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The End of My String
"The End of My String" | |||||
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
Album | Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 | ||||
Released | December 12, 2011 | ||||
Recorded | April 22, 1994 | ||||
Length | 0:57 | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
RC# | 188 | ||||
Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Status | officially released | ||||
Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 track listing | |||||
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Rivers Cuomo song chronology | |||||
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"The End of My String" (or "Dangling on the End of My String") is the twentieth track from Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997. It is part of the "Fulton Avenue Suite", a series of short song "sketches" written in April of 1994.
Appearances
Overview
The song was originally titled "Dangling on the End of My String" in the Catalog O' Riffs and on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list. Cuomo recorded the demo acoustically at his apartment in Van Nuys in April of 1994. Initially released as part of the CD compilation Alone III: The Pinkerton Years in 2011, in November of 2020 an uncut version of this song was sold on Cuomo's website as part of the compilation Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years.
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Dangling on the End of My String | 05 Dangling On The End Of My String.mp3 | April 22, 1994 | 6000 Fulton Ave. Apt. 2, Van Nuys, CA | 1:28 | Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years | |
Rivers Cuomo | The End of My String | 20 The End of My String.mp3 | April 22, 1994 | 6000 Fulton Ave. Apt. 2, Van Nuys, CA | 0:57 | Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 | Truncated version of 05 Dangling On The End Of My String.mp3 |
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo — vocals, acoustic guitar
Lyrics
Oh, sweet child
I hate to hurt so
I want you to believe
I've tried so hard
To do the right thing
To be an honest man
But you're the fool
And I have you dangling
On the end of my string
Oh, sweet girl
I hate to let you go
And watch you fall away
Honesty has really let me down
It's really let me down
But you're a fool
And I have you dangling
On the end of my string
Oh oh, honesty is never enough...
Oh, the breakup...