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'''"California Kids"''' is the | '''"California Kids"''' is the lead track on {{PN|Weezer}} eponymous ''[[Weezer (The White Album)|White Album]]''. The song was first released as "'''California'''" (Japanese: カリフォルニア), a standalone single by pop/rock duo [[Scott & Rivers]] (consisting of Weezer frontman [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Scott Murphy]] of the band [[Wikipedia:Allister|Allister]]) on iTunes in December of [[2014]]. The song was later reworked in English as "California Kids", for inclusion on ''The White Album'' in [[2016]]. A new recording of the original Japanese song was later released under the title "'''California Sunshine'''" (Japanese: カリフォルニア サンシャイン) on Scott & Rivers' sophomore album, ''[[Nimaime]]'', in [[2017]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*"California" (digital single) (2014) | |||
*''[[Weezer (The White Album)]]'' (2016) | |||
*''[[Spotify Sessions]]'' (2016) | |||
*''[[Nimaime]]'' (2017) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In early [[2015]], | "California Kids" was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] with songwriter [[Dan Wilson]] (of the band [[Wikipedia:Semisonic|Semisonic]]). Wilson previously collaborated with Cuomo on the song "[[Ruling Me]]" from Weezer's [[2010]] album, ''[[Hurley]]''. The phrase "California kids" was inspired by Cuomo spending time on the beach in Santa Barbara with his family and being struck by the realization that his children are growing up in California and how that contrasts with his east coast upbringing in Connecticut.<ref>"Guest DJ: Weezer's Rivers Cuomo" ''All Things Considered'' 10 May 2016. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2016/05/10/477368704/guest-dj-weezers-rivers-cuomo</ref> | ||
In early [[2015]], Cuomo told fans that an English version of "California" was being considered for inclusion in the pilot episode of ''[[DeTour]]'',{{Citation needed}} a television series—loosely based on Cuomo's life—pitched by ''[[Wikipedia:Psych|Psych]]'' creator [[Wikipedia:Steve Franks|Steve Franks]] for the Fox network in [[2015]]. Though the show was not picked up and did not air, the pilot (which leaked online in [[2023]]) features the song (within the diegesis of the show), performed acoustically by series protagonist Michael Sturges ([[Wikipedia:Ben Aldridge|Ben Aldridge]]). | |||
"California Kids" was the only song kept from a group of 235 demos that Cuomo and producer [[Jake Sinclair]] listened to in early [[2015]] when beginning work on what would become ''The White Album''<ref>see [[Wannabeezer]]</ref>, and it was the inspiration for the album's "beach/nautical theme." The lyrics feature a "pack of heroic slackers," according the the album's iTunes description. The song was accidentally made available for streaming on Apple Music in the US on [[February 25]], [[2016]] and shared among the fan community before it was taken down again by Apple. | "California Kids" was the only song kept from a group of 235 demos that Cuomo and producer [[Jake Sinclair]] listened to in early [[2015]] when beginning work on what would become ''The White Album''<ref>see [[Wannabeezer]]</ref>, and it was the inspiration for the album's "beach/nautical theme." The lyrics feature a "pack of heroic slackers," according the the album's iTunes description. The song was accidentally made available for streaming on Apple Music in the US on [[February 25]], [[2016]] and shared among the fan community before it was taken down again by Apple. | ||
"California Kids," performed live and acoustically, was released on the band's ''[[Spotify Sessions]]'' EP in [[2016]]. | |||
==Reception== | ==Reception== | ||
The song received [[California Kids Teenage Victory Songs track review|a middling review]] from [[Teenage Victory Songs]], representing the moderately positive reception that band's more diehard fan base has shown the song. | The song received [[California Kids Teenage Victory Songs track review|a middling review]] from [[Teenage Victory Songs]], representing the moderately positive reception that band's more diehard fan base has shown the song. ''NPR'' ranked the song as the 55th best song of [[2016]].<ref>''NPR''. "Top 100 Songs of 2016" https://apps.npr.org/best-music-2016/list/top-songs/</ref> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Scott & Rivers]]|カリフォルニア||?|?|3:02|Digital single|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|CALIFORNIA KIDS - V1 - NOV 20.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|California Kids 3.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|California Kids 4.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|California Kids 5.mp3|||||}} | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|California Kids 6.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|California Kids 7 bgvs.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|california kids regular chorus vocal up guitar clarity.mp3 |||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|california kids doubletime chorus vocal up guitar clarity.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|California Kids|California Kids JS 6-8.mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|California Kids||[[2015]]| | |||
