Swallow My Pride
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| "Swallow My Pride" | ||
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| Song by Green River | ||
| from the album Rehab Doll | ||
| Released | June, 1988 | |
| Recorded | August - January, 1987 | |
| Genre | Grunge | |
| Length | 2:59 | |
| Label | Sub Pop | |
| Producer(s) | Bruce Calder, Jack Endino | |
| Rehab Doll track listing | ||
| "Rehab Doll" (Track 2) |
"Swallow My Pride" (Track 3) |
"Togehter We'll Never" (Track 4) |
"Swallow My Pride" is the third song off Green River's final album Rehab Doll. Its 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" of the Agents of Fortune album.
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.
[edit] Covers
"Swallow My Pride" has been covered numerous times.
- Fellow Seattle rock band the Fastbacks covered this song for Sub Pop 200, an album that also featured Green River's song "Hangin' Tree".
- Another Seattle rock band, Soundgarden, covered the song on their album Fopp. This version is performed with a predominately punk-esque, simple chord style and does not include Blue Öyster Cult lyrics.
- Pearl Jam have covered this song live, on their 1995 Fan Club Single [1].
