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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Piece of the Pie | | Name = Piece of the Pie | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Riverscuomo alonex.jpg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
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'''"Piece of the Pie"''' is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | '''"Piece of the Pie"''' is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' (2020) | |||
*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
"Piece of the Pie" was recorded by Cuomo for ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'', a compilation of demos written in contention for what would eventually become ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''. The song was first mentioned by Cuomo to fans in [[2005]] at a Weezer concert, saying they'd play the song but it would be heavily passed around online before it was released {{Citation needed}}. The song was also later mentioned by Cuomo in December of that year during a Q&A session in Japan, wherein a Japanese fan asked each band member what their favorite Weezer song was, to which Cuomo replied, "I like a new song called 'Piece of the Pie'." The Q&A was filmed for the live concert/documentary ''[[Across the Sea: Live in Japan]]''. | "Piece of the Pie" was recorded by Cuomo for ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'', a compilation of demos written in contention for what would eventually become ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''. The song was first mentioned by Cuomo to fans in [[2005]] at a Weezer concert, saying they'd play the song but it would be heavily passed around online before it was released {{Citation needed}}. The song was also later mentioned by Cuomo in December of that year during a Q&A session in Japan, wherein a Japanese fan asked each band member what their favorite Weezer song was, to which Cuomo replied, "I like a new song called 'Piece of the Pie'." The Q&A was filmed for the live concert/documentary ''[[Across the Sea: Live in Japan]]''. | ||
The song was partially heard by fans for the first time as a partial, impromptu acoustic rendition in a [[Ustream]] broadcast on [[August 27]], [[2011]] before [[Weezer concert: 08/27/2011 - Indio, CA|a show in Indio, California]]. Cuomo's original demo was played by [[Karl Koch]] to fans at a fan meetup in June [[2018]], from which a partial, secondhand recording was made and later shared among fans. That same year, the full lyrics for ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' were obtained at a fan meetup and subsequently uploaded to [[Weezerpedia]] by user [[user:Okaybrazilian|Okaybrazilian]]. Cuomo's full demo would be released on [[November 22]], [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]''. | The song was partially heard by fans for the first time as a partial, impromptu acoustic rendition in a [[Ustream]] broadcast on [[August 27]], [[2011]] before [[Weezer concert: 08/27/2011 - Indio, CA|a show in Indio, California]]. Cuomo's original demo was played by [[Karl Koch]] to fans at a fan meetup in June [[2018]], from which a partial, secondhand recording was made and later shared among fans. That same year, the full lyrics for ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' were obtained at a fan meetup and subsequently uploaded to [[Weezerpedia]] by user [[user:Okaybrazilian|Okaybrazilian]]. Cuomo's full demo would be released on [[November 22]], [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]''. | ||
On [[April 15]], [[2021]], Cuomo asked users of his web chatroom, [[Riverchat]], "I've release{{sic}} piece of the pie, right? Does the verse melody and chords exist on any later weezer album? I want to use it for winter's i want a dog."<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. 15 April 2021. [[:File:Riverchat-iwantadog.jpg]]</ref> The final song, however, bears no apparent similarities to "Piece of the Pie." | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Piece of the Pie|11 Piece of the Pie.mp3 |||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Piece of the Pie|11 Piece of the Pie 2.mp3|[[2007]]||3:27|''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]''|''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:18-19.png|right|thumb|400px|Lyric sheet from the ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' booklet.]] | [[Image:18-19.png|right|thumb|400px|Lyric sheet from the ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' booklet.]] | ||
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*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' | *''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' | ||
*''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' | *''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Songs on Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Songs on Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||