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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Running Man | | Name = Running Man | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Riverscuomo aloneviii.jpg | ||
| Caption = ''Alone VIII''' cover art | |||
| Type = Demo | | Type = Demo | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Album = | | Album = Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Released = | | Released = | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = [[2002]] | ||
| Length = | | Length = | ||
| Format = MP3 | | Format = MP3 | ||
| Label = | | Label = | ||
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| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Status = Demo circulating | | Status = Demo circulating | ||
| RC's last song = | | RC's last song = ?<br>(RC# 731) | ||
| This RC song = | | This RC song = "Running Man"<br>(RC# 732) | ||
| RC's next song = | | RC's next song = ?<br>(RC# 733) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Running Man''' is | "'''Running Man'''" (formerly "'''Spontaneous Clean Jamb'''") is a song demoed by [[Weezer]] in [[2002]] in [[Album 5 demos|early contention]] for the band's planned [[Make Believe|fifth album]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*Released on [[weezer.com]] | |||
*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | |||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] first demoed "Running Man" in [[2002]].<ref>"The Grand File" 2002. http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref> Following completion of Weezer's fourth album, ''[[Maladroit]]'', the band immediately began work on a fifth album, [[Album 5 demos|recording new demos]] throughout the spring and summer of [[2002]]. Two demos of "Running Man" were shared with fans on the band's [[weezer.com|official website]]. Ultimately, all of the demos from the aforementioned sessions were scrapped, and the band's [[Make Believe|fifth album]] would not see release until [[2005]]. | |||
Cuomo's original demos for "Running Man" were released in November of [[2020]] as part of the digital demo compilation ''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spontaneous Clean Jamb|378 Spontaneous Clean Jamb.mp3|[[2002]]||1:38|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]||378.2.mp3|[[2002]]||3:52|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Running Man|378 Running Man.mp3|[[2002]]||3:30|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Running Man|weezer-2002-07-02_running_man_378.mp3|[[June 21]]—[[July 2]], [[2002]]|Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|3:19|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Running Man|weezer-2002-07-16_running_man_378.mp3|[[July 16]], [[2002]]|The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN|3:21|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>He runs so gracefully | <poem>He runs so gracefully | ||
And lives eternally | And lives eternally | ||
Hands high | Hands high, head high | ||
He steps into the air | He steps into the air | ||
Eyes focused in | Eyes focused in his stare | ||
Moving | Moving, grooving | ||
He takes control of the course of his life | He takes control of the course of his life | ||
He don't need coffee breaks | He don't need coffee breaks | ||
Subsists on egg and steaks | |||
Moving | Moving, proving | ||
Perfection is a feel | Perfection is a feel | ||
Turning as does a wheel | Turning as does a wheel | ||
He's on | He's on, he's strong | ||
He takes control of the course of his life | He takes control of the course of his life | ||
He's climbing</poem> | He's climbing</poem> | ||
==See also== | |||
==See | *[[Album 5 demos]] | ||
*[[Album 5 | |||
*[[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]] | |||