Iambic Pentameter: Difference between revisions

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| Writer    = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Writer    = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Producer  =  
| Producer  =  
| Status    = Release forthcoming
| Status    = Officially released
| Live debut = [[September 19]], [[2022]] in [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|West Hollywood, CA]]
| Live debut = [[September 19]], [[2022]] in [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|West Hollywood, CA]]
| Spotify    =  
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*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022)
*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022)
==Overview==
==Overview==
The bridge from "Iambic Pentameter" re-appropriates the chorus melody and lyric from "[[You and Me Together]]," a demo originally recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2004]] (and again, sporadically, in the years since). The melody was previously used as the verse melody for the [[Weezer]] [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side/bonus track]] "[[Prom Night]]," released in [[2016]]. "I have this folder of ideas..." Cuomo told ''Uproxx'' in a 2023 interview, "...and it has 1500 MP3s in there. And usually once I use an idea, I take the idea out of the folder so I won’t reuse it. Now, in this case, years ago I used it in a song called “Prom Night,” and then I forgot to take the idea out."<ref>Droke, Carolyn. "On ‘SZNZ,’ Weezer Thrives By Looking Ahead" ''Uproxx''. 7 February 2023 https://uproxx.com/indie/weezer-interview-rivers-cuomo-sznz-winter/</ref> The title "Iambic Pentameter" was discovered by fans in the database for a Weezer set list survey hosted on Cuomo's website in June of 2022.
The bridge from "Iambic Pentameter" re-appropriates the chorus melody and lyric from "[[You and Me Together]]," a demo originally recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2004]] (and again, sporadically, in the years since). The melody was previously used as the verse melody for the [[Weezer]] [[List of Weezer B-sides and bonus tracks|B-side/bonus track]] "[[Prom Night]]," released in [[2016]]. Cuomo told ''Uproxx'' in a 2023 interview, "I have this folder of ideas, and it has 1500 MP3s in there. And usually once I use an idea, I take the idea out of the folder so I won’t reuse it. Now, in this case, years ago I used it in a song called “Prom Night,” and then I forgot to take the idea out."<ref>Droke, Carolyn. "On ‘SZNZ,’ Weezer Thrives By Looking Ahead" ''Uproxx''. 7 February 2023 https://uproxx.com/indie/weezer-interview-rivers-cuomo-sznz-winter/</ref> The title "Iambic Pentameter" was discovered by fans in the database for a Weezer set list survey hosted on Cuomo's website in June of 2022.


Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "Iambic Pentameter") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release.
Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "Iambic Pentameter") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release.
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