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Take A Break,Me First and the Gimme Gimmes

- Take A Break
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Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Released 2003

I Believe I Can Fly
03:01
38,371 plays

Nothing Compares 2 U
02:41
30,794 plays

Isn't She Lovely
02:25
23,943 plays

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songs

- 1
- Where Do Broken Hearts Go
- 02:30
- 19,455 plays

- 2
- Hello
- 02:18
- 19,264 plays

- 3
- End Of The Road
- 03:00
- 18,558 plays

- 4
- Ain't No Sunshine
- 01:44
- 23,216 plays

- 5
- Nothing Compares 2 U
- 02:41
- 30,794 plays

- 6
- Crazy
- 03:08
- 20,620 plays

- 7
- Isn't She Lovely
- 02:25
- 23,943 plays

- 8
- I Believe I Can Fly
- 03:01
- 38,371 plays

- 9
- Oh Girl
- 01:58
- 17,526 plays

- 10
- I'll Be There
- 02:07
- 22,597 plays

- 11
- Mona Lisa
- 02:50
- 14,915 plays

- 12
- Save The Best For Last
- 02:05
- 17,476 plays

- 13
- Natural Woman
- 02:37
- 16,253 plays

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album review

Two years after punkifying some of the '60s' more popular songs for Blow in the Wind, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes return with Take a Break, their stab at some of R&B's classier, yet almost forgettable, tunes. The So-Cal five-piece is as rowdy as ever and their own punk rock polish is undeniably infectious. What made Blow in the Wind so great is exactly what makes Take a Break even cooler. It's straightforward rock & roll without the swagger -- tomfoolery without being lame -- and Me First and the Gimme Gimmes are clever in giving new life to some of these tracks. Whereas Lionel Richie's "Hello" and Prince's "Nothing Compares 2 U" banked success with their heavy-hearted tones, the Gimme Gimmes spike that mood for a punchy, feel-good time. A more electric, rough-edged alternative of Seal's "Crazy" is equally fashionable and slick to the original version. Add a bit of quick wit and pinch-hitting percussion, and the energy of Take a Break is more than enough to impress the new millennium punk kids. If not, the band's pouncing banjo dance of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" will do it. Me First and the Gimme Gimmes do rock & roll the right way because they don't try too hard. Take a Break once again showcases why they rock in the first place. ~ MacKenzie Wilson, All Music Guide