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{{for|the song by Brooks & Dunn|You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone}}
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"'''When I'm Gone'''" also commonly known by its longer title "'''You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone'''", is a popular song written by [[A. P. Carter]]<ref>{{cite web | title=Cups, You're Gonna Miss Me: Evolution of a Song | url=http://atomicsam.com/2013/06/24/cups-youre-gonna-miss-me-evolution-of-a-song/}}</ref> and was recorded in 1931 by the [[The_Carter_Family|Carter Family]].


"'''When I'm Gone'''" also commonly known by its longer title "'''You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone'''", is a popular song written by [[A. P. Carter]] and was recorded in 1931 by the [[The Carter Family|Carter Family]] (not to be confused with their 1928 song "Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?").<ref>{{cite web | title=Cups, You're Gonna Miss Me: Evolution of a Song | url=http://atomicsam.com/2013/06/24/cups-youre-gonna-miss-me-evolution-of-a-song/ | access-date=2013-09-12 | archive-date=2014-12-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202220818/http://atomicsam.com/2013/06/24/cups-youre-gonna-miss-me-evolution-of-a-song | url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Versions and adaptations==
The song was later recorded by [[J._E._Mainer#J._E._Mainer.27s_Mountaineers|J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers]] and by [[Charlie Monroe]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Russell | title=Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942 |url=http://books.google.com/books?id=2usUpwMgx3gC&pg=189 |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=189, 582, 632 | isbn=0-19-513989-5}}</ref>


==Versions==
;Adaptations
The song was later recorded by [[J. E. Mainer#J. E. Mainer.27s Mountaineers|J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers]] and by [[Charlie Monroe]].<ref>{{cite book |first=Tony |last=Russell | title=Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2usUpwMgx3gC&pg=189 |year=2004 |publisher=Oxford University Press |pages=189, 582, 632 | isbn=0-19-513989-5}}</ref>
*In 2009, the band [[Lulu and the Lampshades]] combined the song "When I'm Gone" with a common children's game known as the [[Cup game]], in which plastic or styrofoam cups are tapped and hit on a table to create a distinct rhythm. This created the modern version of the song known as "Cups (When I'm Gone)" or alternately "When I'm Gone (Cups)".

*In 2011 [[Anna Burden]] uploaded a version of the song on YouTube that then went [[Viral video | viral]] and became the inspiration for [[Anna Kendrick]]'s version "[[Cups (song)|Cups (Pitch Perfect's "When I'm Gone")]]". The Kendrick version has become a charting hit in the United States, and other charts. It also served as the official song of the [[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}
==Adaptations==
*In 2009, the band [[Lulu and the Lampshades]] combined the song "When I'm Gone" with a common children's game known as the [[cup game]], in which [[cup]]s are tapped and hit on a table to create a distinct rhythm. This created the modern version of the song known as "Cups (When I'm Gone)" or alternately "When I'm Gone (Cups)".<ref>{{cite web | title=You're Gonna Miss Me, Lulu and the Lampshades| website=[[YouTube]] | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWCOYJg9ps4}}</ref>
*In 2011, Anna Burden uploaded a version of the song on YouTube that went [[Viral video|viral]].<ref>{{cite web | title=You're Gonna Miss Me (Cups) - Lulu and the Lampshades by Anna Burden | website=[[YouTube]] | url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKcChGsDqnU}}</ref>
* In 2012, the film ''[[Pitch Perfect]]'' included a [[Cups (song)|rendition of the song]] sung by [[Anna Kendrick]], based on Burden's version. Kendrick's version was released on the [[Pitch Perfect (soundtrack)|film's soundtrack]] and in 2013 became a charting hit in the United States, as well as on other charts. It also served as the official song of the [[2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup]].{{Citation needed|date=August 2013}}


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
*{{YouTube|5WCeAADqUSY | The Carter Family - When I'm Gone}}

{{Carter Family}}

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[[Category:Songs written by A. P. Carter]]
[[Category:Songs written by A. P. Carter]]
[[Category:Carter Family songs]]

Latest revision as of 17:50, 20 November 2024

"When I'm Gone" also commonly known by its longer title "You're Gonna Miss Me When I'm Gone", is a popular song written by A. P. Carter and was recorded in 1931 by the Carter Family (not to be confused with their 1928 song "Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone?").[1]

Versions

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The song was later recorded by J. E. Mainer's Mountaineers and by Charlie Monroe.[2]

Adaptations

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  • In 2009, the band Lulu and the Lampshades combined the song "When I'm Gone" with a common children's game known as the cup game, in which cups are tapped and hit on a table to create a distinct rhythm. This created the modern version of the song known as "Cups (When I'm Gone)" or alternately "When I'm Gone (Cups)".[3]
  • In 2011, Anna Burden uploaded a version of the song on YouTube that went viral.[4]
  • In 2012, the film Pitch Perfect included a rendition of the song sung by Anna Kendrick, based on Burden's version. Kendrick's version was released on the film's soundtrack and in 2013 became a charting hit in the United States, as well as on other charts. It also served as the official song of the 2013 CONCACAF Gold Cup.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ "Cups, You're Gonna Miss Me: Evolution of a Song". Archived from the original on 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2013-09-12.
  2. ^ Russell, Tony (2004). Country Music Records: A Discography, 1921-1942. Oxford University Press. pp. 189, 582, 632. ISBN 0-19-513989-5.
  3. ^ "You're Gonna Miss Me, Lulu and the Lampshades". YouTube.
  4. ^ "You're Gonna Miss Me (Cups) - Lulu and the Lampshades by Anna Burden". YouTube.
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