The current members are Chris Barron (lead vocals), Anthony Krizan (guitar and vocals), Aaron Comess (drums) and Mark White (bass). The history of the Spin Doctors can be traced back to the late 80s in New York City, originally as a band called Trucking Company, which included Canadian guitarist Eric Schenkman, John Popper, and later Chris Barron. Barron was John Popper's Princeton, New Jersey high school friend. Popper left this side project to focus on his main gig with rock group Blues Traveler full time. With a name change to Spin Doctors, as well as the addition of Aaron Comess and Mark White, the classic lineup was in place by the spring of 1989.
Recorded from August to December 1990 at both the famous Power Station studio in NYC as well as the RPM Studios, NYC and ACME Recording Studios Inc. in Mamaroneck, NY, the band released 'Pocket Full of Kryptonite' on August 20, 1991. Experiencing a slow burn of sorts in terms of success over the next few years, the band released the singles "Jimmy Olsen's Blues", "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong", "How Could You Want Him (When You Know You Could Have Me?)", "Two Princes", and "What Time Is It?", managing serious chart success in both the U.S. and the U.K. Their sound incorporated shades of contemporary college rock and underground power pop as well as more indie and blues rock styles.
'Turn It Upside Down' (1994) was not as successful as 'Kryptonite', although it did sell a million copies. Its second single, "You Let Your Heart Go Too Fast", was a modest hit (#48 on the pop chart). Shortly after the release of Turn It Upside Down, original guitarist Eric Schenkman left the band, citing both musical and personal differences. He was replaced by Anthony Krizan. Fans feared, for good reasons, that the group had somewhat stalled creatively.
The follow-up, You've Got to Believe in Something (1996), sold poorly and the band lost its record contract. Guitarist Krizan also left the band following its release, for reasons that remain relatively unknown. He was replaced by Eran Tabid. Also during this time, Ivan Neville joined the band on keyboards. In 1998, the band signed to Uptown/Universal and released Here Comes the Bride in 1999. During the recording of Here Comes The Bride, Mark White left the band. The bass tracks on the album were finished by original band member Aaron Comess.
During the tour supporting Here Comes The Bride, Chris Barron lost his voice due to a rare form of vocal cord paralysis. Keyboardist Ivan Neville took over vocal duties for a few dates, but the band eventually cancelled the remainder of its tour, crippling sales of the album. Chris' voice came back in late 2000, where he began performing with his band Chris Barron and the Give Daddy Five.
The Spin Doctors remained stagnant until 2001, when the closing of the famous New York City club Wetlands brought the original four members back together. The band started playing one-offs and eventually recorded an album, Nice Talking To Me, released on September 13, 2005. So far, the album has yet to be met with much commercial success. They have also made a guest appearance on the children's book and its accompanying album by Children's Author/Artist Sandra Boynton singing "Tantrum".
She Used To Be Mine
Spin Doctors Lyrics
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Just like the moon, she's out of reach
Losing my mind, already lost my girl
Blew the top right off my pretty world
CHORUS
Oh, she used to be mine
She used to be mine
She used to be mine
‘Til I saw her with another man (‘nother man)
‘Til I saw her with another man (hand in hand)
‘Til I saw her with another man (‘nother man)
‘Til I saw her with another man (hand in hand)
Oh, there she goes, on out of my life
She's my ex, thought she'd be my wife
Kept my ring, my wedding band
Keeps it on the same finger but on the other hand
CHORUS
I can taste her mouth
Taste her tears
I can hear what she used to say
She'd be looking up from her coffee cup
And through the steam I can see her glance away
I miss her hand on my hip
Tongue on my lips
Lips on my cup of tea
I miss the way she'd lie
And the way she'd sigh
When she'd lie right down
Just next to me
CHORUS
She used to be mine [x8]
She used to be mine
Oh, oh she used to be mine
Ooh, oh oh, yeah-eah
Saw her with another man, saw her with another man
Saw her with another man, saw her with another man
Saw her with another man, saw, till I saw her with a
Till I saw her with another man hand in hand
The Spin Doctors’s “She Used to Be Mine” is a song about heartbreak and loss. The singer reminisces about a woman who he used to be in a relationship with. He describes her as being like the moon, out of reach and impossible to hold onto. He has already lost her, but seeing her with another man makes the heartbreak even more real. The chorus repeats the line “She used to be mine” several times, emphasizing the pain of losing someone who was once so close.
The lyrics describe the singer’s memories of the woman he used to be with. He can still taste her mouth and tears, and hears her words in his head. He misses the way she would lie down next to him and sigh. The song’s melancholy tone is set by the repeating “ohs” and “ahs” in the background, which add a sense of longing and sadness to the lyrics. The ending repeats the chorus, once again emphasizing the idea that the woman is no longer his.
