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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Spiderbitch | | Name = Spiderbitch | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Theyeastmaster-cover.jpeg | ||
| Caption = ''Alone V'' cover art | |||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
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| Writer = Rivers Cuomo | | Writer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| RC# = 44 | | RC# = 44 | ||
| COR# = | | COR# = | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Status = Demos circulating | | Status = Demos circulating | ||
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| RC's next song = "[[Peter No No - Samples and Riffage]]"<br>(RC# 34) | | RC's next song = "[[Peter No No - Samples and Riffage]]"<br>(RC# 34) | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | "'''Spiderbitch'''" (sometimes written as "'''Spider Bitch'''") is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and one of the earliest songs demoed and performed live by [[Weezer]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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"Spiderbitch" is not known to have been performed live since [[1992]] and full-band recordings remain unheard by fans. The song appeared on "[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]" (listed as a [[1991]] [[Fuzz]] demo), but did not see release until [[November 7]], [[2020]], when it was among hundreds of demos leaked through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]]. Two versions of the song were sold through the store a few days later on [[November 11]], and made available for purchase again through the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'', on [[November 22]]. | "Spiderbitch" is not known to have been performed live since [[1992]] and full-band recordings remain unheard by fans. The song appeared on "[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]" (listed as a [[1991]] [[Fuzz]] demo), but did not see release until [[November 7]], [[2020]], when it was among hundreds of demos leaked through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]]. Two versions of the song were sold through the store a few days later on [[November 11]], and made available for purchase again through the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'', on [[November 22]]. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spider Noise|16 Spider Noise.mp3|April [[1990]]<ref name="rechist1" />||1:38|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|"[[Best of the Worst]]" demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spider Bitch|17 Spider Bitch.mp3|April [[1990]]<ref name="rechist1" />||4:10|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|"[[Best of the Worst]]" demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spider Bitch|03 Spider Bitch.mp3|Late [[1990]]<ref name="rechist1">[[Recording_History_-_Page_1|Weezer Recording History - Page 1]]</ref>||4:37|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|"[[Finishtum Productum]]" demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spiderbitch||Late [[1990]]<ref name="rechist1" />||||Ver. 1}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spiderbitch||Late [[1990]]<ref name="rechist1" />||||Ver. 2}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Spiderbitch||Late [[1990]]/Early [[1991]]<ref name="rechist1" />||||Ver. 3}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Fuzz]]|Spiderbitch||[[February 18]], [[1991]]<ref name="rechist1" />||||Practice session}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Fuzz]]|Spiderbitch||[[March 9]], [[1991]]<ref name="rechist1" />||||[[Fuzz]] demo}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Patrick Wilson]]|Spiderbitch||July [[1991]]<ref name="rechist2">[[Recording History - Page 2]]</ref>|[[1711 Stoner Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Spiderbitch||[[February 16]], [[1992]]|T.K. Productions & Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Practice}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Spiderbitch||[[April 7]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by Karl Koch}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Spiderbitch||[[May 21]], [[1992]]|[[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]]|||Live acoustic performance, taped by [[Karl Koch]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>She says she knows me better than | <poem>She says she knows me better than | ||
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My happy soul | My happy soul | ||
I'm trapped in the buffalo position | I'm trapped in the buffalo position | ||
With no room to grow | |||
I've got no legs to run away | I've got no legs to run away | ||
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*[[Fuzz]] | *[[Fuzz]] | ||
*[[60 Wrong Sausages]] | *[[60 Wrong Sausages]] | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Fuzz]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Fuzz]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]] | ||