That's When I Reach for My Revolver
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"That's When I Reach for My Revolver" is a song by Mission of Burma that was written and sung by band member Clint Conley. It appears on their 1981 EP Signals, Calls and Marches. The Chicago punk band Pegboy covered the song on their 1994 album Earwig, shortening the title to "Revolver." It was later remade by the Techno artist Moby, and reached number fifty on the UK Singles Chart. It was also covered by then Blur guitarist Graham Coxon as well as Rob Dickinson's band Catherine Wheel.
[edit] Moby version
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| Single by Moby from the album Animal Rights |
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| Released | August 26, 1996 | ||||
| Recorded | Unknown | ||||
| Genre | Punk Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:55 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Clint Conley | ||||
| Producer | Moby | ||||
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Moby later made a cover the song in 1996 for his album where it placed number fifty on the UK Singles Chart The original version of "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" had the lyrics "Tonight the sky is empty/But that is nothing new/Its dead eyes look upon us/And they tell me we're nothing but slaves". Moby changed the lyrics, and the change most noticeable is the third line ("Instead they look upon us"). The change caused some controversy, and BBC and MTV asked Moby to change the lyrics. Moby said he recorded the song as "That's When I Realize It's Over", and did not find the lyrics change to be very important.
The follow-up single to the cover was "Come on Baby".
[edit] Graham Coxon version
Graham Coxon recorded a version of "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" for his second album The Golden D. This song was never released as a single but is sometimes used in Coxon's live sets.
[edit] Catherine Wheel version
Catherine Wheel recorded a version of "That's When I Reach for My Revolver" for their 1992 EP 30 Century Man. Notably, the song also features slightly altered lyrics from the original, such as the replacement of "The spirit fights to find its way" with "That feeling passes by this way".
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