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"'''The Other Way'''" is the tenth track from ''[[Make Believe]]''. | "'''The Other Way'''" is the tenth track from ''[[Make Believe]]''. It was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in response to musician [[Elliott Smith]]'s apparent suicide in 2003. Smith's girlfriend at the time, [[Jennifer Chiba]], had dated Rivers prior to Smith. The song is notable for its layered harmonies and saxophone solo. | ||
==Appearances== | |||
* ''[[Make Believe]]'' | * ''[[Make Believe]]'' | ||
===Band Commentary=== | ===Band Commentary=== | ||
:'''Pat''': That song sounds like every note is placed exactly where it’s supposed to go, like…it’s one of those songs where nothing sounds out of place, it just sounds great to me. | :'''Pat''': That song sounds like every note is placed exactly where it’s supposed to go, like…it’s one of those songs where nothing sounds out of place, it just sounds great to me. | ||
:'''Rivers:''' I wrote that song for Jennifer Chiba after Elliott died, and I wanted to console her, but I was confused and skeptical about my own motives for wanting to do so, so I wrote that song about that. | :'''Rivers:''' I wrote that song for Jennifer Chiba after Elliott died, and I wanted to console her, but I was confused and skeptical about my own motives for wanting to do so, so I wrote that song about that. | ||