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"This Is Such a Pity" shares an entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] with the song "[[She Who Is Militant]]", originally demoed by [[Weezer]] in [[2002]] during [[Album 5 Demos|early sessions for the band's planned fifth album]], during which time the band shared in-progress studio demos on [[weezer.com]]. During preparation for the album that would eventually become ''[[Make Believe]]'', "She Who Is Militant" was revised and rewritten, under multiple titles, from 2002 to [[2004]] before it became "This Is Such a Pity." As such, the latter bears little resemblance to its original form other than a similar chord progression. "This Is Such a Pity" was included on [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s "A-List" of songs in consideration during pre-production in July of [[2004]]. | "This Is Such a Pity" shares an entry in the [[Catalog O' Riffs]] with the song "[[She Who Is Militant]]", originally demoed by [[Weezer]] in [[2002]] during [[Album 5 Demos|early sessions for the band's planned fifth album]], during which time the band shared in-progress studio demos on [[weezer.com]]. During preparation for the album that would eventually become ''[[Make Believe]]'', "She Who Is Militant" was revised and rewritten, under multiple titles, from 2002 to [[2004]] before it became "This Is Such a Pity." As such, the latter bears little resemblance to its original form other than a similar chord progression. "This Is Such a Pity" was included on [[Rivers Cuomo]]'s "A-List" of songs in consideration during pre-production in July of [[2004]]. | ||
<blockquote>{{Scott|That song was tough, and it was the first song we tried to track at Grandmaster, I think, it was like the first night, and we probably retracked the basic drums for that, like four or five different times and it was almost going to get thrown out. But somehow, at the last minute, it came together, and it sounds absolutely magical to me. And that’s one of my favorite songs on the album.}}{{Pat|Yeah, it sounds awesome. Wicked melody.}}{{Rivers|Yeah, that might be my favorite song on the record. I really like the solo Brian came up with too.}}{{Brian|Ironically [laughs], I don’t play any of the guitars on it—but most all the guitars on it in the studio—and I don’t play of them live, which I think it kind of funny. It’s really fun to watch [[Bobby Schneck|Bobby]] and Rivers play that song every night. It feels like—}}{{Rivers|You’re the composer and we’re the performers}}{{Brian|Yeah, yeah! It’s neat, it’s really cool. I love the notes that Rivers added to the solo. I feel that that song could be—that Weezer might—things that Weezer can do and go in the future, as far as texture, and the use of clean guitars. I don’t think there’s any distorted guitars on that song.}}{{Rivers|All the keyboard sounds are from a $75 Casio.}}{{Brian|We even tried using expensive Moogs and things, to try to, like, “this can’t be good enough, a $75 Casio?” and the tones just didn’t blend. And we ended up using the Casio.}}{{Scott|It’s got a really cool, super consistent, like, kind of level from start to finish, which I think is really neat.}} | <blockquote>{{Interviewee3|Scott|That song was tough, and it was the first song we tried to track at Grandmaster, I think, it was like the first night, and we probably retracked the basic drums for that, like four or five different times and it was almost going to get thrown out. But somehow, at the last minute, it came together, and it sounds absolutely magical to me. And that’s one of my favorite songs on the album.}} | ||
:::—''Band commentary | {{Interviewee4|Pat|Yeah, it sounds awesome. Wicked melody.}}{{Rivers|Yeah, that might be my favorite song on the record. I really like the solo Brian came up with too.}} | ||
{{Interviewee2|Brian|Ironically [laughs], I don’t play any of the guitars on it—but most all the guitars on it in the studio—and I don’t play of them live, which I think it kind of funny. It’s really fun to watch [[Bobby Schneck|Bobby]] and Rivers play that song every night. It feels like—}} | |||
{{Rivers|You’re the composer and we’re the performers}} | |||
{{Interviewee2|Brian|Yeah, yeah! It’s neat, it’s really cool. I love the notes that Rivers added to the solo. I feel that that song could be—that Weezer might—things that Weezer can do and go in the future, as far as texture, and the use of clean guitars. I don’t think there’s any distorted guitars on that song.}} | |||
{{Rivers|All the keyboard sounds are from a $75 Casio.}} | |||
{{Interviewee2|Brian|We even tried using expensive Moogs and things, to try to, like, “this can’t be good enough, a $75 Casio?” and the tones just didn’t blend. And we ended up using the Casio.}} | |||
{{Interviewee3|Scott|It’s got a really cool, super consistent, like, kind of level from start to finish, which I think is really neat.}} | |||
:::—''Band commentary<ref>[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]. Original source archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20091229113823/http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist15.htm</ref>''</blockquote> | |||
There are several subtly different versions of "This Is Such a Pity" across various releases. The first mix, included on initial pressings of the album, contains less reverb than later versions, and includes a drum fill near the end of the song (around 3:03) that was removed from subsequent versions. The second version, initially released on iTunes and some pressings of ''Make Believe'', notably lacks emphasis on the word "that" in the final verse. The final, "Radio Mix" of the song features more reverb on the vocals. | There are several subtly different versions of "This Is Such a Pity" across various releases. The first mix, included on initial pressings of the album, contains less reverb than later versions, and includes a drum fill near the end of the song (around 3:03) that was removed from subsequent versions. The second version, initially released on iTunes and some pressings of ''Make Believe'', notably lacks emphasis on the word "that" in the final verse. The final, "Radio Mix" of the song features more reverb on the vocals. | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||