I'm Not Like Everybody Else
Written by: Ray DaviesPublished by: Davray Music/Carlin Music Corp.
Lyrics:
I won't take all that they hand me down,
And make out a smile, though I wear a frown,
And I'm not gonna take it all lying down,
'Cause once I get started I go to town.
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
But darling, you know that I love you true,
Do anything that you want me to,
Confess all my sins like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else,
Like everybody else.
If you all want me to settle down,
Slow up and stop all my running 'round,
Do everything like you want me to,
There's one thing that I will say to you,
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
And I don't want to ball about like everybody else,
And I don't want to live my life like everybody else,
And I won't say that I feel fine like everybody else,
'Cause I'm not like everybody else,
I'm not like everybody else.
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else (like everybody else),
Like everybody else.
This song can be found on the following releases:
simulated stereo (3:29), recorded probably Jan 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), LondonSunny Afternoon | 17 Nov, 1967 | UK | Marble Arch MALS 716 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Golden Hour Of The Kinks, Vol. 2 | 5 Oct, 1973 | UK | Pye/Golden Hour GH 558 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Pye History Of British Pop Music-The Kinks | Nov 1975 | USA | Pye 505 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
A Golden Hour Of The Kinks | May 1991 | UK | Knight KGHCD 146 | CD |
mono mix (3:29), recorded probably Jan 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
Sunny Afternoon/I'm Not Like Everybody Else | Jun 1966 | Denmark | Pye 7N 17125 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Sunny Afternoon/I'm Not Like Everybody Else | 3 Jun, 1966 | UK | Pye 7N 17125 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Sunny Afternoon/I'm Not Like Everybody Else | 3 Jun, 1966 | UK | Pye 7N 17125 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Sunny Afternoon/I'm Not Like Everybody Else | Jul 1966 | USA | Reprise 0497 | 7" vinyl single, 45 RPM |
Sunny Afternoon | 17 Nov, 1967 | UK | Marble Arch MAL 716 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Sunny Afternoon | 1969 | Brazil | Musidisc HI-FI 2174 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Great Lost Kinks Album | 25 Jan, 1973 | USA | Reprise MS 2127 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
You Really Got Me | Apr 1980 | UK | Pye NSPL 18615 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Collection | Aug 1980 | UK | Hallmark/Marble Arch (Pickwich) PDA 072 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
A Complete Collection | 9 Feb, 1984 | USA | Complete CPL2-2001 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks - Kollectables | 30 Nov, 1984 | UK | PRT KINK 7252 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks - 20th Anniversary Box Set | 7 Dec, 1984 | UK | PRT KINKX 7254 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are Well Respected Men | 28 Sep, 1987 | UK | PRT PYL 7001 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Kinks Are Well Respected Men | Apr 1988 | UK | PRT PYC 7001 | 2 CD set |
Kinks-Size Kinkdom | 27 Sep, 1988 | USA | Rhino R2 75769 | CD |
Kinkdom | 27 Sep, 1988 | USA | Rhino R1 70318 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Greatest Hits | 28 Mar, 1989 | USA | Rhino R1 70086 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Greatest Hits | 28 Mar, 1989 | USA | Rhino R2 70086 | CD |
The Ultimate Collection | 4 Sep, 1989 | UK | Castle Communications CTVLP 001 | 12" vinyl 2-LP set (double album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The Ultimate Collection | 4 Sep, 1989 | UK | Castle Communications CTVCD 001 | CD |
Fab Forty - The Singles Collection 1964-1970 | Feb 1991 | EEC | Decal CDLIK D 74 | 2 CD set |
Best Of The Kinks 1966-67 | Aug 1991 | UK | Pickwick PWKS 4075 | CD |
The Kinks | Sep 1991 | EEC | Music For Pleasure/EMI CD-MFP 5921/CDB 7 97481 2 | CD |
The Complete Collection | Nov 1991 | EEC | Castle Communications CCSCD 300 | CD |
The EP Collection Volume Two | 18 Nov, 1991 | UK | See For Miles SEE 329 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
The EP Collection Volume Two | 18 Nov, 1991 | UK | See For Miles SEECD 329 | CD |
The Kinks Story Vol. 1 1964-1966 | Jun 1992 | EEC | Castle Communications EUKCD 101 | CD |
60 Rock Shots | Mar 1994 | France | Castle Communications/Une Musique PKF 563301 | 3 CD set |
