What's the Matter Here
| "What's the Matter Here?" | ||||
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| Single by 10,000 Maniacs | ||||
| from the album In My Tribe | ||||
| B-side | "Verdi Cries" | |||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Natalie Merchant, Robert Buck | |||
| Producer(s) | Peter Asher | |||
| 10,000 Maniacs singles chronology | ||||
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"What's The Matter Here?" was the third single released from
The song continued the band's slow integration into the mainstream of American commercial radio; it was a number 9 hit on the
In the song, singer Natalie Merchant narrates the role of a woman who notices that her neighbors are abusing their young son, and struggles to balance her desire to speak up for the child with her feeling that she must not interfere in the family's affairs: "I'm tired of the excuses everybody uses/He's your kid, do as you see fit/But get this through that I don't approve of what you do to your own flesh and blood ... I want to say, "What's the matter here?"/But I don't dare say..."
Track listings and formats
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "What's The Matter Here?" (LP Version) | |
| 2. | "Verdi Cries" (LP Version) | |
| 3. | "Like The Weather (Live)" (Live from the Einstein A-Go-Go, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, December 13, 1987) | |
| 4. | "Gun Shy (Live)" (Live from the Einstein A-Go-Go, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, December 13, 1987) |
References
- ISBN 9780743201698.
