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"'''Brightening Day'''" (originally known as "'''My Best Friends Are Gone'''") is a [[List of Weezer | "'''Brightening Day'''" (originally known as "'''My Best Friends Are Gone'''") is a [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side]] to "[[Island in the Sun]]." | ||
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Producer [[Ric Ocasek]] was said to have been a fan of "Brightening Day," saying he thought it would make a great single. The song is also notable for having a somewhat varied guitar solo, rather than the usual ''Green''-era mirroring of a vocal melody. | Producer [[Ric Ocasek]] was said to have been a fan of "Brightening Day," saying he thought it would make a great single. The song is also notable for having a somewhat varied guitar solo, rather than the usual ''Green''-era mirroring of a vocal melody. | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|My Best Friends Are Gone|167 My Best Friends Are Gone.mp3|January–March [[2000]]|?|3:02|''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Best Friends Are Gone||[[May 3]], [[2000]]|Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||DA-88 recording}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Best Friends Are Gone||July [[2000]]||||Tour demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Best Friends Are Gone||September [[2000]]||||Tour demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Brightening Day||[[December 29]], [[2000]]|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA|2:09|"[[Island in the Sun]]" (UK Retail CD #2)|Mixed by [[Jack Joseph Puig]]}} | |||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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<youtube>4mKY9HwygM0</youtube> | <youtube>4mKY9HwygM0</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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===B-side=== | ===B-side=== | ||
<poem>My best friends are gone | <poem>My best friends are gone | ||
Far and way beyond | Far and way beyond | ||
And they left me here | And they left me here | ||
With no one by my side | |||
How can I get by | How can I get by | ||
With no one to try | With no one to try | ||
And pick me back up | And pick me back up | ||
When I fall down? | |||
My support has left | My support has left | ||
Me and I'm bereft | Me and I'm bereft | ||
Of the things I need to | Of the things I need to | ||
Help me make it on through | |||
Now what can I do | Now what can I do | ||
With no cheering crew | With no cheering crew | ||
There to make me feel | There to make me feel | ||
Like I don't suck? | |||
Whoa, whoa | |||
There was a brightening day | There was a brightening day | ||
Whoa, whoa | |||
There was a brightening day | There was a brightening day | ||
My whole scene has split | My whole scene has split | ||
They don't give a spit | They don't give a spit | ||
About anybody else | About anybody else | ||
On Earth but themselves | |||
So we'll burn in hell | So we'll burn in hell | ||
And think that it's swell | And think that it's swell | ||
Just as long as | Just as long as | ||
We get our own rooms | |||
So we'll burn in hell | So we'll burn in hell | ||
And think that it's swell | And think that it's swell | ||
Just as long as | Just as long as | ||
We get our own rooms</poem>}}{{Lyric box| | |||
===Demo=== | ===Demo=== | ||
<poem>My best friends are gone | <poem>My best friends are gone | ||
Far and way beyond | Far and way beyond | ||
And they left me here | And they left me here | ||
With no one by my side | |||
To console my tears | To console my tears | ||
And assuage my fears | And assuage my fears | ||
And pick me back up | And pick me back up | ||
When I fall down | |||
On the bedroom floor | On the bedroom floor | ||
Of some hipster bore | Of some hipster bore | ||
Who is celebrating | Who is celebrating | ||
Just how cool he can be | |||
They watched over me | They watched over me | ||
And believed in me | And believed in me | ||
When nobody else | When nobody else | ||
Could give a damn | |||
What can I do? | What can I do? | ||
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On the bedroom floor | On the bedroom floor | ||
Of some hipster bore | Of some hipster bore | ||
Who is celebrating | Who is celebrating | ||
Just how cool he can be | |||
They watched over me | They watched over me | ||
And believed in me | And believed in me | ||
When nobody else | When nobody else | ||
Could give a damn | |||
What can I do? | What can I do? | ||
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My best friends are gone | My best friends are gone | ||
Far and way beyond | Far and way beyond | ||
And they left me here | And they left me here | ||
With no one by my side | |||
To console my tears | To console my tears | ||
And assuage my fears | And assuage my fears | ||
And pick me back up | And pick me back up | ||
When I fall down | |||
To console my tears | To console my tears | ||
And assuage my fears | And assuage my fears | ||
And pick me back up when I fall down | And pick me back up when I fall down | ||
</poem> | </poem>}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:B-sides]] | [[Category:B-sides]] | ||
[[Category:Summer Songs of 2000]] | [[Category:Summer Songs of 2000]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Alone VII: The Green Years]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]] | [[Category:Songs on Alone VII: The Green Years]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]] | ||