“Made My Bed: Gonna Lie In It” (1966) – The Easybeats * Written by George Young * US 45: “Friday on My Mind” / “Made My Bed: Gonna Lie In It” * Produced by Shel Talmy * Label: United Artists
Although the Easybeats were chart regulars back home in Australia, their only US Top 40 hit happened in 1966 with “Friday on My Mind” (#16 in Billboard). On the flipside was a track called “Made My Bed: Gonna Lie In It,” in which dirty deeds are taken ownership of. Did the song’s “tried so hard to be a man-a man-a man” hook get into Lou Reed’s head? Because its big vocalized V7 chord will remind you of the Velvet Underground’s “Who Loves the Sun.” And did the song’s main guitar riff intend to bring “Rhapsody in Blue” to mind? Easybeats guitarist George Young wrote “Made My Bed.” He’d later produce records for his two brothers Malcolm and Angus, who had a band called AC/DC, and who would never consider quoting Gershwin or singing a harmonized 7th chord.