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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]].
==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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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}}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
[[Image:Superman.jpg|right|thumb|256px|Handwritten lyrics for "Superman"]]
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[[Image:Superman2.jpg|right|thumb|256px|Handwritten lyrics for "The Road My Father Paved"]]
Image:Superman.jpg|Handwritten lyrics for "Superman"
{{Lyric box|
Image:Superman2.jpg|Handwritten lyrics for "The Road My Father Paved"</gallery>
===Superman===
<tabber>
|-|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>
{{Lyric box|
|-|The Road My Father Paved=
===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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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]]