Can't Seem to Make You Mine
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"Can't Seem to Make You Mine" is a song by American rock group The Seeds, written by vocalist Sky Saxon and produced by Marcus Tybalt. It was released as a single in 1965 and re-issued in 1967, when it peaked at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 chart.
The song appears on the 1998 box set Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968, and has been covered by such artists as the Ramones, Alex Chilton, Johnny Thunders, Yo La Tengo and Garbage. In recent times, there has been a resurgence in popularity due to the use of the song "Can't Seem to Make You Mine" in the Lynx (Body Spray) advert in Spring 2009.
It has been covered by five different groups:
- Alex Chilton in 1978 as a split 45 with his song "Bangkok" on the Fun label
- Johnny Thunders and Patti Palladin on their 1988 album Copy Cats
- The Ramones on their 1993 album Acid Eaters
- Garbage as the B-side on their 1999 hit single "When I Grow Up"
- Yo La Tengo on their Camp Yo La Tengo EP.
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