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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" was written and demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] to 8-track in February of [[1992]] as part of Cuomo and | "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" was written and demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] to 8-track in February of [[1992]] as part of Cuomo and Wilson's "[[The 50 Song Project|50 Song Project]]." The song was rehearsed in the days following Weezer's formation on [[February 15]],<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> and is known to have been recorded during this period on the [[February 16|16th]]. The song continued to be performed at various Weezer shows throughout the spring, and was one of three songs recorded for the band's first demo in May of 1992. The song was sometimes mislabeled as "'''Silent Dreams'''" during this period. According to Karl Koch's article in [[Weezine Issue 3 - Summer 1995]] The recording from this demo is the same that appears on Weezer's second demo (''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''). The song is not known to have been performed by Weezer after the summer of [[1992]]. | ||
Despite the inclusion of other tracks from ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', "Thief" does not appear on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' from the Deluxe release of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', as it was purportedly considered too "sloppy" by [[Todd Sullivan]], Weezer's former [[Geffen]] A&R representative who produced the deluxe release of ''Blue''.<ref>''All Things Weezer''. 2 December 2009. [[:File:Atw-karl-bde-toddsullivan.png]]</ref> It was instead distributed online in the early 2000s after fans acquired a copy of the ''Kitchen Tape''. | |||
A demo of the song was released on the digital compilation, ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' on [[December 9]], [[2020]]. | A demo of the song was released on the digital compilation, ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' on [[December 9]], [[2020]]. | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me|Thief You've Taken All That Was M.mp3|February [[1992]]||1:48|''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|cccccc|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me|11 Thief, You've Taken All That Was.mp3|February [[1992]]||1:48|''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''|Duplicate of <samp>Thief You've Taken All That Was M.mp3</samp>}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me||[[February 16]], [[1992]]|T.K. Productions & Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Weezer rehearsal}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me||[[April 7]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me||[[April 13]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 04/13/1992|Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me||May [[1992]]||3:28| | |||
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*''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'' | *''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me||[[June 11]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 06/11/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Weezer concert: 06/11/1992]] | *[[Weezer concert: 06/11/1992]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 08/12/1992]] | *[[Weezer concert: 08/12/1992]] | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Thief of silent dreams | <poem>Thief of silent dreams | ||
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Thief, you've taken all that was me | Thief, you've taken all that was me | ||
Thief, you've taken all that was me</poem> | Thief, you've taken all that was me</poem> | ||
==See | ==See also== | ||
*[[The 50 Song Project]] | *"[[The 50 Song Project]]" | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Patrick Wilson]] | [[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Patrick Wilson]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]][[Category:Songs on Patrick & Rivers]][[Category:Known recordings table]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]][[Category:Songs on Patrick & Rivers]][[Category:Known recordings table]] | ||
[[Category:Cuomo-Wilson collaborations]] | [[Category:Cuomo-Wilson collaborations]] | ||