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Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Wed February 16, 2022 8:48 pm
by CopperTom
liebzz wrote:
CopperTom wrote:If it's You/U, then it better be Faithful / Faithfull
Wait…does that mean Elderly Woman and Small Town only count as one song!?
I think those are the only 2 songs with disputed spellings.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Wed February 16, 2022 10:14 pm
by wease
CopperTom wrote:
liebzz wrote:
CopperTom wrote:If it's You/U, then it better be Faithful / Faithfull
Wait…does that mean Elderly Woman and Small Town only count as one song!?
I think those are the only 2 songs with disputed spellings.
Betterman
Better Man

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Wed February 16, 2022 11:29 pm
by Stardog Champion
tragabigzanda wrote:U is properly rated as a fun little b-side gem.

Undone is good but overrated around here.

My Father's Son is excellent, and criminally underrated.
I'm not sure I'd go as far as calling it excellent, but it's definitely one of the things from LB I'll actually go back to. I might not be as high as you on it, but I'm putting my vote with yours.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Wed February 16, 2022 11:38 pm
by LetMeSleep
wease wrote:Last stop on the west coast line
This.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Wed February 16, 2022 11:57 pm
by liebzz
wease wrote:
CopperTom wrote:
liebzz wrote:
CopperTom wrote:If it's You/U, then it better be Faithful / Faithfull
Wait…does that mean Elderly Woman and Small Town only count as one song!?
I think those are the only 2 songs with disputed spellings.
Betterman
Better Man
Better Man
Betterman
Betterman (live)
Better Man (John Butler Trio)

Or my favorite from one of those illicit CD bootlegs: Butter Man

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 3:12 am
by Leatherhead
I'm torn between MFS and Undone.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 4:37 am
by Brett
I'm feeling "U" at this moment, but at another I could go with "Undone." They're both enjoyable, light-hearted songs that don't try to impress the listener, but aren't slight enough to be throwaways either.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 7:05 am
by Higgs
I have to now go and listen to all 3 because I can't remember what any of them sound like. What the hell am I doing on a PJ message board??

In fairness though, what are any of us doing on a PJ message board??

Undone is the answer here btw. MFS is better than I remember it being too.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 12:39 pm
by Kevin Davis
"MFS" was my favorite song on Lightning Bolt when it first came out, and even though it's fallen quite a bit since, it remains one of the most unique and aesthetically engaging moments on an otherwise pretty staid record. And yet, the ass-kicking it's taking here at the hands of two relatively minor pre-PRAMG songs feels completely justified. I could go either way on "U" or "Undone" -- my heart belongs fully to both of the albums that orphaned these delightful tracks, and both tracks manage to capture the spirits of their respective sessions with a weightlessness that the actual album tracks understandably lack. Hmmm.

It's gotta be "Undone." All else being equal, it's just the better-written tune -- by design, perhaps, but still. Vote for "Undone."

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 6:58 pm
by AndySlash
liebzz wrote:
wease wrote: I think those are the only 2 songs with disputed spellings.
Betterman
Better Man
with leatherman and nothingman in the catalog and the other songs making up the '-man trilogy', the ocd in me always has to have it be betterman. i even retag any digital files i have to this whenever it's entered as better man (which is the case far more often than not). i don't do this for dead man, which just begs the question as to why i even bother. fuck.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 7:11 pm
by mkay0
Tough call between U and Undone. Two elite b-sides.

MFS never really clicked for me.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:04 pm
by digster
I want to lean towards My Father's Son, as it's my favorite piece of music out of the three, but the vocals and lyrics really sink it; it's rare for one aspect of a song to weigh it down that heavily, but those lyrics are really out in front. I've never been a huge fan of Undone, and I get a lot out of U, so I'll go with the latter.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:32 pm
by epilogue
Y'all U is so good. Go back and listen to it.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:40 pm
by wease
It’s you
It’s you
It’s you, you, you

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:42 pm
by tragabigzanda
wease wrote:It’s you
It’s you
It’s you, you, you
Hard infringement on Anders right here

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:51 pm
by epilogue
wease wrote:It’s you
It’s you
It’s you, you, you
:luv:

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:53 pm
by dad
epilogue wrote:Y'all U is so good. Go back and listen to it.
U know it!

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:53 pm
by JuanHamm
Vote for U, not You

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:59 pm
by wease
I dig U, just like Undone better.

Re: 2. You vs. Undone vs. My Father’s Son

Posted: Thu February 17, 2022 9:59 pm
by epilogue
JuanHamm wrote:Vote for U, not You
:luv:

I've never loved you more