*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 entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|California Kids||April [[2016]]|Spotify offices, New York, NY|3:10|''[[Spotify Sessions]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Scott & Rivers]](?)|California Sunshine|[check] california sunshine_[mix0223].mp3|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Scott & Rivers]]|California Sunshine|04 カリフォルニア サンシャイン -Mastered 44.1Khz 16bit.wav|||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Scott & Rivers]]|カリフォルニア サンシャイン||?| | |||
*The Lair Recording, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*Radio Moscow | |||
*Harmony Music Studios | |||
*4th Street Recording | |||
*Crush Studios | |||
*studio studio Den Den | |||
*Maruni Studio | |||
*prime sound studio form | |||
*Sony Music Studios Tokyo | |||
*Sound Arts | |||
*Patrick Lounge | |||
*Doris Land Studios|3:13|''[[Nimaime]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Video/Audio== | ==Video/Audio== | ||
The music video was directed by SCANTRON and Jade Ehlers and premiered on March 9, 2016. | The music video was directed by SCANTRON and [[Jade Ehlers]] and premiered on YouTube on [[March 9]], [[2016]]. | ||
<br><youtube>GMeu0ZubufU</youtube> | <br><youtube>GMeu0ZubufU</youtube> | ||
===Scott & Rivers=== | ===Scott & Rivers=== | ||
<youtube> | <youtube>DG6LxGy8kpE</youtube> | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
===Weezer=== | ===Weezer=== | ||
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{{Expand section}} | {{Expand section}} | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{{Lyric box| | |||
===California Kids=== | ===California Kids=== | ||
<poem> | <poem>When you wake up | ||
When you wake up | |||
Cobwebs on your eyelids | Cobwebs on your eyelids | ||
Stuck in rigor mortis | Stuck in rigor mortis | ||
Just get going | Just get going | ||
Till you hit the ocean | |||
And you turn Californian | And you turn Californian | ||
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Will show you the sunshine | Will show you the sunshine | ||
In your bare feet | In your bare feet | ||
In mid-January | |||
Swimming in the mystery | Swimming in the mystery | ||
Second guessing almost everything | Second guessing almost everything | ||
Don't you worry, don't you worry | Don't you worry, don't you worry | ||
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The California kids | The California kids | ||
Will show you the starlight | Will show you the starlight | ||
</poem> | </poem>}}{{Lyric box| | ||
===California/California Sunshine=== | |||
=== | |||
====Japanese==== | ====Japanese==== | ||
<poem>ため息 凍る窓に 白い世界 | <poem>ため息 凍る窓に 白い世界 | ||
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カリフォルニアの そこにサンシャイン | カリフォルニアの そこにサンシャイン | ||
カリフォルニアの そこにサンシャイン | カリフォルニアの そこにサンシャイン | ||
ショー ミー ザ サンシャイン</poem> | ショー ミー ザ サンシャイン</poem>}}{{Lyric box| | ||
====English translation==== | ====English translation==== | ||
''Translation courtesy of [[AllThingsWeezer]] user Swede'' | ''Translation courtesy of [[AllThingsWeezer]] user Swede'' | ||
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Bridge: | Bridge: | ||
A place just for me that no one else knows | A place just for me that no one else knows | ||
Outro: | Outro: | ||
Show me the sunshine | Show me the sunshine | ||
</poem>}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
*[[Scott & Rivers]] | *[[Scott & Rivers]] | ||
{{Reference list}} | {{Reference list}} | ||
[[Category:Scott & Rivers songs]] | [[Category:Scott & Rivers songs]] | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]] | [[Category:Songs on Weezer (The White Album)]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Jake Sinclair]] | ||
[[Category:Allmusic track picks]] | [[Category:Allmusic track picks]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Spotify Sessions]] | [[Category:Songs on Spotify Sessions]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on | [[Category:Songs on Nimaime]] | ||
[[Category:Songs in languages other than English]] | [[Category:Songs in languages other than English]] | ||
[[Category:Co-writing credit]] | [[Category:Co-writing credit]] | ||