Son of Sam I Am
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| Son of Sam I Am | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Rock, power pop | |||
| Label | Alias | |||
| Producer | Michael James | |||
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Son of Sam I Am is an album by the American band Too Much Joy, released in 1988.[1][2] The first single was "Making Fun of Bums".[3] The band supported the album with a North American tour that included shows with Love Tractor.[4] Giant Records released a resequenced version of Son of Sam I Am in 1990.[5] While promoting the rerelease, the band was arrested on obscenity charges for covering 2 Live Crew songs at a show in Broward County.[6] Proceeds from the show were directed to retailers who had been arrested for selling As Nasty as They Wanna Be.[7]
The album was produced by Michael James.[8] Most of the lyrics were written by singer Tim Quirk, who was influenced by Minor Threat and John Prine.[9] "That's a Lie" is a cover of the LL Cool J song.[10] "Clowns" samples Bozo the Clown; a lawsuit from Bozo led to the removal of the sample from later pressings.[11] "Hugo!" refers to the Gang of Four drummer Hugo Burnham.[12] "Bad Dog" is about S&M.[13] "Kicking (That Gone Fishing Song)" is about a young man with cancer.[14] "My Past Lives" deals with the concept of reincarnation.[15] The rerelease includes a cover of Terry Jacks's version of "Seasons in the Sun".[16]
