254:"Worn Me Down" has been called a hit song, and has appeared on several television shows. It remains a favorite among fans. It is a very personal song to Yamagata, so much so that it has caused her to weep while performing it, and has even prompted some concert goers to shout out "On t’aime!" during a particularly intimate performance. It has also been recorded by several a cappella groups.
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In 2005, "Worn Me Down" premiered on the
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and by comparison, the re-arranged version of the song had a more produced sound, featured edgier electric guitars and drums, and a dominant orchestration. The melody has been called "straight-forward", and
Yamagata's voice as being mature, highly emotional, and raspy. Her vocal style on "Worn Me
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Yamagata's talent and maturity, and it has been called an "everlasting" song. However, some were dissatisfied with "Worn Me Down".
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where it was listed as a featured song, and was released on
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The lyrics convey feelings of helplessness and obsessiveness; they are from the viewpoint of a woman in a twisted romance, and she has virtually given up on the man she is with, who is in fact infatuated with another woman.
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Me Down" also made the VH1 Top 40 list in
December 2004 at No. 37, and peaked at No. 36 a few weeks later. It remained on the VH1 charts just under two months, before falling off after the week of February 12, 2005.
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1042:"Episode 10: "Lies & Goodbyes."
755:"Ray LaMontagne, Rachael Yamagata."
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552:"Rachael Yamagata Debut EP."
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448:Cello - Oliver Kraus
445:Bass - Stewart Myers
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843:Billboard Magazine.
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615:"Rachael Yamagata."
451:Drums - Brian Jones
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