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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Simply State | | Name = Simply State | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Donslackscoverart.jpg | ||
| Caption = ''Alone IV'' cover art | |||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = | | Album = Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years | ||
| Albums = | | Albums = | ||
| Album type = | | Album type = | ||
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| Live debut = | | Live debut = | ||
| RC's last song = "[[Surf Wax America]]"<br>131 | | RC's last song = "[[Surf Wax America]]"<br>(RC# 131) | ||
| This RC song = "Simply State"<br>132 | | This RC song = "Simply State"<br>132 | ||
| RC's next song = "[[The Purification of Water]]"<br>133 | | RC's next song = "[[The Purification of Water]]"<br>(RC# 133) | ||
| Misc = {{Template:Song lineage:El Scorcho}}}} | | Misc = {{Template:Song lineage:El Scorcho}}}} | ||
"'''Simply State | "'''Simply State'''" is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Simply State" was recorded by Cuomo to 8-track between March and May of [[1992]].<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3#March-_May_1992:_various_8_track_recordings|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> Guitar elements from the song were later re-appropriated for the songs "[[Blast Off!]]" and "[[El Scorcho]]." | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simply State|01 Simply State.mp3|Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||1:32|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Wait, simply state | <poem>Wait, simply state | ||
Climb the face | Climb the face | ||
You are a gem, shining bright | And the girl will follow you | ||
Run real fast where you can | You are a gem, shining bright | ||
In the night you'll have to run | |||
Run real fast where you can | |||
And maybe you'll be a man | |||
Wait, simply state, | Wait, simply state, | ||
Climb the face | Climb the face | ||
And the girl will follow you | |||
Wait, simply state | |||
Climb the face | |||
And the girl will follow you | |||
Where you go, who you know | Where you go, who you know | ||
All those things I said, no lie | All those things I said, no lie | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]] | ||