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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" was written and demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] to 8-track in February of [[1992]] as part of Cuomo and Wilson's "[[The 50 Song Project|50 Song Project]]." The song was rehearsed in the days following Weezer's formation on [[February 15]],<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> and is known to have been recorded during this period on the [[February 16|16th]]. The song continued to be performed at various Weezer shows throughout the spring, and was one of three songs recorded for the band's first demo in May of 1992. The song was sometimes mislabeled as "'''Silent Dreams'''" during this period. | "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" was written and demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] to 8-track in February of [[1992]] as part of Cuomo and Wilson's "[[The 50 Song Project|50 Song Project]]." The song was rehearsed in the days following Weezer's formation on [[February 15]],<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> and is known to have been recorded during this period on the [[February 16|16th]]. The song continued to be performed at various Weezer shows throughout the spring, and was one of three songs recorded for the band's first demo in May of 1992. The song was sometimes mislabeled as "'''Silent Dreams'''" during this period. The recording from this demo is the same that appears on Weezer's second demo (''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'').<ref>[[Weezine Issue 3 - Summer 1995]]</ref> The song is not known to have been performed by Weezer after the summer of [[1992]]. | ||
Despite the inclusion of other tracks from ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', "Thief" does not appear on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' from the Deluxe release of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', as it was purportedly considered too "sloppy" by [[Todd Sullivan]], Weezer's former [[Geffen]] A&R representative who produced the deluxe release of ''Blue''.<ref>''All Things Weezer''. 2 December 2009. [[:File:Atw-karl-bde-toddsullivan.png]]</ref> It was instead distributed online in the early 2000s after fans acquired a copy of the ''Kitchen Tape''. | Despite the inclusion of other tracks from ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', "Thief" does not appear on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' from the Deluxe release of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', as it was purportedly considered too "sloppy" by [[Todd Sullivan]], Weezer's former [[Geffen]] A&R representative who produced the deluxe release of ''Blue''.<ref>''All Things Weezer''. 2 December 2009. [[:File:Atw-karl-bde-toddsullivan.png]]</ref> It was instead distributed online in the early 2000s after fans acquired a copy of the ''Kitchen Tape''. | ||
A demo of the song was released on the digital compilation, ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' on [[December 9]], [[2020]]. | A demo of the song was released on the digital compilation, ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]'' on [[December 9]], [[2020]]. | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||