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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name    = I Can't Forget the Way
| Name    = I Can't Forget the Way
| Cover    =  
| Cover    = Theyeastmaster-cover.jpeg
| Type    = demo
| Type    = demo
| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Weezer
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"'''I Can't Forget The Way'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert.
"'''I Can't Forget The Way'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''
*''[[The_Yeastmaster#Yeastmaster_Part_2|Yeastmaster Pt. 2]]'' (1990-1992)
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
"I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[January 1]], [[1992]], as part of an effort known as [[the 50 Song Project]], in which Cuomo and [[Pat Wilson]] attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the [[Pixies]] and [[Nirvana]]. The song was recorded during [[Weezer's third practice]] session on [[February 16]], [[1992]], and performed live for the first time at Weezer's first show, at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on [[March 19]]. [[Karl Koch]] has described the song as "really rocking" and "awesome". The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', released online in [[2008]]. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "[[Byzantine]]" on ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. The chorus is similar to the chorus of "[[American Gigolo]]" on ''[[Maladroit]]''.
"I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[January 1]], [[1992]], as part of an effort known as [[the 50 Song Project]],<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> in which Cuomo and [[Pat Wilson]] attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the [[Pixies]] and [[Nirvana]]. The song was recorded during [[Weezer's third practice]] session on [[February 16]], [[1992]], and performed live for the first time at Weezer's first show, at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on [[March 19]]. [[Karl Koch]] has described the song as "really rocking" and "awesome". The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', released online in [[2008]]. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "[[Byzantine]]" on ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. The chorus bears some resemblance to the chorus of Weezer's [[2002]] song "[[American Gigolo]]," though this may be coincidental.


Cuomo's original demo appeared on the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'', released on [[November 22]], [[2020]].
Cuomo's original demo was first released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' on [[November 22]], [[2020]].
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.9em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Filename
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Can't Forget the Way
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 1]], [[1992]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2914 Urban Ave, Santa Monica, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:24
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Can't Forget the Way
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>I Can't Forget the Way&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 1]], [[1992]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2914 Urban Ave, Santa Monica, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:26
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Alternate rip of <samp>14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3</samp>
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Can't Forget the Way
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[February 16]], [[1992]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|TK Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer rehearsal
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Can't Forget the Way
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[March 30]], [[1992]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992|Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Live performance. Concert taped by [[Karl Koch]]
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Can't Forget the Way
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 7]], [[1992]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Live performance. Concert taped by [[Karl Koch]]
|-
|}
==Live performances==
==Live performances==
*[[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992 - Los Angeles, CA]]
*[[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992]]
*[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992 - Los Angeles, CA]]
*[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992]]
*[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992 - Los Angeles, CA]]
*[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992]]
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{Lyrics}}
{{Lyrics}}
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I can't forget
I can't forget


???</poem>
Every time I'm sure I'm right
I'm wrong and then I'm wrong again
That's what I get when I pretend
???
Bring on the ???
???
 
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way</poem>


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[The 50 Song Project]]
*[[The 50 Song Project]]
*[[The Garage]]
{{Reference list}}
[[Category: Weezer songs]]
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]][[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]]
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]]
[[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]]