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Rivers Cuomo is not known to be of Irish descent, and the lyric “Maybe it’s because I’m Irish” is likely an allusion to [https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=f7p1aanWF5Y a line from the 1994 film ''The Shawshank Redemption''], in which the (obviously African-American) character Red utters the same phrase. The song "[[Too Many Thoughts in My Head]]" (from the same album) also features a line from the film ("Boy found brains he never knew he had"). Cuomo utilized Python scripting<ref>Heater, Brian. "Rockstar programmer: Rivers Cuomo finds meaning in coding" ''TechCrunch+'' 25 November 2020. https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/25/rock-star-programmer-rivers-cuomo-finds-meaning-in-coding/</ref> on ''The Black Album'' to generate lyrics from film scripts. | Rivers Cuomo is not known to be of Irish descent, and the lyric “Maybe it’s because I’m Irish” is likely an allusion to [https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=f7p1aanWF5Y a line from the 1994 film ''The Shawshank Redemption''], in which the (obviously African-American) character Red utters the same phrase. The song "[[Too Many Thoughts in My Head]]" (from the same album) also features a line from the film ("Boy found brains he never knew he had"). Cuomo utilized Python scripting<ref>Heater, Brian. "Rockstar programmer: Rivers Cuomo finds meaning in coding" ''TechCrunch+'' 25 November 2020. https://techcrunch.com/2020/11/25/rock-star-programmer-rivers-cuomo-finds-meaning-in-coding/</ref> on ''The Black Album'' to generate lyrics from film scripts. | ||
A "clean" version of "I'm Just Being Honest" was included in a promotional "island" inside the online multiplayer video game '' | A "clean" version of "I'm Just Being Honest" was included in a promotional "island" inside the online multiplayer video game ''{{Wikipedia|Fortnite}}''.<ref>Shah, Saqib. "Weezer made an island in 'Fortnite' to promote its new album" ''Engadget''. 1 March 2019. https://www.engadget.com/2019-03-01-weezer-fortnite-new-album.html</ref> This version censors the word "shit." | ||
Though "I'm Just Being Honest" has never been performed as a band, Cuomo played a solo, acoustic rendition of the song at a [[Weezer concert: 07/03/2023|concert in Canandaigua, New York]] in [[2023]]. | Though "I'm Just Being Honest" has never been performed as a band, Cuomo played a solo, acoustic rendition of the song at a [[Weezer concert: 07/03/2023|concert in Canandaigua, New York]] in [[2023]]. | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|I'm Just Being Honest|06 Im Just Being Honest.OGG|[[2018]]| | {{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|I'm Just Being Honest|06 Im Just Being Honest.OGG|[[2018]]| | ||
*United Recording, Los Angeles, CA | *United Recording, Los Angeles, CA | ||
*Federal Prism Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:57|'' | *Federal Prism Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:57|''{{Wikipedia|Fortnite}}'' (video game)|"Clean" version}} | ||
{{Known recordings footer}} | {{Known recordings footer}} | ||