Elliott Smith & Mary Lou Lord - Birthday Boy (Ween Cover)

[09babysnakes]

Does anyone know the tabs for this song????

I would be eternally grateful!!!!

[Fraitzy]

doesnt sound anyting like elliott smith's typical guitar style..would be very surprised if it was him. Also, I don't know why he wouldn't do harmony vox on it.

[youtubinfool]

howd you know elliot smith was on guitar for this? i know elliot smith and mary lou lord were often together but i've seen this song posted before as just mary lou lord.

[toblave11]

it sounds like he recorded her and maybe arranged the backing vocals.

[ubertuna1]

Elliott Smith covering Ween.

My life is complete.

[eplan9]

this is fucking GREAT! love eddie

[7sshare]

I'd rather hear elliott sing this

[jordanmaddox12]

@7sshare Id rather hear gene ween sing. His voice is better for this song. But she does an amazing version.

[catholicgirlmustache]

@7sshare you should either be appreciative of this cover for what it is...or you should eat a dick.

[tita4ewa]

Why are people deconstructing this song via his guitar playing? You're only exposing yourself as the frat-boy guitarist you are. Its always a conspiracy theory with you assholes. Its him and his guitar playing. He never wanted to appeal to such jocks especially when he was trying to accompany Mary on a really cool recording on a lo-fi comp.

[TripleHooper]

2 min --> Picture sucks



[DeccyB123]

@TripleHooper i don't think you quite get it

[platypusrex]

@TripleHooper That's from the Ween coloring book drawn by Thea Wolfe. That's Gene Ween pullin' his guts out and it does not suck.

[aaronmyers1982]

@TripleHooper Yeah, What the fuck is that about!?!?!?!? >:-/

[azurenscens]

@aaronmyers1982 read the top comments.

[MyThirdUserAccount]

I'd give it an E for effort

[noabsolutetruth]

When I heard it, I thought the same thing about it not sounding like him. Although it does seem that you can hear his background vocals layered in as he did on much of his own work. Maybe he just sang backup vocals? I don't know, it's an awesome cover though.

[beesch7]

It sounds like a guitar elliott might use but it doesn't sound like his playing. He was alot better than this. Listen to the solo, I know I'm a nerd but he woulda used alot more arpeggios and phrasing. I think it's just her on guitar.

[TuMira85]

@beesch7

You obviously don't know jack shit about elliott's guitar playing or what he valued in music. He would never use a word like "better"

[3bantha3fodder3]

@TuMira85 I completely agree with beesch7. It's not Elliott's guitar playing. Yesyes. Elliott didn't use the word 'better' about his own music because he was humble about it. So what? I definitely think Elliott Smith's guitar playing was much better than this. Stop picking on people for no reason.

[JeremySull]

This was on a compilation called Jabberjaw. 

[0dnan]

What album was this on?

[BoognishBoyd]

Such a different version from God Ween Satan.....absolutly beautiful though.

[futoncat]

this really does not sound like elliott's playing.

[unclemeat2u]

@futoncat That just proves what a good studio musician he was; he could play for other people and bring out what they wanted without tipping his hand.

=)

[vourlok]

so did ween actually make this song??

i always thought she made itt..

[shaboom9999]

@vourlok yes It's a Ween song, and as much as this is a pretty decent cover, Ween playing this live blows it out of the water.

[mandobanjoguitar]

I always wondered who sang this cover. I had it on an old tape.

what a great voice!

[DarkLake10]

Awesome the boognish is proud

[ccdsurf]

fantastic! Jesus Christ the Pain!

[Gammarklar]

doesnt sound like elliott's guitar style at all. i mean even for a cover.

[frizzofrizzo]

Poor Little Geener

[frankzilla67]

this is friggin' awesome...love it.