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*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
"Too Many Thoughts in My Head" began as a song sketch (of the chorus) recorded by Cuomo at Cole Rehearsal Studios in [[1997]]<ref>Heisel, Scott. [[Black Album bio - November 2018]]</ref> or [[1998]]. This recording was released to fans as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' in [[2020]]. Cuomo revisited the song in October of [[2013]]. Demos from this period were released as part of the demo compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' in [[2020]], and feature what would eventually become the final song's coda. | "Too Many Thoughts in My Head" began as a song sketch (of the chorus) recorded by Cuomo at Cole Rehearsal Studios in [[1997]]<ref name="blackbio">Heisel, Scott. [[Black Album bio - November 2018]]</ref> or [[1998]]. This recording was released to fans as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' in [[2020]]. Cuomo revisited the song in October of [[2013]]. Demos from this period were released as part of the demo compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' in [[2020]], and feature what would eventually become the final song's coda. | ||
The song was revisited again in [[2018]] and was ultimately included on {{PN|Weezer}} ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'' (released in [[2019]]). The song's bridge melody is lifted from the melody of a previous Cuomo composition, "[[君はサイクロン|Kimi wa saikuron]]" ("君はサイクロン," ''You Are a Cyclone'') by [[Scott & Rivers]] (Cuomo's Japanese side-project with musician [[Scott Murphy]]). The lyrics for "Too Many Thoughts in My Head" also feature multiple phrases lifted from disparate sources. For example, "Going where the weather suits my clothes" is from the song "[[Wikipedia:Everybody's Talkin'|Everybody's Talkin']]," by [[Wikipedia:Fred Neil|Fred Neil]] (and popularized by [[Harry Nilsson]]). The line "Boy found brains he never knew he had" is taken from the [[1994]] film ''[[Wikipedia:The Shawshank Redemption|The Shawshank Redemption]]'' (the ''Black Album'' song "[[I'm Just Being Honest]]" also borrows a line from the film). The line "I'm really tired of this [[Wikipedia:Lawrence Welk|Lawrence Welk]] shit" is spoken by actor [[Wikipedia:Kevin Spacey|Kevin Spacey]] in the [[1999]] film ''[[Wikipedia:American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]. | The song was revisited again in [[2018]] and was ultimately included on {{PN|Weezer}} ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|Black Album]]'' (released in [[2019]]). The song's bridge melody is lifted from the melody of a previous Cuomo composition, "[[君はサイクロン|Kimi wa saikuron]]" ("君はサイクロン," ''You Are a Cyclone'') by [[Scott & Rivers]] (Cuomo's Japanese side-project with musician [[Scott Murphy]]). The lyrics for "Too Many Thoughts in My Head" also feature multiple phrases lifted from disparate sources. For example, "Going where the weather suits my clothes" is from the song "[[Wikipedia:Everybody's Talkin'|Everybody's Talkin']]," by [[Wikipedia:Fred Neil|Fred Neil]] (and popularized by [[Harry Nilsson]]). The line "Boy found brains he never knew he had" is taken from the [[1994]] film ''[[Wikipedia:The Shawshank Redemption|The Shawshank Redemption]]'' (the ''Black Album'' song "[[I'm Just Being Honest]]" also borrows a line from the film). The line "I'm really tired of this [[Wikipedia:Lawrence Welk|Lawrence Welk]] shit" is spoken by actor [[Wikipedia:Kevin Spacey|Kevin Spacey]] in the [[1999]] film ''[[Wikipedia:American Beauty (1999 film)|American Beauty]]. | ||
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==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]||19 too many thoughts in my head, now.mp3|[[1997]]<ref name="blackbio" />—[[March 11]], [[1998]]|Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|1:27|''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Stab in the Dark|STAB IN THE DARK - ROUGH 1 - SEPT 7.mp3|[[September 7]], ?||0:46|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|Instrumental, melody resembles "Too Many Thoughts" verse melody}} | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Stab in the Dark|STAB IN THE DARK - ROUGH 1 - SEPT 7.mp3|[[September 7]], ?||0:46|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|Instrumental, melody resembles "Too Many Thoughts" verse melody}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Too Many Thoughts|TOO MANY THOUGHTS - ROUGH 1 - OCT 13.mp3|[[October 13]], [[2013]]||1:00|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Too Many Thoughts|TOO MANY THOUGHTS - ROUGH 1 - OCT 13.mp3|[[October 13]], [[2013]]||1:00|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | ||