Getting Up and Leaving: Difference between revisions

"'''Getting Up and Leaving'''" is a [[Weezer]] song written in [[1993]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]]. Initially considered for [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|Weezer's eponymous debut]], the song would only receive a studio recording during the sessionf for the band's sophomore album, ''[[Pinkerton]]''. The song remained unreleased albeit highly-desired by fans for several years, until it was released on the Deluxe Edition of ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[2010]].

*''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]'' (live) (2009)

*''[[Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition)]]'' (2010)

"Getting Up and Leaving" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] and demoed to 8-track in August of [[1993]].<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_4|Weezer Recording History - Page 4]]</ref> The song was rehearsed by [[Weezer]] and was one of fifteen songs considered for the band's [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|debut album]]. The song was recorded during pre-production with [[Ric Ocasek]] on [[November 8]], [[1993]] at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, but the song would ultimately not make the cut. The song was never performed live, though may have been played at soundchecks.<ref name="rechist8">[[Recording_History_-_Page_8|Weezer Recording History - Page 8]]</ref>

"Getting Up and Leaving" (as well as another ''Blue''-era track, "[[I Swear It's True]]") was recorded (sans final mix) by Weezer in the summer of [[1996]] during the ''[[Pinkerton]]'' sessions at Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, Los Angeles for inclusion on a "[[Pink Triangle]]" B-side.<ref name="rechist8" /> In the spring of [[1997]], when plans were made for the aforesaid "[[Pink Triangle]]" single, the band took the opportunity to finish the theretofore incomplete "Getting Up and Leaving" and "[[I Swear It's True]]." At the time, [[Matt Sharp]] was at work on [[the Rentals]]' sophomore album, ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'', and was unable to attend the sessions on short notice. After several levels of auditions for a bass player, [[Scott Riebling]], who formerly played with Letters To Cleo, was chosen as a stand-in bass player. According to Riebling, future Weezer bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] may have been the runner-up in the final audition.{{Citation needed}} In 2005, Riebling claimed that the 1997 versions of "Getting Up and Leaving" and "I Swear It's True" were completely re-cut and that the earlier ''Pinkerton'' sessions versions had been abandoned,{{Citation needed}} although it is unknown if this is true. Ultimately, due to the single remix not gaining momentum on radio, the "Pink Triangle" retail single would not materialize, with "Getting Up and Leaving" and "I Swear It's True" remaining unreleased until [[2010]].

According to the Weezer [[Recording History]], the lyrics were re-written for the 1997 version of "Getting Up and Leaving". Rivers later expressed regret in revising the lyrics, preferring the song's original lyrics.{{Citation needed}}

"Getting Up and Leaving" was among the most desired unreleased tracks by Weezer's fanbase for a number of years. The [[1993]] pre-production recording from the ''Blue Album'' sessions was excluded from the Deluxe Edition release of that album. In response to demand for unreleased songs, Rivers began posting [[#Sheet music|sheet music]] to several unreleased songs on his MySpace account in [[2006]], including "Getting Up and Leaving", leading to several fan-recorded interpretations of the song. On [[November 25]], [[2008]], at a [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 11/25/2008|hootenanny with Cuomo at Fingerprints Music in Long Beach]] on the eve of the release of the compilation ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', the song was included in the setlist at the request of fans. Cuomo attempted to perform the song a capella.

"Getting Up and Leaving" and "I Swear It's True" received overdubbing in [[2009]] for inclusion on the Deluxe Edition release of ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[2010]]. A non-overdubbed mix of the song was slated to also appear on the album, but remains unreleased.{{Citation needed}}

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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Getting Up and Leaving||August(?) [[1993]]||||8-track demo. Master is missing}}

{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Getting Up and Leaving||[[August 6]], [[1993]]|Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Portable DAT recording, rehearsal}}

{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Getting Up and Leaving||[[August 11]], [[1993]]|S.I.R., New York City, NY|||Practice demo with [[Ric Ocasek]] with Haig and [[Chris Shaw]].}}

{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Getting Up and Leaving||April [[1997]]|Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA|3:45|''[[Pinkerton]]'' (Deluxe Edition)|"Pink Triangle" single sessions. Scott Riebling on bass.}}

{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Getting Up and Leaving||[[November 25]], [[2008]]|Fingerprints, Long Beach CA|4:26|''[[Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints]]''|}}

==Sheet music==

==See also==

*''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''

*[[List of Weezer songs]]

[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]