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Post by nowwesayitoutloud on May 2, 2007 14:58:19 GMT -5
With the comments about the extent to which Paul figures in Laurie's book, I started thinking about the places Laurie seems to figure in Paul's music. (Without getting all stalker on them, I mean.)
- She laid claim to coming up with a song title of his ... It's a Wonderful Lie?
- I personally interpret "Boring Enormous" as being about the two of them.
- Backing vocals on ... is it Ain't Got Me?
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Post by kgp on May 2, 2007 16:00:20 GMT -5
I think in the Besterberg liner notes, Paul credited her for coming up with the title for "What a Day.." but 'Wonderful Lie" makes total sense, considering she was in a band named Zuzu's Petals.
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Post by FreeRider on May 2, 2007 16:59:12 GMT -5
"What a Day..." always sounded reminiscent of Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night".
And that has really nothing to do with this thread topic...just something that came to my mind.
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Post by kgp on May 2, 2007 17:32:03 GMT -5
"What a Day..." always sounded reminiscent of Francois Truffaut's "Day for Night". And that has really nothing to do with this thread topic...just something that came to my mind. Ditto. Actually, that wouldn't suprise me if the title was inspired by Truffaut. |
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Post by h on May 3, 2007 1:07:04 GMT -5
- Backing vocals on ... is it Ain't Got Me? I hear female backing vocals on Hillbilly Junk, just assumed it was her. |
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Post by GoddamnJob290 on May 3, 2007 8:22:42 GMT -5
I'd assume that "Making Me Go" was written about her.
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Post by SnowCover on May 3, 2007 13:11:15 GMT -5
She wrote Born For Me, didn't she?
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Post by toml on May 4, 2007 10:08:57 GMT -5
I thought I read somewhere when SG came out that she had been on each of his first 3 solo records...I know you’re right about “Ain’t Got Me” off Eventually, and I thought it was both her and Johnny (baby crying at the end) on “Whatever Makes you Happy” off of SG but I can not remember what song it was on 14 Songs and I don’t have the c.d. jacket here at my desk….Anyone have a guess? I may be way off here though.
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Post by GoddamnJob290 on May 4, 2007 10:34:40 GMT -5
I'm pretty sure she did the female back-up vocals on "Dice Behind Your Shades". One of Paul's finest tunes from that album.
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Post by Strange and Grandiose on May 5, 2007 6:03:58 GMT -5
She wrote Born For Me, didn't she? I think it was Best Thing That Never Happened. |
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Post by ABoyNamedPosh on May 7, 2007 6:16:22 GMT -5
Paul didn't write 'Best Thing That Never Happened'?!
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Post by scoOter on May 7, 2007 8:47:49 GMT -5
in an abstract way, she "wrote" most of his material; post replacements.
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Post by SnowCover on May 7, 2007 10:39:26 GMT -5
Yeah you guys are totally right, I remember now.
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Post by ndesimon on May 7, 2007 11:34:23 GMT -5
in an abstract way, she "wrote" most of his material; post replacements. Ah, but let's not shortchange Wife #1 (same first name, different spelling?) subject of 'Things'. |
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Post by A Regular on May 7, 2007 16:53:50 GMT -5
in an abstract way, she "wrote" most of his material; post replacements. I'm not so sure she'd want to lay claim to that one. |
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Post by scoOter on May 7, 2007 21:07:31 GMT -5
in an abstract way, she "wrote" most of his material; post replacements. I'm not so sure she'd want to lay claim to that one. probably not, but true nonetheless... |
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Post by adamapple on May 7, 2007 22:00:23 GMT -5
i would paul alot more credit than to suppose his songs were directly linked to his wife...just because he uses the term "she" means nothing more than telling a story...he's too good to link things that ditectly, not that he didnt once give it away, in the song "things"....but it's all so relative in the creative process...and he does love ambiguity, it's what makes all great art worth a damn....in my low opinion...
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Post by A Regular on May 8, 2007 16:50:46 GMT -5
i would paul alot more credit than to suppose his songs were directly linked to his wife...just because he uses the term "she" means nothing more than telling a story...he's too good to link things that ditectly, not that he didnt once give it away, in the song "things"....but it's all so relative in the creative process...and he does love ambiguity, it's what makes all great art worth a damn....in my low opinion... I'd tend to agree. Besides, songs songs are about women the singer doesn't "have".... I'd guess more songs are about yearning for what you don't have as opposed to celebrating what you do have. |
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Post by scoOter on May 9, 2007 7:56:37 GMT -5
I'd tend to agree. Besides, songs songs are about women the singer doesn't "have".... I'd guess more songs are about yearning for what you don't have as opposed to celebrating what you do have. i agree that paul is more subtle & sly than to just write song after song about someone so literally, but one thing paul does better than anyone i know is make me uncomfortable when he sings about anyone. i'd say he rarely "celebrates" someone or some relationship, but sometimes the emotion he throws out there is so raw & unguarded that i wince. and sometimes when i do feel like he is singing about his wife, i feel like i am the one getting punched in the gut. it's an interesting feeling. |
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Post by irene on May 12, 2007 0:54:56 GMT -5
Westerberg wrote "Born for Me"," Best Thing that Never Happened" & all of his greatest misses post Replacements, not Laurie Lindeen. Sheesh. However, Lindeen did sing backup on 2 tracks from his first 2 solo records: 93's "Dice Behind Your Shades" & 96's "Aint Got Me". Yes, PW did credit Laurie for the title"What a Day(For A Night") in the liner notes of 05's "Besterberg". 99's "Whatever Makes You Happy" could easily be interpreted to be about her tho. He has gone on, ahem, record to say most of his songs are composites of different people or pure fiction. He is, after all, Paul Westerberg. Give him some credit, 'kay?
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