Thomas Dolby — I Scare Myself
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I scare myself just thinking about you
I scare myself when I'm without you
I scare myself, the moment that you're gone
I scare myself when I let my thoughts run
And when they're running
I keep thinking of you
And when they're running
What can I do?
I scare myself and I don't mean lightly
I scare myself, it can get frightening
I scare myself to think what I could do
I scare myself, it's some kind of voodoo
And with that voodoo
I keep thinking of you
And with that voodoo
What can I do?
And with that voodoo
I keep thinking of you
And with that voodoo
What can I do?
But it's so, so very different when we're together
And I'm so, so, so much calmer, I feel better
'Cause the stars already crossed our paths forever
And the sooner that we realize it, the better
And then I'll be with you and I won't scare myself
And I'll know what to do and I won't scare myself
And my thoughts will run and I won't scare myself
And I'll think of you and I won't scare myself
''...it's me I'm scaring...
...it's me I'm scaring...
...it's me I'm scaring...''
I scare myself when I'm without you
I scare myself, the moment that you're gone
I scare myself when I let my thoughts run
And when they're running
I keep thinking of you
And when they're running
What can I do?
I scare myself and I don't mean lightly
I scare myself, it can get frightening
I scare myself to think what I could do
I scare myself, it's some kind of voodoo
And with that voodoo
I keep thinking of you
And with that voodoo
What can I do?
And with that voodoo
I keep thinking of you
And with that voodoo
What can I do?
But it's so, so very different when we're together
And I'm so, so, so much calmer, I feel better
'Cause the stars already crossed our paths forever
And the sooner that we realize it, the better
And then I'll be with you and I won't scare myself
And I'll know what to do and I won't scare myself
And my thoughts will run and I won't scare myself
And I'll think of you and I won't scare myself
''...it's me I'm scaring...
...it's me I'm scaring...
...it's me I'm scaring...''
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Who is the female singer on the 1st half of this version?
This is from a great album. Eddie Van Halen makes a few scorching visits on a few songs. Always a fan of Mr. Dolby. 
jpfueler wrote:
I just ride my motorcycle a bit too fast. 58yr old arthritic me doesn't have the balance and reactions even 48yr old me had. Far easier and lower speeds will scare meself, now.
57yo here with a 2007 Speed Triple 1050. Can confirm.
I just ride my motorcycle a bit too fast. 58yr old arthritic me doesn't have the balance and reactions even 48yr old me had. Far easier and lower speeds will scare meself, now.
57yo here with a 2007 Speed Triple 1050. Can confirm.
On_The_Beach wrote:
All I have to do is get up in the morning and look in the mirror. ; )
I just ride my motorcycle a bit too fast. 58yr old arthritic me doesn't have the balance and reactions even 48yr old me had. Far easier and lower speeds will scare meself, now.
All I have to do is get up in the morning and look in the mirror. ; )
I just ride my motorcycle a bit too fast. 58yr old arthritic me doesn't have the balance and reactions even 48yr old me had. Far easier and lower speeds will scare meself, now.
HazzeSwede wrote:
You know it's in stereo, right?
In 5.1,,,scares' me to! Very nice sound.As a song,,might grow on me,#7 for now.
You know it's in stereo, right?
Baum74 wrote:
All I have to do is get up in the morning and look in the mirror. ; )
Ever tried to scare yourself? BOO! Just doesn't work! . . .
All I have to do is get up in the morning and look in the mirror. ; )
I loves me some trombone solo!
timjclark wrote:
So did Oppenheimer.
I Scared Myself ... with Science!!!
So did Oppenheimer.
Not familiar with this song, but knew who the voice was. I've always liked what Mr. Dolby puts out.
Oh hell, yeah! I like it, I like it -- it's good... Sure, it's a Dan Hicks song, but it fits Mr. Dolby's personality so perfectly it probably scares him! Genius artist!
This is a little different than the usual music I prefer, but I'm really digging this!
One of my favorite songs of all time... just something about it... TD is just brilliant!
I've loved this album since it first came out; for me the title track is the standout song, but I'm just grateful to hear anything 
just excellent. When TD first arrived in 1982 to seeing him live in Bristol in 2008. Astronauts and Heretics in 93 is well worth. Not convinced? Try that fact he produced the Prefab Sprout Steve McQueen album. Genius
cc_rider wrote:
Now that is an understatement
Technically it's a cover, but yeah. 'Blinding Me' is just kind of a novelty bit - and played to death.
