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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Superman | | Name = Superman | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Donslackscoverart.jpg | ||
| Caption = ''Alone IV'' cover art | |||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = | | Album = Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years | ||
| Albums = | | Albums = | ||
| Album type = | | Album type = | ||
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}} | }} | ||
"'''Superman'''" ( | "'''Superman'''" (also demoed as "'''The Road My Father Paved'''") is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | ||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Superman" was recorded by Cuomo in May of [[1992]].<ref name="rechist3">[[Recording_History - Page_3|Weezer Recording History - Page 3]]</ref> Cuomo also recorded a version around the same time with alternate lyrics, under the title "The Road My Father Paved." The song is known to have been practiced by [[Weezer]] during rehearsal on at least one occasion. Scans of handwritten lyrics were made available to fans by Cuomo in [[2002]] through the [[Catalog O' Riffs|Grand File]] on [[riverscuomo.com]], including lyrics for "The Road My Father Paved."<ref>Archive of [[Catalog O' Riffs|Grand File]], 2002; http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref> The song would not be heard by fans until it was [[2020 riverscuomo.com leak|leaked online]] through the site's [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. The song was then sold to a single user when the storefront officially launched a few days later on [[November 11]], before being sold to all users as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' on [[November 22]]. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Superman|10 Superman.mp3|Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||2:11|''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Superman|Superman 3.mp3|Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||2:10|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''|Slightly different mix; added to bundle [[November 11]], [[2021]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|The Road My Father Paved||Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />||||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Superman/The Road My Father Paved||Spring [[1992]]<ref name="rechist3" />|[[2226 Amherst Ave.]], Los Angeles, CA|||Taped practice. Mix of lyrics from prior versions}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Superman.jpg|right|thumb|256px|Handwritten lyrics for "Superman"]] | [[Image:Superman.jpg|right|thumb|256px|Handwritten lyrics for "Superman"]] | ||
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Go, go | Go, go | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' | *''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' | ||
{{References list}} | |||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]][[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]][[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||