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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Susanne" has proven to be one of, if not ''the'', most | "Susanne" has proven to be one of, if not ''the'', most often-performed of Weezer's large number of non-album songs, particularly in the pre-''[[Green Album]]'' era. The song was successfully returned to set lists on the 2008 [[Troublemaker Tour]]. According to the liner notes of the deluxe version of ''[[The Blue Album]]'', "Suzanne was a talented A&R assistant at [[Geffen]]. In the long months of limbo between completing ''The Blue Album'' in October '93 and its eventual release in May '94, she became a big Weezer supporter, doing her best to keep the guys optimistic about their future with Geffen. As the lyrics imply, Suzanne did in fact help [[Rivers Cuomo]] out with her spare winter coat when he needed one, and made plates of brownies to cheer him up. Her devotion and aid were perfectly summed up in the song. Before she knew of the songs' existence the guys performed it a cappella for her in her Geffen office. Needless to say, it surprised the hell out of her. | ||
The lyrics "even Izzy, Slash, and Axl Rose" were originally written (and recorded on Rivers' home demo of the song) as "even Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose," but Rivers later decided to change it out of respect for the [[Nirvana]] front man after his April 1994 passing. However, upon the song being brought back into 2010 setlists, the original lyric and mention of Cobain was brought back. | The lyrics "even Izzy, Slash, and Axl Rose" were originally written (and recorded on Rivers' home demo of the song) as "even Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose," but Rivers later decided to change it out of respect for the [[Nirvana]] front man after his April 1994 passing. However, upon the song being brought back into 2010 setlists, the original lyric and mention of Cobain was brought back. | ||