Nuggets: Me, Myself and Especially ‘I’
Episode 14
Episode date - December 16, 2022
As a phenomenon created almost exclusively by teenagers, it should come as no surprise that the song topics of most “Nuggets” tunes are usually, self-absorbed, egocentric, and maybe even narcissistic.
To that end, every song in this show begins with the letter ‘i’ – not just the letter but the actual word ‘I’. These are songs intended to help us relate to the singer’s perspective, so what do we have?
Here’s our list:
I Had Too Much to Dream Last Night – The Electric Prunes
I Live in the Springtime – The Lemon Drops
I Love How You Love Me – Nino Tempo and April Stevens
I Love You – People
I Must Be Mad – The Craig
I Need You – The Rationals
I Read You like an Open Book – The Tages
I See the Light – The Five Americans
I See the Rain – The Marmalade
I Shall Call Her Mary – Montage
I Still Love You – The Vejtables
I Think I Love You – Del Shannon
I Think I’m Down – The Harbinger Complex
I Want Candy – The Strangeloves
I Wish I Was Five – Scrugg
I Won’t Hurt You – The West Coast Pop Art Experiment