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* ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | * ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Comp elements|song=My Name Is Jonas|key=B|bpm=186|timesig=3/4}}The music for "My Name Is Jonas" was initially composed by [[Patrick Wilson]] as part of the [[50 Song Project]] between Wilson and [[Rivers Cuomo]], and demoed to 4-track in late [[1991]] or early [[1992]]. This demo featured a different melody than the final song.<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> Founding [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] came up with what would become the song's fingerpicked intro. "My Name Is Jonas" is the only Weezer song to officially credit Cropper as a songwriter. | {{Comp elements|song=My Name Is Jonas|key=B|bpm=186|timesig=3/4}}The music for "My Name Is Jonas" was initially composed by [[Patrick Wilson]] as part of the [[50 Song Project]] between Wilson and [[Rivers Cuomo]], and demoed to 4-track in late [[1991]] or early [[1992]]. This demo featured a different melody than the final song.<ref name="rechist2">[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> Founding [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] came up with what would become the song's fingerpicked intro. "My Name Is Jonas" is the only Weezer song to officially credit Cropper as a songwriter. "I got home from work [at the Italian restaurant]," Cropper recalled in a [[2019]] interview with ''Yahoo! Music'', "and I remember I was still wearing my cook's outfit. I picked up the guitar and played that first part of what became the intro to ‘My Name Is Jonas,’ and Pat [Wilson] said, ‘Stop. Just do that. Just don't keep going to different chords, just do those three notes, those three chords!’<ref name="Yahoo interview">Parker, Lyndsey "Only in dreams: Meet the founding member who became the 'Pete Best' of Weezer" ''Yahoo! Entertainment''. Mirror: [[Yahoo! Music interview with Jason Cropper - May 9, 2019]] https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/entertainment/only-in-dreams-meet-the-founding-member-who-became-the-pete-best-of-weezer-164724591.html</ref> | ||
The lyrics to "My Name Is Jonas," penned by Cuomo, were likely partially inspired by Cuomo's brother, [[James Kitts]], who was injured while riding as the passenger in a friend's car in September of [[1992]] while attending Oberlin College in Ohio.<ref>KITTS, Appellant, v. UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP, Appellee; Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Lorain County; 4 October 1995. https://casetext.com/case/kitts-v-utica-natl-ins-group</ref> Kitts filed an insurance claim, but was ultimately denied, as his friend's car was not covered under the insurance policy. Said Cuomo in a press packet for ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', "'Jonas' explains how The Plan is reaming us all, especially my brother."<ref>[[Weezer (The Blue Album) press kit|''Weezer (The Blue Album)'' press kit]]</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone">Runtagh, Jordan. "Weezer’s Blue Album: 10 Things You Didn’t Know" ''Rolling Stone''. 10 May 2019. https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-rivers-cuomo-things-you-didnt-know-822881/</ref> The song's lyrics are sometimes erroneously reported as having been inspired by the [[1993]] Lois Lowry novel [[Wikipedia:The Giver|''The Giver'']],<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> despite having been released a year after "My Name Is Jonas" was written. | The lyrics to "My Name Is Jonas," penned by Cuomo, were likely partially inspired by Cuomo's brother, [[James Kitts]], who was injured while riding as the passenger in a friend's car in September of [[1992]] while attending Oberlin College in Ohio.<ref>KITTS, Appellant, v. UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP, Appellee; Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Lorain County; 4 October 1995. https://casetext.com/case/kitts-v-utica-natl-ins-group</ref> Kitts filed an insurance claim, but was ultimately denied, as his friend's car was not covered under the insurance policy. Said Cuomo in a press packet for ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', "'Jonas' explains how The Plan is reaming us all, especially my brother."<ref>[[Weezer (The Blue Album) press kit|''Weezer (The Blue Album)'' press kit]]</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone">Runtagh, Jordan. "Weezer’s Blue Album: 10 Things You Didn’t Know" ''Rolling Stone''. 10 May 2019. https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-rivers-cuomo-things-you-didnt-know-822881/</ref> The song's lyrics are sometimes erroneously reported as having been inspired by the [[1993]] Lois Lowry novel [[Wikipedia:The Giver|''The Giver'']],<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> despite having been released a year after "My Name Is Jonas" was written. | ||
The song was demoed by Weezer throughout 1992 and 1993. In 1992, the song was recorded as part of Weezer’s second demo tape (dubbed ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''). This version, which ends with the line “My name is ''Weezer'',” was released on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' in [[2004]] (as part of the deluxe release of ''The Blue Album''). A demo of the song's bridge, dubbed “Port O’ Jonas,” was demoed by Cuomo in July of 1993 and released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''. | The song was demoed by Weezer throughout 1992 and 1993. In 1992, the song was recorded as part of Weezer’s second demo tape (dubbed ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''). This version, which ends with the line “My name is ''Weezer'',” was released on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' in [[2004]] (as part of the deluxe release of ''The Blue Album''). A demo of the song's bridge, dubbed “Port O’ Jonas,” was demoed by Cuomo in July of 1993 and released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''. | ||
"My Name Is Jonas" was erroneously named by [[Geffen Records]] as the third single for ''The Blue Album'' before "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was officially chosen as a single. Geffen printed a limited run of a "My Name Is Jonas" one-track promotional CD, distributed primarily in Canada.<ref>"Weezer - My Name Is Jonas" ''Discogs'' https://www.discogs.com/release/8938958-Weezer-My-Name-Is-Jonas</ref> | "My Name Is Jonas" was erroneously named by [[Geffen Records]] as the third single for ''The Blue Album'' before "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was officially chosen as a single. Geffen printed a limited run of a "My Name Is Jonas" one-track promotional CD, distributed primarily in Canada.<ref>"Weezer - My Name Is Jonas" ''Discogs'' https://www.discogs.com/release/8938958-Weezer-My-Name-Is-Jonas</ref> A live performance of "My Name Is Jonas," recorded at [[Weezer concert: 11/27/1994|a concert in Rochester]] on the band's ''Blue Album'' tour, was included on a UK retail CD single release of "[[Buddy Holly]]," as well as on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' (included with the Deluxe Edition of ''Blue''). | ||
"My Name is Jonas" was featured as a playable track for [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|the rhythm video games]] ''Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Rock Band'', and ''Rocksmith 2014''. | "My Name is Jonas" was featured as a playable track for [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|the rhythm video games]] ''Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Rock Band'', and ''Rocksmith 2014''. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|||Late [[1991]]—early [[1992]]<ref name="rechist2" />||||4-track, no vocals}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Name Is Jonas||April [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref>|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 1}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Name Is Jonas||April [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History_-_Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref>|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Take 2}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|My Name Is Jonas||June [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Rehearsal}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|My Name Is Jonas||August [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|3:18|''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]||09 Port O' Jonas.mp3|July [[1993]]<ref name="rechist4">[[Recording_History_-_Page_4|Weezer Recording History - Page 4]]</ref>||1:06|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|My Name Is Jonas||August—September [[1993]]|Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY|3:24|''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|My Name Is Jonas||[[November 27]], [[1994]]|[[Weezer concert: 11/27/1994|Horizontal Boogie Bar, Rochester, NY]]|4:19| | |||
*"[[Buddy Holly]]" (UK Retail CD) | |||
*''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]''|}} | |||
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==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
* [[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead/rhythm guitars, harmonica, lead vocals | * [[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead/rhythm guitars, harmonica, lead vocals | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
===Official releases=== | ===Official releases=== | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:MNIJhwlyrics.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lyric sheet for "My Name Is Jonas".]] | [[Image:MNIJhwlyrics.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Lyric sheet for "My Name Is Jonas".]] | ||