Line by Line Meaning
There she goes, on down the beach
She walked away from me on the beach
Just like the moon, she's out of reach
Like the moon that's unattainable, she's gone from my life
Losing my mind, already lost my girl
I can't control my emotions because I already lost my girlfriend
Blew the top right off my pretty world
My world used to be beautiful but now it's shattered
Oh, she used to be mine
She was mine before
‘Til I saw her with another man (‘nother man)
I saw her cheating on me with another man
‘Til I saw her with another man (hand in hand)
I saw her with the other man holding hands
Oh, there she goes, on out of my life
She's gone from my life
She's my ex, thought she'd be my wife
She's my ex-girlfriend, but I thought she'd be my wife someday
Kept my ring, my wedding band
She kept the ring I gave her when I proposed
Keeps it on the same finger but on the other hand
She still wears my ring but on the other hand
I can taste her mouth
I remember the taste of her mouth
Taste her tears
I remember the taste of her tears
I can hear what she used to say
I remember what she used to say
She'd be looking up from her coffee cup
I remember how she used to look up from her coffee cup
And through the steam I can see her glance away
I remember how she used to look away through the steam
I miss her hand on my hip
I miss the feeling of her hand on my hip
Tongue on my lips
I miss the feeling of her tongue on my lips
Lips on my cup of tea
I miss the feeling of her lips on my cup of tea
I miss the way she'd lie
I miss the way she used to lie down
And the way she'd sigh
I miss the way she used to sigh
When she'd lie right down
When she used to lie down right next to me
Just next to me
Right beside me
She used to be mine [x8]
She used to be mine, repeating 8 times
She used to be mine
She was mine before
Oh, oh she used to be mine
She was mine before
Ooh, oh oh, yeah-eah
Expressing feeling of nostalgia
Saw her with another man, saw her with another man
I saw her with another man, repeating twice
Till I saw her with another man, saw her with another man
Until I saw her with another man, repeating twice
Saw her with another man, saw
I saw her with another man, and the sentence is incomplete
‘Til I saw her with a
Until I saw her with a
Till I saw her with another man hand in hand
Until I saw her with the other man holding hands
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Aaron Comess, Anthony Krizan, Christopher Gross, Lew Kiner, Mark White
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Mathias Freitas
She Used to Be Mine - Spin Doctors
There she goes, on down the beach
Just like the moon, she's out of reach
Losing my mind, already lost my girl
Blew the top right off my pretty world
Oh, she used to be mine
She used to be mine
She used to be mine
'Til I saw her with another man
'Nother man
'Til I saw her with another man
Hand in hand
'Til I saw her with another man
'Nother man
'Til I saw her with another man
Hand in hand
Oh, there she goes, on out of my life
She's my ex, thought she'd be my wife
Kept my ring, my wedding band
Keeps it on the same finger but on the other hand
Oh, she used to be mine
I can taste her mouth
Taste her tears
I can hear what she used to say
She'd be looking up from her coffee cup
And through the steam I can see her glance away
I miss her hand on my hip
Tongue on my lips
Lips on my cup of tea
I miss the way she'd lie
And the way she'd sigh
When she'd lie right down
Just next to me
Oh, she used to be mine
Frode Grunsvold
Absolutely one of my favorite bands and at times in the 90's had to hear their stuff once a day just to live.😁
Keystone Financial Academy
Saw these guys open up for Blues Traveler in the fall of 1992 at Ithaca College in New York. My buddy was a freshman there, and I was visiting from one of the SUNY universities. It was a wild show, they were incredible live, with the bass and clean tone guitar absolutely blowing me away. There was no doubt these guys would blow up shortly, and they did. As a funny aside, my friend's roommates were approached after the show by Chris Barron. He was wandering the campus, asking where he could score some pot lol. Super nice guy, great memories of the early 90s)).
sfried64
one of the most underated bands ever. The vocalist is great and the guitarist is a genius with riffs and solos
Juhan Leemet
and a great bass player! drummer is no slouch either!
Captain Rhodes
this band has aged surprisingly well. tunes still sound good
Spencer Ford
Spin Doctors always crush it. I hate people saying they a 1 hit
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Philip Decker
Such a great song. The opening riff is a great hook. The song grooves, has a nice melody, harmonies and a sense of fun. This and "How could you want him" are my favorites.
Kenneth Sutton
Pretty good funk-pop song that's on par with the songs on their first album; surprised it wasn't a bigger hit but I guess it was not promoted enough.
Campo Toro
El sonido de mi adolescencia 🗣️👂