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*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022)
*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022)
==Overview==
==Overview==
[[Rivers Cuomo]] stated in [[2021]] that musical elements from the verses of his unrecorded [[1995]] demo "[[Hello, Concubine]]" would be used for the verses in "Basketball."<ref>[[Rivers Cuomo|Cuomo, Rivers]]. (October 31, 2021). ''[[Riverpedia]]''. Archive of the original entry, [[Riverpedia archive - 10/31/2021]]</ref>
[[Rivers Cuomo]] stated in [[2021]] that musical elements from the verses of his unrecorded [[1995]] demo "[[Hello, Concubine]]" would be used for the verses in "Basketball."<ref>[[Rivers Cuomo|Cuomo, Rivers]]. (October 31, 2021). ''[[Riverpedia]]''. Archive of the original entry, [[Riverpedia archive - 10/31/2021]]</ref> The chorus melody borrows from the first gavotte movement of Bach's Cello Suite no. 6 in D major.<ref>Gavriel Lipkind "Cello Suite No. 6 in D Major, BWV 1012: V. Gavotte I-II" ''YouTube''. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH3CLu-TyHA</ref>
 
The chorus melody borrows from the first Gavotte movement of Bach's cello Suite No.6.


Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "Basketball") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release.
Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "Basketball") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release.


A demo of "Basketball" was [[2022 SZNZ demo leak|leaked online]] in December of [[2022]].
A demo of "Basketball" was [[2022 SZNZ demo leak|leaked online]] in December of [[2022]].
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings header}}