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| Next track = "[[Waiting]]" (live, Denver radio show The Lounge)<br>(6) | | Next track = "[[Waiting]]" (live, Denver radio show The Lounge)<br>(6) | ||
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"'''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]]". | "'''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== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' | *''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' (2001) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Image:JamieYoung2013.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jamie Young, c. 2013]] | [[Image:JamieYoung2013.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Jamie Young, c. 2013]] | ||
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. On [[February 14]], [[2003]], Sharp wrote about recording the song on his personal website | 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. On [[February 14]], [[2003]], Sharp wrote about recording the song on his personal website:<ref>''Mattsharp.net'' 14 February 2003. https://web.archive.org/web/20031018015914/http://www.mattsharp.net/diary.html</ref> | ||
< | {{Quote box|[[Image:MattSharpHead.png]]|honestly, i have a pretty good memory for most of the music i recorded a long time ago. although, i am pretty foggy on all the versions of "mrs. young" a.k.a. "jamie mach 2". the song was written for my old attorney and all the new found sense of confidence and security she instilled in me and the lads. the earliest version was recorded on mr. cuomo's tascam 8 track cassette machine and was intended as a b-side for a possible "jamie" 7" indie single (which was aborted) long before the release of the blue album. like i said, my memory on this one is awfully fuzzy, but as far as i remember rivers did most of the instrumentation except the bass and lead vox, i thought jason cropper played some acoustic guitar (i know he showed me how to play the chords for it on his acoustic), but then again i'm not so sure, it sounds like r.c. on drums, but it could be pat. the drums are so low in the bootleg mix you have, i can't tell and don't remember. later on the song morphed into "please, let that be you" and the lyrics changed, because i probably didn't want to sing about weezer related issues on "return of The Rentals" . | ||
at that point i took most of the images from this depressing building that felt like goverment housing in a russian ghetto, that's where i lived for a short while. that's where we shot the video for "friends of p." and that's all about "mrs. young" i can recall. hope that helps to clear the fog, but most likely, it just makes it all more confusing. | at that point i took most of the images from this depressing building that felt like goverment housing in a russian ghetto, that's where i lived for a short while. that's where we shot the video for "friends of p." and that's all about "mrs. young" i can recall. hope that helps to clear the fog, but most likely, it just makes it all more confusing.|Matt Sharp|[https://web.archive.org/web/20031018015914/http://www.mattsharp.net/diary.html blog post], [[February 14]], [[2003]]}} | ||
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]]''. | 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]]''. | ||
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Jamie you are my fave and I love you</poem> | Jamie you are my fave and I love you</poem> | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of | *[[List of Matt Sharp songs]] | ||
*"[[Jamie]]" | *"[[Jamie]]" | ||
{{Reference list}} | |||
[[Category: The Rentals songs]] | [[Category: The Rentals songs]] | ||
[[Category: Matt Sharp]] | [[Category: Matt Sharp]] | ||
[[Category:Teenage Victory Songs The Very Best]] | [[Category:Teenage Victory Songs The Very Best]] | ||
[[Category:Cuomo-Sharp collaborations]] | [[Category:Cuomo-Sharp collaborations]] | ||