This song has a gritty garage sound to it. There were many 1960’s garage bands that formed after The Beatles appeared on Ed Sullivan. The Seeds were formed in 1965 by Sly Saxon. Saxon wrote, “Pushin’ Too Hard” while sitting in the front seat of a car waiting for his girlfriend to finish grocery shopping at a supermarket. The song peaked at #36 in the Billboard 100 in 1967. The song is simple and repetitive but catchy in its own way.
The Seeds barely missed another top 40 hit with “Can’t Seem To Make You Mine.”
Pushin’ Too Hard
You’re pushin’ too hard, uh-pushin’ on me
You’re pushin’ too hard, uh-what you want me to be
You’re pushin’ too hard about the things you say
You’re pushin’ too hard every night and day
You’re pushin’ too hard
Pushin’ too hard on me (too hard)
Well all I want is to just be free
Live my life the way I wanna be
All I want is to just have fun
Live my life like it’s just begun
But you’re pushin’ too hard
Pushin’ too hard on me (too hard)
Better listen girl to what I’m tellin’ you
You better listen girl, or we are through
You better stop all your foolin’ around
Stop your runnin’ all over town
‘Cause you’re pushin’ too hard
Pushin’ too hard on me (too hard)
Well I know there’s a lotta fish in the sea
I know some would-uh stay by me
So if you don’t think I’m gonna try
You better ask yourself the reason why
‘Cause you’re pushin’ too hard
Pushin’ too hard on me (too hard)
Pushin’ too hard, pushin’ too hard
Pushin’ too hard, pushin’ too hard on me (too hard)
Pushin’ too hard, pushin’ too hard
Pushin’ too hard, pushin’ too hard on me (too hard)
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I have not heard this song in years and I really did not watch Shebang the 1960s teen music & dance TV show hosted by Casey Kasem all that much, but I wish I would have.
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Its sort of an early punk record…I’ve always liked garage bands.
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What kind of a guitar is he playing, or is that even a guitar? Kind of looks like an oversized mandolin….
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It’s a “Teardrop” style bass… Brian Jones of the Stones played a Teardrop Vox guitar.
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Hey that singer had a haircut like Brian’s also. Wondering if Brian was his hero….
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My guess is yes…they were going for that sound…he probably was
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My brother had a teardrop growing up… Interesting guitar but hard to play without a strap sitting down, as you might guess.
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I’ve always wanted one…why? Because they look cool…not practical but they look cool…a vox one… Ovation acoustic guitars slip also with that graphite backing…I had one…
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They completely do! My brother had a teardrop and an ovation! Both tough to play sitting down
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I traded my Ovation for a Beatle Bass copy. With flat wound strings…it sounds really good.
The Ovation just got on my nerves.
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They sound good plugged into an even an average PA…lots of presence… but always a bit average acoustically in the room
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Yes playing live with a band they are fine with a strap…they are not made for sitting around and playing.
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Exactly, problem is….I think most people practice (sitting) more than playing live with a strap…
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Those lyrics could do with a rethink hehe
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Lol…yea it has garage wrote all over it.
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