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MP3 above — “Come Pick Me Up (demo)” by Ryan Adams
“Come Pick Me Up (demo),” Ryan Adams. A great find from Patrick Cooper, by way of This Morning I Am Born Again. This demo version of the Heartbreaker classic has a shaggy, half-baked quality that puts the emphasis on those bitter, scorched-earth lyrics. The absence of backup singer Kim Ritchey makes all the difference — Coop has it exactly right: “The song meant one thing when a second voice joined the chorus. The song meant another when no one did.” (download)
An interesting early version of Ryan Adams’ tune Come Pick Me Up, via the LetItRide tumblr blog.
