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* ''[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]'' promo <small>Live version</small> | * ''[[Johnny Mathis' Feet]]'' promo <small>Live version</small> | ||
* ''[[Ten Years Of Tears]]'' <small>Live version</small> | * ''[[Ten Years Of Tears]]'' <small>Live version</small> | ||
* ''[[Our First Trip to Nottingham]]'' <small>Live version</small> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| Song by American Music Club from the album Mercury | |
| Released | March 15, 1993 |
| Format | LP / CD / CS |
| Length | 4:14 |
| Label | Reprise Records (US) / Virgin Records (UK) |
| Writer(s) | Mark Eitzel |
| Producer(s) | Mitchell Froom |
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"I've Been A Mess" is the 4th song on American Music Club's sixth album, 1993’s Mercury. Regarding the lyrics, Eitzel told Spin Magazine in 1993, "My biggest thing this year was the word desire, because desire is a beautiful and sacred thing. You're supposed to write a song to make art or some kind of beauty."[1]
Lyrics
Lazarus wasn’t grateful for his second wind
For another chance
Watch his chances fade like the dawn and leave
I can barely tell you just how pale I get
Without you
I’ve been a mess since you’ve been gone
What were the first words that crowd heard him speak
I bet he was cursing at the sky
I bet he wasn’t turning no other cheek
And was there still hope and desire left in his heart
For the last word in love
I’ve been a mess since you’ve been gone
Your beauty is just a slap in the face
That’s gonna bring me back to life
Back to another sky that’s blue
It’s gonna turn me into another great American zombie
So hungry for you
I’ve been a mess since you’ve been gone
Video
American Music Club performing "I've Been A Mess" on November 5, 2005 in Brooklyn, New York, USA.
Mark Eitzel performing "I've Been A Mess" on January 26, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Personnel
- Mark Eitzel - vocals, guitars
- Danny Pearson - guitar, mandolin, backing vocals
- Vudi - guitar, accordion, backing vocals
- Tim Mooney - drums
- Bruce Kaphan - pedal steel guitar
Also appears on
- Johnny Mathis' Feet promo Live version
- Ten Years Of Tears Live version
- Our First Trip to Nottingham Live version
References
- ↑ "American Music Club". Spin Magazine. New York, NY: Eldridge Industries. 1993.