"Lover I Don't Have to Love" is a song by Bright Eyes released as a single in 2002 and released on the album Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground.
| "Lover I Don't Have to Love" | ||||
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| Single by Bright Eyes | ||||
| from the album Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground | ||||
| Released | 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, emo | |||
| Length | 4:00 | |||
| Label | Saddle Creek | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Conor Oberst | |||
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The music video is karaoke with sing-along lyrics and different ambiences in the background.
It was covered by Bettie Serveert[1] on their 2004 album Attagirl, and this cover was played extensively during the episode "The Undertow" of The O.C.
The line "I asked your name, you asked the time" is a reference to the novel The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger.[citation needed] The single's cover photograph by Casey Scott.
Track listing
edit- "Lover I Don't Have to Love"
- "Amy in the White Coat"
- "Out on the Weekend" (Live) (Neil Young cover)
The CD single has the title "3 More Hit Songs from Bright Eyes."
References
edit- ^ "Pop Listings". The New York Times. 2005-03-11. Retrieved 2008-02-03.