Elliott Smith "I Can't Answer You Anymore" 3-26-99 NY

[moogpunk]

#88 was the number of the devil

[ganuenen]

i love the guitar he uses here, fits him so beautifully!!!

[PpPayton379]

@ganuenen agreed

[potentialcarnie]

Yeah it is on Side 1 of Grand Mal studio rarities... the good version anyway! The other two that I have weren't mixed/mastered as well...

[gooshaboo374]

its off of the 'b-sides & rarities' cd.... great cd, i got all of em.. :)

[BrandonNorth1120]

@gooshaboo374 do you know where can I get that?

[gamasz]

It´s so great, one of my favourites

If anyone wants the song (the studio version), contact me

Bye

[peterhamilrules]

yeah i would love to get the studio version of this song

-peace

[bacardi119]

Does anybody have the studio version of this song?, if so, where did you find it?, thanks.

[WhaleRider86]

yes I have the studio version. its on the france promo called "3 titres inedits". the cd including two other tracks ("happiness"and "pretty mary k", both as acoustic/atlernate studio version).

[potentialcarnie]

I was surprised to see that he decided to do this live! I thought it would've been one of those "too high, know what I mean" songs (if you listen to oodles of live Elliott bootlegs as I do then you know what I'm referring to). Some Elliott album songs are either just too high or have too many breaths for him to want to play them live. So, this was nice to see!!! Beautiful!

[sucramnormark]

I miss a second guitar on this song. The way the studio version sounds is awesome cause there are two guitars.

[Vamphaery]

All of his lyrics utilizing films, photographs, TV shows, etc. as metaphors for memories always get to me. "Skip to the scene where we meet and roll the song." What a unique way to capture that horrible melancholy feeling of looking back on relationship memories that are long gone. (Assuming that's what he meant, of course. One can never be positive lol.)

[georged2011]

@Vamphaery i always thought he meant when we meet (as in the future)

[Vamphaery]

@georged2011 Could be! "Skip to" might mean fast forward from the present, rather than leafing through memories of the past.

[Gubsy727]

It is on the 25 Titres Comp and also one of the Figure 8 Singles... there is a harpsichord on the studio version and it will make you cry! <3

[Stillillgal]

wow great

[tommycattybatty]

where can i find the studio version?

[sucramnormark]

Elliott smith B-sides, something like that..

[kieran514]

this is one of my absolute fav's of elliott, the studio version is amazing

[DanielleBawls]

Me either .. but this is a magical moment.