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''' | "'''Crab'''" is the fifth song from ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]'' (2001) | *''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]'' (2001) | ||
*"''[[3 Titres Inédits]]''" ( | *"''[[3 Titres Inédits]]''" (live; 2001) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
<blockquote>{{Interviewer| Gumby Tom, Columbus, Ohio|Is there any meaning at all behind Crab? (If so, what is it?)}} | <blockquote>{{Interviewer| Gumby Tom, Columbus, Ohio|Is there any meaning at all behind Crab? (If so, what is it?)}} | ||
{{Rivers|A heterosexual guys sexual frustration with a particular girl.}}</blockquote> | {{Rivers|A heterosexual guys sexual frustration with a particular girl.}}</blockquote> | ||
:::—''[[Rivers Cuomo Fan Interview 2006|2006 fan interview]]'' | :::—''[[Rivers Cuomo Fan Interview 2006|2006 fan interview]]'' | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] | [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote "Crab" in [[2000]]. Cuomo is not known to have recorded a solo demo. [[Weezer]] is first known to have demoed the song as a band at [[6145 Rodgerton Dr.|Cuomo's home rehearsal space]] on [[October 27]],<ref name="rechist12">[[Recording_History_-_Page_12|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref> with additional demos recorded throughout the remainder of the year. On [[February 8]], [[2001]], during the recording sessions for ''Green'', Cuomo purportedly sang the lead vocals for "Crab" 22 times straight before he was satisfied with it.<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 02/08/2001]]</ref> "Crab" was one of fourteen songs from the ''Green'' sessions leaked prior to release. This unmastered version is over a half-minute longer than the final album mix. | ||
A live version of the song was released on a [[3 Titres Inédits|French promotional CD]] ("''3 Titres Inédits''") alongside the release of the ''Green Album''. | A live version of the song was released on a [[3 Titres Inédits|French promotional CD]] ("''3 Titres Inédits''") alongside the release of the ''Green Album''. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||[[October 27]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||[[October 28]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||[[October 29]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||[[October 30]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||[[December 7]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||December [[2000]]—February [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|3:10|Leaked online|Unmastered leak}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab||December [[2000]]—February [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:35|''[[Weezer (The Green Album)]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Crab|WEEZER-2001-12-02-Madison04_Crab_222.mp3|[[December 2]], [[2001]]|[[Weezer concert: 12/02/2001|Veterans Memorial Coliseum at Alliant Energy Center, Madison, WI]]|2:35|Released on [[weezer.com]]|Live performance}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|The Crab||[[December 5]], [[2001]]|[[Weezer concert: 12/05/2001|Value City Arena, Columbus, OH]]|3:02|''[[3 Titres Inédits]]''|Live performance}} | |||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Ric Ocasek]] - producer | *[[Ric Ocasek]] - producer | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>HKkRtGMf2Ns | <youtube>HKkRtGMf2Ns</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Crab if you want her | <poem>Crab if you want her | ||
She won't be coming down | She won't be coming down | ||
Down, down, down | |||
Down | |||
Crab if you want her | Crab if you want her | ||
She won't be coming down | She won't be coming down | ||
Crab if you need it | Crab if you need it | ||
She put her knickers on | She put her knickers on | ||
On, on, on | |||
On | |||
Crab if you need it | Crab if you need it | ||
She put her knickers on | She put her knickers on | ||
She said she's feeling lonely | She said she's feeling lonely | ||
And I say that's | And I say that's okay | ||
She won't be coming back 'round here, no way | She won't be coming back 'round here, no way | ||
She said she's feeling lonely | She said she's feeling lonely | ||
And I say that's | And I say that's okay | ||
She won't be coming back 'round here, no way | She won't be coming back 'round here, no way | ||
Crab at the booty | Crab at the booty | ||
T' | T'ain't gonna do no good | ||
Good | Good, good, good | ||
Crab at the booty | Crab at the booty | ||
T' | T'ain't gonna do no good | ||
No, crab at the booty | No, crab at the booty | ||
T' | T'ain't gonna do no good</poem> | ||
</poem> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Green Album)]] | [[Category:Songs on Weezer (The Green Album)]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek]] | ||