Tried and True
| "Tried and True" | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | |||||
| Single by Ween | |||||
| from the album Quebec | |||||
| B-side | "Mountains and Buffalo" | ||||
| Released | July 28, 2003 (single) August 5, 2003 (Quebec) | ||||
| Recorded | c. 2001–2003 | ||||
| Length | 4:02 | ||||
| Label | Sanctuary Records | ||||
| Producer(s) | Andrew Weiss | ||||
| Ween singles chronology | |||||
| |||||
| Quebec track listing | |||||
|
|||||
"Tried and True" is a song by Ween from the 2003 album Quebec.
Appearances
- Tried and True / Mountains and Buffalo (single, 2003)
- Quebec (2003)
- All Request Live (live, 2003)
- The Caesar Demos (demo, 2011)
Song Details
Recording and Composition
Due to some tape speed manipulation, the studio version of "Tried and True" is in the key of D# minor, with live performances transposing it up to E minor.
Lead vocals are sung by Gene Ween, with Dean Ween on guitars, bass, and electric sitar. Andrew Weiss is credited with playing the keyboard and drums.[1]
Alternative versions
An early demo version of "Tried and True" was released semi-officially on The Caesar Demos.
Live Performances
Ween played "Tried and True" fairly commonly on the 2003 Quebec tour, and have continued to play it somewhat often since then.[2] One of the earliest live performances, a 7/22/2003 sound-studio performance for a live Internet stream, is found on the album All Request Live.
In addition, "Tried and True" has been played numerous times by Gene Ween at solo acoustic shows. It has also been played by both the Gene Ween Band and the Dean Ween Group.[2]
Single Release
"Tried and True" was released as a 7" vinyl single on July 28, 2003. The single also includes the B-side "Mountains and Buffalo".
In Other Media
"Tried and True" was used in an episode (S02E06) of the CW show Superman & Lois. The episode is also titled "Tried and True".[3]
Personnel
From the Quebec liner notes:[1]
- Gene Ween – vocals
- Dean Ween – guitar, bass, electric sitar
- Andrew Weiss – keyboards, additional drums, producer, mixing
Lyrics
Official lyrics were printed in the Quebec liner notes:
At the dawn I woke, I was alone, rising
I called upon the force of time and space, calling
And as she came to me I fell back down, realizing
That it's cool for you to love me now, I'm everything
Everything 'cause tried and true, I see the light in you
Can you dig in my soul, could you smell my whole life?
You bent the edge, eclipsed and turned around, aligning
And though the dark sparked rays of violet light, blinding
I went about the job of sowing thoughts and feelings
Some were good, some bad, I felt the cries of healing
'Cause tried and true, I see the light in you
Can you dig in my soul, could you smell my whole life?
Rise my Dawn, you've been awake too long
Let me rest in time while I blow your mind
At the dawn I woke, I was alone, rising
I called upon the force of time and space, calling
And as she came to me I fell back down, realizing
Ah that it's cool for you to love me now, I'm everything
Everything 'cause tried and true, I see the light in you
Can you dig in my soul, could you smell my whole life?
Song Themes
Love, Sung by Gene Ween, Tape Speed Manipulation