Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith (August 6, 1969 – October 21, 2003) was an American songwriter and musician from Portland, Oregon who rose to prominence when his song "Miss Misery" from the Good Will Hunting soundtrack was nominated for an Oscar in the best original song category in 1998.

Cultural references

Ben Folds wrote a song about Smith titled "Late" on his album Songs for Silverman.

Related Topics:
Ben Folds - Songs for Silverman

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Weezer wrote a song called "The Other Way" about wanting to console Jennifer Chiba about Smith's death on their album Make Believe.

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Weezer - Make Believe

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Rilo Kiley wrote two songs about Elliott Smith on their album More Adventurous. "It Just Is" echoes (so to speak) the death of Smith. The lyrics read "It echoed through the park last night...", a possible reference to the Los Angeles neighborhood where Smith was found dead. "Ripchord" references the lyrics of "Waltz #2 (XO)" with "your mama's got a new man/

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your daddy always fails" and alludes to the controversy surrounding whether his death was a murder or suicide with "I don't know if you meant it, but you did yourself in."

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