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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Why Oh Why | | Name = Why Oh Why | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Riverscuomo-aloneix.jpg | ||
| Type = | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |||
| Recorded = 2003-2004 | | Recorded = 2003-2004 | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
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| Status = Demo circulating | | Status = Demo circulating | ||
}} | }} | ||
''' | "'''Why Oh Why'''" is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]], written in contention for the [[Weezer]] album that would become ''[[Make Believe]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song was demoed | The song was demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] multiple times from [[2003]] through [[2004]] during pre-production on ''[[Make Believe]]''. The song did not make the cut for the album, but was released in [[2020]] as part of the digital demo compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Why Oh Why||[[September 7]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist14">[[Recording History - Page 14|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref>|[[8295 Sunset Blvd.]], West Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Why Oh Why||[[December 19]], [[2003]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry||[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Why Oh Why||[[February 6]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||Unknown if distinct from "<samp>18 544 Why Oh Why.mp3</samp>"}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Why Oh Why|18 544 Why Oh Why.mp3|[[February 20]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:56|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Why Oh Why|14 544 Why Oh Why 2004-07-05.mp3|[[July 5]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:56|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
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And so I crack | And so I crack | ||
Why oh why | Why oh why can't you love me? | ||
Why oh why does it hurt me inside? | |||
Why oh why | Why oh why am I crying? | ||
Why oh why do these tears never dry? | |||
Why oh why | |||
Why oh why | |||
A simple word of notice | A simple word of notice | ||
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And you're my crutch | And you're my crutch | ||
Why oh why | Why oh why can't you love me? | ||
Why oh why does it hurt me inside? | |||
Why oh why | Why oh why am I crying? | ||
Why oh why do the tears never dry? | |||
Why oh why | |||
Why oh why | |||
Since I was a child | Since I was a child | ||
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When I'm coming undone | When I'm coming undone | ||
You came 'round | You came 'round, you sat down | ||
You said, "How do you do?" | |||
You said, " | I said "I wouldn't mind | ||
I said "I wouldn't mind | If I could be with you" | ||
I need someone to hold me now | I need someone to hold me now | ||
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And you're my crutch | And you're my crutch | ||
Why oh why | Why oh why can't you love me? | ||
Why oh why does it hurt me inside? | |||
Why oh why | Why oh why am I crying? | ||
Why oh why do these tears never dry? | |||
Why oh why | |||
Why? (Can't you love me?) | |||
Why oh why | |||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category: | {{References list}} | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]] | |||