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"'''The Prince Who Wanted Everything'''" is the eighth track from ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. It was co-written with guitarist [[Brian Bell]], as well as [[Luther Russell]], who has frequently collaborated with Bell.
"'''The Prince Who Wanted Everything'''" is the eighth track from ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'' (2019)
*''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]'' (2019)
==Background==
==Background==
The bridge for "The Prince Who Wanted Everything" originates from a [[2015]] song sketch by [[Rivers Cuomo]] titled "'''Living on the Edge of Boston'''."<ref>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</ref> Cuomo has confirmed that the eponymous "Prince" is, in fact the [[Wikipedia:Prince_(musician)|musician of the same name]]. From an interview with Entertainment Weekly<ref>Franich, Darren. "Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa'" ''Entertainment Weekly''. 27 February 2019. https://ew.com/music/2019/02/27/rivers-cuomo-weezer-black-album-interview/</ref>:
"The Prince Who Wanted Everything" was co-written with guitarist [[Brian Bell]], as well as Bell's frequent collaborator, [[Luther Russell]]. The bridge for "The Prince Who Wanted Everything" originates from a [[2015]] song sketch by [[Rivers Cuomo]] titled "'''Living on the Edge of Boston'''."<ref>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</ref> Cuomo has confirmed that the eponymous "Prince" is, in fact the [[Wikipedia:Prince_(musician)|musician of the same name]]:
<blockquote>{{Interviewer|EW|On the track “The Prince Who Wanted Everything,” you have phrases like “funk-rock riffs” and “paisley bones.” Is that song about Prince?}}{{Rivers|It didn’t start out to be about Prince. But as I was working on the song and listening to it every day, I just couldn’t help but be reminded of him and his story. I was such a big Prince fan from probably about age 20, even before Weezer started. I just started tweaking the lyrics to make some Prince references.}}</blockquote>
<blockquote>{{Interviewer|EW|On the track “The Prince Who Wanted Everything,” you have phrases like “funk-rock riffs” and “paisley bones.” Is that song about Prince?}}{{Rivers|It didn’t start out to be about Prince. But as I was working on the song and listening to it every day, I just couldn’t help but be reminded of him and his story. I was such a big Prince fan from probably about age 20, even before Weezer started. I just started tweaking the lyrics to make some Prince references.}}</blockquote>
:::—''Interview with Entertainment Weekly''<ref>Franich, Darren. "Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa'" ''Entertainment Weekly''. 27 February 2019. https://ew.com/music/2019/02/27/rivers-cuomo-weezer-black-album-interview/</ref>
In an interview with Spanish magazine ''Rockzone'', Brian Bell described the song as originally having a more direct, lively sound. He expressed dissatisfaction with [[Dave Sitek]]'s "swing" approach to the song, and wondered if he should have asked for the song to be removed from the album's track list.<ref>''Rockzone'', Issue 158. 2 May 2019. https://issuu.com/rockzonemag/docs/rz_158</ref>
In an interview with Spanish magazine ''Rockzone'', Brian Bell described the song as originally having a more direct, lively sound. He expressed dissatisfaction with [[Dave Sitek]]'s "swing" approach to the song, and wondered if he should have asked for the song to be removed from the album's track list.<ref>''Rockzone'', Issue 158. 2 May 2019. https://issuu.com/rockzonemag/docs/rz_158</ref>
==Known recordings==
==Known recordings==
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{{Known recordings header}}
!Performer(s)
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Living on the Edge of Boston|living on the edge of boston.mp3|[[2015]]||6:17|''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''|Early version of bridge from "The Prince..."}}
!Title
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Prince Who Wanted Everything|The Prince Who Wanted Everything&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 bridge and piano @120 +3.mp3|?||||}}
!Date of recording
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|The Prince Who Wanted Everything||[[2018]]|United Recording and Federal Prism Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:24|''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]''|}}
!Recording location
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!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Living on the Edge of Boston
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2015]]
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Prince Who Wanted Everything
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|<samp>The Prince Who Wanted Everything&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2 @118 +4.mp3</samp>
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|The Prince Who Wanted Everything
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|<samp>The Prince Who Wanted Everything&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 bridge and piano @120 +3.mp3</samp>
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Prince Who Wanted Everything
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2018]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|United Recording and Federal Prism Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:24
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Weezer (The Black Album)]]''
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==Audio==
==Audio==
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