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"'''(Girl We Got a) Good Thing'''" | "'''(Girl We Got a) Good Thing'''" is the fourth track from ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Weezer (The White Album)]]'' (2016) | |||
*''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"(Girl We Got a) Good Thing" | "(Girl We Got a) Good Thing" is one of three songs on ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|The White Album]]'' to be written solely by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. In an interview for the podcast ''2 Hours with Matt Pinfield'' in [[2016]],<ref>''2 Hours with Matt Pinfield''. 25 July 2016. Ep. 23 - "WEEZER - on touring with Panic at the Disco, loving the USA, new music, and working with producer Jake Sinclair on 'The White Album'"</ref> Cuomo explained that the song was originally called "[[Codependent]]" and described a relationship that was "getting ugly", but didn't seem to "take-off" with the music. He then began singing the lyric "Good thing" around the melody, and wrote new lyrics about his experiences around Venice Beach. | ||
In an interview for the | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
== | {{Known recordings note|For prior demos, see "[[Codependent]]."}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Girl We Got a Good Thing|Girl We Got A Good thing 15.mp3|[[2015]]||0:33|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Girl We Got a Good Thing|Girl We Got A Good thing 16|[[2015]]||3:30|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Girl We Got a Good Thing|Girl We Got A Good thing 17 cross.mp3|[[2015]]||3:30|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]](?)||good_thing_16_verse 2.mp3|[[2015]]/[[2016]]||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|(Girl We Got a) Good Thing||[[2015]]—[[2016]]| | |||
*Infrasonic Sound, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*Studio X, Sonoma, CA | |||
*United Recording, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*The Village, Los Angeles, CA|3:25|''[[Weezer (The White Album)]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals | *[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals | ||
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals | *[[Scott Shriner]] - bass guitar, backing vocals | ||
==Audio== | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
Girl we got a good thing | Girl, we got a good thing | ||
You know where this is heading uh-huh | You know where this is heading, uh-huh | ||
Just a couple love birds | Just a couple love birds | ||
Happy to be singing uh-huh | Happy to be singing, uh-huh | ||
Girl we got a good thing | Girl, we got a good thing | ||
And I don't see this ending | And I don't see this ending | ||
Do you wanna fly? | Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee? | ||
Do you wanna flee? | |||
Do you wanna get away with me? | Do you wanna get away with me? | ||
Do you wanna face the great unknown? | Do you wanna face the great unknown? | ||
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And hand it to the tourists | And hand it to the tourists | ||
Girl we got a good thing | Girl, we got a good thing | ||
You know where this is heading uh-huh | You know where this is heading, uh-huh | ||
Just a couple love birds | Just a couple love birds | ||
Happy to be singing uh-huh | Happy to be singing, uh-huh | ||
Girl we got a good thing | Girl, we got a good thing | ||
And I don't see this ending | And I don't see this ending | ||
Do you wanna fly? | Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee? | ||
Do you wanna flee? | |||
Do you wanna get away with me? | Do you wanna get away with me? | ||
Do you wanna face the great unknown? | Do you wanna face the great unknown? | ||
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I want to crawl in, crawl into a hole | I want to crawl in, crawl into a hole | ||
Girl we got a good thing | Girl, we got a good thing | ||
You know where this is heading uh-huh | You know where this is heading, uh-huh | ||
Just a couple love birds | Just a couple love birds | ||
Happy to be singing uh-huh | Happy to be singing, uh-huh | ||
Girl we got a good thing | Girl, we got a good thing | ||
And I don't see this ending | And I don't see this ending | ||
Do you wanna fly? | Do you wanna fly? Do you wanna flee? | ||
Do you wanna flee? | |||
Do you wanna get away with me? | Do you wanna get away with me? | ||
Do you wanna face the great unknown? | Do you wanna face the great unknown? | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]] | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]][[Category:Songs on Alone XII: The White Year]] | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | ||