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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"I Admire You So Much" was written in praise of [[Kevin Ridel]] of the band [[AM Radio]]. It appeared on ''[[The 4 and 5 star demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', but did not appear with "Alone II" marked next to it. It was added to the track listing later. | "I Admire You So Much" was written in praise of [[Kevin Ridel]] of the band [[AM Radio]]. It appeared on ''[[The 4 and 5 star demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', but did not appear with "Alone II" marked next to it. It was added to the track listing later. The version that appears on ''Alone II'', at 49 seconds long, is condensed from the original three-and-a-half minute song sketch. The latter was added to the compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''' on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. | ||
On an ''[[List of Rivers Cuomo video streams#Island in the Zoom|Island in the Zoom]]'' webinar on [[May 23]], [[2020]], Cuomo performed the song on piano with a previously-unheard additional verse (see [[I Admire You So Much#Lyrics|Lyrics]]). | On an ''[[List of Rivers Cuomo video streams#Island in the Zoom|Island in the Zoom]]'' webinar on [[May 23]], [[2020]], Cuomo performed the song on piano with a previously-unheard additional verse (see [[I Admire You So Much#Lyrics|Lyrics]]). | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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<poem>I admire you so much | <poem>I admire you so much | ||
In the morning time our hearts will touch | In the morning time our hearts will touch | ||
Hold on, hold on | Hold on, hold on | ||
'Cuz I've never needed anyone like this | 'Cuz I've never needed anyone like this | ||
You're the magic in my sight | |||
I'm holding on the warm firelight | |||
Hold on, hold on | |||
'Cuz I've never needed anyone like this | |||
You never needed me, I never needed you | You never needed me, I never needed you | ||
And that's the way you are</poem> | And that's the way you are</poem> | ||