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# | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Mrs. Young | |||
| Cover = Excellentstockingstuffer.jpg | |||
| Type = demo | |||
| Artist = Matt Sharp | |||
| Album = Excellent Stocking Stuffer | |||
| Released = 2001 | |||
| Format = digital | |||
| Recorded = | |||
| Length = | |||
| Label = | |||
| Writer = [[Matt Sharp]] | |||
| Producer = | |||
| Status = Officially released | |||
| Previous track = "[[So Soon]]" (live in Amsterdam)<br>(1) | |||
| This track = "Mrs. Young"<br>(2) | |||
| Next track = "[[Waiting]]" (live, Denver radio show The Lounge)<br>(6) | |||
}} | |||
"'''Mrs. Young'''" (originally "'''Jamie II'''") is a song written by [[Matt Sharp]]. It was later reworked as [[the Rentals]] song "[[Please Let That Be You]]". | |||
==Appearances== | |||
*''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' | |||
==Overview== | |||
According to [[Recording_History_-_Page_4#5.2F93_Matt_and_Rivers_collaborate|the Weezer Recording History]], "Mrs. Young" was written by Matt Sharp in May of [[1993]], with [[Rivers Cuomo]] assisting on "some parts and harmonies". Like the Cuomo song "Jamie", written two months prior, "Mrs. Young" is an ode to Weezer's lawyer at the time, [[Jamie Young]]. The two "Jamie" songs were considered, at one point, for an independent single release, but this never materialized. | |||
Another demo was recorded for the group that would eventually be called ''the Rentals'' at [[Poop Alley Studios]] in the Spring of 1995. The song would be reworked with all new lyrics and a new title, "[[Please Let That Be You]]", for the band's debut album ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''. This demo, as well as the original 4-track demo, was released in [[2001]] for the Rentals fan club-exclusive compilation ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''. | |||
During a Matt Sharp [[Matt Sharp concert: 02/12/04 - Fullerton, CA|solo show in Fullerton, California]] in [[2004]], Sharp publicly reunited with [[Rivers Cuomo]] and the two performed four songs together, including the original "Mrs. Young". | |||
==Audio== | |||
===Demos=== | |||
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===Live=== | |||
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==Lyrics== | |||
<poem>Jamie says, “Since you called yesterday | |||
I have felt so swell” | |||
Come back, come back from Mexico | |||
I need your strength, I need your help | |||
Hey, Denine, won’t you put me through? | |||
I miss you both, can’t you tell? | |||
Please let that be you | |||
Knockin’ on my door so loud, just like you do | |||
Bringin’ a letter or two | |||
Jamie, you are my fave, and I love you | |||
Hey, Mitch, what you guys been up to? | |||
How’s Prince? Is he okay? | |||
Mrs. Young, I think you’re the best | |||
That’s all I’m trying to say | |||
Please let that be you | |||
You’re ringin’ my phone right now, like I wish you would do | |||
Callin’ with some good news | |||
You know you are my fave and I love you | |||
You are my fave, and I love you | |||
Stand by my side, always be true | |||
You are my fave, and I love you | |||
I raise my right hand, I’ll swear it’s true | |||
You are my fave | |||
Please let that be you | |||
Singin' my song so nice sounding like you do | |||
Hummin' along to your tune | |||
Jamie you are my fave and I love you</poem> | |||
==See Also== | |||
*[[List of The Rentals songs]] | |||
*"[[Jamie]]" | |||
[[Category: The Rentals songs]] | |||
[[Category: Matt Sharp]] | |||