Daily Motörhead Song Discussion - Them Not Me (from Overnight Sensation - 1996)

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Next up on Overnight Sensation is track number eight, Them Not Me! Them Not Me is the classic Motörhead punk song; it's short, catchy, rhythmic, and fast. This is really a Mikkey Dee showcase song all things considered, the double bass drumming throughout this song is so good. Lemmy's bass just rumbles throughout the song as well, and Phil's guitar gallops is such a rhythmic way that it's an earworm. The lyrics are pretty funny in a kinda morbid way; whenever there's a tragedy that happens, there's always a little part of our mind that goes "thank God that wasn't me", and Lemmy expresses that thought pretty well in Them Not Me. Lemmy sets the scene of there being road accidents and murderers littered about this neighborhood really well. There's a funny behind the scenes video on YouTube where Lemmy complained about the amount of "dang-dangs" this song has but I think they fit the song pretty well. Them Not Me's a great song to show off Motörhead's punk prowess. Great song.

Credits:
Vocals/Bass/Lyrics: Ian "Lemmy" Kilmister
Guitar: Phil Campbell
Drums: Micael "Mikkey Dee" Delaoglou
Producer: Howard Benson, Duane Baron, Motörhead

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