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<blockquote>When Leahy reached out to Weezer’s management, he learned that Rivers Cuomo was a fan of Bill & Ted. Conveniently, the band had a trove of unreleased material for Leahy to consider. When Leahy heard “Beginning Of The End” (recorded for the forthcoming ''Van Weezer''), he was struck by one lyric: “Watch us brush off the dust/ In heavy metal we trust.”<br><br>“When I heard that line, I was like, ‘OK, I think this might be the song,'” Leahy says. “Then 30 seconds later, when it goes into the guitar solo and it’s just epic, two-handed tapping, I was like, ‘OK, this is definitely the song.'"</blockquote> | <blockquote>When Leahy reached out to Weezer’s management, he learned that Rivers Cuomo was a fan of Bill & Ted. Conveniently, the band had a trove of unreleased material for Leahy to consider. When Leahy heard “Beginning Of The End” (recorded for the forthcoming ''Van Weezer''), he was struck by one lyric: “Watch us brush off the dust/ In heavy metal we trust.”<br><br>“When I heard that line, I was like, ‘OK, I think this might be the song,'” Leahy says. “Then 30 seconds later, when it goes into the guitar solo and it’s just epic, two-handed tapping, I was like, ‘OK, this is definitely the song.'"</blockquote> | ||
The song was added to the BMI/ASCAP repertoire in April [[2021]]<ref>''Songview'' BMI/ASCAP Repertoire https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?SearchForm.View_Count=&SearchForm.Main_Search=Title&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=Beginning+of+the+End&SearchForm.Sub_Search=Performer&SearchForm.Sub_Search_Text=Weezer&SearchForm.Search_Type=all</ref>, wherein it listed a writing credit for British composer [https://www.discogs.com/artist/196792-Patrick-Wilson Patrick David Wilson].<ref>''Songfacts''. https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/weezer/beginning-of-the-end</ref> This was apparently in error, as it has since been corrected. | The song was added to the BMI/ASCAP repertoire in April [[2021]]<ref>''Songview'' BMI/ASCAP Repertoire https://repertoire.bmi.com/Search/Search?SearchForm.View_Count=&SearchForm.Main_Search=Title&SearchForm.Main_Search_Text=Beginning+of+the+End&SearchForm.Sub_Search=Performer&SearchForm.Sub_Search_Text=Weezer&SearchForm.Search_Type=all</ref>, wherein it listed a writing credit for British composer [https://www.discogs.com/artist/196792-Patrick-Wilson Patrick David Wilson].<ref>''Songfacts''. https://www.songfacts.com/lyrics/weezer/beginning-of-the-end</ref> This was apparently in error, as it has since been corrected. | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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It's the beginning of the end | It's the beginning of the end | ||
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared</poem> | The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared</poem> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
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{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012220_03-01|[[January 22]]. [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012320_05|[[January 23]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end ex 012820_07|[[January 28]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 020920_03|[[February 9]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 022520_15|[[February 25]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 030620_20-1|[[March 6]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 031020|[[March 10]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]/[[Weezer]](?)|Beginning of the End |beginning of the end 031520|[[March 15]], [[2020]]|| ||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Beginning of the End ||[[2020]]| | |||
*4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA | |||
*United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:15|[[Van Weezer]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Beginning of the End||[[2020]]| | |||
*United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*The Lair, Los Angeles, CA | |||
*Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:27|[[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]]|Wyld Stallyns edit}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==See more== | ==See more== | ||
*''[[Van Weezer]]'' | *''[[Van Weezer]]'' | ||