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“The Long Cut” by Uncle Tupelo
From the album Anodyne (1993)
“The Long Cut” by Uncle Tupelo appears on 14 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1999 and 2023. It was first released in 1993 on the album Anodyne. Its best result is #644 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s. In the combined RockLists rankings it is #3,224 alternative song of all time.
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"The Long Cut" comes from Uncle Tupelo's Anodyne, released in May 1993, and it's Jeff Tweedy stepping up to the microphone on a song he and Jay Farrar are credited with writing together. The pair's guitars jangle and lope, Max Johnston's lap steel sighs across the top, and John Stirratt on bass and Ken Coomer on drums keep it rolling at an easy country-rock trot.
Brian Paulson produced, engineered and mixed it, and he left the edges rough: it sounds like a band playing in a room rather than being assembled on a console.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1939 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1941 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1936 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2001 | 1311 | WFPK | WFPK 2001 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2000 |
| 2002 | 1921 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1873 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2007 | 1480 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2008 | 1490 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008) | 2009 |
| 2009 | 1499 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009) | 2010 |
| 2010 | 1464 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010) | 2011 |
| 2011 | 1531 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011) | 2011 |
| 2013 | 1589 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013) | 2012 |
| 2014 | 1651 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014) | 2013 |
| 2023 | 644 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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