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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name    = Simple Fisherman
| Name    = Simple Fisherman
| Cover    =  
| Cover    = Riverscuomo-aloneix.jpg
| Type    = outtake
| Type    = Demo
| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Rivers Cuomo
| Recorded = May 2004<br>at Grandmaster Recorders - Los Angeles, CA
| Recorded = [[2004]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| RC#      =  
| RC#      =  
| COR#    = 370, 588
| COR#    = 588<ref group="lower-alpha">Also erroneously listed as [[370]]</ref>
| Producer = [[Rick Rubin]]
| Producer =
| Status  = unreleased
| Status  = Demos circulating
| Misc =
{{Song lineage:Time Is Running Out}}
}}
}}
'''"Simple Fisherman"''' is an unreleased Weezer song originally recorded as a demo for ''[[Make Believe]]''. It was later reworked under the title "'''Time Is Running Out'''".
"'''Simple Fisherman'''" is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]], originally demoed in [[2004]] during pre-production on {{PN|Weezer}} fifth album, ''[[Make Believe]]''.
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
The song was demoed several times by the band in [[2004]] at the S.I.R. rehearsal studios. It was then recorded during the band's second attempt at making ''Make Believe'', at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles, CA. It was one of 12 songs that Rivers Cuomo asked to band to only concentrate on, as well as part of the early ''[[Unchained Melody]]'' working album.
[[Rivers Cuomo]] first demoed "Simple Fisherman" at his home in January of [[2004]].<ref name="rechist15" /> Cuomo continued working on demos of the song at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles during pre-production on {{PN|Weezer}} fifth album, ''[[Make Believe]]''. The song was later reworked with new lyrics under the title "[[Time Is Running Out]]."
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|03 370 Simple Fisherman.mp3|[[January 9]], [[2004]]||3:48|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|15 588 Simple Fisherman (bgv in brid.mp3|[[February 13]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:36|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|16 588 Simple Fisherman (Original De.mp3|[[February 13]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:27|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|15 588 Simple Fisherman.mp3|[[February 20]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:36|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|02 588 Simple Fisherman (no bgv in b.mp3|[[April 23]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:35|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|07 Simple Fisherman.mp3|[[May 3]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:52|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|''[[Unchained Melody]]'' demo}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Simple Fisherman|07 588 Simple Fisherman (8va solo_ d.mp3|[[May 18]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:50|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings note|For additional demos, see "[[Time Is Running Out]]"}}
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
<poem>
<poem>
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The worries on my mind
The worries on my mind


Listen to me
(Listen to me)
I'm a simple fisherman
I'm a simple fisherman
That lives beside the sea
That lives beside the sea
 
(Listen to me)
Listen to me
I'm a simple fisherman
I'm a simple fisherman
That lives beside the sea
That lives beside the sea
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Where no one needs to shout
Where no one needs to shout


Listen to me
(Listen to me)
I'm a simple fisherman
I'm a simple fisherman
That lives beside the sea
That lives beside the sea
 
(Listen to me)
Listen to me
I'm a simple fisherman
I'm a simple fisherman
That lives beside the sea
That lives beside the sea
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I will show
I will show
More than words can say
More than words can say
If you want
If you want
I will love
I will love
More and more each day
More and more each day


Listen to me
(Listen to me)
I'm a simple fisherman
I'm a simple fisherman
That lives beside the sea
That lives beside the sea
 
(Listen to me)
Listen to me
I'm a simple fisherman
I'm a simple fisherman
That lives beside the sea
That lives beside the sea
</poem>
</poem>
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, lead vocals
*[[Patrick Wilson]] – percussion
*[[Brian Bell]] – guitar, backing vocals
*[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar
*[[Rick Rubin]] - producer
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of unreleased Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Unreleased Weezer songs]]
==Footnotes==
<references group="lower-alpha"/>
{{References list}}
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]]