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'''"Prom Night"''' (formerly titled '''"80s Prom Night"''') is a bonus track on the Japanese release of [[Weezer (The White Album)]]. According to [[Rivers Cuomo]] on a [[Fanclub]] Facebook post, the song was originally written in [[2010]] following the first [[The Weezer Cruise|Weezer Cruise]], the verse chords and melody were written in [[2004]], and the verse and bridge lyrics were written in [[2015]].
'''"Prom Night"''' (formerly titled '''"80s Prom Night"''') is a bonus track on the Japanese release of [[Weezer (The White Album)]] and a b-side to the fan-club single "[[The Last Days of Summer]]".
 
===Appearances===
*"[[Weezer (The White Album)]]" (Digital Deluxe Version) (2016)
*"''[[The Last Days of Summer]]''" (2016)


==Overview==
==Overview==
"Prom Night," previously a song exclusive to Japanese copies of the [[White Album]], received a vinyl release as the b-side to "[[The Last Days of Summer]]."
According to [[Rivers Cuomo]] on a [[Fanclub]] Facebook post, the song was originally written in [[2010]] following the first [[The Weezer Cruise|Weezer Cruise]], the verse chords and melody were written in [[2004]], and the verse and bridge lyrics were written in [[2015]]. The song's lyrics appear to match a post titled "Weird And Cool" from Rivers' now-defunct Tumblr page [http://rcuomo.tumblr.com/post/112990225550/weird-and-cool]:
 
<blockquote>
Fans on [[allthingsweezer.com]] matched some of the lyrics with a post titled "Weird And Cool" from Rivers' now defunct tumblr page [http://rcuomo.tumblr.com/post/112990225550/weird-and-cool]:
 
 
''That was a thrill having you gun me around in your Chevelle
''That was a thrill having you gun me around in your Chevelle


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''You said, “You are so lucky
''You said, “You are so lucky


''You got to see them when they were weird and cool.”
''You got to see them when they were weird and cool.”</blockquote>
 
==Audio==
 
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==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>Almost saw her heartbeat
<poem>Almost saw her heartbeat
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Except "Hey, little girl,
Except "Hey, little girl,
Would you rock my world?"
Would you rock my world?"
Cause I love who you are
'Cause I love who you are
You look like a lucky star
You look like a lucky star
With that makeup on
With that makeup on
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Your brother loves his country
Your brother loves his country
Dad loves Ballroom Blitz
Dad loves ''Ballroom Blitz''
Mommy closed your Instagram
Mommy closed your Instagram
It was inappropriate
It was inappropriate
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Gun me around in your sweet Chevelle
Gun me around in your sweet Chevelle
We don't need any safety belts
We don't need any safety belts
Blast the Scorpions, yeah
Blast The Scorpions, yeah
Weird and cool
Weird and cool
They're gonna play the forum soon
They're gonna play The Forum soon
Do you want to go?
Do you want to go?


But somehow we got separated
But, somehow, we got separated
And I went back home all alone
And I went back home all alone


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[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]]
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]]
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]]
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]]
[[Category:B-Sides]]