You're Gonna Miss Me

About You're Gonna Miss Me

"You're Gonna Miss Me" is a song by the American psychedelic rock band the 13th Floor Elevators, written by Roky Erickson, and released as the group's debut single on Contact Records, on January 17, 1966. It was reissued nationally on International Artists, in May 1966. Musically inspired by traditional jug band and R&B music, combined with the group's own experimentation, "You're Gonna Miss Me", along with its Stacy Sutherland and Tommy Hall-penned B-side, "Tried to Hide", was influential in developing psychedelic rock and garage rock, and was one of the earliest rock compositions to utilize the electric jug. Accordingly, critics often cite "You're Gonna Miss Me" as a bona fide garage rock song, as well as a classic of the counterculture era. "You're Gonna Miss Me" reached number 55 on the Billboard Hot 100, making it the 13th Floor Elevators' only single to chart nationally. The failure of the song to achieve a higher chart listing is attributed to poor distribution by a disestablished record label. In addition, the band was prevented from consistently touring during their parole for possession of marijuana. The song was also included as a track on their debut album, The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators, in November 1966. more »

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Oh yeah! 
Ahh! 
You're gonna wake up one morning as the sun greets the dawn. 
You're gonna wake up one morning as the sun greets the dawn. 
You're gonna look around in your mind, girl, you're gonna find that 
I'm gone. 
You didn't realize, 
You didn't realize, 
You didn't realize, 
You didn't realize, 
You didn't realize. 
Oh! you're gonna miss me, baby. 
Oh! you're gonna miss me, baby. 
Oh! you're gonna miss me, child, yeah, yeah. 
I gave you the warning, 
But you never heeded it. 
How can you say you miss my lovin, 
When you never needed it? 
Yeah! Yeah! Ow! 
You're gonna wake up wonderin', 
Find yourself all alone, 
But what's gonna stop me, baby? 
I'm not comin' home. 
I'm not comin' home. 
I'm not comin' home. 
Oh, oh, oh, yeah!

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Roky Erickson

Roky Erickson (born Roger Kynard Erickson on July 15, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter, harmonica player and guitarist from Texas. He was a founding member of the 13th Floor Elevators and a pioneer of the psychedelic rock genre. more »

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