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{{Karl Koch quote|By this time, [[Matt]] had gone overseas to work on [[Seven More Minutes|his own album]], under the impression that ''Pinkerton'' was in the can. But Rivers had written another song and needed to try it to see if it belonged on the record. [[Adam Orth]] was called in for the session, and "Tragic Girl" was worked on. And then it was promptly packed up, unlabeled and undocumented. Not even a rough mix was made that day, so no one could listen back or in many cases even remember they had worked on it. While it was a bit rough around the edges it was still 6 stunning minutes of Weezer glory, inexplicably unheard (by anyone) till now. I returned to Los Angeles shortly thereafter, totally unaware there had even been another session.|''Pinkerton'' (Deluxe Edition) liner notes<ref name="deluxeliner">''Pinkerton'' (Deluxe Edition) liner notes</ref><ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_8#Overview_:_.22Pinkerton.22_recording|Weezer Recording History - Page 8]]</ref>}} | {{Karl Koch quote|By this time, [[Matt]] had gone overseas to work on [[Seven More Minutes|his own album]], under the impression that ''Pinkerton'' was in the can. But Rivers had written another song and needed to try it to see if it belonged on the record. [[Adam Orth]] was called in for the session, and "Tragic Girl" was worked on. And then it was promptly packed up, unlabeled and undocumented. Not even a rough mix was made that day, so no one could listen back or in many cases even remember they had worked on it. While it was a bit rough around the edges it was still 6 stunning minutes of Weezer glory, inexplicably unheard (by anyone) till now. I returned to Los Angeles shortly thereafter, totally unaware there had even been another session.|''Pinkerton'' (Deluxe Edition) liner notes<ref name="deluxeliner">''Pinkerton'' (Deluxe Edition) liner notes</ref><ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_8#Overview_:_.22Pinkerton.22_recording|Weezer Recording History - Page 8]]</ref>}} | ||
"Tragic Girl" received additional recording work in [[2010]],<ref>Gormely, Ian. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Talks Pinkterton Reissue: "I Think It's a Brilliant Album"" ''Exclaim!'' 15 September 2010. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weezers_rivers_cuomo_talks_pinkterton_reissue_i_think_its_brilliant_album</ref> including adding missing guitar work and re-recording unintelligible lyrics.<ref>[[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - August 2022]]</ref> Prior to release, Cuomo also tweeted that the song would be like [[Nirvana|Nirvana's]] "{{Wiki2|You_Know_You're_Right|You Know You're Right}}" for ''Pinkerton'' fans.<ref>@RiversCuomo ""Tragic Girl" is going to be like "You Know You're Right" for Pinkerton fans." ''Twitter''. 12 November 2009. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/5663540251 [[:File:Tragicgirlnirvana.png|Screenshot]]</ref> "Tragic Girl" has been performed live only twice, both times on the [[Weezer Cruise]] in [[2012]]. Recordings of both of these performances appeared on live albums released as part of Weezer's [[Official Bootleg series]]. | "Tragic Girl" received additional recording work in [[2010]],<ref>Gormely, Ian. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Talks Pinkterton Reissue: "I Think It's a Brilliant Album"" ''Exclaim!'' 15 September 2010. https://exclaim.ca/music/article/weezers_rivers_cuomo_talks_pinkterton_reissue_i_think_its_brilliant_album</ref> including adding missing guitar work and re-recording unintelligible lyrics.<ref>[[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - August 2022]]</ref> Prior to release, Cuomo also tweeted that the song would be like [[Nirvana|Nirvana's]] "{{Wiki2|You_Know_You're_Right|You Know You're Right}}" for ''Pinkerton'' fans.<ref>@RiversCuomo ""Tragic Girl" is going to be like "You Know You're Right" for Pinkerton fans." ''Twitter''. 12 November 2009. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/5663540251 [[:File:Tragicgirlnirvana.png|Screenshot]]</ref> "Tragic Girl" has been performed live only twice, both times on the [[Weezer Cruise]] in [[2012]]. Recordings of both of these performances appeared on live albums released as part of Weezer's [[Official Bootleg series]]. | ||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/20/2012]] | *[[Weezer concert: 01/20/2012]] | ||
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Your latest tragedy | Your latest tragedy | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Tragic Girl||[[1996]], [[2010]]|Rumbo Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|5:26|''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe Edition)|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Tragic Girl||[[January 20]], [[2012]]|[[Weezer concert: 01/20/2012|Palladium Lounge, Carnival Destiny]]|5:20|''[[Weezer concert: 01/20/2012|Live on the Weezer Cruise - Palladium Lounge]]'' (''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'')|Live performance}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Tragic Girl||[[January 21]], [[2012]]|[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012|Palladium Lounge, Carnival Destiny]]|5:19|''[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012|Live on the Weezer Cruise - Palladium Lounge]]'' (''[[Pinkerton]]'')|Live performance}} | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||