You Gave Your Love to Me Softly
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| B-side by Weezer | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Album | El Scorcho (UK Retail 7"/UK Retail CD #1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | September 19, 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Format | CD | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 1:58 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | DGC Records | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| RC# | 174 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| COR# | N/A | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Weezer | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | officially released | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| El Scorcho (UK Retail 7"/UK Retail CD #1) track listing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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"You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" is a b-side to El Scorcho. It was originally recorded and released on the soundtrack to the 1995 film Angus.
Appearences
- Angus: Motion Picture Soundtrack (first version)
- El Scorcho (retail CD and 7" single)
- Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition)
- Don Slacks (Demo)
- Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 (Demo)
- Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years (Demo)
- Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter (Wavves cover)
Overview
"You Gave Your Love to Me Softly" is notably short, at only 1:58. In this song, Rivers Cuomo sings about one night with a girl that "lingers on and on and on." It is quick, up-beat song with a solo that mirrors the vocal melody. When asked by a fan about the lyrical reference to Bijan perfume, Cuomo responded: "I have a thing for old lady perfume (on young ladies)." [1] The original 1995 recording is featured on the soundtrack to the film Angus. It was produced by Rob Cavallo. This version is shorter, at 1:51. The song was re-recorded during the Pinkerton sessions, and retains the rough sound of those sessions. This version is slightly slower, resulting in a longer running time.
Although satisfied with the recording, the song was relegated to b-side status, appearing on retail versions of "El Scorcho".
A cover of the song by the band Wavves was included as the b-side to the 7"-vinyl single "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter." Online music critic Anthony Fantano called the cover "a lazier, worse performed version of the track" and "a lackluster cover of a great song."
Personnel
Angus version
- Rivers Cuomo — lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson — percussion
- Brian Bell — rhythm guitar
- Matt Sharp — bass guitar
- Jerry Finn — engineer
- Rob Cavallo — producer
"El Scorcho" version
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar
- Matt Sharp – bass guitar
- Joe Barresi — engineer
- Adam Kasper — mixing
Audio
"El Scorcho" version
Angus version
- Note: The version of "You Gave Your Love to Me Softly" from the soundtrack to Angus is blocked from hosting on YouTube on copyright grounds. The song can be purchased on iTunes or Amazon, among other platforms.
Lyrics
You gave your love to me softly
I heard your heart beating true
Still your Bijan lingers on and on and on
You gave your love to me softly
When I'm feeling blue and lonely
All I have to do is think of you
We had just one night but it lingers on and on and on
You gave your love to me softly
La-la-la you sang to me
Baby, don't you cry
Put your arms around me child
And lay with me tonight
You gave your love to me softly
Whoa, la-la-la you sang to me
Baby, don't you cry
Put your arms around me child
And lay with me tonight
La-la-la, la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la