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| Live debut = [[October 8]], [[1997]] in [[Rivers_Cuomo_concert:_10/08/1997|Cambridge, MA]] | | Live debut = [[October 8]], [[1997]] in [[Rivers_Cuomo_concert:_10/08/1997|Cambridge, MA]] | ||
| Last played= [[November 21]], [[1997]] in [[Homie concert: 11/21/1997|Cambridge, MA]] | | Last played= [[November 21]], [[1997]] in [[Homie concert: 11/21/1997|Cambridge, MA]] | ||
| Status = | | Status = Bootlegs circulating | ||
| RC's last song = "[[Sunshine O]]"<br>(RC# 219) | | RC's last song = "[[Sunshine O]]"<br>(RC# 219) | ||
| This RC song = "Fun Time"<br>(RC# 220) | | This RC song = "Fun Time"<br>(RC# 220) | ||
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"'''Fun Time'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]]. | "'''Fun Time'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Written around September of 1997, the song was played at various solo Rivers Cuomo concerts (and one [[Homie]] show) at clubs in Boston and Cambridge, MA. The song initially featured a bridge that was dropped from subsequent performances. The song was recorded for a full Homie album the following Winter at Fort Apache Studios by Cuomo along with [[Fred Eltringham]] (of the band [ | Written around September of 1997, the song was played at various solo Rivers Cuomo concerts (and one [[Homie]] show) at clubs in Boston and Cambridge, MA. The song initially featured a bridge that was dropped from subsequent performances. The song was recorded for a full Homie album the following Winter at Fort Apache Studios by Cuomo along with [[Fred Eltringham]] (of the band [[Wikipedia:Gigolo_Aunts|Gigolo Aunts]]) and [[Drew Parsons]] (who had played bass for [[Wikipedia:Tracy Bonham|Tracy Bonham]]). This album has never been released. The song was in early consideration for {{PN|Weezer}} [[Weezer (The Green Album)|third album]] in late November of [[2000]],<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 11/26/2000]]</ref> but was cut from consideration<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 12/11/2000]]</ref> upon the arrival of [[Ric Ocasek]] in early December. | ||
The song's verse melody was later re-appropriated for the song "[[Guiding Light]]," written by Cuomo for the film ''[[The Space Between]]'', in which it is sung by [[Kelsey Grammer]]. | The song's verse melody was later re-appropriated for the song "[[Guiding Light]]," written by Cuomo for the film ''[[The Space Between]]'', in which it is sung by [[Kelsey Grammer]]. | ||
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*[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/??/1997]] | *[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/??/1997]] | ||
*[[Homie concert: 11/21/1997]] | *[[Homie concert: 11/21/1997]] | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
=== | ===[[November 21]], [[1997]]=== | ||
{{lyrics}} | {{lyrics}} | ||
<poem> | <poem>Down at 7-11 | ||
Down at 7-11 | |||
When I got to go | When I got to go | ||
I just piss in the sink | I just piss in the sink | ||
And I don't buy anything | And I don't buy anything | ||
And no one ever knows | And no one ever knows | ||
I take the fun for free | I take the fun for free | ||
Whenever companies let me | Whenever companies let me | ||
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I won't do it again | I won't do it again | ||
You got to give me an answer | You got to give me an answer | ||
Do you wanna be more than friends? | Do you wanna be more than friends?</poem> | ||
</poem> | ==See also== | ||
==See | |||
* [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | * [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
* ''[[HOMiE - Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[HOMiE - Volume 1]]'' | ||
[[Category: Rivers Cuomo songs]] | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category: Homie songs]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Homie songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on HOMiE - Volume 1]] | [[Category:Songs on HOMiE - Volume 1]] | ||