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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = | | Name = Rock and Roll Cockroach | ||
| Cover = Rivers Cuomo Alone XI.jpg | | Cover = Rivers Cuomo Alone XI.jpg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
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| Status = Released | | Status = Released | ||
| Misc = {{Template:Song lineage:Beginning of the End}}}} | | Misc = {{Template:Song lineage:Beginning of the End}}}} | ||
"''' | "'''Rock and Roll Cockroach'''" (also known as "'''Only a Cockroach'''" or simply "'''Cockroach'''") is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]], the earliest known iteration of the [[2020]] ''[[Van Weezer]]'' track "[[Beginning of the End]]". Demos were released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (also in [[2020]]). | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | ||
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In January of [[2011]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] uploaded a video to YouTube<ref>Weezerpedia "2011-01-18RRC" ''YouTube''. Originally uploaded by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q1520Ml-pM Archive.org mirror: https://archive.org/details/2011-01-riverscuomo/2011-01-18RRC.flv</ref> of himself and producer [[Shawn Everett]] working in a studio, wherein a short snippet of a guitar riff could be heard, as well as a text-to-speech voice saying "...an old rock band, the Roaches, have been called back to a triumphant reunion...". Fans who were present at [[focus groups]] in the years leading up to the release of ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' corroborated that Cuomo was working on a song titled "Rock and Roll Cockroach," ostensibly for a (later debunked) "[[Sea Opera]]" concept album. The concept of a fictional band named the Roaches eventually became the concept for [[the Astronauts]] from the ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' narrative. | In January of [[2011]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] uploaded a video to YouTube<ref>Weezerpedia "2011-01-18RRC" ''YouTube''. Originally uploaded by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q1520Ml-pM Archive.org mirror: https://archive.org/details/2011-01-riverscuomo/2011-01-18RRC.flv</ref> of himself and producer [[Shawn Everett]] working in a studio, wherein a short snippet of a guitar riff could be heard, as well as a text-to-speech voice saying "...an old rock band, the Roaches, have been called back to a triumphant reunion...". Fans who were present at [[focus groups]] in the years leading up to the release of ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'' corroborated that Cuomo was working on a song titled "Rock and Roll Cockroach," ostensibly for a (later debunked) "[[Sea Opera]]" concept album. The concept of a fictional band named the Roaches eventually became the concept for [[the Astronauts]] from the ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' narrative. | ||
" | "Rock and Roll Cockroach" was, ultimately, repurposed as the [[Weezer]] song "[[Beginning of the End]]," from the band's [[2020]] album ''[[Van Weezer]]''. In November [[2020]], multiple demos of "Cockroach" were released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. | ||
In 2024, a full band demo was leaked. This version of the song features re-recorded vocals. The version also includes edited lyrics from "Only a Cockroach" with some edits to fit the "Rock and Roll Cockroach" title. | In 2024, a full band demo was leaked. This version of the song features re-recorded vocals. The version also includes edited lyrics from "Only a Cockroach" with some edits to fit the "Rock and Roll Cockroach" title. | ||
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Yogurt from the Brown Cow farm | Yogurt from the Brown Cow farm | ||
Purell, so viruses can't harm | Purell, so viruses can't harm | ||
Bandmates | Bandmates bro-ing down in the room next door | ||
These are our lives in the twenty-teens | These are our lives in the twenty-teens | ||
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Yogurt from the Brown Cow farm | Yogurt from the Brown Cow farm | ||
Purell, so viruses can't harm | Purell, so viruses can't harm | ||
Bandmates | Bandmates bro-ing down in the room next door | ||
I'm only a cockroach | I'm only a cockroach | ||
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The people freak out when I walk out there | The people freak out when I walk out there | ||
So scared</poem> | So scared</poem> | ||
|-|Rock and Roll Cockroach BNC= | |-|Rock and Roll Cockroach BNC= | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
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Yogurt topped off with cream | Yogurt topped off with cream | ||
Purell keeping me clean | Purell keeping me clean | ||
Bandmates | Bandmates bro-ing down in the room next door | ||
The Rock and roll cockroach | The Rock and roll cockroach | ||