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"You Were Right" is a song by American indie rock band Built to Spill, from the 1999 album Keep It Like a Secret.

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Throughout the song, singer Doug Martsch quotes lyrics from classic rock songs. It begins with the chorus "You were wrong/When you said/Everything's gonna be alright", quoting the Bob Marley & The Wailers song "No Woman, No Cry". Throughout the verses, Martsch quotes lyrics with more pessimistic outlooks on life, prefacing them with either "You were right when you said..." or "You were wrong when you said..."

The lyrics quoted in the song are:

"Everything's gonna be alright", from the Bob Marley & The Wailers song "No Woman, No Cry"

"All that glitters isn't gold", from the Neil Young song "Don't Be Denied".

"All we are is dust in the wind", from the Kansas song "Dust in the Wind".

"We're all just bricks in the wall", from the Pink Floyd song "Another Brick in the Wall".

"Manic depression's a frustrating mess", from the The Jimi Hendrix Experience song "Manic Depression".

"You can't always get what you want", from The Rolling Stones song "You Can't Always Get What You Want".

"It's a hard rain's gonna fall", from the Bob Dylan song "A Hard Rain's a-Gonna Fall".

"We're still running against the wind", from the Bob Seger song "Against the Wind".

"Life goes on long after the thrill of living is gone", from the John Mellencamp song "Jack and Diane".

"This is the end", from The Doors song "The End".


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