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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Turning Up the Radio | | Name = Turning Up the Radio | ||
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| Album = Death to False Metal | | Album = Death to False Metal | ||
| Released = [[November 2]], [[2010]] | | Released = [[November 2]], [[2010]] | ||
| Format = CD | | Format = CD, vinyl, digital | ||
| Recorded = [[2008]] | | Recorded = [[2008]] | ||
| Length = 3:37 | | Length = 3:37 | ||
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*''[[Death to False Metal]]'' (2010) | *''[[Death to False Metal]]'' (2010) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Cuomo first uploaded a YouTube video titled "Let's Write a Sawng ( | Cuomo first uploaded a YouTube video titled "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 1 and Step 2)" on [[March 19]], [[2008]]. Cuomo explained that he wanted to write a song that was "fun," adding "It's gonna be poppy but it's gotta be tough at the same time."<ref>"Let's Write a Sawng (Step 1 and Step 2)" ''YouTube''. 19 March 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thYRy9MBY_c</ref> Cuomo requested that his followers submit ideas for song titles using YouTube's (since deprecated<ref>"So long, video responses...Next up: better ways to connect" 27 August 2013. https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/so-long-video-responsesnext-up-better/</ref>) "video responses" feature. In the second video, Cuomo expressed enthusiasm for the title "80s Radio," suggested by user "songsforsongs," saying "I just get the sense of, like, this kind of outcast character who's got his relationship to his music, and that he gets a lot of spiritual sustenance from that, and he doesn't care what anybody else thinks, and that's his '80s radio.'" | ||
Cuomo ultimately selected a chord progression submitted by user Paul "pgrizzlie" Dutton.<ref>"chords 4 rivers" ''YouTube''. 21 March 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjognAA9HE</ref> Despite differing from Cuomo's original intent, Cuomo said of the chords, "It's got a real hypnotic vibe, a real sad vibe, and I'm just a sucker for that feeling." A more upbeat rendition of the chord progression, largely resembling that of the final product, was thereafter recorded and submitted by Nishant "ats5" Thakur.<ref>ats5 "Re: Let's Write a Sawng (Step 4)" ''YouTube''. 3 April 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnZ7ygNuw8E</ref> User Daniel "danthewelch" Kelsch submitted what would become the song's vocal melody.<ref name="sawng7">Rivers Cuomo. "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 7. Lyrics.)" ''YouTube''. 14 April 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTamyfhz0o</ref> Taylor "taylor2d2" Morden recorded | Cuomo ultimately selected a chord progression submitted by user Paul "pgrizzlie" Dutton.<ref>"chords 4 rivers" ''YouTube''. 21 March 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkjognAA9HE</ref> Despite differing from Cuomo's original intent, Cuomo said of the chords, "It's got a real hypnotic vibe, a real sad vibe, and I'm just a sucker for that feeling." A more upbeat rendition of the chord progression, largely resembling that of the final product, was thereafter recorded and submitted by Nishant "ats5" Thakur.<ref>ats5 "Re: Let's Write a Sawng (Step 4)" ''YouTube''. 3 April 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CnZ7ygNuw8E</ref> User Daniel "danthewelch" Kelsch submitted what would become the song's vocal melody.<ref name="sawng7">Rivers Cuomo. "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 7. Lyrics.)" ''YouTube''. 14 April 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlTamyfhz0o</ref> Justin "CapNCrunchitize" Vail wrote much of what became the song's verse lyrics.<ref>Justin Vail "80's radio w/ extra fudge(may need some milk) FINAL!!" ''YouTube''. 23 April 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwiQj3qALUU</ref> Taylor "taylor2d2" Morden of Death Star Studios in Portland, Oregon recorded guitar, background vocals, and synth that would appear on both the final demo<ref name="sawng16" /> and album versions of the song, in addition to receiving a producer credit. Morden also recorded an early version of the bridge, though a newer bridge by Cameron "GimmeSomeLove" Maris was ultimately selected.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 15: Chill)" ''YouTube''. 10 July 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xROIZC0gdts</ref> The lyric "You say I'm actin' like a fool" was suggested by Joshua Godinez as a replacement for the original lyric ("Tell me I should go to school"). | ||