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Now that is an understatement
jp33442 wrote:
Technically it's a cover, but yeah. 'Blinding Me' is just kind of a novelty bit - and played to death.
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Finally another song by thomas dolby besides blinding me with science
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shhhh777 wrote:
A friend did a poster for him once. I don't think it was distributed though - damn censors.
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After She Had Blinded Me With Science...
...which She did, and cost me a marriage.
This.
Hardly a decent Cover of, my favorite,
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks.
Caught my attention.
Thanks. RP.
Next.
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Wow, he's just down the road in Baltimore....great asset for Peabody Institute.
I loved this album back in college; it's worth a full listen on the old turntable.
I loved this album back in college; it's worth a full listen on the old turntable.
Outstanding version of this song that I have never heard until now ... WOW!
Fun fact:
The Flat Earth Society has members spread out all around the globe...
The Flat Earth Society has members spread out all around the globe...
Wow - this is Thomas Dolby? Thanks RP for the introduction some 30+ years later!
Oh William, you made me turn it up to 'flac' and put on the headphones.
After She Had Blinded Me With Science...
...which She did, and cost me a marriage.
This.
Hardly a decent Cover of, my favorite,
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks.
Caught my attention.
Thanks. RP.
Next.
...which She did, and cost me a marriage.
This.
Hardly a decent Cover of, my favorite,
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks.
Caught my attention.
Thanks. RP.
Next.
This is why we love RP! Always showing us great music!
Finally another song by thomas dolby besides blinding me with science
keys make me think of Aladdin sane
Notice the resemblance to Marc Andreessen formerly of Netscape fame?
This could be the theme music of Radio Paradise, Bill & Rebecca.
What a fantastic mood
What a fantastic mood
DaveInVA wrote:
One of the reasons I listen to Radio Paradise is that if I hear a different version of a song that I know, it is a 50/50 chance that I didn't realize the version I grew up with was a cover.
Dan Hicks does an updated version of this with Rickie Lee Jones on his Beating the Heat Album thats pretty good also but it got insta-sorried on the LRC when I uploaded it. I still Like Dan Hicks original version from Striking It Rich the best though...
One of the reasons I listen to Radio Paradise is that if I hear a different version of a song that I know, it is a 50/50 chance that I didn't realize the version I grew up with was a cover.
Try riding a motorbike, its quite easy to scare yourself!
I only know this from the Dan Hicks album. It's not clear that this version is an improvement, but I suppose an homage. I like this version.
Where has this been the last few decades?
This track is a solid 8. Gotta love the Dolby sound, amazingly ahead of his time, this one just sounds great on these new planar open-backs; LLRP!!
Baum74 wrote:
I regularly scare myself. Perhaps it’s a lifestyle thing!
Ever tried to scare yourself? BOO! Just doesn`t work! As tickling doesn't.
What is this nonsense all about??
What is this nonsense all about??
I regularly scare myself. Perhaps it’s a lifestyle thing!
Dan Hicks does an updated version of this with Rickie Lee Jones on his Beating the Heat Album thats pretty good also but it got insta-sorried on the LRC when I uploaded it. I still Like Dan Hicks original version from Striking It Rich the best though...
I saw Dan Hicks do this live at "The Last Resort" in Grayslake IL back around '72.
Edit: I tried uploading the Rickie Lee Jones version of this to the LRC but it got insta-sorried...
I saw Dan Hicks do this live at "The Last Resort" in Grayslake IL back around '72.
Edit: I tried uploading the Rickie Lee Jones version of this to the LRC but it got insta-sorried...
apd wrote:
His first 4 albums are great! Last Train to Hicksville has a great tune, 'Long Comes a Viper' which is speed scat singing at its best! It'll blow your mind!!!
Can anyone recommend a good place to start exploring Dan Hicks work?
His first 4 albums are great! Last Train to Hicksville has a great tune, 'Long Comes a Viper' which is speed scat singing at its best! It'll blow your mind!!!
groove ? Question groove... no major complaints, I found out today , I am good at the third?...??...? 5-7.5
gatorade wrote:
Couldn't agree more!!! This is dreck!!!
Prefer the Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks version.
Couldn't agree more!!! This is dreck!!!
aaaaargh the eighties!!!
Krispian wrote:
Couldn't agree more. I absolutely love this album. I must admit that I prefer this version over the Dan Hicks version, mainly because this is the 'original' to me.
I'm a huge TD fan, and this is one of his best albums.
Couldn't agree more. I absolutely love this album. I must admit that I prefer this version over the Dan Hicks version, mainly because this is the 'original' to me.
Bill, you should play that one Divinyls tune you've got in the Library as a followup! :)
Prefer the Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks version.
Baum74 wrote:
Looking in the mirror during an acid trip does the trick. Pretty effectively, I must say.
Ever tried to scare yourself? BOO! Just doesn`t work! As tickling doesn't.
What is this nonsense all about??
What is this nonsense all about??
Looking in the mirror during an acid trip does the trick. Pretty effectively, I must say.
In 5.1,,,scares' me to! Very nice sound.As a song,,might grow on me,#7 for now.
apd wrote:
A lot of folks have recommended the Return to Hicksville compilation. I think Striking It Rich!, which has the original version of this song, is Hicks's most coherent statement with one version of the Hot Licks.
Can anyone recommend a good place to start exploring Dan Hicks work?
A lot of folks have recommended the Return to Hicksville compilation. I think Striking It Rich!, which has the original version of this song, is Hicks's most coherent statement with one version of the Hot Licks.
On_The_Beach wrote:
I was thinking the same thing(s).
Ah, a lost classic! Well maybe not lost, and maybe not even a classic, but a nice tune nonetheless.
I was thinking the same thing(s).
This version is OK, gave it a 7, but does not come close to the Dan Hicks version with Sidney C Page on that incredibly haunting violin solo. After all these years, it still gives me goosebumps whenever I hear it.
Ah, a lost classic! Well maybe not lost, and maybe not even a classic, but a nice tune nonetheless. ; )
Very interesting.
Caught Dan at an outdoor pops festival a couple of summers ago at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in (the aptly-named) Grass Valley, CA. It was hilarious to hear him rambling on about hash brownies before an audience comprised primarily of septo- and octogenarians. I'm not sure the promoters had any idea who they were booking; they probably saw a picture of a group with two female vocalists and a violinist and thought, "Hey, this looks OK...."
Caught Dan at an outdoor pops festival a couple of summers ago at the Nevada County Fairgrounds in (the aptly-named) Grass Valley, CA. It was hilarious to hear him rambling on about hash brownies before an audience comprised primarily of septo- and octogenarians. I'm not sure the promoters had any idea who they were booking; they probably saw a picture of a group with two female vocalists and a violinist and thought, "Hey, this looks OK...."
Krispian wrote:
i love this, and am a huge TD fan too, but really love ALIENS ATE MY BUICK and ASTRONAUTS AND HERETICS more.
I'm a huge TD fan, and this is one of his best albums.
i love this, and am a huge TD fan too, but really love ALIENS ATE MY BUICK and ASTRONAUTS AND HERETICS more.
Bridieboo wrote:
...And Egon Spengler, seperated at birth?:
Thomas Dolby put out some fantastic music - absolutely love this CD. Loved the little round spectacles and his mad hair, as well!
...And Egon Spengler, seperated at birth?:
Thomas Dolby put out some fantastic music - absolutely love this CD. Loved the little round spectacles and his mad hair, as well!
very nice song!
Ever tried to scare yourself? BOO! Just doesn`t work! As tickling doesn't.
What is this nonsense all about??
What is this nonsense all about??
I'm a huge TD fan, and this is one of his best albums.
Pyro wrote:
We heard Dan Hick's original version earlier today. It's WAY better, although I understand why Bill elected to play this today.
I've always liked TD's style....though I've never heard this song before!
We heard Dan Hick's original version earlier today. It's WAY better, although I understand why Bill elected to play this today.
I've always liked TD's style....though I've never heard this song before!
Wizzuvv_oz wrote:
I thought Phlegmaticman's name was Phlegmatician. And thought, man...an entire field devoted to the study of phlegm? And then I thought, what kind of stuff do they study? And then I tried to think of something that might get funded. And then I figured out the name. I'm serious. Sad, really.
i was right there with you Wizzuvv. Phlegmatician.
More of this great artist! He's been and is such an influence on a never ending list of artists. And a refreshing composer/performer himself.
Inamorato wrote:
Return to Hicksville is a compilation of his best early stuff that might be a good place to start. Click image for the Amazon offering.
Thanks - and hard to complain about $8.98!
apd wrote:
Can anyone recommend a good place to start exploring Dan Hicks work?
Return to Hicksville is a compilation of his best early stuff that might be a good place to start. Click image for the Amazon offering.
Can anyone recommend a good place to start exploring Dan Hicks work?
I like this version, particularly the use of the horns, but it still takes a back seat to the Dan Hicks original.
I want some Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks----although I love Thomas Dolby too
siandbeth wrote:
Please yes. Come on, for Halloween do something totally crazy and play them on the same day. I'll share my Halloween candy!
I thought Phlegmaticman's name was Phlegmatician. And thought, man...an entire field devoted to the study of phlegm? And then I thought, what kind of stuff do they study? And then I tried to think of something that might get funded. And then I figured out the name. I'm serious. Sad, really.
siandbeth wrote:
Please yes. Come on, for Halloween do something totally crazy and play them on the same day. I'll share my Halloween candy!
The original was already played this morning...
(click here)
Boo. Boo, I say.
Phlegmaticman wrote:
Yeah, this is fun to hear, but it makes me want to hear some Dan Hicks.
Please yes. Come on, for Halloween do something totally crazy and play them on the same day. I'll share my Halloween candy!
Misterfixit wrote:
Ah Dear Tom, why did you have to leave us so soon?
He's still pretty active, and certainly not dead as this post implies.
jimoore wrote:
<...> And the earth ain't flat Thomas Dolby. 
Obviously some people don't know.
And some of them lead nations.
One of them is in D.C.
Highly original innovator.......dig that bass!
Now I want to hear Dan Hicks. And the earth ain't flat Thomas Dolby.
Misterfixit wrote:
Ah Dear Tom, why did you have to leave us so soon?
What the heck are you talking about?
Ah Dear Tom, why did you have to leave us so soon?
Thomas Dolby!
My favourite TD album. The first time I heard his version of "I Scare Myself", I was mesmerized. And, almost twenty years later, I still get that sensation whenever I hear it. 
Great Tune! Never heard the Dolby version. Like it. Still, would adore hearing some Dan Hicks!!!!
Interesting treatment of the Dan Hicks and his Hot Licks tune! 
Interestingly, this is the only one of Dan Hicks's tune to make it onto the playlist! 
(Last Played: Mar 10, 2007 - 06:01)
Interestingly, this is the only one of Dan Hicks's tune to make it onto the playlist!
(Last Played: Mar 10, 2007 - 06:01)Actually circa 1984...had the album on vinyl...one of my most favorites...saw TD perform live at Gammage Auditorium, one of the most outstanding shows I've ever seen.
rocco1207 wrote:
wow - never heard this version. How about playing the original or ANY Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks btw
I'll second that!
Jacksonstat wrote:
Never in a million years would I have guessed this was Thomas Dolby... quite likeable tune indeed!
Agree on both points.
LOVE that trombone solo. Sweet song...
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Thomas Dolby and his Hot Licks? Actually, I heard this before I ever heard of Dan Hicks, and I'm glad to have heard both.
Never in a million years would I have guessed this was Thomas Dolby... quite likeable tune indeed!
Phlegmaticman wrote:
Yeah, this is fun to hear, but it makes me want to hear some Dan Hicks.
This version is really quite different from Dan Hicks. Less breezy, more enigmatic.
yet another killer tune that i've never heard anywhere else outside of my home...until now. love this station.
timjclark wrote:
I Scared Myself ... with Science!!!
Yeah, this is fun to hear, but it makes me want to hear some Dan Hicks.
I Scared Myself ... with Science!!!
please 
Very nice arrangement.
I'm really liking this. Totally unexpected, but most welcome.
wow - never heard this version. How about playing the original or ANY Dan Hicks and the Hot Licks btw
This is the "She Blinded Me with Science" guy?
DoctorHooey wrote:
I'll be the first to say that the Dan Hicks original kicks a superlative amount of ass and far exceeds this version in every conceivable way. As much as I like Thomas Dolby. Fun to hear this on RP!!
Never knew this was a cover. Colour me surprised.
This is such a polar opposite to "Blinded Me with Science," and that's a good thing.
Kind of like "Who'd a Thunk It". Rinse, repeat...
nice...
I love Bill's sick cover collection. Thanks for mentioning Dan Hicks--I couldn't remember who I'd heard sing this.
Fascinating!
I'll be the first to say that the Dan Hicks original kicks a superlative amount of ass and far exceeds this version in every conceivable way. As much as I like Thomas Dolby. Fun to hear this on RP!!
Who is the female singer on the 1st half of this version?
Credits list Lesley Fairbairn as backing vocals.