A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)

"A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)" is a single by P.M. Dawn that peaked at 44 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart in 1991. Song writing credit is given to Attrell Cordes (Prince Be of P.M. Dawn) and Tom Johnston of the Doobie Brothers as the song contains a sample of the Doobie Brothers' "Feelin' Down Farther."

"A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)"
Single by P.M. Dawn
from the album Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience
Released	May 22, 1991
Genre	Alternative hip hop
Label	Gee Street Island
Songwriter(s)	Tom Johnston Attrell Cordes
Producer(s)	P.M. Dawn
P.M. Dawn singles chronology
"Ode to a Forgetful Mind" (1989) "A Watcher's Point of View (Don't 'Cha Think)" (1991) "Set Adrift on Memory Bliss" (1991)

It is from their debut album, Of the Heart, of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience. Todd Terry's "Hard House Mix" appeared on their 2000 compilation, The Best of P.M. Dawn. The song references "Pleasant Valley Sunday" by Gerry Goffin and Carole King, and performed by The Monkees in 1967.

Critical reception

Steve Huey from AllMusic stated that the song is "surprisingly funky and driving".[1] Another editor, Hal Horowitz noted "the edgy hip-hop".[2] Larry Flick from Billboard wrote, "Rap act deftly intermingles elements of raw hip-hop, Beatles-esque pop, and '70s-era funk. Icing on the cake is intelligent, well-paced rhymes; which makes this simply irresistible. Already hailed by U.K. critics and consumers, cut deserves immediate attention at urban and pop radio."[3]

References

1. Huey, Steve. "P.M. Dawn – Of the Heart, Of the Soul and of the Cross: The Utopian Experience". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
2. Horowitz, Hal. "P.M. Dawn – The Best of P.M. Dawn". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
3. Flick, Larry (31 August 1991). "Single Reviews: New & Noteworthy" (PDF). Billboard. p. 69. Retrieved 22 October 2020.