gerry goffin wrote the lyrics for the 1968 song i wasn't born to follow.
gerry goffin wrote the lyrics for the 1968 song i wasn't born to follow.
who wrote the lyrics for the 1968 song i wasn't born to follow?
gerry goffin
something better (marianne faithfull song)









































"something better" is a 1968 song by marianne faithfull written by barry mann and gerry goffin, arranged by jack nitzsche and produced by mick jagger.









































the song, with charlie watts' introduction, appears on the 1968 "the rolling stones rock and roll circus" video. "something better" was released as a single to promote the decca singles compilation "the world of marianne faithfull", along with the b-side, "sister morphine".
something better (marianne faithfull song)
"genesis" is an original instrumental, written by all four members of the band. the song would later be re-worked, with lyrics added into the track "know who you are", which appeared on the band's 1970 album "play it loud". "everybody's next one" is a cover of the 1968 song by steppenwolf. "knocking nails into my house" is a cover of the 1968 song by the idle race. "roach daddy" was also written by all four members of the band. in addition to its inclusion on the album, the song also featured as the b-side on the "genesis" single. "ain't got no heart" is a cover of the 1966 song by the mothers of invention. "pity the mother" was the first song to be written by slade's future songwriting team holder and lea. the song features lea on electric violin. in 1980, lea recalled of the song: "we wrote it in nod's parents' kitchen, the day before we went down to do some recording in the studio. louise [lea's wife] was there, and she helped me and nod write the song."
beginnings (ambrose slade album)