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(Message started by: Kevster89 on Aug 20^th, 2006, 5:52pm)

Title: Acoustic #3
Post by Kevster89 on Aug 20^th, 2006, 5:52pm

Besides for the fact that its an acoustic-only song, how did this song get it's name? Why #3, and not another number? There isn't a number 1 or 2 are there? Get back to me guys. Thanks!!

-Have a goo day :guitarist:

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by the red o on Aug 20^th, 2006, 10:23pm

on 08/20/06 at 19:52:10, the blue o wrote:

They named it as such because their manager or whatever wanted to make it into another single, but since they already had 5 singles they didn't want to overdo it so they gave it a plain name, put it toward the end of the cd, and shortened it. The full version is on the cd What I Learned About Ego, Opinion, Art, & Commerce.

I think it's #3 because Two Days In February was #1 and Name was #2. Not positive there, though.

I think they shortened and renamed the song before the 5 singles were decided. I think John did it to prevent it from being an initial single.

I don't think it was the original song on EOAC. I think that was a completely new version.

I don't know why the name is what it is. I doubt it's because of Name and Two Days in February, because there are more acoustic songs before that. John probably just liked the number 3 at that moment or something.

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by carlyn on Aug 21^st, 2006, 10:59am

I thought I read somewhere that John wrote it short on purpose becuase he didn't want it to be a single because he didn't want everyone to thing that they only write ballads. The EOAC verson is an extended version that was done when they were making EOAC. I don't know why John called it Acoustic #3. In the Backyard BBQ concert, John introduced it by saying, "This is a song that doesn't have a name..." Maybe he didn't properly name it to keep it from being a single or maybe he couldn't think of a good name for it. Obviously it is an acoustic song, but I have no idea why he called it #3.

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by Shannon on Aug 21^st, 2006, 11:11am

on 08/21/06 at 10:59:58, carlyn wrote:

I thought I read somewhere that John wrote it short on purpose becuase he didn't want it to be a single because he didn't want everyone to thing that they only write ballads. �The EOAC verson is an extended version that was done when they were making EOAC. �I don't know why John called it Acoustic #3. �In the Backyard BBQ concert, John introduced it by saying, "This is a song that doesn't have a name..." �Maybe he didn't properly name it to keep it from being a single or maybe he couldn't think of a good name for it. �Obviously it is an acoustic song, but I have no idea why he called it #3.

That's exactly what I've read about it too. I know from what I've read that he definitely didn't want it to be a single. I guess he did a combination of all those things to prevent it from being released as a single.

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by iris3732 on Aug 21^st, 2006, 3:27pm

on 08/21/06 at 10:59:58, carlyn wrote:

I thought I read somewhere that John wrote it short on purpose becuase he didn't want it to be a single because he didn't want everyone to thing that they only write ballads.

yeah, same here. I read something recently where John said he just wanted people to appreciate the song for what it was, and not some overblown, huge single.

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by Shaun on Aug 21^st, 2006, 4:55pm

sure it was mentioned that it also meant more to John than lots of his other songs so he wanted it short n sweet. He mentioned he got quite a few songs which he's written for loved ones that aint been recorded, I bet theyd be amazing

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by the orange o on Aug 27^th, 2006, 8:36pm

Sounds like a question for the iM Q&A

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by the white o on Aug 27^th, 2006, 9:15pm

on 08/27/06 at 20:36:03, the orange o wrote:

Sounds like a question for the iM Q&A

Good Idea, has someone asked that yet??

Title: Re: Acoustic #3
Post by collegegoofan on Aug 27^th, 2006, 9:37pm

I just sent in that question. They haven't answered any of my questions so lets see if this one gets answered.

Shannon