Laura
| "Laura" | |||||
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| Song by Ween | |||||
| from the album The Pod | |||||
| Released | September 20, 1991 | ||||
| Length | 4:35 | ||||
| Label | Shimmy-Disc Records | ||||
| The Pod track listing | |||||
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"Laura" is a song by Ween from the 1991 album The Pod.
Song Details
Recording and Composition
"Laura" is an experimental psychedelic noise rock song with slowcore elements. It is in the key of A major.
Alternate Versions
The same recording with a slightly different mix appears on the bootleg Big Timmy Wasserman Tape.
Live Performances
Despite being released on 1991's The Pod, "Laura" was not ever played live during the DAT-deck era. The song was debuted with the full band in 1994, and while not common, it has been played at least a few times during most years of Ween, even including one performance on the 1996 country tour. In addition, Gene Ween has played the song several times during solo acoustic shows.[1]
Personnel
- Gene Ween – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, drum machine
- Dean Ween – lead guitar, keyboards, drum machine, bass
- Andrew Weiss – mixing
Lyrics
The grain bag sits on the chair
And why the hell am I with ya?
And if you told me that it wasn't there
Why the hell am I with ya?
You know I really don't care
Why the hell am I with ya?
I told my mommy that it was okay
And why the hell am I with ya
Laura...
Laura...
Oh baby I cut myself...
And if you threw the garbage away
Why the hell am I with ya?
And if you knew if you wanted to stay
Why the hell am I with ya?
Little Eddie Dingle is going away
And why the hell am I with ya?,
Somebody wants to come and play
Why the hell am I with ya
Laura...
Laura...
You know something?
I got something
I got something
I got something for all the people in the world...
Song Themes
Eddie Dingle, Love, Profanity/Swearing, Song Title Is a Woman's Name, Sung by Gene Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation