Swallow My Pride

Song infobox
Name = Swallow My Pride


Artist = Green River
Album = Come on Down
Background = lightsteelblue
Released = 1985
track_no = Track 3
Recorded =

December 1984 at Crow Studios, Seattle, Washington ("Come on Down" version)

August 1987 – January 1988 at Reciprocal Recording and Steve Lawson Studios, Seattle, Washington ("Rehab Doll" version)
Genre = Grunge
Length =

3:04 ("Come on Down" version)

2:59 ("Rehab Doll" version)
Label =

Homestead ("Come on Down" version)

Sub Pop ("Rehab Doll" version)
Producer = Chris Hanzsek, Green River ("Come on Down" version)
Bruce Calder, Jack Endino ("Rehab Doll" version)
Writer = Mark Arm, Steve Turner
prev = "New God"
prev_no = Track 2
next = "Ride of Your Life"
next_no = Track 4
Misc = Extra track listing
altAlbum = Rehab Doll
Type = studio
Length =
Label =
prev_track = "Rehab Doll"
prev_no = Track 2
this_track = "Swallow My Pride"
track_no = Track 3
next_track = "Together We'll Never"
next_no = Track 4"Swallow My Pride" is a song by the Seattle, Washington-based rock band Green River. The song is the third track on the band's debut EP, "Come on Down" (1985). It was later re-recorded by Green River and appeared on the band's sole studio album, "Rehab Doll" (1988).

Composition

The song features lyrics written by frontman Mark Arm and music written by guitarist Steve Turner. 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.

Lyrics

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.

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, along with Turner and Arm of Mudhoney. [ [http://theskyiscrape.com/website/wikijam/index.php/1995_Fan_Club_Single "1995 Fan Club Single"] . theskyiscrape.com.] (Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam, along with Turner and Arm of Mudhoney, were previously in Green River.)

References