I'm Not Your Doormat (formerly known as "Electronic Circus") is a synth-pop song recorded by the band Psychodrama in 1984.
Search History
On June 10th, 2023, Kenny Cathead uploaded a one hour and twenty five minute video titled "Unknown", featuring many snippets he recorded off of the radio in the 80s. The song played 36 minutes and 17 seconds into the video.
Kenny reposted the song to his WatZatSong account NY80sTapes on June 19th, 2023, naming it "Electronic Circus". It was recorded off of a radio station in New York or New Jersey around 1983.
On May 21st, 2024, q reuploaded the song to her YouTube channel to give it more attention and possibly get it solved sooner.
A WatZatSong user asked if NY80sTapes had more info on the snippet. He responded saying that the label of the tape was half torn and what remained was a list of various artists, such as XTC, Howards Jones, Teardrop Explodes, Captain Sensible and Ministry.
On September 12th, 2024, maxmanymix (known for solving Kenny Cathead's/NY80sTapes lost songs) identified it as I'm Not Your Doormat by Psychodrama.
Old theories and leads
A WatZatSong user proposed the song If You Want It by Los Microwaves. He declined the proposal to it not being it. However, what he found it was a side project by one of the co-founders -David Javelosa- called Baby Buddha, he told the users to look deep into their discographies. It was ruled out, as it was a case of it being a synth-pop song.
A different WatZatSong user looked up on q's YouYube channel about some info that could be potentially helpful to the search. They stated that it sounded like DMX Drum Machine, as there was a baseline throughout the song, and it could certainly be a bridge or a solo part of the full song.
Lyrics
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
As fast as a car
You only love me for my money
You put the cat in the frying pan
And you probably think that's funny
[Pre-Chorus]
I'm not your doormat anymore
I'm not your doormat anymore
[Chorus]
I'm not your doormat
You can't step on me
You do know I'm not your doormat
Take the walk right out the window
[Pre-chorus]
I'm not your doormat anymore
I'm not your doormat anymore
[Chorus]
I'm not your doormat
You can't step on me
You do know I'm not your doormat
Take the walk right out the window
[Verse 2]
You drowned on my fish
You're sleeping with my best friend, Murray
You put the dog in the microwave
'Cause you're always in a hurry
[Pre-chorus]
I'm not your doormat anymore
I'm not your doormat anymore
[Chorus]
I'm not your doormat
You can't step on me
You do know I'm not your doormat
Take the walk right out the window
[Pre-chorus]
I'm not your doormat anymore
[Chorus]
I'm not your doormat
You can't step on me
You do know I'm not your doormat
Take the walk right out the window
[Instrumental break]
[Pre-chorus]
I'm not your doormat anymorе
I'm not your doormat anymore
[Chorus]
I'm not your doormat
You can't step on me
You do know I'm not your doormat
Takе the walk right out the window
[Outro]
You thought you would get away with it, but you didn't!
You didn't get away with it, ah ha ha!
Because I'm! Not! Your! Door! Mat! An! Y! More!
Psychodrama
Psychodrama was a short-lived disco and synthpop act from New York, USA.
Their Discogs page states:
- US Disco act from 1984
The group consisted of: Brian Gardner, John Bastianelli, Randy Glaser, David Brody and Tommy Uzzo (1955 - 2020).
The group put out their only single I'm Not Your Doormat with three versions of the same song:
- I'm Not Your Doormat (Extended)
- I'm Not Your Doormat (Dub Version)
- I'm Not Your Doormat (Single Edit) (Music video)
The lost version was the "extended version".
The group disbanded shortly after, but its members kept working with music behind the scenes.
Sadly, Tommy Uzzo passed away in 2020 after his battle with cancer. He was 64 years old at the time.
Gallery
Links
- Original WatZatSong post.
- q's YouTube upload.
- Full song.
- Music video.
- Single on Discogs.
- Lyrics on Genius.com.