Let you down has let us down

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:23 pm

What ever happened to Let you down? It's such a sexy, beautiful song but DMB never plays it anymore, except as an occasional tease. Carter would need only to play the bongos. I haven't seen it in years.

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:40 pm

cant beat that whistlin either.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:54 pm

Maybe Carter and Leroi could whistle together and get a harmony going, like Carter does when he sings with dave.

MattyTrane · Post by **MattyTrane** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 3:00 pm

maybe they could just skip the song and all whistle the solo around one mic...that would be really gay and dumb, but funny.

mbgreen · Post by **mbgreen** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:14 pm

I thought for sure we would see this on the last d/t tour, but nay.

I love this song as well, and its one of the few that I havent heard live yet. I wish theyd bring it back...

Post by **jpittman** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 4:36 pm

heh, I've never really liked this song at all.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 2:20 pm

jpittman wrote:heh, I've never really liked this song at all.

Oh for goodness sake, why?

Post by **jpittman** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 3:03 pm

Just never liked it. Don't really know why.

gravesRR7 · Post by **gravesRR7** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 6:51 pm

i never really liked it either, one of my lest favorite actually. good guitar, but it doesn't do it for me

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:00 pm

Jeez, I didn't know people hated it so much. I always used to call it the foreplay song before I even knew what the title was.

fatjack · Post by **fatjack** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 7:09 pm

gravesRR7 wrote:i never really liked it either, one of my lest favorite actually. good guitar, but it doesn't do it for me

not a fan either, but whistling is cool

I'mWithFatjack · Post by **I'mWithFatjack** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:13 pm

Cant stand the song but i agree with the whistling comments, theres something undeneably attractive about whistling.

isaac · Post by **isaac** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:23 pm

well, at least good whistling.

Post by **jpittman** » Tue Jul 29, 2003 11:43 pm

Davy28 wrote:Jeez, I didn't know people hated it so much.

Heh; I don't hate it. Just one of the last songs that even comes to mind when I think of DMB.

Davy28 · Post by **Davy28** » Wed Jul 30, 2003 2:00 am

There could only be one reason why they have almost never played it live, and your reason could be it. I think people dislike the song for the same reason harsh critics dislike the Crash album in general: Many of the songs are not creative (In relation to UTTAD), and the album is not an overall huge step up from UTTAD. I love it, because I am a dedicated fan of DMB, but I see why many think that. To them, Let You Down is just another Lover Lay Down. Two Step is another Warehouse. Proudest Monkey is another Satellite. LIOG is another Ants Marching. I feel like a shithead for saying that, but the realization is sobering. I'm just sticking by my guns when I say that LYD is my favorite of DMBs pure unadulterated love songs. To play and to sing. I don't think that it gets the recognition that it deserves, live-playing wise, and I dearly hope that it is played at the gorge. Nine days and counting.