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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Producer [[Ric Ocasek]] was said to have been a fan of "Brightening Day," saying he thought it would make a great single.{{Citation needed}} The song is also notable for having a somewhat varied guitar solo, rather than the usual ''Green''-era mirroring of a vocal melody. | Producer [[Ric Ocasek]] was said to have been a fan of "Brightening Day," saying he thought it would make a great single.{{Citation needed}} The song is also notable for having a somewhat varied guitar solo, rather than the usual ''Green''-era mirroring of a vocal melody. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Ken Allardyce]] - engineer | *[[Ken Allardyce]] - engineer | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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|-|B-side= | |||
<poem>My best friends are gone | <poem>My best friends are gone | ||
Far and way beyond | Far and way beyond | ||
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And think that it's swell | And think that it's swell | ||
Just as long as | Just as long as | ||
We get our own rooms</poem> | We get our own rooms</poem> | ||
|-|Demo= | |||
<poem>My best friends are gone | <poem>My best friends are gone | ||
Far and way beyond | Far and way beyond | ||
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And assuage my fears | And assuage my fears | ||
And pick me back up when I fall down | And pick me back up when I fall down | ||
</poem>}} | </poem></tabber> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|My Best Friends Are Gone|167 My Best Friends Are Gone.mp3|January–March [[2000]]|?|3:02|''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Best Friends Are Gone||[[May 3]], [[2000]]|Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 recording}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Best Friends Are Gone||July [[2000]]||||Tour demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Best Friends Are Gone||September [[2000]]||||Tour demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Brightening Day||[[December 29]], [[2000]]|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA|2:09|"[[Island in the Sun]]" (UK Retail CD #2)|Mixed by [[Jack Joseph Puig]]}} | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||