Hand Me Down World
"Hand Me Down World" is a song written by Kurt Winter and performed by The Guess Who. It reached #10 in Canada,[1] #17 on the Billboard Hot 100,[2] and #65 in Australia in 1970. The song was also released in the United Kingdom as a single, but did not chart.[3] It is featured on their 1970 album, Share the Land.[4]
| "Hand Me Down World" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover of the 1970 German single | ||||
| Single by The Guess Who | ||||
| from the album Share the Land | ||||
| B-side | "Runnin' Down the Street" | |||
| Released | June 1970 (CAN) July 1970 (US) August 1970 (UK) | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 3:26 | |||
| Label | Nimbus Records 1863 (CAN) RCA Victor 0367 (US) RCA Records 1994 (UK) | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Kurt Winter | |||
| Producer(s) | Jack Richardson | |||
| The Guess Who singles chronology | ||||
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The song was produced by Jack Richardson and arranged by The Guess Who.[5]
This song was a rebellion against the older political systems. In the repeated choruses, Cummings and the other vocalists stated that they don't want any hand me down shoes, love, and world, because they "Got one already". also, the line: "I think we missed it", was another way of going against the establishment.
Personnel
- Burton Cummings – lead vocals, keyboards
- Kurt Winter – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Greg Leskiw – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Jim Kale – bass
- Garry Peterson – drums
Chart performance
Other versions
- Tesla released a version of the song on their 2007 album, Real to Reel.
References
- "Item Display - RPM - Library and Archives Canada". Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "Hand Me Down, World (song by The Guess Who) ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". Musicvf.com. 1970-07-18. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World / Runnin' Down The Street - RCA Victor - UK - RCA 1994". 45cat.com. 2013-12-26. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "The Guess Who - Share The Land (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2014-10-10. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
- "The Guess Who - Hand Me Down World / Runnin' Down The Street - Nimbus - Canada - 74-0367". 45cat.com. 2015-08-18. Retrieved 2016-10-03.
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