Thursday, 8 September 2011

"So Sad About Us"...

"So Sad About Us" has been stuck in my head lately, such a perfect little pop gem, using that riff for maximum Pop impact.  Written by Pete Townshend allegedly for The Merseys, Townshend's own version of it appeared on The Who's A Quick One While He's Away the same year.  The Breeders' version is one of my favourites, and how I first heard the song, on their 1992 Safari EP (the only Breeders release to feature both Kelley Deal and Tanya Donelly).



And live on Letterman:




The original Who version:




The Who live at The Marquee 1967:



The Jam version:



A slow, chimey Primal Scream version (1987 b-side):



A very good version by Shaun Cassidy:



And The Merseys version:

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