In November of [[2008]], Cuomo uploaded a final "Let's Write a Sawng" video, wherein he presented a demo of the song to producer [[Jacknife Lee]] who was, at that time, working with Weezer on their then-forthcoming album, ''[[Raditude]]'' | In November of [[2008]], Cuomo uploaded a final "Let's Write a Sawng" video, wherein he presented a demo of the song to producer [[Jacknife Lee]] (who was, at that time, working with Weezer on their then-forthcoming album, ''[[Raditude]]''<ref name="sawng16" />). The song made what Cuomo called "the short-short-''short''list of 23 songs" for the record, though it, ultimately, did not make the cut for ''Raditude''. "Turning Up the Radio" was finally released in [[2010]] as part of ''[[Death to False Metal]]'', a compilation album composed of songs that did not make the cut for previous Weezer albums. Cuomo's shout-outs of Vail ("Crunchie") and Nishant ("ats5"), originally present in the "Let's Write a Sawng" videos, are also present in the final song. | ||
==Personnel== | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] — vocals, producer | |||
*[[Brian Bell]] | |||
*[[Scott Shriner]] | |||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] | |||
*[[Taylor Morden]] — additional guitar, background vocals, synth, producer | |||
*[[Shawn Everett]] — producer | |||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uNfyC8vAmk YouTube (North America)] | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uNfyC8vAmk YouTube (North America)] | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[File:DtfmUSbooklet3.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''[[Death to False Metal]]'' liner notes lyric sheet]] | [[File:DtfmUSbooklet3.jpg|right|250px|thumb|''[[Death to False Metal]]'' liner notes lyric sheet]] | ||
<poem> | <poem>''Crunchie! ats5!'' | ||
What ya' playin' in my ear? | What ya' playin' in my ear? | ||
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Let the good times roll | Let the good times roll | ||
We don't care what you say | We don't care what you say | ||
We're turnin up the radio | We're turnin' up the radio | ||
Turn it, turn it | Turn it, turn it | ||
Turn it, turn it | Got to get it louder | ||
Turn it, turn it | Turn it, turn it | ||
Turn it, turn it | Let me hear you shout it | ||
Turn it, turn it | |||
Get yourself together | |||
Turn it, turn it | |||
Wakin' up your neighbor | |||
Listen as I start my jam | Listen as I start my jam | ||
Tuning into the stations on the stereo | Tuning into the stations on the stereo | ||
Don't you dare touch that dial ' | Don't you dare touch that dial | ||
'Cause I got style (for miles and miles) | |||
Everybody clap your hands | Everybody clap your hands | ||
Grooving to the way I roll with my rock band | Grooving to the way I roll with my rock band | ||
You know we | You know we gonna turn back time to the 80s | ||
Let the music play | Let the music play | ||
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We're turning up the radio | We're turning up the radio | ||
Turn it, turn it | Turn it, turn it | ||
Turn it, turn it | Got to get it louder | ||
Turn it, turn it | Turn it, turn it | ||
Turn it, turn it | Let me hear you shout it | ||
Turn it, turn it | |||
Get yourself together | |||
Turn it, turn it | |||
Wakin' up your neighbor | |||
It's the rock, it's the roll | It's the rock, it's the roll | ||
It's the pop, it's the soul | It's the pop, it's the soul | ||
It's the funk, the hip-hop | It's the funk, the hip-hop | ||
Oh DJ, don't you stop | Oh, DJ, don't you stop | ||
It's the hits, it's the flops | It's the hits, it's the flops | ||
Billie Jean and She Bop | Billie Jean and She Bop | ||
It's the cream of the crop | It's the cream of the crop | ||
Oh DJ don't you stop | Oh, DJ, don't you stop | ||
Just turn it all the way | Just turn it all the way | ||
Turning, turning, turning up the radio | Turning, turning, turning up the radio | ||
Turn it, turn it | Turn it, turn it | ||
Turn it, turn it | Got to get it louder | ||
Turn it, turn it | Turn it, turn it | ||
Turn it, turn it | Let me hear you shout it | ||
==See | Turn it, turn it | ||
Get yourself together | |||
Turn it, turn it | |||
Wakin' up the neighbor</poem> | |||
==See also== | |||
*"[[Let's Write a Sawng]]" | *"[[Let's Write a Sawng]]" | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||