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I Ain’t SuperstitiousMegadeth

Released: September 19, 1986

Songwriter: Dave Mustaine Willie Dixon

Producer: Randy Burns Dave Mustaine

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]
Well I ain't superstitious
When a black cat crosses my path
And I ain't superstitious
As I break the looking glass
Ain't afraid of no demons
Don't make me laugh, ha-ha
But I ain't superstitious
Under the ladder I go
And I ain't superstitious
It's all bullshit, don't you know?
Ain't afraid of no shadows
I like the dark anyway
And that's a fact, ha!

[Chorus]
Superstitious
Superstitious

[Verse 2]
And I ain't superstitious
No such thing as bad luck
And I ain't superstitious
I couldn't really give a fuck
Take your stupid superstitions
Find some other paranoidal, chickenshit
Sissy, worm and tell it to him

[Chorus]
Superstitious
Superstitious

[Refrain]
I ain't superstitious

[Instrumental Break]

[Refrain]
I ain't superstitious

[Instrumental Break]

[Outro]
That's right, one more time
Come on, shut your mouth
Listen up
Hey, it's my turn

Megadeth

After being kicked out of Metallica, Dave Mustaine decided to form a Thrash Metal band that not only rivaled his former band, but played faster, more technical Metal. Along with bassist David ‘Junior’ Ellefson and a revolving door of guitarists and drummers, Mustaine set the world afire as Megadeth became known as the world’s state-of-the-art Speed Metal band throughout the 80s and the early 90s. One of the Big Four of Thrash Metal, Megadeth remains one of Metal’s most popular acts today.

However, Dave Mustaine’s fledgling band got off to a shaky start. Initially unable to find like-minded individuals, it was not until an altercation with his (underage) downstairs neighbours Dave Ellefson and Greg Handevidt, that led to him buying them beer and forming the first incarnation of the band with drummer Dijon Carruthers in 1983.

The band was named after a political pamphlet that referred to a “megadeath” (one million deaths by nuclear explosion):

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