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Bill Withers - Use Me
How we’ve gone this long without dropping a little Bill Withers on y’all is a bit of a mystery. I suppose his somewhat lighter, almost folksy brand of soul doesn’t appeal to he who sits down at the other end of the hall here at DDLDHQ.
Internal politics aside, this track “Use Me” is from Withers 1972 sophomore album Still Bill. Lyrically right up my alley, Withers sings of friends who try to talk him out of a relationship with a woman because they feel she’s using him. But you know what? Bill don’t care. Getting used rules. If it feels that good to be used, then why stop? I mean, I suppose I’m being used in much the same way a cow being milked is being used - but in both cases, the poison has to leave so it’s pretty win/win in my opinion. Withers, on the other hand, lets himself be so used that it feels as if he’s using her! A classic switcheroo. But let me tell you what’s not classic; artists using “Use Me”. This track has been covered by such unawesome artists as Fiona Apple (who ironically, I would use), Better Than Ezra, Liza Minelli.. and yes, Hootie & the Blowfish. If I were Bill I’d yell rape.
