...Said Sadly

"...Said Sadly" is a song from the The Smashing Pumpkins' box set, The Aeroplane Flies High. It was written by James Iha and originally released on the "Bullet with Butterfly Wings" single.

The song is a duet between Iha and Veruca Salt singer and guitarist, Nina Gordon, and features a guest piano appearance by Keith Brown.

A fun song to write and record. It's sort of my version of a country duet song. I recorded this the day after we finished the music for the album, and had a friend of mine, Nina Gordan (of Veruca Salt), sing with me because she's got a great tone and character in her voice. The guitar fills and slide guitar are in the style of Derek & the Dominoes, Clarence White, the Byrds and the Allman Brothers. We did one track of guitar fills with a Les Paul through an MXR phaser with a clean sound, as well as another track of Les Paul slide guitar which gives the song kind of a romantic sound, most of which was done in one or two takes.

Lyrics
JI=James Iha, NG=Nina Gordon (of Veruca Salt), J+N=both.