Aimee Mann - The Other End (Of The Telescope) - November 3rd, 2008 - Cologne

[chaosopher23]

Beautiful song, one of my favorites from Aimee. It doesn't matter if she wrote it or not. If a songwriter gives you a song to call your own, it's yours. Rumor has it that John Lennon wrote "Blinded by the Light" which has Bruce Springsteen's name on it and was made famous by Manfred Mann. Neither Springsteen nor Manfred Mann can write like the lyrics in "Blinded by the Light." Compare much of Lennon's works of poetry to the song, and see the similarities. It's Aimee's.

[Capturedtimebooks]

Best song on "Everything's Different Now" thx Aimee

[msbunglexx]

I think the reason Aimee Mann is recording this is because..... she WROTE IT! Try reading the liner notes people.

[importantverbs]

Agreed, Bruce!

[snuffelupaggus]

Too bad she isn't a pimple on Elvis Costello's ass. She sucks.

If you think Til Tuesday is under rated bruce you obviously weren't alive when they were around and stunk.

[kennyboy9470]

@snuffelupaggus You are such an idiot..lol

[seifukusha]

yep, EDN is such a great record. I just had to bust it out again to hear it, its been 22 years!

[TheDarksEmpyrean]

one of my favorites from everythings different now. this and J for Jules are awesome.

[broohaha22]

I think she messed up the lyrics. She repeated the lines in the first and second verses:

"And in time, we won't even recall that we spoke

Words that turned out to be as big as smoke

Like smoke disappears in the air

There's always something smouldering somewhere"

[breezyvibe]

Actually I think Elvis Costello wrote this one . . .

[4Pints4Me]

Aimee Mann and Elvis Costello co-wrote it together and Elvis sings backing vocals with Aimee on the original version. It appears on the album, _Everything's Different Now_ by Til Tuesday - which is a VERY good album and well worth seeking out.

Elvis Costello later covered it himself (with some alternate lyrics) on _All This Useless Beauty_ which is a collection of songs which he had either written for, or had been performed by other artists.

[breezyvibe]

Yes, I have that Aimee Mann album. Thanks for the info . . much appreciated. : )

[spiderkiss]

@breezyvibe Yes

[AOXOMOXO]

"Everythings Different Now " is her masterpiece.

All the songs are great..."Crash and Burn" is my favorite one but I like them all.

[4Pints4Me]

"Everything's Different Now' (1988) was the final chapter in the Til Tuesday saga and also arguably Aimee's first solo album. It's a great record which really showed that she was an artist and song-writer to be reckoned with. But I think "Lost In Space" (2002) is her real masterpiece. Her songwriting is as strong as ever, and the production and over-all sound of the album have a continuity which in retrospect, make its' follow-up, "The Forgotten Arm", seem like a perfectly natural progression.

[skullkap1]

Classic. Wish I could find the studio version too.

[amerocker]

The original studio version is found on the not promoted third 'til tuesday record, 'Everything's Different Now', which is my favorite 'til tuesday record, though the band was imploding. It features the should've been hits; "Everything's Different Now", "Rip In Heaven", "(Believed You Were) Lucky", and "The Other End of the Telescope". A remastered version can be heard on, 'Coming Up Close: A Retrospective', which is awesome. Thanks, lorusinaqua!

[brucefetter]

i still think that this til tuesday album is one of the most under rated cds of the time

[clockworkaccordion]

@brucefetter Totally concur.

[wolph123]

Beautiful song, she does a great job with it.

[AimeeCologne]

What a great version of a great song performed by a great artist!