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"'''Waiting'''" is the second single from [[ | "'''Waiting'''" is the second single and second track from [[the Rentals]] debut album, ''[[Return of the Rentals]]''. | ||
==Overview== | |||
"Waiting" was, most likely, written between fall of [[1993]] and spring of [[1994]]. [[Matt Sharp]] produced a 4-track demo recording of the song during that time. [https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Recording_History_-_Page_5#Spring_1994_Matt.27s_new_4_track_demos_to_date]. "Waiting" debuted on MTV's ''120 Minutes'' in February of [[1996]] [https://120minutes.tylerc.com/1996/#022596]. A not-for-resale promotional CD was produced, featuring only the album version of the song. The song, ultimately, failed to chart. | |||
The song was covered by the band Motion City Soundtrack and featured on the Japanese [[2010]] tribute compilation ''[[Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals]]''. The band [[Ozma]] covered the song, accompanied by [[Matt Sharp]], at a concert in [[2011]] [https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/ozma/2011/the-glass-house-pomona-ca-73d1ce09.html]. | |||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The music video for "Waiting" features the band's touring musicians at the time, including [[Maya Rudolph]] on keyboards and [[Mike Fletcher]] on drums. A variation of the music video was created for MTV for the film ''Joe's Apartment'', which featured "Waiting" on its soundtrack. | |||
<youtube>VW15vdcNSSk</youtube> | <youtube>VW15vdcNSSk</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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It's lifeless and soulless and yeah, I fall way short | It's lifeless and soulless and yeah, I fall way short | ||
No beauty, no sweet melody | No beauty, no sweet melody | ||
No four part barbershop harmony | No four-part barbershop harmony | ||
I'm waiting on you | I'm waiting on you | ||