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Me First and The Gimme Gimmes
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Product Details

  • Audio CD (July 1, 2003)
  • Original Release Date: July 1, 2003
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Fat Wreck Chords
  • ASIN: B00009LW04
  • Also Available in: Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #48,854 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Where Do Broken Hearts Go
2. Hello
3. End of the Road
4. Ain't No Sunshine
5. Nothing Comapres 2 U
6. Crazy
7. Isn't She Lovely
8. I Believe I Can Fly
9. Oh Girl
10. I'll Be There
11. Mona Lisa
12. Save The Best for Last
13. Natural Woman

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this album simply for "I'll Be There", September 14, 2004
I just wanted to comment on this brilliant fusing of covers. Combining "I'll Be There" and "Just What I Needed" by the Cars has to be the most astute observation I have seen in a while.

On a similar note "Isn't She Lovely" gets the same treatment with getting combined with "Right Here, Right Now" by Jesus Jones.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars THE BEST COVER BAND EVER CREATED!!!!, January 26, 2004
By justin wearn (Lakewood,WA) - See all my reviews
Think about, a punk band that does covers of R. Kelly and Bob Dylan, punk rock style. That's absurd!! Actually, it's actually quite interesting. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes new album, TAKE A BREAK is their cover of major black artists like R. Kelly, Lionel Richie and Vanessa Williams, that kick some major butt. NOTHING COMPARES 2 U is a great cover of a cover(confusing huh?) Even R. Kelly's I BELIEVE I CAN FLY is turned from a sincere, uplifting ballad to a punk rock worthy uplifting song. Album closer NATURAL WOMAN shows how funny and embarassing the band can get by calling themselves natural woman, even though the whole band is guys. To any fans of NOFX and AFI would love this band, or if you just want to hear new versions of classic songs, than i suggest picking up this record and banging your head to R. Kelly, Lionel Richie, and Sinead O' Connor(Didn't think it was possible to do that huh?)
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but kind of disappointing, October 10, 2004
After 3 great Cd's and a bunch of 7"'s I was really looking forward to this CD. On this CD, the guys did nothing new with the material. On previous records they added their own spin to the songs.... on this one, the songs sound like the originals except they are faster and the guys don't put their own spin on the music.
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