6th Avenue Heartache
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| “6th Avenue Heartache” | |||||
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| Single by The Wallflowers from the album Bringing Down the Horse |
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| B-side | "Used To Be Lucky", "Angel On My Bike" |
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| Released | 1996 | ||||
| Format | CD Single | ||||
| Recorded | 1996 | ||||
| Genre | Rock | ||||
| Length | 5:37 | ||||
| Label | Interscope Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Jakob Dylan | ||||
| Producer | T-Bone Burnett | ||||
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"6th Avenue Heartache" is a 1996 song by the band The Wallflowers, and was the first single from their album Bringing Down the Horse. Though the song was a hit on alternative radio, it was overshadowed by its follow-up single, "One Headlight".
Jakob Dylan, the band's lead singer, wrote the song when he was eighteen years old, and considered it the first real song he had written. It was meant to go on their self-titled first album, but the record company would not allow it. The lyrics are based on Dylan's own experiences while living in New York, in particular the story of a homeless man who would sit outside his window and play the same songs every day. One day the man was gone, but his things were still there, until gradually people started taking them.
Mike Campbell from Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers played the slide guitar on the song, though he recorded the track in his own studio, and never even met the band members. Adam Duritz from Counting Crows contributed background vocals. The video, shot in New York, was directed by movie director David Fincher, known for such films as Se7en and Fight Club.
