Superman: Difference between revisions

*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020)

*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020)

==Overview==

"Superman" was recorded by Cuomo in May of [[1992]].<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History - Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> Cuomo also recorded a version around the same time with alternate lyrics, under the title "The Road My Father Paved." The song is known to have been practiced by [[Weezer]] during rehearsal on at least one occasion. Scans of handwritten lyrics were made available to fans by Cuomo in [[2002]] through the [[Catalog O' Riffs|Grand File]] on [[riverscuomo.com]], including lyrics for "The Road My Father Paved."<ref>Archive of [[Catalog O' Riffs|Grand File]], 2002; http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref> The song would not be heard by fans until it was [[2020 riverscuomo.com leak|leaked online]] through the site's [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. The song was then sold to a single user when the storefront officially launched a few days later on [[November 11]], before being sold to all users as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' on [[November 22]].

{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Superman|10 Superman.mp3|Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||2:11|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}}

{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Superman|Superman&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.mp3|Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||2:10|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|Slightly different mix; added to bundle [[November 11]], [[2021]]}}

{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Road My Father Paved||Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||||}}

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==See also==