40 Odd Years

40 Odd Years
Box set by Loudon Wainwright III
Released	May 3, 2011
Label	Shout! Factory

40 Odd Years is a compilation box set release of Loudon Wainwright III's music, released by Shout! Factory on May 3, 2011. The set contains music from throughout his career, along with a DVD of live filmed performances and documentary pieces. The set is co-produced by film producer Judd Apatow, who also writes the introduction enclosed in the set.^[1]

Track listing^[2]

Disc 1 (1969–1983)

1. School Days
2. I Don’t Care
3. Uptown
4. Be Careful There’s A Baby In The House
5. Saw Your Name In The Paper
6. Dead Skunk
7. New Paint
8. Drinking Song
9. The Swimming Song
10. Dilated To Meet You
11. Down Drinking At The Bar
12. The Man Who Couldn’t Cry
13. Whatever Happened To Us?
14. Crime Of Passion
15. Kick In The Head
16. Summer’s Almost Over
17. Just Like President Thieu
18. Golfin’ Blues
19. The Heckler
20. Natural Disaster
21. Red Guitar
22. Hollywood Hopeful
23. DTTYWLM
24. The Grammy Song

Disc 2 (1984–1995)

1. Westchester County
2. I’m Alright
3. Screaming Issue
4. Unhappy Anniversary
5. Your Mother And I
6. Synchronicity
7. Hard Day On The Planet
8. You Don’t Want To Know
9. Bill Of Goods
10. Thanksgiving
11. Your Father’s Car
12. When I’m At Your House
13. The Picture
14. Men
15. So Many Songs
16. Tip That Waitress
17. I’d Rather Be Lonely
18. April Fool’s Day Morn
19. The Acid Song
20. IWIWAL
21. A Year
22. Dreaming

Disc 3 (1996–2010)

1. So Damn Happy
2. Primrose Hill
3. Bein’ A Dad
4. Four Mirrors
5. It’s Love And I Hate It
6. Christmas Morning
7. Pretty Good Day
8. White Winos
9. Bed
10. Surviving Twin
11. The Shit Song
12. Between
13. My Biggest Fan
14. When You Leave
15. Make Your Mother Mad
16. Daughter
17. Grey In L.A.
18. Muse Blues
19. Motel Blues
20. The Deal
21. Rowena
22. High Wide & Handsome

Disc 4 (Rare and Unreleased)

1. Weave Room Blues (with Kate McGarrigle)
2. McSorley’s
3. Black Uncle Remus (demo)
4. Funny Having Money
5. The Hardy Boys At The Y (with The Boys Of The Lough)
6. Laid (live)
7. Outsidey (live)
8. That Cat
9. Surfin’ Queen (demo)
10. Newt
11. 4X10 (live)
12. Somethin’ Stupid (with Barry Humphries)
13. The Miles (live)
14. So Good So Far (live)
15. Big Fish
16. No Sure Way
17. Hey There 2nd Grader
18. More I Cannot Wish You
19. Florida (Lucky You)
20. Hank & Fred (live)
21. Your Eyes (demo)
22. Dead Man
23. At The End Of A Long Lonely Day (with Suzzy Roche)

Disc 5 (DVD: Filmed Performances)

1. One Man Guy - 1993 Dutch television documentary
2. BBC4 Sessions: Loudon Wainwright: One Man Guy - Filmed at Bush Hall, London, on May 2, 2005 - 4 Song
3. Loudon Wainwright III at The BBC - Aired on September 23, 2005 - 11 Songs
4. Dead Man - Filmed on May 24, 2010; recording session documentary
5. Entertainment Desk - Aired on Canadian television in 1995 - 1 Song with Martha Wainwright
6. High Wide & Handsome – The Charlie Poole Project - Filmed in 2009 for documentary on making of album
7. The Basement - Filmed in Sydney, Australia in 2008 - 1 Song with Lucy Wainwright Roche
8. Austin City Limits - 5 Songs
9. Saturday Night Live - Aired on NBC on November 15, 1975 - 2 Songs
10. The Garfield House - Filmed on May 24, 2010 - 6 Songs
11. 826LA Benefit - Filmed on January 16, 2007 - 2 Songs
12. PBS Soundstage - Aired on February 2, 1977 - 1 Song
13. McCabe’s Guitar Shop - Filmed on February 3, 2007 - 1 Song
14. The Mike Douglas Show - Aired on April 25, 1978 - Interview and 1 Song
15. Nightline - Aired on ABC on June 22, 2005 - 1 Song
16. Carrott Confidential - Aired on BBC on February 14, 1987 - 1 Song

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