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"Longtime Sunshine" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in December of [[1993]] or January of [[1994]], while visiting his mother for Christmas at her home in Connecticut. The title is borrowed from "May the Long Time Sun Shine," a section from the track "[[Wikipedia:A Very Cellular Song|A Very Cellular Song]]," written by [[Wikipedia:Mike Heron|Mike Heron]] of psychedelic-folk group [[Wikipedia:The Incredible String Band|the Incredible String Band]] for their 1968 album ''[[Wikipedia:The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter|The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter]]''. As a standalone song, "May the Long Time Sun Shine" has became very popular among the hippie movement and even in Sikh religious services in the years since its release and has often been assumed to be a much older or more traditional composition.<ref>Wittstamm, Willem. "May the Long Time Sun Shine Upon You: Where It All Began..." ''Aquarian Times'' Feb/March 2009. https://studentsofyogibhajan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Where-it-all-began.pdf</ref> Cuomo released this demo to fans online in the early 2000s, and later on the demo compilation ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' in [[2007]]. | "Longtime Sunshine" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in December of [[1993]] or January of [[1994]], while visiting his mother for Christmas at her home in Connecticut. The title is borrowed from "May the Long Time Sun Shine," a section from the track "[[Wikipedia:A Very Cellular Song|A Very Cellular Song]]," written by [[Wikipedia:Mike Heron|Mike Heron]] of psychedelic-folk group [[Wikipedia:The Incredible String Band|the Incredible String Band]] for their 1968 album ''[[Wikipedia:The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter|The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter]]''. As a standalone song, "May the Long Time Sun Shine" has became very popular among the hippie movement and even in Sikh religious services in the years since its release and has often been assumed to be a much older or more traditional composition.<ref>Wittstamm, Willem. "May the Long Time Sun Shine Upon You: Where It All Began..." ''Aquarian Times'' Feb/March 2009. https://studentsofyogibhajan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Where-it-all-began.pdf</ref> Cuomo released this demo to fans online in the early 2000s, and later on the demo compilation ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' in [[2007]]. | ||
Cuomo later retrofitted "Longtime Sunshine" as a song in consideration for a planned (albeit ultimately unfinished) "rock-opera" concept album, ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'' (itself intended as a metaphor for Cuomo's disillusionment with rock stardom). Early drafts of ''SFTBH'' featured "Longtime Sunshine" as the closing track, intended to be sung by Cuomo as the story's protagonist, [[Jonas]]. The story for the album concept, however, was never fully developed. In one [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 1|early draft]], wherein the characters learn the space voyage depicted in the story was, in fact, some sort of filmed experiment, Jonas sings "Longtime Sunshine" after volunteering to remain on a doomed planet orbiting a supernova in order to allow his crewmates to escape.<ref name="pinkdiaries">Cuomo, Rivers. ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. [[2011]]. Self-published.</ref> Weezer worked on "Longtime Sunshine" at Electric Lady Studios in New York during early sessions for the band's second album (at this time still planned to be ''Songs from the Black Hole''). During these sessions, the band experimented with | Cuomo later retrofitted "Longtime Sunshine" as a song in consideration for a planned (albeit ultimately unfinished) "rock-opera" concept album, ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'' (itself intended as a metaphor for Cuomo's disillusionment with rock stardom). Early drafts of ''SFTBH'' featured "Longtime Sunshine" as the closing track, intended to be sung by Cuomo as the story's protagonist, [[Jonas]]. The story for the album concept, however, was never fully developed. In one [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 1|early draft]], wherein the characters learn the space voyage depicted in the story was, in fact, some sort of filmed experiment, Jonas sings "Longtime Sunshine" after volunteering to remain on a doomed planet orbiting a supernova in order to allow his crewmates to escape.<ref name="pinkdiaries">Cuomo, Rivers. ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. [[2011]]. Self-published.</ref> Weezer worked on "Longtime Sunshine" at Electric Lady Studios in New York during early sessions for the band's second album (at this time still planned to be ''Songs from the Black Hole''). During these sessions, the band experimented with an extended coda wherein Cuomo, [[Matt Sharp]], and [[Brian Bell]] sing a medley of "Longtime Sunshine," "[[Why Bother?]]," "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]," "[[No Other One]]," and "[[Blast Off!]]" Though this experiment was apparently discarded thereafter,<ref name="rechist8" /> it appeared on the Deluxe Edition of ''[[Pinkerton]]'' in [[2010]]. Short vocal demos for the coda, as well as a potential reprise, later appeared on the compilations ''[[Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997|Alone III]]'' in [[2011]] and [[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years|Alone IV]]'' in [[2020]]. | ||
Though ''Songs from the Black Hole'' would ultimately be scrapped, [[Karl Koch]] has noted{{Citation needed}} that "Longtime Sunshine" was meant to close ''[[Pinkerton]]'' until "[[Butterfly]]" was recorded on the final day of recording at Sound City in June of [[1996]]. Cuomo revisited the song in [[1997]],<ref name="rechist10" /> recording a home demo in September of that year and and rehearsing it as part of his short-lived side project, [[Homie]]. None of these recordings currently exist in circulation and it was not performed live during this period. During the filming of the second video for "[[Island in the Sun]]" in [[2001]], Cuomo played "Longtime Sunshine" on an acoustic guitar for director [[Spike Jonze]], a few seconds of which could be seen in a behind-the-scenes video released on [[weezer.com]]. It is unknown why Cuomo was playing the song. | Though ''Songs from the Black Hole'' would ultimately be scrapped, [[Karl Koch]] has noted{{Citation needed}} that "Longtime Sunshine" was meant to close ''[[Pinkerton]]'' until "[[Butterfly]]" was recorded on the final day of recording at Sound City in June of [[1996]]. Cuomo revisited the song in [[1997]],<ref name="rechist10" /> recording a home demo in September of that year and and rehearsing it as part of his short-lived side project, [[Homie]]. None of these recordings currently exist in circulation and it was not performed live during this period. During the filming of the second video for "[[Island in the Sun]]" in [[2001]], Cuomo played "Longtime Sunshine" on an acoustic guitar for director [[Spike Jonze]], a few seconds of which could be seen in a behind-the-scenes video released on [[weezer.com]]. It is unknown why Cuomo was playing the song. | ||
During a [[Memories Tour]] [[Weezer concert: 06/07/2011 - Austin, TX|concert in Austin, Texas]] on [[June 7]], [[2011]], Weezer performed the song live for the first time, featuring a new arrangement. The song was played live a number of additional times, including on [[the Weezer Cruise]]. The song was brought back for [[Weezer concert: 02/27/2019 (a)|a performance for NPR's ''Tiny Desk'' concert series]] in [[2019]].<ref>NPR Music. "Weezer: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert" ''YouTube''. 9 April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UKQJZsv4o</ref> The song was also performed solo by Cuomo at Weezer concerts in [[2023]]. | During a [[Memories Tour]] [[Weezer concert: 06/07/2011 - Austin, TX|concert in Austin, Texas]] on [[June 7]], [[2011]], Weezer performed the song live for the first time, featuring a new arrangement. The song was played live a number of additional times, including on [[the Weezer Cruise]]. The song was brought back for [[Weezer concert: 02/27/2019 (a)|a performance for NPR's ''Tiny Desk'' concert series]] in [[2019]].<ref>NPR Music. "Weezer: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert" ''YouTube''. 9 April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UKQJZsv4o</ref> The song was also performed solo by Cuomo at Weezer concerts in [[2023]]. | ||
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