Alameda
Alameda a song by Elliott Smith on Foxsoundi
About Alameda
“Alameda” is the second track off of Smith’s album, "Either/Or"—in a 1997 interview with JimZine, Elliott clarified that the title of the song was a reference to Alameda Street in Portland, where he spent most of his adolescence. This also ties in with the fact that a part of the album was recorded in Portland, Oregon. The song finds Smith recollecting his memories of an event while walking down Alameda Street—he also discusses his struggles of letting people get too close to him, as expressed in the chorus: .
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About this song
- Credited to
- Elliott Smith
- Album
- Either/Or · Track 2 of 6 · Longest track on the album
- Released
- February 25, 1997
- Duration
- 3:43
- On Last.fm
- 637,462 listeners on Last.fm
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