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"'''The World We Love So Much'''" is a song written by [[Wikipedia:Gregg_Alexander|Gregg Alexander]], originally appearing on his [[1992]] album [[Wikipedia:Intoxifornication|''Intoxifornication'']]. [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded an acoustic cover of the song in [[1992]]. The song appeared as the second track on ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. | "'''The World We Love So Much'''" is a song written by singer-songwriter [[Wikipedia:Gregg_Alexander|Gregg Alexander]] (who would later front the short-lived rock band [[Wikipedia:New Radicals|New Radicals]]), originally appearing on his [[1992]] album [[Wikipedia:Intoxifornication|''Intoxifornication'']]. [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded an acoustic cover of the song in [[1992]]. The song appeared as the second track on ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (2007) | *''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (2007) | ||
==Overview== | |||
== | {{Alone liner notes|I took some time out from writing my own songs and from collaborating with Pat to record one of Gregg Alexander's songs. I was in love with the over-the-top personal emotionalism of his vocal performances and lyrics. I pictured him at sixteen, breaking down in his dark little vocal booth, crying as he was singing his songs, which was pretty much how he was presented in the CD booklet. Gregg Alexander's music was a beacon leading me towards more personal emotionalism in my own art. I was subletting a room from another musician who had taken off to Australia for a while. He had left behind a nylon string acoustic guitar, which I happily used to record this song, and a bunch of ineffectual acoustic foam on the walls. I dreaded the thought of being heard while I was emoting like this so I embraced the illusion of privacy provided by the foam.|''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone liner notes|liner notes]]}} | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] met Alexander once while Cuomo was attending Santa Monica College in the early 90s. Alexander reportedly passed along one of his own demo tapes to Cuomo.<!--Karl mentioned this in the WFC livestream #2 on April 14 2024. Putting this as a placeholder until I can upload a more permanent link. ~HMC -->{{Citation needed}} Cuomo subsequently recorded a cover of the song in 1992. The song was recorded contemporaneously with songs written for Cuomo and {{PN|Pat Wilson}} "[[50 Song Project]]," but is not considered part of that project. The song was included on a Rivers Cuomo demo tape (simply titled ''Weezer'', but preceding the formation of the band of the same name),<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> but its track placement is unknown. | |||
{{Alone liner notes|I took some time out from writing my own songs and from collaborating with Pat to record one of Gregg Alexander's songs. I was in love with the over-the-top personal emotionalism of his vocal performances and lyrics. I pictured him at sixteen, breaking down in his dark little vocal booth, crying as he was singing his songs, which was pretty much how he was presented in the CD booklet. Gregg Alexander's music was a beacon leading me towards more personal emotionalism in my own art. I was subletting a room from another musician who had taken off to Australia for a while. He had left behind a nylon string acoustic guitar, which I happily used to record this song, and a bunch of ineffectual acoustic foam on the walls. I dreaded the thought of being heard while I was emoting like this so I embraced the illusion of privacy provided by the foam.}} | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||