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| Type = B-Side | | Type = B-Side | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Released = September 19, 1996 | | Released = September 19, 1996 | ||
| Format = CD | | Format = CD | ||
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| Status = officially released | | Status = officially released | ||
|Live debut= [[January 23]], [[1997]] | |Live debut= [[January 23]], [[1997]] | ||
| RC's last song = "Saw You In Your Car<br>(RC# 182) | | RC's last song = "[[Saw You in Your Car|Saw You In Your Car]]"<br>(RC# 182) | ||
| This RC song = "Devotion"<br>(RC#183) | | This RC song = "Devotion"<br>(RC#183) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Why Bother?]]"<br>(RC# 184) | | RC's next song = "[[Why Bother?]]"<br>(RC# 184) | ||
| Misc = {{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = El Scorcho (UK Retail CD #2) | | Album = El Scorcho (UK Retail CD #2) | ||
| Album type = single | | Album type = single | ||
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| This track = "Devotion"<br>(3) | | This track = "Devotion"<br>(3) | ||
| Next track = | | Next track = | ||
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| | "'''Devotion'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. Originally released as a [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side]] to a various CD single releases of "[[El Scorcho]]," it was later released on the Deluxe Edition of ''[[Pinkerton]]''. | ||
===Appearences=== | |||
*"[[El Scorcho]]" (single) | |||
| | *''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe Edition) (2010) | ||
*''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]'' (2009) | |||
*''[[Weezer concert: 07/13/2011|Live In Tokyo, Japan]]'' (''The Blue Album'') (2011) | |||
*''[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012|Live on the Weezer Cruise - Palladium Lounge]]'' (2012) | |||
"''' | *''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | |||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] demoed "Devotion" in the garage at [[2226 Amherst Ave.]] An initial demo, later dubbed "proto-devotion," was followed by another demo the same month. The song later resurfaced as a song in contention for the aborted concept album ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. When that concept was scrapped in favor of ''[[Pinkerton]]'', "Devotion" was ultimately relegated to being a B-side for various retail CD releases of "[[El Scorcho]]." | |||
"Devotion" is in the key of B♭ major for the majority of the song, but modulates Bb minor for the guitar solo. It is one of the slowest songs [[Weezer]] recorded in the 90s. The last line of the song's first stanza is direct quote from the 1977 song "All American Man," from the album ''[[Wikipedia:Alive_II|Alive II]]'' by [[KISS]]. | |||
"Devotion" is known to have been performed once in [[1997]]. Rivers Cuomo performed the song with fans at [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 11/25/2008|a release party]] for the album ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. It would not be performed again until it was played by Weezer at a [[2011]] concert on the [[Memories Tour]] in Japan. It was performed one additional time during [[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012|a concert]] on the first [[The Weezer Cruise|Weezer Cruise]]. Musician [[Daniel Brummel]] (of the band [[Ozma]]) covered the song, under the moniker [[Daniel Brummel and the Contraband]], for the tribute album ''[[Making Noise: A Tribute to Weezer]]''. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|||July [[1994]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||"Proto-Devotion"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Devotion|02 Devotion.mp3|July [[1994]]|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|3:39|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Devotion||[[1995]]|Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA|3:09|Leaked online|Rough mix}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Devotion||[[1995]]| | |||
*Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY | |||
*Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA | |||
*Hollywood Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|3:12| | |||
*"[[El Scorcho]]" (single) | |||
*''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe Edition)|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Devotion||[[November 25]], [[2008]]|[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 11/25/2008|Fingerprints Music]], Long Beach, CA|3:05|''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]'' (CD)|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Devotion||[[November 25]], [[2008]]|[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 11/25/2008|Fingerprints Music]], Long Beach, CA|3:12|''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]'' (DVD)|Video}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Devotion||[[July 13]], [[2011]]|[[Weezer concert: 07/13/2011|Zepp Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan]]|3:22|''[[Weezer concert: 07/13/2011|Live In Tokyo, Japan]]'' (''The Blue Album'')|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Devotion||[[January 21]], [[2012]]|[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012|Palladium Lounge, Carnival Destiny]]|3:03|''[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012|Live on the Weezer Cruise - Palladium Lounge]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Live performances== | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/23/1997]] | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 07/13/2011]] | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/21/2012]] | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Matt Sharp]] – bass guitar | *[[Matt Sharp]] – bass guitar | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube> | <youtube>_y8FjHOpPNw</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Suddenly our shortcomings | <poem>Suddenly our shortcomings | ||
Don't seem to matter that much | Don't seem to matter that much | ||
Your IQ is twenty points low | Your IQ is twenty points low | ||
And I'm no six | And I'm no six foot, hot look, all-American man | ||
Sad to say | Sad to say I pushed you away | ||
I pushed you away | Waiting for Mrs. Right | ||
Waiting for Mrs Right | |||
You never gave up devotion | You never gave up devotion | ||
Waiting for me | Waiting for me | ||
You'll always be my girlfriend | You'll always be my girlfriend | ||
I too | I too am waiting for you | ||
I'll always be your friend | I'll always be your friend | ||
I commend your | I commend your stubbornness | ||
Without it we'd never got this far | Without it we'd've never got this far | ||
I am done with perfection | I am done with perfection | ||
Chasing her leaves me with nothing but pain | Chasing her leaves me with nothing but pain | ||
Unlike you | Unlike you, she isn't true | ||
She's got her own concerns | She's got her own concerns | ||
You never gave up devotion | You never gave up devotion | ||
Waiting for me | Waiting for me | ||
You'll always be my girlfriend | |||
I too | I too am waiting for you | ||
I'll always be your friend | I'll always be your friend | ||
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Waiting for me | Waiting for me | ||
You'll always be my girlfriend | You'll always be my girlfriend | ||
I too | I too am waiting for you | ||
I'll always be your friend</poem> | I'll always be your friend</poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs from the Black Hole]] | [[Category:Songs from the Black Hole]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]][[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:B-sides]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | |||
[[Category:B-sides]] | |||