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"Beginning of the End" is a re-working of the song "[[Rock and Roll Cockroach]]". The bridge is a modified version of the chorus for the song "[[Volunteers]]". | "Beginning of the End" is a re-working of the song "[[Rock and Roll Cockroach]]". The bridge is a modified version of the chorus for the song "[[Volunteers]]". | ||
The song was originally revealed to be a track for ''[[Van Weezer]]'' in a leaked review of the album from an issue of the publication ''Guitar Player'' released in June of [[2020]]. In early August, [[Rivers Cuomo]] made a post to the chatroom [[Riverchat]] "Video tomorrow" along with the lyric "Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop and all the guitars would be hung in an old pawn shop" <ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Riverchat_bote2.jpg]]</ref>, suggesting that the band was in the process of recording a new music video. When asked about it, Cuomo implied that the video would be for "Beginning of the End." <ref>Screenshot: File:Riverchat_bote1.jpg</ref> On [[August 12]], Weezer's official Twitter account tweeted "Time to be Excellent, dudes" with an accompanying video of Cuomo performing a heavy metal guitar riff in his home.<ref>@weezer "Time to be Excellent, dudes - Friday August 14th" ''Twitter''. 12 August 2020. https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1293638716628643840</ref> The song was released alongside its music video on [[August 14]] in the form of "'''Beginning of the End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)'''" as part of [[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|the soundtrack to the film ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'']]. | The song was originally revealed to be a track for ''[[Van Weezer]]'' in a leaked review of the album from an issue of the publication ''Guitar Player'' released in June of [[2020]]. In early August, [[Rivers Cuomo]] made a post to the chatroom [[Riverchat]] "Video tomorrow" along with the lyric "Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop and all the guitars would be hung in an old pawn shop" <ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Riverchat_bote2.jpg]]</ref>, suggesting that the band was in the process of recording a new music video. When asked about it, Cuomo implied that the video would be for "Beginning of the End." <ref>Screenshot: File:Riverchat_bote1.jpg</ref> On [[August 12]], Weezer's official Twitter account tweeted "Time to be Excellent, dudes" with an accompanying video of Cuomo performing a heavy metal guitar riff in his home.<ref>@weezer "Time to be Excellent, dudes - Friday August 14th" ''Twitter''. 12 August 2020. https://twitter.com/Weezer/status/1293638716628643840</ref> The song was released alongside its music video on [[August 14]] in the form of "'''Beginning of the End (Wyld Stallyns Edit)'''" as part of [[Bill & Ted Face the Music Original Motion Picture Soundtrack|the soundtrack to the film ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'']]. This version of the song removes the intro, removes a line in the first verse, removes two lines from the bridge, and has a slightly different ending. | ||
Musician [[Wikipedia:Billy_Joel|Billy Joel]] is a credited writer on "Beginning of the End". When asked about it on [[Riverchat]], Cuomo clarified: "Just a clearance thing. Very common in recent years. I don't think Billy Joel's written a song since the 90's."<ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Riverchat_billjoel.jpg]]</ref> The film credits for ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'' note that the song "Contains an interpolation of '[[Wikipedia:The Longest Time|The Longest Time]]' (B. Joel)" | Musician [[Wikipedia:Billy_Joel|Billy Joel]] is a credited writer on "Beginning of the End". When asked about it on [[Riverchat]], Cuomo clarified: "Just a clearance thing. Very common in recent years. I don't think Billy Joel's written a song since the 90's."<ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Riverchat_billjoel.jpg]]</ref> The film credits for ''Bill & Ted Face the Music'' note that the song "Contains an interpolation of '[[Wikipedia:The Longest Time|The Longest Time]]' (B. Joel)" | ||
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The music video for "Beginning of the End" was directed by [[Brendan Walter]] with cinematography by [[Eric Bader]], and produced by Carling French. It was released alongside the song on [[August 14]], [[2020]].<br> | The music video for "Beginning of the End" was directed by [[Brendan Walter]] with cinematography by [[Eric Bader]], and produced by Carling French. It was released alongside the song on [[August 14]], [[2020]].<br> | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
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<poem>Knockin' on my door, they tell me it's time to go on | |-|Album version= | ||
<poem>Sitting in a dressing room, about to go on | |||
Knockin' on my door, they tell me it's time to go on | |||
Last check in the mirror to see if anything's wrong | Last check in the mirror to see if anything's wrong | ||
The writing's up on the wall | The writing's up on the wall | ||
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Watch us brush off the dust | Watch us brush off the dust | ||
In heavy metal we trust | In heavy metal we trust | ||
Then kick back and read | Then kick back and read ''The Sunday Times'' | ||
My head is spinning | My head is spinning | ||
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My head is spinning | My head is spinning | ||
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> | |||
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<poem>Knockin' on my door, they tell me it's time to go on | |||
Last check in the mirror to see if anything's wrong | |||
The writing's up on the wall | |||
A warning shot to them all | |||
My head is spinning | |||
It's the beginning of the end | |||
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared | |||
Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop | |||
And all the guitars would be hung in an old pawn shop | |||
Watch us brush off the dust | |||
In heavy metal we trust | |||
Then kick back and read ''The Sunday Times'' | |||
My head is spinning | |||
It's the beginning of the end | |||
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared | |||
Fifteen-hundred-thousand years | |||
Wouldn't be enough to dry these tears | |||
I'll still be here hanging on | |||
And on and on | |||
Things will never be the same | |||
Save the pieces of your brain | |||
My head is spinning | |||
It's the beginning of the end | |||
The people freak out when I walk out there, so scared</poem></tabber> | |||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
{{Known recordings header}} | {{Known recordings header}} | ||