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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name    = New Joint
| Name    = New Joint
| Cover    = Rivers alonevi.jpg
| Album    = Alone VI: The Black Room
| Type    = Demo
| Type    = Demo
| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Weezer
| Length  = 2:29
| Length  = 2:29
| Writer  = Rivers Cuomo, {{Wiki2|Mike_Elizondo|Mike Elizondo}}
| Writer  = Rivers Cuomo, [[Mike_Elizondo]]
| RC#      = 376
| RC#      = 376
| COR#    = 73
| COR#    = 73
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| RC's next song  = "[[Kilimanjaro]]"<br>(RC# 377)
| RC's next song  = "[[Kilimanjaro]]"<br>(RC# 377)
}}
}}
"'''New Joint'''" (previously '''"Roommate"''') is an unreleased song by [[Weezer]].
"'''New Joint'''" (previously titled '''"Roommate"''') is a song demoed by [[Weezer]] as a potential track for the band's [[Weezer (The Green Album)|third album]].
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]'' (2020)
*''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' (2020)
*''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' (2020)
*<strike>''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''</strike> (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
"New Joint was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at some point in [[1999]]. Two of Cuomo's demos from 1999 were released in [[2020]] as part of the ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' bundle.
"New Joint was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at some point in [[1999]]. Two of Cuomo's demos from 1999 were released in [[2020]] as part of the ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' bundle.
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==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.8em;
{{Known recordings header}}
!Performer(s)
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|New Joint|073 Roommate.MP3|[[1999]]||1:30|''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''|}}
!Filename
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|Rivers Cuomo|New Joint|073 New Joint.mp3|[[1999]]||0:25|<strike>''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''</strike>|Same audio as "<samp>073 Roommate.MP3</samp>"}}
!Date of recording
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|New Joint||[[October 25]], [[2000]]|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||}}
!Recording location
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|New Joint||[[October 28]], [[2000]]|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||}}
!Length
{{Known recordings entry||[[Weezer]]|New Joint||[[November 12]], [[2000]]|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||}}
!Appeared on
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|Weezer|New Joint||October or November [[2000]]|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|2:29|Leaked online|Leaked as MP3; FLAC version also circulating. Likely one of the above recordings, though specific date unknown.}}
!Notes
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|Rivers Cuomo|New Joint|New_Joint_11.15_vox.mp3|[[November 15]], [[2008]](?)||3:10|<strike>''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''</strike>|Added to ''Alone VII'' on [[December 15]], [[2020]]. Removed on [[December 16]].}}
|-
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|Rivers Cuomo|New Joint|New_Joint.mp3|[[November 15]], [[2008]](?)||3:14|<strike>''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''</strike>|Added to ''Alone VII'' on [[December 15]], [[2020]]. Removed on [[December 16]]. "Composer" metadata credits "Rivers Cuomo and [[Mike Elizondo]];"}}
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
{{Known recordings footer}}
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>073 Roommate.MP3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[1999]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|1:30
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Rivers Cuomo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>073 New Joint.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[1999]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|0:25
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Same audio as "<samp>073 Roommate.MP3</samp>"
|-
| |Weezer
| |
| |[[October 25]], [[2000]]
| |6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| |
| |
| |
|-
| |Weezer
| |
| |[[October 28]], [[2000]]
| |6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| |
| |
| |
|-
| |Weezer
| |
| |[[November 12]], [[2000]]
| |6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| |
| |
| |
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Weezer
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|October or November [[2000]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:29
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Released to fans by band as MP3; FLAC version also circulating. Likely one of the above recordings, though specific date unknown.
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Rivers Cuomo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>New_Joint_11.15_vox.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[November 15]], [[2008]](?)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:10
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone VII'' on [[December 15]], [[2020]]. Removed on [[December 16]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Rivers Cuomo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>New_Joint.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[November 15]], [[2008]](?)
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:14
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone VII'' on [[December 15]], [[2020]]. Removed on [[December 16]]. "Composer" metadata credits "Rivers Cuomo and [[Mike Elizondo]];"
|-
|}
==Audio==
<youtube>baaxKZCZJlk</youtube> <youtube>n57I3nn1Xgc</youtube>
 
==Personnel==
==Personnel==
===2000 demo===
===2000 demo===
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*[[Mikey Welsh]] – bass guitar
*[[Mikey Welsh]] – bass guitar
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{Lyric box|
===1999/2000 version===
===1999/2000 version===
<poem>Hey, get off my back
<poem>Hey, get off my back
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And viewpoint
And viewpoint
I got a new joint
I got a new joint
</poem>
</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
 
===2008 version===
===2008 version===
<poem>Hey, get off my back
<poem>Hey, get off my back
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I'll never see you again, my friend
I'll never see you again, my friend
Goodbye, and don't let the door
Goodbye, and don't let the door
Hit your ass on the way to your car</poem>
Hit your ass on the way to your car</poem>}}
==See also==
==See also==
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{{Tab box}}
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[Green Album Demos]]
*[[Green Album Demos]]
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone VI: The Black Room]][[Category:Songs on Alone VII: The Green Years]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]][[Category:Known recordings table]]
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone VI: The Black Room]][[Category:Songs on Alone VII: The Green Years]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]][[Category:Known recordings table]]