"Nobody But Me" is a 1968 top ten garage rock hit by The Human Beinz that had been originally recorded by The Isley Brothers in 1963. Written by the three Isleys, O'Kelly, Rudolph and Ronald, the song was covered by Youngstown, Ohio's The Human Beinz and made them one-hit wonders after the song reached number eight on the Billboard pop singles chart in 1968. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... The Human Beinz are an American rock band from Youngstown, Ohio, originally known as The Human Beings. ... The Isley Brothers are a hugely popular African-American music group from Cincinnati, Ohio, who hold the record for being the longest-running charted group in music history. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ... OKelly Isley, Jr. ... Rudolph Bernard Isley (born on April 1, 1939 in Cincinnati, Ohio) was one of the original members of the legendary family music group, The Isley Brothers. ... Ronald (center) with brothers OKelly and Rudolph, ca. ... The Human Beinz are an American rock band from Youngstown, Ohio, originally known as The Human Beings. ... In the music industry, a one-hit wonder is an artist who is generally known for only one hit single. ... Billboard can refer to: Billboard magazine Billboard (advertising) Billboard antenna In 3D computer graphics, to billboard is to rotate an object so that it faces the viewer. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ...

The Human Beinz were one of a handful of artists to have covered Isley Brothers classics. The Isleys' 1959 classic, "Shout!", for example, was made into a US pop top forty hit by Dee Lite & the Starlighters, and into a UK pop top ten hit by Lulu. Year 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Shout! was a very popular and influential record by The Isley Brothers when it was released in 1959. ... Marie McDonald McLaughlin Lawrie, OBE, (born 3 November 1948), best known by her stage name Lulu, is a Scottish singer, songwriter, actor, model, and television personality who has been successful in the entertainment business from the 1960s through the 2000s. ...

Despite its stay in the top ten in 1968, it's likely that the song reached most listeners by its inclusion on Lenny Kaye's Nuggets compilation. Far from the song's soulful roots, it is now mostly known as a prime example of raw proto-punk garage rock, and perhaps rightly so, given that the frantic and inexpert guitar solo sounds as if it is being played over the hum of a vacuum cleaner. Guitarist, composer and writer Lenny Kaye was a member of the Patti Smith Group and has been Smiths most frequent collaborator. ... Nuggets: Original Artyfacts From the First Psychedelic Era is a compilation album of garage rock from the mid- to late 1960s, assembled by Jac Holzman, founder of Elektra Records. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Regular vacuum cleaner for home use. ...

The song also gained some measure of fame when Dave Marsh, in his Book of Rock Lists^[1] named the version by the Human Beinz "The most negative song to hit the Top 40," noting that the word "no" is sung over 100 times in a mere 2:16. Marsh also counts the word "nobody" 46 times more. Coming in second place, according to Marsh, was "Tell Her No" by The Zombies, which used the word 'no' 63 times in its 2:08. Dave Marsh (born 1950) is an American music critic. ... The Zombies, formed in 1961 in St. ...

George Thorogood and the Destroyers would later record a version more faithful to the Human Beinz cover than to the Isley's original, and released it on 1982's Bad to the Bone. George Thorogood (born December 31, 1951) is a blues-rock and rock and roll performer. ... 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bad to the Bone is a blues-influenced rock song by George Thorogood and the Destroyers. ...

"Nobody But Me" has been featured in several films, including Kill Bill Volume 1, and The Departed Kill Bill is the fourth feature film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino released in two parts: Volume 1 & Volume 2. ... The Departed is a Golden Globe-winning and Academy Award-nominated 2006 American film by director Martin Scorsese and stars Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon, Jack Nicholson and Mark Wahlberg. ...

== References

1. ^ Dell, October 1981, ISBN 0-440-57580-X