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 | Type     = Demo
 | Artist   = Weezer
-| Recorded = [[December 17]], [[2001]]<br>[[January 3]], [[2002]]<br>[[January 7]],[[2002]]
+| Recorded = [[2000]]—[[2002]]
-| Length   = December 17 - 2:17<br>January 3 - 2:13<br>January 7 - 2:15
+| Length   =
 | Writer   = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
 | RC#      = 578
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 | RC's next song  = "Drink The Water"<br>(RC# 579)
 }}
-'''"Mr. Taxman"''' (also known as '''"Helpless"''') is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in November of [[2000]] and later demoed multiple times during the [[Maladroit Demos|recording sessions for ''Maladroit'']]. The song was also revisited during the [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's intended fifth album]] in [[2002]]. Similarities between the song and Tommy Roe’s 1963 hit "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zU5OD2xRgl8 Everybody]" have been pointed out.
+'''"Mr. Taxman"''' (also known as '''"Helpless"''') is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2000]] and later demoed multiple times during the [[Maladroit demos|demo sessions]] for ''[[Maladroit]]''. The song was also revisited during [[Album 5 demos|sessions for the band's intended fifth album]] immediately following completion of ''Maladroit'' in [[2002]].
-==Audio==
+===Appearances===
-<youtube>itfOXG73R9U</youtube>
+*Released on [[weezer.com]]
-<youtube>BpMV-L5paHs</youtube>
+==Overview==
-<youtube>39i9X-FU1HQ</youtube>
+"Mr. Taxman" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2000]]. The song was demoed by [[Weezer]] at [[6145 Rodgerton Dr.|Cuomo's home rehearsal space]] in late [[2000]] in contention for the band's planned third album (''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]''<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 11/26/2000]]</ref>). The song did not make the cut for ''Green'', but was demoed again during studio sessions for ''[[Maladroit]]''. Three demos from these sessions were shared with fans on [[weezer.com]]. The song was briefly [[Album 5 demos|considered yet again]] for the band's planned [[Make Believe|fifth album]], though did not appear on that album either.
+A ''Maladroit'' demo of "Mr. Taxman" purportedly received radio play from the station 97.7 WOXY in Oxford, Ohio.<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 01/20/2002]]</ref>
+==Known recordings==
+{{Known recordings header}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Mr. Tax Man||[[November 27]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12">[[Recording_History_-_Page_12|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref>|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Mr. Tax Man||[[December 7]], [[2000]]<ref name="rechist12" />|[[6145 Rodgerton Dr.]], Los Angeles, CA|||}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mr. Taxman|WEEZER-2001-12-17_02Mr_Taxman_262.mp3|[[December 17]], [[2001]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:17|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mr. Taxman|WEEZER-2002-01-03_05Mr_Taxman_262.mp3|[[January 3]], [[2002]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:13|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mr. Taxman|WEEZER-2002-01-07_02Mr_Taxman_262.mp3|[[January 7]], [[2002]]|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|2:15|Released on [[weezer.com]]|}}
+{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Mr. Taxman||[[June 23]], [[2002]]|Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA|||}}
+{{Known recordings footer}}
 ==Lyrics==
 <poem>Everybody love your body
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 'Cause I know that you got one too
 </poem>
 ==See also==
 * [[List of Weezer songs]]
-* [[Maladroit Demos]]
+* [[Maladroit demos|''Maladroit'' demos]]
+{{References list}}
 [[Category:Weezer songs]]
-[[Category:Songs associated with plagiarism accusations]]
+[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
+[[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]]