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verse melody originally used in There's a Bomb in the Air
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<blockquote>''With “Byzantine,” the bridge is from a pre-Weezer band that [drummer Patrick Wilson] and I were in in 1991, called Fuzz. I searched for the key and the tempo and the basic vibe I was looking for, and it popped up. All of my little bits and pieces of music will find a home eventually''</blockquote> | <blockquote>''With “Byzantine,” the bridge is from a pre-Weezer band that [drummer Patrick Wilson] and I were in in 1991, called Fuzz. I searched for the key and the tempo and the basic vibe I was looking for, and it popped up. All of my little bits and pieces of music will find a home eventually''</blockquote> | ||
In November of 2020 after a large leak of Rivers demos it was learned that the song he was referring to is "[[I Can't Forget The Way]]". | In November of 2020 after a large leak of Rivers demos it was learned that the song he was referring to is "[[I Can't Forget The Way]]". | ||
The verse melody of "Byzantine" greatly resembles that of the song "[[Dancing Girl]]", a track previously co-written by Cuomo for the [[2018]] album ''Hometown'' by Japanese alt-rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Kung-Fu_Generation Asian Kung-Fun Generation]. | The verse melody of "Byzantine" greatly resembles that of the song "[[Dancing Girl]]", a track previously co-written by Cuomo for the [[2018]] album ''Hometown'' by Japanese alt-rock band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Kung-Fu_Generation Asian Kung-Fun Generation]. This melody was was also used in a 2009 or 2010 demo called "Hot Little Tramp" as well as [[There%27s_a_Bomb_in_the_Air|There's a Bomb in The Air]], a 1998 demo from Rivers' [[TK|TKX sessions]]. | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||