Known for being the true “solo” artist, Todd Rundgren wrote, played, sang and produced most of his hits.
Rundgren began his career in Woody’s Truck Stop, a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based group based on the model of Paul Butterfield Blues Band. However, he wanted to pursue a more pop/rock-oriented sound, and left the band to form the garage rock group Nazz in 1967. The group gained minor recognition with the songs “Open My Eyes” and “Hello It’s Me”. (He later recorded a solo, uptempo version of “Hello It’s Me”; it became a Top Ten hit and remains one of his signature songs.) Nazz released two albums during this time – Nazz (1968) and Nazz Nazz (1969) – which bear the distinctive imprint of Rundgren’s writing, playing and singing.
Hello Its Me
http://djallyn.org/media/hello_its_me.flvHello, it’s me
I’ve thought about us for a long, long time
Maybe I think too much but something’s wrong
There’s something here that doesn’t last too long
Maybe I shouldn’t think of you as mineSeeing you
Or seeing anything as much as I do you
I take for granted that you’re always there
I take for granted that you just don’t care
Sometimes I can’t help seeing all the way throughIt’s important to me
That you know you are free
‘Cause I never want to make you change for meThink of me
You know that I’d be with you if I could
I’ll come around to see you once in a while
Or if I ever need a reason to smile
And spend the night if you think I shouldIt’s important to me
That you know you are free
‘Cause I never want to make you change for meThink of me
You know that I’d be with you if I could
I’ll come around to see you once in a while
Or if I ever need a reason to smile
And spend the night if you think I shouldThink of me…
Think of me…
Think of me
- Audio from the 1972 album, Something/Anything?:
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