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Despite the eerie timing of their spring 1997 releases, and coincidental subject matter, the song was not written for, nor inspired by, Kevin Smith's film ''Chasing Amy'', which also told of a man falling in love with a lesbian. In fact, Smith had never even heard the song when asked about it, and Rivers was not aware of the film being in production when writing and recording the track. | Despite the eerie timing of their spring 1997 releases, and coincidental subject matter, the song was not written for, nor inspired by, Kevin Smith's film ''Chasing Amy'', which also told of a man falling in love with a lesbian. In fact, Smith had never even heard the song when asked about it, and Rivers was not aware of the film being in production when writing and recording the track. | ||
The live acoustic version of the song, which can be found on several releases, was recorded at a November 6, 1996 gig at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorecrest_High_School | The live acoustic version of the song, which can be found on several releases, was recorded at a November 6, 1996 gig at [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shorecrest_High_School Shorecrest High School] in Seattle. A student at the school had won a radio contest to "have Weezer play at your school". The kids whoop and holler at each mention of the 'L' word. | ||
==Tracklisting== | ==Tracklisting== | ||