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"'''I Can't Forget the Way'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert. | "'''I Can't Forget the Way'''" (erroneously listed on streaming platforms as "'''I Can't Forget This Way'''") is a song by [[Weezer]]. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | ||
*''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' (30th Anniversary Deluxe) (2024) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[January 1]], [[1992]], as part of an effort known as "[[the 50 Song Project]]",<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> in which Cuomo and [[Pat Wilson]] attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the [[Pixies]] and [[Nirvana]]. The song was recorded during [[Weezer's third practice]] session on [[February 16]], [[1992]], and performed live for the first time at Weezer's [[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992|first show]], at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on [[March 19]]. The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', released online in [[2008]]. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "[[Byzantine]]" on ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. | "I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[January 1]], [[1992]], as part of an effort known as "[[the 50 Song Project]]",<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> in which Cuomo and [[Pat Wilson]] attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the [[Pixies]] and [[Nirvana]]. The song was recorded during [[Weezer's third practice]] session on [[February 16]], [[1992]], and performed live for the first time at Weezer's [[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992|first show]], at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on [[March 19]]. The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', released online in [[2008]]. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "[[Byzantine]]" on ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. | ||
Cuomo's original demo was first released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' on [[November 22]], [[2020]]. | Cuomo's original demo was first released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' on [[November 22]], [[2020]]. A recording from Weezer's third rehearsal was released as part of the 30th Anniversary Deluxe reissue of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''. | ||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||