Diagnosis-Neurosis
1966 · Back Stage 5002 · USA
- Artist
- The Singing Bodies
- Title
- Diagnosis-Neurosis
- Release
- Diagnosis-Neurosis / You've Gotta Feel It
- Year
- 1966
- Label
- Back Stage # 5002
- Format
- 7" · Single
- Language
- English
- Country
- USA
- Genre
- Garage Rock · Garage Rock
- Primary theme
- Home Front Perspective / Soldier's Perspective
Annotation
The song "Diagnosis-Neurosis" (Back Stage Records # 5002) by The Singing Bodies. Garage rock. Draft song. Man avoids draft because he is diagnosed as being a schizophrenic. "I'm working like a dog trying to make a piece of bread You see I got a desk job and have to use my head The poor man jingle-jangle like their falling of the ? I'm trying to get a square ? in a little round hole Oh gee what's wrong with me, diagnosis-neurosis I hop into my car and I hear that engine revving I get off from a red light and I hear that proper feeling I'm flying down that freeway just a happy as can be Can't stand anybody going faster than me Oh gee what's wrong with me, well it's the diagnosis-neurosis I heard ? saying that I'm a schizophrenic The grey matter's turning black in my young being Doctor what's the best thing, I need some therapy... I got a little letter from my favourite Uncle Sam He said he liked my youthfulness in sunny Vietnam But when I took my mental test I only pulled a three The doctor said this boy has split his personality Oh gee, lucky lucky me, diagnosis-neurosis Aha aha, they ain't gonna get me in no Vietnam They all going to get shot up But I'm going to stay here and…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
Annotation — Draft Songs
The song "Diagnosis-Neurosis" (Back Stage Records # 5002) by The Singing Bodies. Garage rock. Draft song. Man avoids draft because he is diagnosed as being a schizophrenic. "I'm working like a dog trying to make a piece of bread / You see I got a desk job and have to use my head / The poor man jingle-jangle like their falling of the ? / I'm trying to get a square ? in a little round hole / Oh gee what's wrong with me, diagnosis-neurosis / I hop into my car and I hear that engine revving / I get off from a red light and I hear that proper feeling / I'm flying down that freeway just a happy as can be / Can't stand anybody going faster than me / Oh gee what's wrong with me, well it's the diagnosis-neurosis / I heard ? saying that I'm a schizophrenic / The grey matter's turning black in my young being / Doctor what's the best thing, I need some therapy... / I got a little letter from my favourite Uncle Sam / He said he liked my youthfulness in sunny Vietnam / But when I took my mental test I only pulled a three / The doctor said this boy has split his personality / Oh gee, lucky lucky me, diagnosis-neurosis / Aha aha, they ain't gonna get me in no Vietnam / They all going to get shot…
Annotation by Justin A. Brummer
About the artist
Unknown - "Diagnosis-Neurosis" / "You've Gotta Feel It" (Back Stage Records 5002, 1965, garage), written by Courtney, Kirby and Moore, backed uncredited by "The Pirates". The collective billing reads as a studio credit; membership is undocumented. [Source: Discogs]