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-'''Hot Tub''' is a [[1993]] [[Rivers Cuomo]] demo which later surfaced as a [[Homie]] live recording.
+"'''Hot Tub'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1993]]. It was later performed by [[Homie]] in [[1997]].
 ==Overview==
-While the 1997 live Homie recording was part of a widely-circulated bootleg, the original 1993 demo was not made public until [[2002]], when Cuomo released it to fans on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]].  Cuomo originally wrote the song for Tom Jones.  According to [[Karl Koch]]:
+Cuomo originally wrote "Hot Tub" around July of [[1993]]. Cuomo is known to have written the song for singer [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Jones_(singer) Tom Jones]. According to [[Karl Koch]]:
+<blockquote>''"I think the bands then-manager somehow had a contact who knew Tom and tom was looking for songs for his new album at the time. Obviously he did not end up using “Hot Tub”. It's also possible Rivers wrote it first and then found out about the Tom thing. We may never know unless someone asks Rivers someday."''</blockquote> In [[Riverpedia_archive_-_08/31/2020#Hot_Tub|an entry for the song]] on [[Riverpedia]] in [[2020]], Cuomo noted "[[Jennifer Chiba|[Jennifer] Chiba]] had a hot tub in the courtyard of her apartment complex in Palms." This demo was circulated to fans by Cuomo in [[2002]] via the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]].
-<blockquote>"I think the bands then-manager somehow had a contact who knew Tom and tom was looking for songs for his new album at the time. Obviously he did not end up using “Hot Tub”. It's also possible Rivers wrote it first and then found out about the Tom thing. We may never know unless someone asks Rivers someday."</blockquote>
-During the song's live Homie performance, Cuomo called the song "as goofy as it gets."
-The 1997 Homie version and Cuomo's original 1993 demo differ slightly structurally. The most notable difference between the two are the bridge sections, which are entirely different from one another. The 1997 Homie version also features an extended outro and guitar solo not found on Cuomo's original demo.
+Cuomo revived the song a few years later in November [[1997]] for his side-project, [[Homie]]. The song was performed at both of the live Homie concerts that month. Cuomo mused to the audience "This is kind of a joke song, so don't take it too seriously." These live versions of the song were altered to feature a wholly different bridge/outro section with new lyrics and a new guitar solo.
+==Live performances==
+*[[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA]]
+*[[Homie concert: 11/21/1997 - Cambridge, MA]]
 ==Audio==
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