Sarah Jaffe’s most popular and enduring song was ironically written in ten minutes' time as “filler” for Jaffe’s band at the time.
In an interview with Billboard, Jaffe talks about the song’s origin and resonance,
“We didn’t have enough songs so I went to my friend’s dorm room and wrote ‘Clementi...
[Verse 1]
50 states, 50 lines, 50 crying all the times
50 boys, 50 lies, 50 I'm gonna change my minds
So I changed my mind, I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
[Verse 2]
We were young, we were young, we were young we didn't care
Is it gone? Is it gone? Is it floating in the air?
Changed my mind, I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
[Chorus]
All that time, wasted
I wish I was a little more delicate
I wish my, I wish my
I wish my, I wish my
I wish my name was Clementine
[Verse 1]
50 states, 50 lines, 50 crying all the times
50 boys, 50 lies, 50 I'm gonna change my minds
So I changed my mind, I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
[Verse 2]
We were young, we were young, we were young we didn't care
Is it gone? Is it gone? Oh it's floating in the air
Changed my mind, I changed my mind
Now I'm feeling different
[Chorus]
All that time, wasted
I wish I was a little more delicate
I wish my, I wish my
I wish my, I wish my
I wish my name was Clementine
[Chorus]
All that time, wasted
I wish I was a little more delicate
I wish my, I wish my
I wish my, I wish my
I wish my name was Clementine
Clementine was written by Sarah Jaffe.
Clementine was produced by John Congleton.
Sarah Jaffe released Clementine on Tue Apr 06 2010.
There is, it was directed by Jon Todd Collins and features cameos from other Texas indie artists.