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==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]]. | "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]]. | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<gallery> | |||
Image:Superman.jpg|Handwritten lyrics for "Superman" | |||
Image:Superman2.jpg|Handwritten lyrics for "The Road My Father Paved"</gallery> | |||
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|-|Superman= | |||
<poem>I would be your Superman | <poem>I would be your Superman | ||
And watch me explode | And watch me explode | ||
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On the telephone so fast now | On the telephone so fast now | ||
Go, go | Go, go | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
|-|The Road My Father Paved= | |||
<poem>It's a fine day for a walk | <poem>It's a fine day for a walk | ||
Or a bike ride | Or a bike ride | ||
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"I'm fearing dependency | "I'm fearing dependency | ||
So I'm walking out the door | So I'm walking out the door | ||
I'm looking for the road my father made 15 years ago"</poem>}} | I'm looking for the road my father made 15 years ago"</poem></tabber> | ||
==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}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||