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''' | "'''Longtime Sunshine'''" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in 1995. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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"Longtime Sunshine" is a slow, piano-driven ballad about the [[Jonas]]' dissatisfaction with life, wanting to return to times when things were more simple for them. It is assumed that the song would be from Jonas' point of view after the chaotic events of the whole opera. The song acts as a contrary to Jonas' feelings about the space mission in the very first track, "[[Blast Off!]]", simply wanting to give everything up and return to simpler times. The track was later dropped from the Track List 2. | "Longtime Sunshine" is a slow, piano-driven ballad about the [[Jonas]]' dissatisfaction with life, wanting to return to times when things were more simple for them. It is assumed that the song would be from Jonas' point of view after the chaotic events of the whole opera. The song acts as a contrary to Jonas' feelings about the space mission in the very first track, "[[Blast Off!]]", simply wanting to give everything up and return to simpler times. The track was later dropped from the Track List 2. | ||
The song was leaked onto the internet by Cuomo before being officially released as a demo on Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. | The song was leaked onto the internet by Cuomo before being officially released as a demo on [[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
Although "Longtime Sunshine" appears on Track List 1 (even getting a reprise), there is debate over whether it was ever supposed to fit in the Songs | Although "Longtime Sunshine" appears on Track List 1 (even getting a reprise), there is debate over whether it was ever supposed to fit in the [[Songs from the Black Hole]] universe. It is assumed that this song, much like [[Tired of Sex]] and [[Devotion]], was originally a reflection of Rivers Cuomo and then later into SFTBH. | ||
===Special Coda Mix=== | ===Special Coda Mix=== | ||
A "Special Coda Mix" of the song was experimented with at the time of SFTBH, consisting of an overlapping medley of vocals from "Longtime Sunshine", "Why Bother?", "Waiting on You", "Blast Off!", and possibly other songs. Both the "Special Coda Mix" and the reprise have yet to be released, but they are confirmed to be on [[Rivers' Four and Five Star Demos|Rivers' list of four and five star demos.]] | A "Special Coda Mix" of the song was experimented with at the time of SFTBH, consisting of an overlapping medley of vocals from "Longtime Sunshine", "[[Why Bother?]]", "[[Waiting on You]]", "Blast Off!", and possibly other songs. Both the "Special Coda Mix" and the reprise have yet to be released, but they are confirmed to be on [[Rivers' Four and Five Star Demos|Rivers' list of four and five star demos.]] | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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Longtime Sunshine upon me. | Longtime Sunshine upon me. | ||
</lyrics> | </lyrics> | ||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category: Weezer songs]] | ||