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"'''Fun Time'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]]. | "'''Fun Time'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Written around September of 1997, the song was played at various solo Rivers Cuomo concerts (and one [[Homie]] show) at clubs in [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 09/26/1997|Cambridge]] and [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/08/1997|Boston, MA]]. The song initially featured a bridge that was dropped from subsequent performances. The song was recorded for a full Homie album the following Winter at Fort Apache Studios by Cuomo along with [[Fred Eltringham]] (of the band [[Wikipedia:Gigolo_Aunts|Gigolo Aunts]]) and [[Drew Parsons]] (who had played bass for | Written around September of 1997, the song was played at various solo Rivers Cuomo concerts (and one [[Homie]] show) at clubs in [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 09/26/1997|Cambridge]] and [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/08/1997|Boston, MA]]. The song initially featured a bridge that was dropped from subsequent performances. The song was recorded for a full Homie album the following Winter at Fort Apache Studios by Cuomo along with [[Fred Eltringham]] (of the band [[Wikipedia:Gigolo_Aunts|Gigolo Aunts]]) and [[Drew Parsons]] (who had played bass for {{Wikipedia|Tracy Bonham}}). This album has never been released. The song was in early consideration for {{PN|Weezer}} [[Weezer (The Green Album)|third album]] in late November of [[2000]],<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 11/26/2000]]</ref> but was cut from consideration<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 12/11/2000]]</ref> upon the arrival of [[Ric Ocasek]] in early December. | ||
The song's verse melody was later re-appropriated for the song "[[Guiding Light]]," written by Cuomo for the film ''[[The Space Between]]'', in which it is sung by [[Kelsey Grammer]]. | The song's verse melody was later re-appropriated for the song "[[Guiding Light]]," written by Cuomo for the film ''[[The Space Between]]'', in which it is sung by [[Kelsey Grammer]]. | ||