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Collective Soul — December
Album: Collective Soul
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Released: 1995
Length: 4:38
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Why drink the water from my hand,
Contagious as you think I am?
Just tilt my sun towards your domain,
Your cup runneth over again...

Don't scream about - Don't think aloud
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out
Don't worry about - Don't speak of doubt
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out

Why follow me to higher ground,
Lost as you swear I am?
Don't throw away your basic needs,
Ambiance and vanity...

Don't scream about - Don't think aloud
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out
Don't worry about - Don't speak of doubt
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out

December promise you gave unto me
December whispers of treachery
December clouds are now covering me
December songs no longer I sing

Don't scream about - Don't think aloud
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out
Don't worry about - Don't speak of doubt
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out

Don't scream about - Don't think aloud
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out
Don't worry about - Don't speak of doubt
Turn your head, now baby, just spit me out
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Saw collective soul at The Opera House in Toronto March 1 97    Fantastic show -  and a great venue for that matter   
Posted 1 year ago by slaskey    [ Reply ]
Stands the test of time.  This song still rocks and resonates.  Says something. 
Posted 1 year ago by pomalley    [ Reply ]
I remember buying this CD before going on a business trip, and listening to it on the flight.   The whole album is very strong.
Posted 1 year ago by Queue    [ Reply ]
Outstandingly good!
Posted 1 year ago by andrejz2438    [ Reply ]
Collective Soul, to me, sounds a whole lot like the Foo Fighters, so much so that I still confuse them from time to time. That's not a bad thing in this case, as I enjoy both bands. :-)
Posted 2 years ago by acolt    [ Reply ]
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Posted 2 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
 xcranky_yankee wrote:

not a fan of the band but this tune is worthy of play. Wasn't listening to the radio stations that overplayed it, maybe



If you weren't listening, how do you know it was overplayed?
Posted 2 years ago by Ulises    [ Reply ]
not a fan of the band but this tune is worthy of play. Wasn't listening to the radio stations that overplayed it, maybe
Posted 2 years ago by xcranky_yankee    [ Reply ]
Come on, I dare you to tell me that after each verse you didn't "waihmp, waihmp, waihmpwaihmpwaihmp, waihmp, waihmp, waihmpwaihmpwaihmp"  along with the guitar motif when this came on the radio back in the day. Maybe even still today, I ain't judgin'.
Posted 3 years ago by MrStatenIsle    [ Reply ]
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Posted 3 years ago by tinypriest    [ Reply ]
A few more videos from this summer's concert - Collective Soul - Shine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6fiw7s2AqI
Posted 4 years ago by kathywoolverton    [ Reply ]
A few more videos from this summer's concert Collective Soul - The World That I Know

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUN67ktpis0
Posted 4 years ago by kathywoolverton    [ Reply ]
Just saw them this summer Collective Soul - December (Spit Me Out)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_ZhSQPQdC0
Posted 4 years ago by kathywoolverton    [ Reply ]
Song gets more disgusting on every play.
Posted 6 years ago by Segue    [ Reply ]
It rocks......
Posted 6 years ago by Huey    [ Reply ]
Usually I disagree when someone says a song can be ruined for all eternity by too much airplay.  This is the exception.  It wasn't that great to begin with, but with every 13-18 year old boy snickering in the background every time this got played on the radio every other hour of every day for five years (yes, I was one of them the first few plays), I'm ready to not hear it ever again.
Posted 7 years ago by flyboy    [ Reply ]
I've anna be a twin to you very day.
Posted 7 years ago by twoplain2sea    [ Reply ]
I don't get why so many people diss this band. They're not genius, but really good, IMO.
Posted 8 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
This song was in my head non-stop for no less than 6 weeks straight back in 1995. Kind of hoping that I'm able to avoid a repetition of that mind-loop after this blast from the past. 
Posted 8 years ago by ericdaryl    [ Reply ]
 BikeCoachDave wrote:
I remember C.S. performing this song on the Today show. Completely out of place and both Bryant Gumble (host at the time) and the rest of the crowd of 60 somethings just standing around Not getting it. Ive never heard this song the same way since. eh.....

 
Kinda like Marty McFly and The Pinheads auditioning for the faculty in "Back To The Future."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNtmITE5GpU
Posted 9 years ago by ajlept    [ Reply ]
YUCK !!!!
Posted 9 years ago by Dosequis    [ Reply ]
When they played this for us last Thursday night in Boulder, there wasn't a dry eye in the whole rocking place...SOLID POETIC JAM!
Posted 10 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Classic.
 
Posted 10 years ago by govna    [ Reply ]
 rdo wrote:
These guys just never rose above the level of "decent".   Listenable, Yes.  Great?  Not.

