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 "'''Holiday'''" is the ninth track on ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]''.  It is also the B-side to an [[Undone - The Sweater Song|Undone single]].  It was written out of excitement shortly after the band was signed.
-===Appearences===
+===Appearances===
-*[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]
+*[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]] and ''Deluxe'' version
 *[[The Lion and the Witch]] (Live)
 *[[Undone]] (US Retail Cassette/US Promo 7" Jukebox Single (Black Vinyl))
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 ==Overview==
-Holiday has strong influences from the things Rivers was interested in at the time of 1993.  In the Rivers Cuomo fan interview, Rivers expressed that Jack Kerouac was one of his favorite philosophers at the time.  In the notable breakdown of the song (the band often refers to these as Beach Boys Breakdowns), Rivers mentions being ''On the road with Kerouac.''  The song also makes extensive use of doo-wop acapella, organs and complex harmonies, all trademarks of Blue Album writing.  A demo of Holiday has been leaked.  However, in the demo, the breakdown features no lyrics (which Rivers has referred to as improvised).
+"Holiday" belies strong influences from the things Rivers was interested in at the time of 1993.  In the Rivers Cuomo fan interview, Rivers expressed that famed beat poet Jack Kerouac was one of his favorite philosophers at the time.  In the notable breakdown of the song (the band often refers to these as Beach Boys Breakdowns), Rivers drops the line, "On the road with Kerouac", a reference to Kerouac's seminal work ''On The Road''.
+The song also makes extensive use of doo-wop acapella, organs and complex harmonies - hallmarks of Blue Album era writing.
+A demo of Holiday has been leaked.  However, in the demo, the breakdown features no lyrics (which Rivers has referred to as improvised).
 ===Lion & The Witch EP===
-Holiday is rarely played live, but a live recording can be found on [[The Lion and the Witch]] EP.  Because the song is played shortly after [[Scott Shriner|Scott]] joined the band (making him unfamiliar with several lyrics), and because set lists were determined at random, Scott flubbed the bridge lyrics.  Most of the band to cracked up in laughter. After the completion of the song, Cuomo mused, "Holy freakin' cow! That was freakin' Nobel Prize quality right there. Scott just won a Grammy!"
+Holiday is rarely played live since the band's 2000 relaunch, but a live recording can be found on [[The Lion and the Witch]] EP.  Because the song is played shortly after [[Scott Shriner|Scott]] joined the band (making him unfamiliar with several lyrics), and because set lists at the time were determined at random, Scott flubbed the bridge lyrics.  Most of the band to cracked up in laughter.  After the completion of the song, Cuomo mused, "Holy freakin' cow! That was freakin' Nobel Prize quality right there. Scott just won a Grammy!"
 ==Personnel==