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| Type = Demo | | Type = Demo | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Released = 1992 | | Released = [[1992]] | ||
| Recorded = May | | Recorded = May 1992 | ||
| Length = 4:28 | | Length = 4:28 | ||
| Label = Geffen | | Label = Geffen | ||
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| RC# = 130 | | RC# = 130 | ||
| Producer = Weezer | | Producer = Weezer | ||
| Status = | | Status = Circulating | ||
| Live debut = [[April 7]], [[1992]] | | Live debut = [[April 7]], [[1992]] | ||
| RC's last song = "Paper Bag in | | RC's last song = "[[Paper Bag in the Back Seat]]"<br>(RC# 129) | ||
| This RC song = "Let's Sew Our Pants Together"<br>(RC# 130) | | This RC song = "Let's Sew Our Pants Together"<br>(RC# 130) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Surf Wax America]]"<br>(RC# 131) | | RC's next song = "[[Surf Wax America]]"<br>(RC# 131) | ||
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*''[[Patrick & Rivers]] (2020) | *''[[Patrick & Rivers]] (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Let's Sew Our Pants Together" was | "Let's Sew Our Pants Together" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] near the formation of [[Weezer]] around February or March of [[1992]]. It is first known to have been [[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992|performed live at 8121 Club]] in Los Angeles. 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 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]]. | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] played the song over the video streaming platform [[Ustream]] on [[August 19]], [[2011]]. | Despite the inclusion of other tracks from ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'', "Let's Sew Our Pants Together" 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''. | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] played the song over the video streaming platform [[Ustream]] on [[August 19]], [[2011]].<ref>sandwichesonmymind "Weezer Ustream - Let's Sew Our Pants Together" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQSdNXwqncI</ref> | |||
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 header}} | |||
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*[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
*[[Patrick Wilson]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together|02 Let's Sew Our Pants Together.mp3|[[1992]]||3:51|''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||[[April 7]], [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref>|[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||[[April 13]], [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[Weezer concert: 04/13/1992|Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||[[May 21]], [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||May [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|4:28| | |||
*[[Weezer's first demo]] | |||
*''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||[[June 10]], [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[Weezer concert: 06/10/1992|English Acid, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped off mixing board}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||[[June 11]], [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[Weezer concert: 06/11/1992|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Let's Sew Our Pants Together||[[July 18]], [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[Weezer concert: 07/18/1992|8121 Club, West Hollywood, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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*[[Weezer concert: 07/18/1992]] | *[[Weezer concert: 07/18/1992]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 08/12/1992]] | *[[Weezer concert: 08/12/1992]] | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Lets sew our pants together.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Handwritten lyrics for "Let's Sew Our Pants Together"]] | [[Image:Lets sew our pants together.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Handwritten lyrics for "Let's Sew Our Pants Together"]] | ||
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All these breathers | All these breathers | ||
And all of these suckers | And all of these suckers | ||
Shake my hand now | Shake my hand now | ||
Pleased to meet you | Pleased to meet you | ||
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Are we lovers? | Are we lovers? | ||
Let's sew our pants together | Let's sew our pants together (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | ||
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Let's climb right in forever (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | ||
Let's climb right in forever | |||
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | |||
Then won't we all be so clever? | Then won't we all be so clever? | ||
If we sew our pants together | If we sew our pants together | ||
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Apart from your stitch? | Apart from your stitch? | ||
Let's sew our pants together | Let's sew our pants together (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) | ||
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 | Let's climb right in forever (6, 7, 8, 9, 10) | ||
Let's climb right in forever | |||
6, 7, 8, 9, 10 | |||
Then won't we all be so clever? | Then won't we all be so clever? | ||
If we sew our pants together | If we sew our pants together | ||
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We've made a liar of desire | We've made a liar of desire | ||
We've made a liar of desire | We've made a liar of desire | ||
We've made a liar of desire </poem> | We've made a liar of desire</poem> | ||
==See also== | |||
==See | |||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Patrick Wilson songs]] | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Patrick Wilson]] | |||
[[Category:Featured song]] | [[Category:Featured song]] | ||
[[Category:Cuomo-Wilson collaborations]] | [[Category:Cuomo-Wilson collaborations]][[Category:Songs on Patrick & Rivers]] | ||