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| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = | | Album = | ||
| Released = | | Released = | ||
| Recorded = [[June 25]], [[1993]] | | Recorded = [[June 25]], [[1993]] | ||
| Length = 2:37 | | Length = 2:37 | ||
| Label = | | Label = | ||
| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
| RC# = 164 | | RC# = 164 | ||
| COR# = | | COR# = | ||
| Producer = Rivers Cuomo | | Producer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Status = Demo circulating | | Status = Demo circulating | ||
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| This RC song = "Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks"<br>(RC# 164) | | This RC song = "Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks"<br>(RC# 164) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Buddy Holly]]"<br>(RC# 165)}} | | RC's next song = "[[Buddy Holly]]"<br>(RC# 165)}} | ||
"'''Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks'''" is a | "'''Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks'''" is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*Released online | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks" was recorded on the day [[Weezer]] was signed to [[Geffen]]. | "Souvenirs, Novelties, Party Tricks" was recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and longtime friend [[Adam Orth]] on [[June 25]], [[1993]], the day [[Weezer]] was signed to [[Geffen]]. Throughout the song, Cuomo sings with a thick accent, imitating the blind souvenir vendor ([[Wikipedia:Ian McNeice|Ian McNeice]]) from the 1984 film ''[[Wikipedia:Top Secret!|Top Secret!]]''<ref>Movieclips "Top Secret! (4/9) Movie CLIP - What Phony Dog Poo? (1984) HD" ''YouTube''. 8 October 2011. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPB2g1y2VFk</ref> An MP3 recording of the song was leaked by Cuomo to fans online in the early 2000s. | ||
==Personnel== | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
*[[Adam Orth]] | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks | <poem>Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks | ||
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Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks | Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks | ||
I will sell you vomit | I will sell you vomit or X-ray specs | ||
Look and see the girlies without having sex | |||
Look and see the girlies | |||
Come and see the goodies that I have today | Come and see the goodies that I have today | ||
You might even run into the Mel | You might even run into the Mel Tormé | ||
Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks | Souvenirs, novelties, party tricks | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category: Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category: Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||