Scott Pilgrim is a 1997 song by indie-rock band Plumtree. This song inspired series creator Bryan Lee O'Malley to create the character, Scott Pilgrim. This song is also available on the official Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack and features on side 1 of the Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Original Soundtrack From The Netflix Series vinyl.
Usage in the Scott Pilgrim franchise[]
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World[]
In Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, the song is briefly heard on the radio in Scott and Wallace's Apartment when Scott tells Wallace about dating "seventeen-year-old" and subsequently when Wallace tells Stacey Pilgrim, Scott's sister, about the situation.
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off[]
The song features in the last scene of the series, in the episode "The World Vs Scott Pilgrim" when Ramona Flowers dyes her hair for the final time in the series, and goes to meet up with Scott and his friends, with both smiling at each other as the final shot pans on the Toronto skyline and rolls into the end credits one last time.
Lyrics[]
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
You can't stand to see me that way, no matter what I do, no matter what I say
You can't stand to see me that way, yeaheee yeah!
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
I've liked you for a thousand years, a thousand years
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
(I can't wait 'till I see you, I can't wait until I see you)
You can't stand to see me that way, no matter what I do, no matter what I say
You can't stand to see me that way, yeaheee yeah!