"Tears from a Willow" is a song by Ooberman

Ooberman

Ooberman are a band with strong indie, folk and progressive influences first formed in 1997. They split up in 2003, shortly after the release of their second album Hey Petrunko, but announced their reformation in April 2006 and began releasing music again soon thereafter.-Early years:Ooberman...

, released as the third single from their debut album The Magic Treehouse

The Magic Treehouse

The Magic Treehouse is the debut album from Ooberman, released in October 1999 on Independiente Records. The album was produced by Stephen Street, famous for his work with The Smiths and Blur, among others....

. It was released by Independiente

Independiente Records

Independiente is a record label formed in 1997 after Andy MacDonald sold Go! Discs Records to PolyGram in 1996 for a reported £30 million. In the UK, the label is distributed Vital PIAS....

 in October 1999. In the song's radio edit, a reference to LSD

LSD

Lysergic acid diethylamide, abbreviated LSD or LSD-25, also known as lysergide and colloquially as acid, is a semisynthetic psychedelic drug of the ergoline family, well known for its psychological effects which can include altered thinking processes, closed and open eye visuals, synaesthesia, an...

 was removed, but remained intact on the single itself. The radio edit has never been released commercially, but can be heard in the song's video. It charted at #62 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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B-side "Moth to a Flame" was recently voted the best Ooberman song ever by users of the band's online forum.

CD (ISOM37MS)

1. "Tears from a Willow" (Popplewell)
2. "Moth to a Flame" (Flett)
3. "Danny Boy" (Popplewell)