
And I’ll know what to do
And I won’t scare myself
And I’ll think of you
And I won’t scare myself
And my thoughts will run
And I won’t scare myself…
And that’s Song Lyric Sunday (and Song of the Day) for August 15, 2021.
I really love the harmonies during the chorus They add a sort of a depth to it.
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Glad you liked it! They were an interesting group…
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Very odd song with the way it sounds. I’d never heard of this group, so I’m glad you shared it – nice to hear something different. 🙂
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They weren’t a mainstream group, that was for sure. I first saw them on The Tonight Show back in 1972 and loved the sound. I found a few artists that way (Bette Midler, The Manhattan Transfer, Kenny Rankin etc.) Johnny Carson had some excellent musical guests…
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This was new to me too John. I loved the unusual arrangement and the violin solo. ☺️💕
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That’s one fiery violin solo, isn’t it?
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It sure was John! I loved it when the Beatles added cellos and Brian Wilson did a lot of experimental stuff too with classical instruments. Thing is I didn’t appreciate it until I was much older. Go figure!
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Haunting guitar intro. I am not familiar with this song, John. Great choice for today.
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Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks were one of those bands that never had any Top 40 success but were reasonably well-known in certain circles, such as the ones I ran in.
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Well I am certainly pleased to have this late introduction.
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Look up Dan in YouTube. He did a lot of music with The Hot Licks and with other groups.
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Will do, John. Always love discovering some new music.
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New to me John, but it has nice guitar strumming and great harmonies. Is that a violin on this tune?
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That is indeed a violin, played by “Symphony” Sid Page. He’s done a lot of session work and arranging.
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Excellent choice, John.
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Glad you enjoyed it!
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Great choice 💜
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Glad you liked it!
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I did 💜
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