Don't Laugh (I Love You)
| "Don't Laugh (I Love You)" | |
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| Song by Ween | |
| from the album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness | |
| Recorded | 1989/1990 |
| Length | 2:50 |
"Don't Laugh (I Love You)" is a song by Ween from the 1990 album GodWeenSatan: The Oneness.
Song Details[edit | edit source]
Recording and Composition[edit | edit source]
"Don't Laugh" is a psychedelic pop song that ends with a layered collage of jarring vocal noises reminiscent of musique concrète. The studio version is in the key of E major (with the vocals sped-up because of tape speed manipulation), but during live performances they play it in D major.
The lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween.
Alternate Versions[edit | edit source]
An early recording appears on the 1988 Scraping the Palm for Guava demo tape.
Live Performances[edit | edit source]
"Don't Laugh (I Love You)" was first played live in early 1989.[1] For most of Ween's career, the song has been a rare inclusion in live sets; however, it was played somewhat commonly for a few years in the early 2000s, as well as in 2016 and 2017 following the band's reunion.[2] In addition, Gene Ween was known to perform it at solo acoustic shows during Ween's hiatus.[3]
Live performances are notable for having Dean Ween play bass, as demonstrated on Live in Chicago.
Two live recordings have been officially released:
- 9/14/2001 - GodWeenSatan: Live (special anniversary concert)
- 11/9/2003 - Live in Chicago (Quebec tour, DVD-exclusive)
Lyrics[edit | edit source]
Official lyrics, handwritten by Dean Ween, were printed in the GodWeenSatan liner notes:
And when the sun turns to snow
And the grass doesn't grow
Don't laugh, I love you
I could look outside my window every day
But you wouldn't be there to come out and play
Don't laugh, [I love you]
Ernest Hemingway would always be there 4 me
But now, Ernest Hemingway is dead
If I could get u back someday
Don't u say you're going away
[Don't laugh, I love you]
And if you licked (locked)[4] me in the sun
To the tinkle, I would run
[Don't laugh, I love you]
I love you[5]
Song Themes[edit | edit source]
Love, Screaming, Sung by Gene Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation
Further Reading[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/setlist.php?band=Ween&show_id=1261
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=44
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=44
- ↑ Written as printed in the liner notes.
- ↑ From the GodWeenSatan liner notes; lightly edited for clarity.