Elliott Smith ‘Heaven Adores You’: The Untold Stories & Photos Behind The Songs

August 6, 2015

“Son of Sam (acoustic)”

written and performed by Elliott Smith

1999 // Produced by Elliott Smith, Rob Schnapf & Tom Rothrock

KEVIN MOYER: We use the alternate version here rather than the released version. Although the release sleeve on the single doesn’t specify this as the acoustic version, it is much different…

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