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"'''Jamie'''" is | "'''Jamie'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It was released as a [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side]] to UK retail single releases of "[[Buddy Holly]]." It was also released on the compilation ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]'' and as the fourth track on the [[Weezer]] rarities compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]'' compilation (1994) | * ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]'' compilation (1994) | ||
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* ''[[Buddy Holly]]'' (UK Retail Cassette/UK Retail 7" Single (Black Vinyl)) | * ''[[Buddy Holly]]'' (UK Retail Cassette/UK Retail 7" Single (Black Vinyl)) | ||
* ''[[Say It Ain't So]]'' (UK Retail CD/UK Retail 10" Single (Black Vinyl)) | * ''[[Say It Ain't So]]'' (UK Retail CD/UK Retail 10" Single (Black Vinyl)) | ||
* ''[[ | * ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' (2004) | ||
==Overview== | |||
[[Image:JamieYoung2013.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jamie Young, c. 2013]] | [[Image:JamieYoung2013.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Jamie Young, c. 2013]] | ||
Jamie was written by Rivers Cuomo early in March 1993 as a sincere reaction to the help the band was getting from their first attorney, [[Jamie Young]]. Although band lawyers are indeed paid very well, Rivers was experiencing a real feeling of gratitude and safety, which comes out in this track. It wasn't so much a "thank you" as it was an expression of the feelings of confidence and security produced by having a high-powered attorney (after long months of worry). | Jamie was written by Rivers Cuomo early in March 1993 as a sincere reaction to the help the band was getting from their first attorney, [[Jamie Young]]. Although band lawyers are indeed paid very well, Rivers was experiencing a real feeling of gratitude and safety, which comes out in this track. It wasn't so much a "thank you" as it was an expression of the feelings of confidence and security produced by having a high-powered attorney (after long months of worry). | ||
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==Recording== | ==Recording== | ||
From ''The Blue Album'''s Deluxe Edition liner notes: | From ''The Blue Album'''s Deluxe Edition liner notes: | ||
{{Blue liner notes|The band subsequently had a fortunate run in with one Dale Johnson, then a student at Layola Marymount, who was taking a class in music recording and sound engineering. Dale had a class recording project coming up, so a plan was hatched to get the band to record with Dale for his project. The song was recorded live on [[April 15]], 1993 with no overdubs. The track was later delegated to the [[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]] album, a move which took convincing from A&R man Todd Sullivan; they were concerned that their "rarity" might not be up to snuff sonically. Todd reminded them that the feel was amazing, and the world had to hear this recording. Dale Johnson recalls: "I guess the guys were happy with the LMU version of 'Jamie,' but I never entirely was completely satisfied. I mean, there's only so much you can do with a live take and only a few hours! Rivers seemed to be really amazed when I told him I only got a B+ on the project. 'But it's gonna be on a CD, man...!' I remember [[Matt Sharp|Matt]] being really adamant that they would do the recording project with me, but that they had to own the master. Smart boys, they were, and I agreed to it. I just really wanted to be credited with the recording.}} | |||
Matt Sharp | [[Matt Sharp]] also wrote a song for Young (which Cuomo helped to record) titled "[[Mrs. Young]]," which was later reworked into "[[Please Let That Be You]]" from [[the Rentals]]' debut album, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''. | ||
"Jamie" is one of the few officially-released recordings featuring [[Jason Cropper]], before being replaced by [[Brian Bell]]<ref>[[Historic event: 07/03/1994]]</ref>. The band recorded the song with the intention of it being their first 7" with the b-side including [[Please Let That Be You]]. It never fully came to fruition due to the group being signed to Geffen, leaving ''[[The Blue Album]]'' to be their first-ever release. | |||
The song was re-released on various "[[Buddy Holly]]" singles later that year, and again in 1995 as an acoustic radio session on the "[[Say It Ain't So]]" single. | The song was re-released on various "[[Buddy Holly]]" singles later that year, and again in 1995 as an acoustic radio session on the "[[Say It Ain't So]]" single. | ||
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[[Image:Jamie handwritten.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Handwritten lyrics for "Jamie"]] | [[Image:Jamie handwritten.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Handwritten lyrics for "Jamie"]] | ||
[[Image:Jamie2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Handwritten lyrics for "Jamie"]] | [[Image:Jamie2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Handwritten lyrics for "Jamie"]] | ||
===B-side | {{Lyric box| | ||
===B-side=== | |||
<poem>Jamie, what you doin' now | <poem>Jamie, what you doin' now | ||
What you doin' now girl? | What you doin' now girl? | ||
Please, please tell me | Please, please tell me | ||
Cuz I need to know | Cuz I need to know | ||
I need to know now | |||
When I was down | When I was down you came to me | ||
And promised you'd always be | And promised you'd always be | ||
By my side, now you're gone | By my side, now you're gone | ||
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Jamie, I want you to know | Jamie, I want you to know | ||
Jamie, Jamie | Jamie, Jamie | ||
I'm so glad you're mine | |||
We'll be together a long time | We'll be together a long time | ||
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Who's dialin' your car phone? | Who's dialin' your car phone? | ||
Please, please be true | Please, please be true | ||
You know that I trust you | You know that I trust you | ||
Do that which you must do | |||
When I was down | When I was down you came to me | ||
And promised you'd always be | And promised you'd always be | ||
By my side, now you're gone | By my side, now you're gone | ||
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Jamie, I want you to know | Jamie, I want you to know | ||
You've got The Beach Boys | You've got The Beach Boys | ||
And your firm's got the Stones | |||
But I know you won't leave me alone | But I know you won't leave me alone | ||
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me | Sometimes it seems you’re not with me | ||
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much | It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much | ||
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It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much | It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much | ||
You are the most, you're so rad | You are the most, you're so rad | ||
You're so fresh and I'm so glad | |||
I am yours, you are mine | I am yours, you are mine | ||
Show me where and I will sign | Show me where and I will sign | ||
When I was down, | When I was down, you came to me | ||
And promised you'd always be | And promised you'd always be | ||
By my side, now you're gone | By my side, now you're gone | ||
And I'm waiting waiting | And I'm waiting waiting | ||
Jamie, believe me | Jamie, believe me | ||
I won't let you down | |||
'Cause you are the best lawyer in town</poem>}} | |||
{{Lyric box| | |||
===Rivers Cuomo demo=== | ===Rivers Cuomo demo=== | ||
<poem>Jamie, what you doin' now | <poem>Jamie, what you doin' now | ||
What you doin' now girl? | What you doin' now girl? | ||
Please, please tell me | Please, please tell me | ||
'Cuz I need to know | 'Cuz I need to know | ||
I need to know now | |||
You are the most, you're so rad | You are the most, you're so rad | ||
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Jamie, what you doin' now? | Jamie, what you doin' now? | ||
Jamie, Jamie | Jamie, Jamie | ||
I'm so glad you're mine | |||
We'll be together a long time | We'll be together a long time | ||
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In times of need, you're there with me | In times of need, you're there with me | ||
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much | It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much | ||
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much</poem> | It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much</poem>}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||