Lover in the Snow: Difference between revisions
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| Album = Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | | Album = Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Released = December 18, 2007 | | Released = December 18, 2007 | ||
| Recorded = 1997 | | Recorded = 1997 in Cambridge, MA | ||
| Length = 4:24 (original demo)<br>3:16 (''Alone'') | | Length = 4:24 (original demo)<br>3:16 (''Alone'') | ||
| Label = Geffen | | Label = Geffen | ||
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| Producer = Rivers Cuomo | | Producer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Status = Released | | Status = Released | ||
| RC's last song = "Ol' Backwater"<br>(RC# 230) | | RC's last song = "[[Ol' Backwater]]"<br>(RC# 230) | ||
| This RC song = "Lover in the Snow"<br>(RC# 231) | | This RC song = "Lover in the Snow"<br>(RC# 231) | ||
| RC's next song = "La Belle Dame"<br>(RC# 232) | | RC's next song = "[[La Belle Dame]]"<br>(RC# 232) | ||
| Album type = demo | | Album type = demo | ||
| Previous track = "[[Superfriend]]<br>(12) | | Previous track = "[[Superfriend]]<br>(12) | ||
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I was amazed that this song seemed to be just as powerful and emotional as my personal songs, even though it was all fantasy, an imagined experience that never happened.}} | I was amazed that this song seemed to be just as powerful and emotional as my personal songs, even though it was all fantasy, an imagined experience that never happened.}} | ||
===Release history=== | |||
"Lover in the Snow" was first leaked on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]] by Cuomo himself in [[2002]]. The song was hosted on his website, [[riverscuomo.com]], for a period of time after this. This original demo is assumed to be the "Winter 1997-1998" demo listed in the Recording History<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_10#Winter 1997-8 : Various Rivers home demos, plus the unreleased "Homie" album]]</ref>, recorded at Cuomo's house in Cambridge, MA. In [[2007]], the song was officially released (in an edited form), on the compilation ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. The edit shortened the original demo to reduce some of the repetitive segments. The digital demo bundle ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' included the original, unedited recording. | |||
On [[March 19]], [[2008]], a music video for "Lover in the Snow" was released via | On [[March 19]], [[2008]], a music video for "Lover in the Snow" was released via Cuomo's MySpace page. The video features a foreword in which Cuomo explains his history with the sport of soccer, and includes footage of himself training for and participating in Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge in January 2008. The video was directed by [[Karl Koch]]. | ||
The song was performed by Cuomo with fans at Fingerprints record store in Long Beach, California on [[November 25]], [[2008]]. This performance was featured on the DVD release of ''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]'' in [[2009]]. | The song was performed by Cuomo with fans at Fingerprints record store in Long Beach, California on [[November 25]], [[2008]]. This performance was featured on the DVD release of ''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]'' in [[2009]]. | ||
===Composition=== | |||
At the time of writing "Lover in the Snow", Cuomo was interested in pursuing a potential side-project tentatively dubbed "[[Lovely]]"<ref>[[Riverpedia archive - 12/18/2020]]</ref>. Described by Cuomo as a "reaction to the reaction to ''[[Pinkerton]]''", the music of Lovely would utilize more minimalist song structures and chord progressions, in contrast to the use of numerous chords and key changes in songs such as the ''Pinkerton'' track "[[Falling for You]]". | |||
===Known recordings=== | |||
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Lover in the Snow | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>02 Lover In The Snow.mp3</samp> | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|"Winter 1997-1998" | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Cambridge, MA at Rivers Cuomo's home | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:23 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (2007)<br>''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' (2020) | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The ''Alone'' version is the same recording edited down by about 20 seconds. | |||
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|} | |||
==Video/Audio== | ==Video/Audio== | ||
<youtube>xMiLwwjK-0w</youtube> <youtube>C1zB_fN-O48</youtube> | ===Music video=== | ||
<youtube>xMiLwwjK-0w</youtube> | |||
===Audio=== | |||
<youtube>C1zB_fN-O48</youtube> | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=72 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Lover in the Snow"] | *[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=72 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Lover in the Snow"] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
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[[Category:Alone series]] | [[Category:Alone series]] | ||
[[Category:Soccer]] | [[Category:Soccer]] | ||
[[Category:Featured song]] | |||