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This might have been covered at length so forgive me, but I was watching the YHF doc again the other night and the only thing that's stuck in my head is Jay doing My Darling. It's such a pretty song and IMO Jeff's vocal on Sunmerteeth just doesnt do I justice like Jay's.

 

Does Wilco ever play this live? I'm guessing no, and so is there some kind of weight to the song that makes it inappropriate now? Curious about this...

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I could put it in a box with 'Leave Me Like You Found Me', 'I Thought I Held You' and ship it to Abu Dhabi.

 

But that's what's great about Wilco, different people find beauty in different tunes.... even Jay Bennett's rendition. More power to you.

 

On a related note, anyone ever here what Jay did with Car's Can't Escape? Not my favorite, but again, someone out there found some glory in it.

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Aw, I like "I Thought I Held You." In fact, I don't skip any tracks on A.M.

 

Me too. I always really liked "I'm like a songwriter/You're the reason I've run out/Run out of metaphors."

 

I also like the Summerteeth version of My Darling. I can never decide if it's just a sweet lullaby or a promise to a young child that the problems/divorce of the parents has nothing to do with her and they want to reassure her that she will always be loved. A little bittersweet and the production adds to it.

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Me too. I always really liked "I'm like a songwriter/You're the reason I've run out/Run out of metaphors."

 

I also like the Summerteeth version of My Darling. I can never decide if it's just a sweet lullaby or a promise to a young child that the problems/divorce of the parents has nothing to do with her and they want to reassure her that she will always be loved. A little bittersweet and the production adds to it.

 

I always liked the idea that Tweedy wrote most of the A.M. songs as a guy on a couch with an acoustic guitar. I like the raw approach to everything. My Darling could probably be both, considering the emotional place Tweedy was in at the time of Summerteeth. I also like the slowed-down synths from "Nothingsevergonnastandinmywayagain" in the coda of My Darling, then the big wash of sound right at the end...and then "When You Wake Up Feeling Old" comes swingin' in, bouncy and happy...

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I could put it in a box with 'Leave Me Like You Found Me', 'I Thought I Held You' and ship it to Abu Dhabi.

 

But that's what's great about Wilco, different people find beauty in different tunes.... even Jay Bennett's rendition. More power to you.

 

On a related note, anyone ever here what Jay did with Car's Can't Escape? Not my favorite, but again, someone out there found some glory in it.

 

jay did cars can't escape on his solo album bigger than blue. it's called 'reasons for you to love me'

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Is there a complete version of that Sessions show circulating?

 

And once again, any time I watch video of that era of Wilco, the first thought that pops into my head: what a difference Glenn makes.

 

Video or audio? I think there's a full video somewhere -- and the full audio is out there. It's actually one of the better recordings from that year.

 

I think Ken's work was great while he was in Wilco. In Jeff's words around the time of Ken's dismissal, "it's not that Ken isn't a good drummer, it's that he isn't the right drummer anymore..."

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Jay's rendition of My Darling on the DVD is great.

 

Don't dislike the Summerteeth version either.

 

I always thought it was quite sad that Wilco didn't pay a proper tribute to Jay in the form of a concert.

 

Re. Glenn - I much prefer his mini-kit work with Loose Fur. He's a great drummer who I think is even better when faced with less things to hit!

 

Saying that - the standing on the drum stool party piece doesn't impress.

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I also like the Summerteeth version of My Darling. I can never decide if it's just a sweet lullaby or a promise to a young child that the problems/divorce of the parents has nothing to do with her and they want to reassure her that she will always be loved. A little bittersweet and the production adds to it.

There's a nice live version from night 3 of the residency. Jeff introduces it as a lullaby as the closer of their main set. I always liked it on Summerteeth.

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I always liked the idea that Tweedy wrote most of the A.M. songs as a guy on a couch with an acoustic guitar. I like the raw approach to everything. My Darling could probably be both, considering the emotional place Tweedy was in at the time of Summerteeth. I also like the slowed-down synths from "Nothingsevergonnastandinmywayagain" in the coda of My Darling, then the big wash of sound right at the end...and then "When You Wake Up Feeling Old" comes swingin' in, bouncy and happy...

Man, good description. It really does flow so well together. I fucking love this band!

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