18,287
edits
Happy Hour: Difference between revisions
Mentioned lyric change, added links to remixes, various minor tweaks
(Added info on music video) |
(Mentioned lyric change, added links to remixes, various minor tweaks) |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Happy Hour | | Name = Happy Hour | ||
| Cover = Weezer | | Cover = Weezer happy hour remixes.jpg | ||
| Type = single | | Type = single | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Line 31: | Line 31: | ||
"'''Happy Hour'''" is the second single, and the fourth track from ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. The song was released on October 18th. | "'''Happy Hour'''" is the second single, and the fourth track from ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. The song was released on October 18th. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
It was announced on the [[Weezer]] | It was announced on the [[Weezer]] Twitter account that Happy Hour would be the fifth and final song released before the release of ''[[Pacific Daydream]]''. It was also pushed to radio as the album's second single. When debuted live, it was followed by an instrumental known as "[[A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier|I'll Love You Everyday]]" (subsequently retitled "A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier"). | ||
In an October 2017 NPR interview Rivers said that the verse lyrics were written using "free-association." He knew that the chorus was going to be about wanting a "happy hour" and that the verses were to depict the narrator's bleak life. The "20-ton weight" was described by Rivers as the "ultimate buzzkill" that first came to mind when writing the verse lyrics. | In an October 2017 NPR interview Rivers said that the verse lyrics were written using "free-association." He knew that the chorus was going to be about wanting a "happy hour" and that the verses were to depict the narrator's bleak life. The "20-ton weight" was described by Rivers as the "ultimate buzzkill" that first came to mind when writing the verse lyrics. | ||
The official YouTube video for "Weekend Woman" features art by Spanish artist [http://laprisamata.es/ LAPRISAMATA], whose art also appears in the videos for "[[Beach Boys]]" and "[[Weekend Woman]]". A different music video, starring Pete Wentz of the band Fall Out Boy, was originally filmed for the song, but was scrapped. The footage was later repurposed for the single "[[Midnight]]", before the song was scrapped. The footage was repurposed again and was finally used as the music video for the ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'' track "[[Can't Knock The Hustle]]" [https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/8500614/weezer-rivers-cuomo-data-driven-approach-interview?utm_source=twitter]. | |||
== | In a [[2019]] episode of ''Making Records with Eric Valentine'', producer Butch Walker stated the opening lyrics referencing Stevie Ray Vaughan made explicit reference to Vaughan being high on cocaine [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGVMrcjSpA]. | ||
==Video/Audio== | |||
===Official video=== | ===Official video=== | ||
<youtube>t3RO0UMsBss</youtube> | <youtube>t3RO0UMsBss</youtube> | ||
===Acoustic Version=== | ===Acoustic Version=== | ||
<youtube>-LgzefV_iow</youtube> | <youtube>-LgzefV_iow</youtube> | ||
===Remixes=== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyTsC9INCyE Happy Hour (Lefti Remix)] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9siMwG4eTYA Happy Hour (Odyssey Remix)] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMBQoYqxaU Happy Hour (Eden Prince Remix)] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o4h1xqw0bc Happy Hour (THANKS Remix)] | |||
==Tracklist== | ==Tracklist== | ||
===The | ===''Happy Hour (The Remixes)'' EP=== | ||
#"Happy Hour" (Radio Mix) - 2:55 | #"Happy Hour" (Radio Mix) - 2:55 | ||
#"Happy Hour" (Lefti Remix) - 2:56 | #"Happy Hour" (Lefti Remix) - 2:56 | ||
| Line 54: | Line 61: | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I’m like Stevie Ray | I’m like Stevie Ray Vaughan on the stage | ||
High on music | High on music | ||
Teeth grinding | Teeth grinding | ||