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[jhj1814]

Hello all, I could've added this to my post about Amy's Discography, but this stands out to me...

I've been collecting B-side songs particularly from her newest album, and I've noticed something really strange about one of the "songs" in particular "Close to the Front."

I have 2 different versions of it and one has the line:

"You're neighbors were screamin' / I don't have a key for downstairs / So I punched all the buzzers"

Whereas the other, more correct sounding one starts with the lyric:
"Only paid attention in your lessons / I sat close to the front so I could see / etc..."

But what these 2 tracks have in common is that they both are not really SONGS, but rather they are song FRAGMENTS which just play in a loop OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER again...

It's hard to tell if either of these versions are official, but both definitely prove to be a STRANGE listen at best, once you've heard the first loop play, NOTHING CHANGES for the rest of the track.

If anyone has any info to add it would be helpful!

In other B-side news, just want to point out that "Do Me Good" from the Rehab single does NOT sound like an outtake from the "Back to Black" sessions...It's really smoothe and jazzy and slick sounding, so it quite possibly could be a leftover from the "Frank" sessions.

And also, it sounds like "Monkey Man"--the B-side from "You Know I'm No Good"--is a live recording and it's definitely a cover song...And since "To Know Him Is To Love Him" is a live B-side also, it's becoming pretty evident that there may not be any "outtakes" from the Back To Black sessions.  At least, if there are any, they haven't been released yet!

[Wino]

"You're neighbors were screamin' / I don't have a key for downstairs / So I punched all the buzzers"

Isn't that 'Take the Box'? Not 'Close to fhe Front'.

[anacita]

yes,it's "take the box". I guess you downloaded them because there are a lot of those loop "songs" from her on share platforms. "do me good" is an old song from her.From the "frank" days. "monkey man" is a cover.(the specials) And "to know him is to love him" is a cover of a 60s pop song Hope I could help you..

[kacas]

Hello all, I could've added this to my post about Amy's Discography, but this stands out to me...

I've been collecting B-side songs particularly from her newest album, and I've noticed something really strange about one of the "songs" in particular "Close to the Front."

I have 2 different versions of it and one has the line:

"You're neighbors were screamin' / I don't have a key for downstairs / So I punched all the buzzers"

Whereas the other, more correct sounding one starts with the lyric:
"Only paid attention in your lessons / I sat close to the front so I could see / etc..."

But what these 2 tracks have in common is that they both are not really SONGS, but rather they are song FRAGMENTS which just play in a loop OVER and OVER and OVER and OVER again...

It's hard to tell if either of these versions are official, but both definitely prove to be a STRANGE listen at best, once you've heard the first loop play, NOTHING CHANGES for the rest of the track.

If anyone has any info to add it would be helpful!

In other B-side news, just want to point out that "Do Me Good" from the Rehab single does NOT sound like an outtake from the "Back to Black" sessions...It's really smoothe and jazzy and slick sounding, so it quite possibly could be a leftover from the "Frank" sessions.

And also, it sounds like "Monkey Man"--the B-side from "You Know I'm No Good"--is a live recording and it's definitely a cover song...And since "To Know Him Is To Love Him" is a live B-side also, it's becoming pretty evident that there may not be any "outtakes" from the Back To Black sessions.  At least, if there are any, they haven't been released yet!

Well there are 'outtakes' she said in a recent interview she has enough tracks left over for another album atleast! She just needs to get into the studio and record them.

[MafiaGirl]

she hasn't released any out takes from the b2b sessions yet, There has been such a big demand for do me good and fool's gold, so I think Island/Amy are concentrating on those.