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''' | "'''Eulogy for a Rock Band'''" (formerly known by several titles, including "'''Shining Star'''", "'''The Band We Loved the Most'''", and "'''Beatle That We Loved the Most'''") is the third track on ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
According to attendees of fan listening parties in [[2013]] and [[2014]], the song that would eventually become "Eulogy" originally went by the titles "Shining Star" and "The Band We Loved the Most", and featured portions of {{Possessive name|Kurt Cobain}} suicide note in the bridge. The existence of these early titles were confirmed when several title iterations of "Eulogy" were listed on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|riverscuomo.com demo storefront]] in October of [[2020]]. | |||
The liner notes for ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' groups songs by one of three themes. "The British Are Coming" is grouped under the category "[[Patriarchia]]" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with father figures). [[Ryen Slegr]] and [[Daniel Brummel]] of the band [[Ozma]] have writing credits on the song. [[Rivers Cuomo]], when asked about the meaning of the song in [http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/07/rivers-cuomo-weezer-interview/ an interview for the Wall Street Journal], said that the song was about one of Weezer's "forefathers": | The liner notes for ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' groups songs by one of three themes. "The British Are Coming" is grouped under the category "[[Patriarchia]]" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with father figures). [[Ryen Slegr]] and [[Daniel Brummel]] of the band [[Ozma]] have writing credits on the song. [[Rivers Cuomo]], when asked about the meaning of the song in [http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/07/rivers-cuomo-weezer-interview/ an interview for the Wall Street Journal], said that the song was about one of Weezer's "forefathers": | ||
:''In that case, I was reflecting on one of Weezer’s musical fore-fathers who is in his late stage of his career. Reached the highest highs and I couldn’t help realize that as much as he achieved, there’s gonna come a time when the next generations don’t continue listening to his music. And he will be forgotten, along with the rest of us. And that’s a sobering thought for those of us who are striving now to achieve even a fraction of what he achieved.'' | :''In that case, I was reflecting on one of Weezer’s musical fore-fathers who is in his late stage of his career. Reached the highest highs and I couldn’t help realize that as much as he achieved, there’s gonna come a time when the next generations don’t continue listening to his music. And he will be forgotten, along with the rest of us. And that’s a sobering thought for those of us who are striving now to achieve even a fraction of what he achieved.'' | ||