Don't Make Me Do This - Commentary - Gordie Sampson: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Don't Make Me Do This - Commentary

Singer/Songwriter

Don't Make Me Do This - Commentary was released on May 2, 2025 by turtlemusik as a part of the album Sunburn (With Commentary)

Song Details

AlbumSunburn (With Commentary)

Release DateMay 2, 2025

Labelturtlemusik

LanguageEnglish

Melodicness

Acousticness

Valence

Danceability

Energy

BPM139

OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Gordie Sampson

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Gordie Sampson

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Gordie Sampson

Producer

Lyrics

Don't Make Me Do This was one of a couple of, as I mentioned before

Songs I wrote with Blair Daly in his basement. And we kind of started

This and, you know, maybe got a verse and a chorus or something, and

Then it sat around for a little while. Sometimes these songs do

Sometimes they just, you know, get written in an hour, you know?

And you get lucky and you have that follow-through, they get done

And then some others, conversely, you get a muse for it. And you get

Maybe a verse and a chorus. And you sit on it and let it marinate

For a while. And so that's what happened with this one. Blair and I

Started it. And then I was in New York City for something or other

And I was quite a big fan of David Mead. And I still see David from

Time to time. He lives around the corner from me. He's a really

Really talented artist. And I was really into his record

Particularly this one record called The Luxury of Time. And you can

Hear it in this song. It sounds like his record (laughter) . But I

Was in New York City. And my publisher at the time, Ken Levitan

Knew David quite well. And I had mentioned how much of a fan I was

So he had set up a writing appointment for David and I in New York

City. And rather than start something new, I brought this thing in

That Blair and I had started. And so the song became a three-way co-

Write with David. And that was - when I was recording the song, my

Publisher, another publisher of mine, Leanne Phelan, at the time

Suggested I should get this guy named Chris McHugh to play drums on

It. And, you know, Chris is an amazing drummer, very, very sought-

After drummer with a rich history of playing on hit records. And

I called him on a Sunday. I mean, I was just young, dumb and

Whatever. And I think he probably was like, what do you - like

Nobody does sessions in Nashville on Sundays. But I call him on

A Sunday. And for some reason I'm grateful for, he was like

Yeah, I'll come down and play drums on one song for you. And he

Came in. And I played him a David Mead song. And I said, I really

Want this snare sound from this song. And Chris said, OK, cool

I'll be right back. And he went to his trunk and got the snare

That was from that song because, little did I know it, he was the

Drummer on the song that I played. I thought that was really funny

Written by: Gordie Sampson

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