Jamie

"Jamie" is a song by Weezer. It was released as a B-side to UK retail single releases of "Buddy Holly." It was also released on the compilation DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 and as the fourth track on the Weezer rarities compilation Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets.
===Appearances===
* DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 compilation (1994)
* Buddy Holly (UK Retail CD) (1994)
* Buddy Holly (UK Retail Cassette/UK Retail 7" Single (Black Vinyl))
* Say It Ain't So (UK Retail CD/UK Retail 10" Single (Black Vinyl))
* Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets (2004)
*Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe) (2024)
==Overview==
Jamie was written by Rivers Cuomo early in March 1993 as a sincere reaction to the help the band was getting from their first attorney, Jamie Young. Although band lawyers are indeed paid very well, Rivers was experiencing a real feeling of gratitude and safety, which comes out in this track. It wasn't so much a "thank you" as it was an expression of the feelings of confidence and security produced by having a high-powered attorney (after long months of worry).
Though he had already left the band, Jason Cropper is featured on "Jamie," the first and only proper Weezer release he would be featured on, not counting the bonus tracks on the reissue of The Blue Album.
==Recording==
From The Blue Album's Deluxe Edition liner notes: 
Matt Sharp also wrote a song for Young (which Cuomo helped to record) titled "Mrs. Young," which was later reworked into "Please Let That Be You" from the Rentals' debut album, Return of the Rentals.
"Jamie" is one of the few officially-released recordings featuring Jason Cropper, before being replaced by Brian BellHistoric event: 07/03/1994. The band recorded the song with the intention of it being their first 7" single, with the B-side including Mrs. Young. It never fully came to fruition due to the group being signed to Geffen, leaving The Blue Album to be their first-ever release. 
The song was re-released on various "Buddy Holly" singles later that year, and again in 1995 as an acoustic radio session on the "Say It Ain't So" single.
From the DGC Rarities, Vol. 1 liner notes:
There's something wrong with this song, but we can't figure out what it is. It is sweet though, and playing it makes us feel a weird sort of nostalgia for a time in our lives that actually sucked. This recording was done live to 2-track at LMU for this guy Dale's Junior Recording project. He only got a B+, but it still sounds cool. - Rivers Cuomo
==Video Capture Device video==
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==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Jason Cropper – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Matt Sharp – bass guitar
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Dale Johnson - engineer
==Audio==
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==Lyrics== 
<tabber>
|-|B-side=
Jamie, what you doin' now
What you doin' now girl?
Please, please tell me
'Cuz I need to know
I need to know now
When I was down you came to me
And promised you'd always be
By my side, now you're gone
And I'm waiting patiently
Jamie, I want you to know
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, what you doin' now
Who's dialin' your car phone?
Please, please be true
You know that I trust you
Do that which you must do
When I was down you came to me
And promised you'd always be
By my side, now you're gone
And I'm waiting patiently
Jamie, I want you to know
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
You've got The Beach Boys
And your firm's got the Stones
But I know you won't leave me alone
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
You are the most, you're so rad
You're so fresh and I'm so glad
I am yours, you are mine
Show me where and I will sign
When I was down, you came to me
And promised you'd always be
By my side, now you're gone
And I'm waiting waiting
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, believe me
I won't let you down
'Cuz you are the best lawyer in town
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
I love you so much, I love you so much
|-|B-side (Live)=
Jamie, what you doin' now
What you doin' now girl?
Please, please tell me
'Cuz I need to know
I need to know now
When I was down you came to me
And promised you'd always be
By my side, now you're gone
And I'm waiting patiently
Jamie, I want you to know
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, who's faxin' you now?
Who's dialin' your car phone?
Please, please be true
You know that I trust you
Do that which you must do
When I was down you came to me
And promised you'd always be
By my side, now you're gone
And I'm waiting patiently
Jamie, I want you to know
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
You've got The Beach Boys
And your firm's got the Stones
But I know you won't leave me alone
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
Sometimes it seems you’re not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
You are the most, you're so rad
You're so fresh and I'm so glad
I am yours, you are mine
Show me where and I will sign
When I was down, you came to me
And promised you'd always be
By my side, now you're gone
And I'm waiting waiting
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, believe me
I won't let you down
'Cuz you are the best lawyer in town
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
I love you so much, I love you so much
|-|Rivers Cuomo demo=
Jamie, what you doin' now
What you doin' now girl?
Please, please tell me
'Cuz I need to know
I need to know now
You are the most, you're so rad
You're so fresh and I'm so glad
That you're mine, you're so fine
You're the one to spend my time
Jamie, what you doin' now?
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, what you doin' now
Who's poundin' your door, girl?
Please, please, tell me
'Cuz I need to know
I need to know now
You are the most, you're so rad
You're so fresh and I'm so glad
That you're mine, you're so fine
You're the one to spend my time
Jamie, what you doin' now?
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, believe me
I won't let you down
'Cuz you are the best lawyer in town
In times of need, you're not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
In times of need, you're not with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
You are the most, you're so rad
You're so fresh and I'm so glad
That you're mine, you're so fine
You're the one to spend my time
I will wait, wait for you
???
You have dispersed a thousand Jews
So I give myself to you
Jamie, Jamie
I'm so glad you're mine
We'll be together a long time
Jamie, believe me
I won't let you down
'Cuz you are the best lawyer in town
In times of need, you're there with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
In times of need, you're there with me
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much
It hurts me so much, it hurts me so much</tabber>
==Known recordings==
==See also==
* List of Weezer songs
==References==
Category: Weezer songs
Category:Weezer compilation/soundtrack appearances
Category:B-sides
Category:Songs on Weezer (The Blue Album)
Category:Weezer songs produced by Dale Johnson
Category:Book-end tracks