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"'''Last Chance'''" (also known as "'''Our Last Chance'''") is an unreleased Weezer song recorded during sessions for {{PN|Weezer}} [[2005]] album, ''[[Make Believe]]'' A solo demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]] was released in November of [[2020]] as a part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''. | "'''Last Chance'''" (also known as "'''Our Last Chance'''") is an unreleased Weezer song recorded during sessions for {{PN|Weezer}} [[2005]] album, ''[[Make Believe]]'' A solo demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]] was released in November of [[2020]] as a part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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"Last Chance" is a reworking of previous demos: "[[Purple Flowers]]," "[[Always, Forever]]," and "[[The Strong Ones]]." It is first known to have been demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in July of [[2004]] at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles.<ref name="rechist15" /> "Last Chance" was one of twelve songs that Cuomo instinctively felt was right for the album when the band decided to begin production on ''[[Make Believe]]'' at Grandmaster Recorders, beginning on [[July 22]], [[2004]]. According to [[Karl Koch]], the song featured a "raucous group backing vocal session" by himself, [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Brian Bell]], and [[Scott Shriner]], "intentionally replete with whoops, clapping, goofing around and rambunctious hi-jinks rarely heard in Weezer pro studio recordings." "Last Chance" was completed (sans a final mix) at Grandmaster Recorders as of [[October 4]], even appearing on Amazon.com's store page for ''Make Believe'' as late as March of [[2005]]<ref>[[:File:Amazon screenshot (1).jpg]]</ref> The songs cut from ''Make Believe'' late in development have since been dubbed "[[the Fallen Soldiers]]" by Koch. | "Last Chance" is a reworking of previous demos: "[[Purple Flowers]]," "[[Always, Forever]]," and "[[The Strong Ones]]." It is first known to have been demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in July of [[2004]] at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles.<ref name="rechist15" /> "Last Chance" was one of twelve songs that Cuomo instinctively felt was right for the album when the band decided to begin production on ''[[Make Believe]]'' at Grandmaster Recorders, beginning on [[July 22]], [[2004]]. According to [[Karl Koch]], the song featured a "raucous group backing vocal session" by himself, [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Brian Bell]], and [[Scott Shriner]], "intentionally replete with whoops, clapping, goofing around and rambunctious hi-jinks rarely heard in Weezer pro studio recordings." "Last Chance" was completed (sans a final mix) at Grandmaster Recorders as of [[October 4]], even appearing on Amazon.com's store page for ''Make Believe'' as late as March of [[2005]]<ref>[[:File:Amazon screenshot (1).jpg]]</ref> The songs cut from ''Make Believe'' late in development have since been dubbed "[[the Fallen Soldiers]]" by Koch. | ||
In a stickam.com chat{{Date missing}}, Koch played a few short clips of several "Fallen Soldiers" songs, including "Last Chance" | In a stickam.com chat{{Date missing}}, Koch played a few short clips of several "Fallen Soldiers" songs, including "Last Chance". | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||
{{Known recordings note|For prior demos derived from this song lineage, see [[578]].}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Our Last Chance||[[July 3]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Our Last Chance||[[July 3]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA, Los Angeles, CA|||}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Last Chance|09 Last Chance.mp3|[[July 20]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:54|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Last Chance|09 Last Chance.mp3|[[July 20]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:54|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Last Chance||[[July 22]]—[[September 25]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|||Rough mix}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Last Chance||[[July 22]]—[[September 25]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|||Rough mix}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Last Chance||[[September 25]]—[[October 4]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|||Completed; no final mix}} | {{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Last Chance||[[September 25]]—[[October 4]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA|||Completed; no final mix}} | ||
{{Known recordings entry|ffffaa|[[Weezer]]|Last Chance||[[2004]]|Grandmaster Recorders, Los Angeles, CA(?)|0:49|Secondhand recording|Recording from Stickam.com chat.}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | {{Known recordings footer}} | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem>I don't need to tell you | ||
I don't need to tell you | |||
The state that we are in | The state that we are in | ||
We all can see the madness | We all can see the madness | ||