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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Ivory Telephone | | Name = Ivory Telephone | ||
| Cover= Donslackscoverart.jpg | |||
| Caption= ''Alone IV'' cover art | |||
| Type = Demo | | Type = Demo | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Format = | | Format = | ||
| Length = | | Length = | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = [[1998]] | ||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Status = | | Status = Demos circulating | ||
| Album = | | Album = | ||
| Albums = ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''<br>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' | |||
| Album type = Demo | | Album type = Demo | ||
| RC's last song = "[[Beautiful Demons]]"<br>(RC# 245) | | RC's last song = "[[Beautiful Demons]]"<br>(RC# 245) | ||
| This RC song = "Ivory Telephone"<br>(RC# 246) | | This RC song = "Ivory Telephone"<br>(RC# 246) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Sing Melody]]"<br>(RC# 247) | | RC's next song = "[[Average Town|Sing Melody]]"<br>(RC# 247) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Ivory Telephone'''" (or "''' | "'''The Ivory Telephone'''" (or simply "'''Ivory Telephone'''") is an unreleased song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | ||
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Ivory Telephone" was recorded in March of [[1998]].<ref>The [[Catalog O' Riffs]]. 2002. http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref> The song was revisited years later, in late [[2011]], in early contention for Weezer's ninth album, ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The song appeared in drafts of ''[[Ecce Homo]]'' (an early draft of ''EWBAITE''). Several demos of the song were made available for purchase in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilations ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''<ref group="lower-alpha">Cuomo's inclusion of "Ivory Telephone" in the ''Blue-Pinkerton'' bundle was done in error; the song was recorded in [[1998]], during the ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room|Black Room]]'' period</ref> and ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|31 The Ivory Telephone.mp3|March [[1998]]|Unknown<ref group="lower-alpha">"Ivory Telephone" is listed with the prefix "C-8" in the [http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html Catalog O' Riffs]. The meaning of the [[C demos|"C" demo]] prefix is unknown, but it may refer to Cole Rehearsal Studios, where [[Weezer]] rehearsed during the same year.</ref>|1:02|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 1.mp3|[[December 24]], [[2011]]<ref name="master">"The Ivory Telephone" [[Master Session]] file metadata</ref>||3:05|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 2.mp3|[[December 30]], [[2011]]<ref name="master" />||3:03|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 3.mp3|[[December 30]], [[2011]]<ref name="master" />||3:12|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 4.mp3|[[January 1]], [[2012]]<ref name="master" />||3:22|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 5.mp3|[[January 2]], [[2012]]<ref name="master" />||3:10|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 6.mp3|[[January 6]], [[2012]]<ref name="master" />||3:27|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 7.mp3|[[February 4]], [[2012]]<ref name="master" />||3:33|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 8.mp3|[[February 9]], [[2012]]<ref name="master" />||3:31|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 9.mp3|[[February 16]], [[2012]]<ref name="master" />||3:24|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Ivory Telephone|The Ivory Telephone 10.mp3|[[2012]]—[[2014]]||3:23|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
I call you up on the | I call you up on the ivory telephone | ||
They say you’re not but I know that you’re at home | You say you’re not, but I know that you’re at home | ||
Don’t try to break me | |||
Never try to shake me | |||
I call you up on the ivory telephone | |||
They say you’re not, but I know that you’re at home | |||
Don’t try to break me | Don’t try to break me | ||
Never try to shake me | Never try to shake me | ||
Can I ask a question? | Can I ask a question? Can I pick your brain? | ||
Can I pick your brain? | |||
Why you tryin’ to flush me down the drain? | Why you tryin’ to flush me down the drain? | ||
I call you up on the | I call you up on the ivory telephone | ||
They say you’re not but I know that you’re at home | They say you’re not, but I know that you’re at home | ||
Don’t try to break me | |||
Never try to shake me | |||
I call you up on the ivory telephone | |||
They say you’re not, but I know that you’re at home | |||
Don’t try to break me | Don’t try to break me | ||
Never try to shake me | Never try to shake me | ||
I build you up a temple | I build you up a temple | ||
And put a knife in | And put a knife in my son | ||
I wanna be your only chosen one | I wanna be your only chosen one | ||
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Now tie me down and never let me leave | Now tie me down and never let me leave | ||
I call you up on the | I call you up on the ivory telephone | ||
They say you’re not but I know that you’re at home | They say you’re not but I know that you’re at home | ||
Don’t try to break me | Don’t try to break me | ||
| Line 55: | Line 76: | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*''[[ | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*''[[Ecce Homo]]'' | |||
*''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' | *''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' | ||
==Footnotes== | |||
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{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]][[Category:Demo bundle anachronism]] | |||