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===Writing and recording=== | |||
"Falling for You" was written in spring of [[1996]], toward the end of the recording cycle for ''Pinkerton''. The [[Catalog O' Riffs]] lists the song as having been written or demoed on [[March 20]] of that year, and working lyric sheets for the song appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'' dated [[April 14]] and [[May 23]]. The song was likely the penultimate song written for the album (before "[[Butterfly]]"). | "Falling for You" was written in spring of [[1996]], toward the end of the recording cycle for ''Pinkerton''. The [[Catalog O' Riffs]] lists the song as having been written or demoed on [[March 20]] of that year, and working lyric sheets for the song appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'' dated [[April 14]] and [[May 23]]. The song was likely the penultimate song written for the album (before "[[Butterfly]]"). | ||
The lyrics ironically refer to Weezer's reputation for using simplistic major-key chords, with Cuomo calling himself "little old 3 chord me." By contrast, "Falling for You" is likely the most musically complex song in the Weezer discography, as it utilizes every root note on the guitar fretboard. The numerous chord progressions and key changes in the song make it one of the most difficult to recreate live. This would be underlined by the band in a live performance from the early 2000's, released on ''[[The Lion and the Witch]]'' EP. Before starting the song, Cuomo facetiously says, "I'd like to ask for the Lord's help in guiding us through the performance of this next song. Please, God!" He then rejoices at the completion of the song, exclaiming, "Yeah! We didn't fuck it up! We kicked ass! We redeemed ourselves. We displayed our superiority to the multitudes." | |||
The previous track, "[[Pink Triangle]]", transitions seamlessly into "Falling for You" (the first such Weezer song to do so). At the beginning of the track, a woman's voice can be heard saying, in Korean, "어는 회사작품이지요" ("What company makes this product?"). During the recording sessions, Rivers' amplifier was receiving radio interference, of what sounded like a woman speaking an Asian language. Considering the themes of the album, Rivers felt it was divine intervention, and left the intrusion on the master tape as a happy accident, rather than re-record or edit the recording {{Citation needed}}. | The previous track, "[[Pink Triangle]]", transitions seamlessly into "Falling for You" (the first such Weezer song to do so). At the beginning of the track, a woman's voice can be heard saying, in Korean, "어는 회사작품이지요" ("What company makes this product?"). During the recording sessions, Rivers' amplifier was receiving radio interference, of what sounded like a woman speaking an Asian language. Considering the themes of the album, Rivers felt it was divine intervention, and left the intrusion on the master tape as a happy accident, rather than re-record or edit the recording {{Citation needed}}. | ||
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Though not confirmed, the lyrics about playing a tune on the cello may be based on a real event. In ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'', the lyrics for "Falling for You" precede [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS9LFFg3TF4 a cello composition] (that somewhat resembles the bridge melody from "Falling for You") written by Cuomo for a woman with whom he was acquainted, referred to only as "[[B.G.]]". In a journal excerpt the book, Cuomo laments "exposing" B.G. on ''Pinkerton''. | Though not confirmed, the lyrics about playing a tune on the cello may be based on a real event. In ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]'', the lyrics for "Falling for You" precede [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS9LFFg3TF4 a cello composition] (that somewhat resembles the bridge melody from "Falling for You") written by Cuomo for a woman with whom he was acquainted, referred to only as "[[B.G.]]". In a journal excerpt the book, Cuomo laments "exposing" B.G. on ''Pinkerton''. | ||
The original album track was included on the 1996 [[Geffen Records]] sampler ''Swagalicious!''. | |||
[[Brian Bell]] posted a video of a solo rehearsal of the song to Instagram in August of 2022, where he added that the band made extensive use of tremolo picking during the recording of ''Pinkerton''<ref>https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChsNhTkJp_f/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y%3D</ref><ref>[[:File:Brian Bell Instagram Falling for You caption - 08-25-22.png]]</ref>. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||