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| Jamie was written by Rivers Cuomo for [[Jamie Young]], who was the band's lawyer at the time of their signing to [[Geffen]]. The band was extremely grateful for Jamie Young because she cared about the band and made certain that they were treated fairly. The song was written as a thank you. Matt Sharp has also written a song for Jamie, which Rivers helped him record called "[[Mrs. Young]]". Jamie is currently an attorney at the law firm of Ziffren, Brittenham, Branca, Fischer, Gilbert-Lurie, Stiffelman, Cook, Johnson, Lande & Wolf LLP in Los Angeles, California.
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| The band recorded the song with the intention of it being their first 7". For some reason, it was never released, leaving ''[[The Blue Album]]'' to be their first-ever release. Their A&R rep at Geffen, Todd Sullivan, convinced the band (after much cajoling) to submit it for inclusion on the in-house compilation ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]'' in the summer of 1994. This is one of the few officially-released recordings featuring [[Jason Cropper]], before being replaced by [[Brian Bell]].
| | 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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| 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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