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You Gave Your Love to Me Softly

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"You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" is a b-side to El Scorcho. It was originally recorded and released on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Angus.

"You Gave Your Love To Me Softly"
B-side by Weezer
from the single "El Scorcho"
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1996
FormatCD
RecordedN/A
Length1:58
LabelDGC Records
Songwriter(s)Rivers Cuomo
RC#174
COR#N/A
Producer(s)Weezer
Statusofficially released
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Victory on the Hill"
(RC# 173)		"You Gave Your Love To Me Softly"
(RC# 174)		"I'm Tired of Having Sex"
(RC# 175)
El Scorcho track listing
3 tracks
  1. "El Scorcho"
  2. "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly"
  3. "Devotion"
Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition) track listing
36 tracks
Disc 1
  1. "Tired of Sex"
  2. "Getchoo"
  3. "No Other One"
  4. "Why Bother?"
  5. "Across the Sea"
  6. "The Good Life"
  7. "El Scorcho"
  8. "Pink Triangle"
  9. "Falling for You"
  10. "Butterfly"
  11. "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly"
  12. "Devotion"
  13. "The Good Life" (Radio Remix)
  14. "Waiting on You"
  15. "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams"
  16. "The Good Life" (Live Acoustic)
  17. "Pink Triangle" (Radio Remix)
  18. "I Swear It's True"
  19. "Pink Triangle" (Live Acoustic)
  20. "Interview - 107.7 The End - Blue VS Pinkerton"
Disc 2
  1. "You Won't Get with Me Tonight"
  2. "The Good Life" (Live Acoustic)
  3. "El Scorcho" (Live Acoustic)
  4. "Pink Triangle" (Live Acoustic)
  5. "Why Bother?" (Live)
  6. "El Scorcho" (Live)
  7. "Pink Triangle" (Live)
  8. "The Good Life" (Live Acoustic)
  9. "El Scorcho" (Live Acoustic)
  10. "Across the Sea" (Piano Noodles)
  11. "Butterfly" (Alternate Take)
  12. "Long Time Sunshine"
  13. "Getting Up and Leaving"
  14. "Tired of Sex" (Tracking Rough)
  15. "Getchoo" (Tracking Rough)
  16. "Tragic Girl"
Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 track listing
26 tracks
  1. "I'm So Lonely"
  2. "Getchoo"
  3. "Lisa"
  4. "Negativland"
  5. "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly"
  6. "When You're Alone"
  7. "Susanne"
  8. "There Is No Other One"
  9. "Let Me Wash at Your Sink"
  10. "Waiting on You"
  11. "Oh No, This Is Not for Me"
  12. "Tired of Sex"
  13. "She's Had a Girl"
  14. "What Is This I Find?"
  15. "Now I Finally See"
  16. "Longtime Sunshine"
  17. "I'm Lonely on a Saturday Night"
  18. "Oh God I'm Hungry"
  19. "I'm on Fire, You're a Liar"
  20. "The End of My String"
  21. "I Can't Break Your Heart Slow"
  22. "Money Makes Me Happy"
  23. "My Mind's on You"
  24. "Defeat on the Hill"
  25. "Clarinet Waltz"
  26. "A Glorious Moment"

Appearences

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)." [1] 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".

A cover of the song by the band Wavves was included as the 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

Angus version

"El Scorcho" version

Audio

"El Scorcho" version

Angus version

Note: The version of "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly" from the soundtrack to Angus is blocked from hosting on YouTube on copyright grounds. The song can be purchased on iTunes or Amazon, among other platforms.

Lyrics

You gave your love to me softly
I heard your heart beating true
Still your Bijan lingers on and on and on
You gave your love to me softly

When I'm feeling blue and lonely
All I have to do is think of you
We had just one night but it lingers on and on and on
You gave your love to me softly

La-la-la you sang to me
Baby, don't you cry
Put your arms around me child
And lay with me tonight

You gave your love to me softly

Whoa, la-la-la you sang to me
Baby, don't you cry
Put your arms around me child
And lay with me tonight

La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la

See also

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