The Album That Never Was | Jun 1994 | Germany | PRT (Castle Communication) CNC 4021-2 | CD |
The Kinks Remastered | 28 Mar, 1995 | UK | Castle Communications ESB CD 268 | 3 CD set |
Face To Face | 30 Mar, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 479 | CD |
The EP Collection | 9 Nov, 1998 | UK | Castle ESFCD 667 | Multi CD box set |
Anthology - Unfinished Business | 9 Nov, 1998 | UK | Essential/Castle Communications ESS CD 584 | 2 CD set |
The EP Collection 2 | 1 Aug, 2000 | UK | Castle Music/Sanctuary ESFCD 904 | Multi CD box set |
The Marble Arch Years | 18 Jul, 2001 | UK | Essential/Castle/Sanctuary CMGBX318 | Multi CD box set |
The Ultimate Collection | 27 May, 2002 | UK | Sanctuary Records Group RTV0023 | 2 CD set |
Face To Face | 26 Apr, 2004 | UK | Sanctuary Midline SMRCD028 | CD |
Picture Book | 8 Dec, 2008 | UK | Universal/Sanctuary 5313049 | Multi CD box set |
The Kink Kontroversy (Deluxe Edition) | 28 Mar, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 275 627-4 | 2 CD set |
The Kinks In Mono | 21 Nov, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary/Universal Music 602527769448 | Multi CD box set |
The Anthology - 1964-1971 | 17 Nov 2014 | UK | Sony/Legacy/BMG 88875021542 | Multi CD box set |
mono mix, alternate vocal (3:29), recorded 12 May, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
The Kink Kontroversy (Deluxe Edition) | 28 Mar, 2011 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 275 627-4 | 2 CD set |
alt mono mix, by The Chocolate Watch Band (3:45), recorded Oct 1966 at Los Angeles, California
KiNKED! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971 | 25 Mar 2016 | UK | Ace Records CDCHD 1463 | CD |
live, stereo mix, by Eleanor Rigby, recorded 1985
Eleanor Rigby & Co. Sing The Kinks | Jul 1998 | UK | Future Legend Records FLEG.17CD | CD |
stereo mix, by Eleanor Rigby, recorded 1986
Eleanor Rigby & Co. Sing The Kinks | Jul 1998 | UK | Future Legend Records FLEG.17CD | CD |
stereo mix, by The Wolfhounds, recorded 1989
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | USA | Communion COMM8CD | CD |
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | UK | Imaginary ILL CD300 | CD |
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | UK | Imaginary ILLUSION 003 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks | 1989 | USA | Communion COMM 8 | 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM |
stereo mix, BBC recording, recorded 7 Oct, 1994 at Maida Vale Studios, London
The Kinks At The BBC - Radio & TV Sessions And Concerts: 1964-1994 | 13 Aug 2012 | UK | Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 279 721-8 | Multi CD box set |
live, stereo mix, recorded 25 Nov, 1993 at Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Scotland
To The Bone | 15 Oct, 1996 | USA | Guardian 7243 8 37303 2 2 | 2 CD set |
To The Bone | 3 Mar, 1997 | UK | Guardian 7243 8 37303 2 1 | 2 CD set |
live, stereo mix (5:30), recorded 29 Apr, 1997 at Belly Up Tavern, Solana Beach, California
Belly Up! | 7 Aug 2008 | UK | Metamedia Records MM-009 | CD |
live, stereo mix (5:32), recorded 30 Apr 1997 at The Galaxy Theatre, Santa Ana, California
Around The Galaxy | 24 Feb 2009 | UK | Meta Media MM-010 | CD |
live, stereo mix, recorded 26 or 29 Nov, 1997 at The Bottom Line, New York City
Rock Bottom - Live At The Bottom Line | 27 Jun, 2000 | USA | Meta Media/Koch Records KOC-CD-8087 | CD |
live, stereo mix, recorded 6 Oct, 1999 at Marian College, Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Solo Live - Live Solo Performance At The Marian College Todd Wehr Alumni Center | 17 Jun, 2000 | USA | Meta Media MM03 | CD |
stereo mix, by Chris Locke, recorded 2000
The Great Lost KPS Album - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues | Jul 2000 | UK | Pie KPSCD003 | CD |
live, stereo mix, recorded Spring-Summer 2002 at Unknown venue
Bugged... Live! | 22 Oct, 2002 | USA | Meta Media MM 005 | CD |
live, stereo mix, recorded 13 Jun, 2004 at Stadtwerke Open Air Festival, Potsdam, Germany
Rainy Day In June | 17 Jan, 2005 | UK | Meta Media MM07 | CD |
stereo mix, by the Sunny Afternoon original London cast (1:46), recorded Aug-Sep 2014 at Konk Studios, North London
Sunny Afternoon - Original Cast Recording | 27 Oct 2014 | UK | BMG Chrysalis 538002812 | CD |
live, stereo mix (2:43), recorded 24-25 Nov 2014 at City Winery, New York City
Rippin' Up New York City - Live At City Winery NYC | 4 Sep 2015 | USA | Red River Entertainment RRE-CD-169 | CD |
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