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The song was originally demoed during the [[DC Demos]] and [[BBC Sessions]], as well as played live at many shows, in the summer of 2001. | The song was originally demoed during the [[DC Demos]] and [[BBC Sessions]], as well as played live at many shows, in the summer of 2001. | ||
After being properly recorded for ''Maladroit'', [[Rivers Cuomo]] felt the recording was lacking in some way. When the band decided to release the song as the album's second single, he took it as a perfect opportunity to | After being properly recorded for ''Maladroit'', [[Rivers Cuomo]] felt the recording was lacking in some way. When the band decided to release the song as the album's second single, he took it as a perfect opportunity to re-record the track entirely, embellishing it significantly. This new version, completed in the Spring of 2002, is the so-called 'radio version' featured on the various single releases and music video. | ||
Apparently, Rivers still wasn't completely satisfied with how the song turned out. Lyrics to the [[Album 5 Demos]] track [[Mo' Beats]] reveal, "I got mo' beats than y'all/Keep Fishin' still seems small." Cuomo also admitted in the ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone II]]'' booklet that "a thousand 'Keep Fishin's' does not equal one "[[Say It Ain't So|Say It Ain't So-ooo-ooo-oo]]." | Apparently, Rivers still wasn't completely satisfied with how the song turned out. Lyrics to the [[Album 5 Demos]] track [[Mo' Beats]] reveal, "I got mo' beats than y'all/Keep Fishin' still seems small." Cuomo also admitted in the ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo|Alone II]]'' booklet that "a thousand 'Keep Fishin's' does not equal one "[[Say It Ain't So|Say It Ain't So-ooo-ooo-oo]]." | ||