Stop Thinking About Yourself is a song that was played live by Seventeen and recorded as a demo version in 1979, this was officially released for the first time in 2002 on the A Flashing Blur Of Stripped Down Excitement album
1979 Wallasey Sound Recording Studios Demo
Running length 3:52
Written by Macdonald / Peters
Musicians & Credits
Mike Peters – Lead Vocals, Bass Guitar
Eddie Macdonald – Lead Guitar
Dave Sharp – Guitar
Nigel Buckle – Drums
Produced by Neil Richmond
Recorded at Wallasey Sound Recording Studios, Liverpool, England in 1979
Album Appearances and discography of studio recordings
All the following are Worldwide releases except where stated
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2002 : Seventeen – A Flashing Blur of Stripped Down Excitement
Released on CD and vinyl by Vinyl Japan, catalogue numbers ASKCD135 (CD) ASKLP135 (Vinyl)
1979 Wallasey demo recording
Japanese Release :
2008 : Seventeen – A Flashing Blur of Stripped Down Excitement
Released on CD with paper sleeve by Vinyl Japan, catalogue number JASKCD135P
1979 Wallasey demo recording
Lyrics
Stop thinking about yourself
Before it becomes an echo
And stop looking in the mirror
Before you become a vain girl
Cause when you say you’re nothing
You know that what you say is true
And when you say you need to be someone
You need to be someone that you’ll never gonna be
So why don’t you stop
Stop making up your make-up
Before you become two-faced girl
And stop telling everybody
What you do to me girl
Cause when you say you’re something
You do not mean a thing to me
And when you say that you are the one girl
You know you’re just one of the rest of the crowd
So why don’t you stop thinking about yourself
Thinking about yourself
When you say that you wanna die
I just can’t take that
When you say that you will not try
I have no sympathy for you
Stop thinking about yourself
Before it becomes an echo
And stop looking in the mirror
Before you come a vain girl
Cause when you say you’re nothing
You know that what you say is true
And when you say you need to be someone
You need to be someone that you’ll never gonna be
So why don’t you stop
Stop making up your make-up
Before you become two-faced girl
And stop telling everybody
What you do to me girl
Cause when you say you’re something
You do not mean a thing to me
And when you say that you are the one girl
You know you’re just one of the rest of the crowd
So why don’t you stop thinking about yourself
Thinking about yourself
When you say that you wanna die
I just can’t take that
No no
When you say that you will not try
I have no sympathy for you
Why don’t you stop
Audio & Visuals Sources ~ 1 x Audio
Audio Link – Album version
The complete A Flashing Blur Of Stripped Down Excitement album can be listened to in the audio section of The Alarm Central web platform
(Page Updated 15/04/2022)