Post subject: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 12:26 pm
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THOUGHT IT WAS EASY TO FALL IN LOVE BUT YOU, YOU, YOU YOU'RE DIFFERENT THIS MUCH I KNOW YEAH - YOU, YOU, YOU IT MIGHT BE YOUR GUILE, IT COULD BE YOUR MIND IT MIGHT BE THE WAY YOU TAKE YOUR TIME OH, YOU, YOU, YOU
YOU - IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, YOU, YOU OH YOU - IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, YOU, YOU
I NEVER KNOW HOW MUCH TO SAY WITH YOU, YOU, YOU I'D LIKE TO GO DEEP, BUT IS IT SAFE WITH YOU, YOU, YOU IT MIGHT BE YOUR NEEDS, IT COULD BE YOUR EYES IT MIGHT BE THE WAY YOU DON'T SYMPATHIZE OH- YOU, YOU, YOU
YOU - IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, YOU, YOU OH YOU - IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, YOU, YOU
YOU BREAK LAWS AND PAY NO FINES YOU GET YOURS THEN GET MINE
I THOUGHT IT WAS EASY TO STAY IN LOVE BUT YOU YOU YOU YOU BUT YOU - YES YOU, IT'S YOU, YOU, YOU YOU - IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, YOU, YOU AH YOU, IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU, IT'S YOU AH YOU, YOU, YOU, - IT'S YOU BUT YOU KNEW, KNEW KNEW
I apologize for the all caps. It must have been like that on whatever site the official site lifted the lyrics from.
I have a fairly strong dislike for this song, and I'm not sure why, or that it's fair to the song. It's likely my general dislike for this kind of pop punk stuff, and the fact that I resent not having gotten a different/better b-side for it (maybe Yield didn't produce much by way of extra songs, if this and leatherman are the best they could do).
I do think the the initial riff that starts and closes the song is actually pretty cool, with its lazy rising feel to it. The rest of the song has a vaguely pleasing vaguely head bopping feel to it. There's a bright counter melody underneath the bass and the primary guitar part that would make the song more interesting if it was higher in the mix. But the whole thing as is has a sing songy sameness to it that makes the song kind of boring
Eddie's vocals aren't bad, especially on the Lost Dogs version of the song (which I believe is different from the wishlist single, although I haven't heard that in forever and it's not on my desktop and I just don't care enough of to check) but they don't do anything for me. I generally don't like how he sounds on songs like this (see Leatherman or Supersonic too)--almost like he's trying to have fun more than actually having fun, but maybe that's just me. The most interesting parts of the song are probably the few moments when he cracks his voice, or the wavery effect added to his voice during the bridge, since if nothing else they at least break up the monotony of the performance in the rest of the song.
Lyrically the song is what it is--a guy professing his light hearted devotion to a woman he knows is no good to him/for him. Some of the lyrics are kinda clever, but they're not trying very hard, and the kind of irritating 'you you you' overwhelm them.
Leaving Here follows this one on Lost Dogs, and even though it's a more intense song, the band sounds like they're having a lot more fun and it's a much better song.
1 Star. i'd give it 0 but the song has such low expectations for itself that I can't really give it a 0. Plus I do like that opening riff
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Post subject: Re: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 1:12 pm
Yeah Yeah Yeah
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2 stars.
Were the lyrics different on the original version? I remember hearing that he flipped the meaning of the song when he rerecorded the vocals. Not sure I've heard it though.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:21 pm
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Screw "You" Haters (see what i did there?)
4 stars to the original version, which, when it came out in ol' 98, was a nice pop surprise for a band that never really went in that direction, aka, a great b-side.
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Post subject: Re: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 4:56 pm
Supersonic
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iceagecoming wrote:
2 stars.
Were the lyrics different on the original version? I remember hearing that he flipped the meaning of the song when he rerecorded the vocals. Not sure I've heard it though.
Yes. Absolutlely. And that is what makes this song so fascinaing to me. Same song. Basically, the same delivery. A couple of changed words and it's a completely different story.
I personally, like the "love" version from the "Wishlist" single better than the "hate" version from Lost Dogs. The original lyrics help justify the dripping sugary pop of the music.
Wishlist version gets 3 stars. Lost Dogs version gets 2 stars.
Because it was the first "rare" song I ever heard live, and I'd been singing it earlier that day... I gave it 3 stars in the poll.
Post subject: Re: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 5:56 pm
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I think this was a rough sketch for a better song, particularly when it comes to the lyrics. i'd say they just never got back to it and said fuckit, put it out. Cos there is the basis of a great little song in there, Stip's right, the intro is promising, but it never got there. i don't rate this at all as it stands.
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Post subject: Re: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:14 pm
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who wants to post the lyrics to the original?
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Post subject: Re: SOTM#169: it might be the way you don't sympathize...
Posted: Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:30 pm
Supersonic
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2004 5:55 pm Posts: 11320 Location: Brooklyn Gender: Male
stip wrote:
who wants to post the lyrics to the original?
If I'm not mistaken, only two words have changed, but they imply a pretty big difference.
Thought it was easy to fall in love but you, you, you You're different this much I know yeah, you, you, you It might be your guile. It could be your mind It might be the way you take your time Oh, you, you, you
You, it's you. It's you, you, you Oh, you. It's you. It's you, you, you
I never know how much to say with you, you, you I like to go deep but is it safe with you, you, you It might be your needs. It could be your eyes It might be the way you sympathize Oh, you, you, you
You. It's you. It's you, you, you Oh, you. It's you. It's you you you
You break laws and pay no fines. You get yours and then get mine
I don't think it's easy to stay in love But you, you, you, you But you, yes you. It's you, you, you You. it's you. it's you, you, you Ah you It's you (x3) Ah you, you, you, yes you With you, you, you, you ah
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