You Gave Your Love to Me Softly: Difference between revisions

You Gave Your Love to Me Softly (view source)

Revision as of 15:50, 21 August 2020

198 bytes removed , 21 August 2020

→‎Overview: removed/clarified some superfluous info

HMC

Bureaucrats, Administrators

19,087

edits

@@ Line 46: / Line 46: @@
 ==Overview==
 "'''You Gave Your Love to Me Softly'''" is notably short, at only 1:58. In this song, [[Rivers Cuomo]] sings about one night with a girl that "lingers on and on and on." It is quick, up-beat song with a solo that mirrors the vocal melody. When asked by a fan about the lyrical reference to Bijan perfume, Cuomo responded: "I have a thing for old lady perfume (on young ladies)." [https://web.archive.org/web/20070624172818/http://www.members.shaw.ca/ridd2/threads/rebel/02-10-REBEL3.html]
-The original [[1995]] recording is featured on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Angus]]''. It was produced by Rob Cavallo. The solo is played with only a keyboard, and is shorter, at 1:51. The song was re-recorded during the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions, and retains the rough sound of those sessions.  It is slightly slower, resulting in a longer running time.  The solo is played with a guitar and keys in unison, and with extra guitar fills.
+The original [[1995]] recording is featured on the soundtrack to the film ''[[Angus]]''. It was produced by Rob Cavallo. This version is shorter, at 1:51. The song was re-recorded during the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions, and retains the rough sound of those sessions. This version is slightly slower, resulting in a longer running time.
-Although satisfied with the recording, the song was relegated to b-side status, appearing on retail versions of "[[El Scorcho]]". Cuomo reinforced his feeling that songs for soundtracks and singles should not be album tracks, and vice-versa.
+Although satisfied with the recording, the song was relegated to b-side status, appearing on retail versions of "[[El Scorcho]]".
-A cover of the song by the band [[Wavves]] was included as the [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]] to "[[Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter]]." Online music critic Anthony Fantano called the cover "a lazier, worse performed version of the track" and "a lackluster cover of a great song."
+A cover of the song by the band [[Wavves]] was included as the [[List of Weezer b-sides and bonus tracks|b-side]] to the 7"-vinyl single "[[Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter]]." Online music critic Anthony Fantano called the cover "a lazier, worse performed version of the track" and "a lackluster cover of a great song."
 ==Personnel==