 
I agree... they're outstandingly listenable = quite likeable.  I love hearing this tune but it's not something enjoy hearing frequently, and it's catchy yet plodding, or maybe plodding but catchy. 

I'm good for at least three months if not more.  But pick it up once in a while. 
Posted 10 years ago by bluejay08003    [ Reply ]
Oh, yeah...always a fantastic rush to hear this...I was over in the wilds of Ishikawa, Japan when these guys burst onto the music scene, and I first heard of them on a rental car stereo while on vacation in Guam, and that was "Shine" from their Hints, Allegations and Things Left Unsaid...Drove straight to a mall shop there and bought it...Every song on that album absolutely blew me away! and then when I got back to Noto, I stocked up on them, and kept up, too...saw them in Boulder in 2001 -- what a show! and I find that even their latest stuff is still really tight and rocking. What a great band; it's sad so many got turned off by Clear Channel locking in their evil, narrow Tune-Loops instead of actually selecting and playing songs, A NOBLE ART which makes BILL & REBECCA & RP MY ALL-TIME RADIO HEROES!
Posted 11 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]

Love it.  Probably one their best songs.

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Posted 11 years ago by kurtster    [ Reply ]
 Paul_the_wonk wrote:

I don't know where you were in the 90s when this song was played on the radio all the time.  
 
Uh, probably in Lille. Or another city in France.
Posted 11 years ago by DearDM    [ Reply ]
derivitave soul?
Posted 11 years ago by walk    [ Reply ]
This song is absolutely superb.
Posted 11 years ago by lemmoth    [ Reply ]
These guys just never rose above the level of "decent".   Listenable, Yes.  Great?  Not.
Posted 11 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
 Papasmeg wrote:
Dont believe I've never heard this before.........Where have I been?...............like it... 
 
I don't know where you were in the 90s when this song was played on the radio all the time.  
Posted 11 years ago by Paul_the_wonk    [ Reply ]
Dont believe I've never heard this before.........Where have I been?...............like it... 
Posted 11 years ago by Papasmeg    [ Reply ]
I am a big music snob, and I have to say this is a very good song.  From the first time I heard it back in the 90s, I thought "wow, they really put a lot of work in that song, and it is good". 
Posted 11 years ago by Relayer    [ Reply ]
Always liked this band.  This isn't their best song but it's still a good one.  I also really liked their song Perfect Day which had Elton John signing with them.
Posted 11 years ago by bachbeet    [ Reply ]
mkinnan wrote:
This reminds me of bad FM radio

Rather, a good song in a time of bad FM radio... C'mon they're not that bad and they can't help it that the CC boys played the ass off it,  I actually bought a couple of their albums based on the promise of songs like this.

 

Posted 11 years ago by run4more    [ Reply ]
They did one of the best live shows I've seen: Toronto, late 90's, last night of a tour and they were demob-happy. Great energy, loose vibe, they came out for the encore wearing Leafs shirts and played "Crazy Train"! 
Posted 11 years ago by apd    [ Reply ]
Love this song. Like a lot of Collective Soul, actually. sorry they overplayed it, but still deserves to be heard.
Posted 11 years ago by djengs    [ Reply ]
These guys are very talented songwriters, I just don't like any of their songs.
Posted 11 years ago by drsteevo    [ Reply ]
This reminds me of bad FM radio
Posted 11 years ago by mkinnan    [ Reply ]
Reminds me of my two-year-old son blasting this song from his little Fisher-Price tape player, grooving around the house {#Jump}
Posted 11 years ago by WayUpNorth    [ Reply ]
Collective Soul was one of the most outplayed band of the 90s. At the time it felt like being force fed crap.
Posted 11 years ago by savoyard    [ Reply ]
I remember C.S. performing this song on the Today show. Completely out of place and both Bryant Gumble (host at the time) and the rest of the crowd of 60 somethings just standing around Not getting it. Ive never heard this song the same way since. eh.....
Posted 11 years ago by BikeCoachDave    [ Reply ]
Yay! Thank you!
Posted 11 years ago by linden    [ Reply ]
Brings back memories...some sad, others happy...like life.  But it sure is GOOD to hear it here on RP today...
Posted 12 years ago by coloradojohn    [ Reply ]
Betcha the next time we hear this is Leap Day 2016. {#Lol} Great song from a very good album.

Posted 12 years ago by WonderLizard    [ Reply ]
Top#3 CS song...
Posted 12 years ago by MiracleDrug    [ Reply ]
Dang, been a long time since this one made the rotation. I liked this back in the day, and it's been many a year since I heard it.  Thumbs up.
Posted 12 years ago by smackiepipe    [ Reply ]
great, great song from one of the top ten albums of the 90's. period.
Posted 17 years ago by themotion    [ Reply ]