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| "'''Been Gi'''" (pronounced and sometimes written as "'''Ben Gay'''", also known as "'''Somebody Told Me Ben Gay Doesn't Work'''") is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. It is the fifteenth track on part 1 of the demo compilation ''[[The Yeastmaster]]''.
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| "Been Gi" was named for [[Takashi Hasegawa]], a friend and classmate of Cuomo. Mistakenly believing that the pain reliever {{wikipedia|Bengay}} was meant for use on bruises, Hasegawa told Cuomo that Bengay doesn't work, inspiring the song. "Been Gi" was initially recorded on [[July 6]], [[1991]] as part of the first batch of songs written for [[60 Wrong Sausages]]. This solo demo is the only recording currently in circulation, first heard by fans on [[November 22]], [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]''. The song was was recorded for the band's [[60 Wrong Sausages#Cholesterol EP|''Cholesterol EP'']] throughout September and October of 1991, and is one of five songs known to have been played at the band's first and only show [[60 Wrong Sausages concert: 11/29/1991|at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, CA]].
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| During a [[Weezer]] concert [[Weezer concert: 07/18/1992|at the 8121 Club in Los Angeles, CA]], former bandmate [[Pat Finn]] joined the band on stage for the second and final performance of "Been Gi". Before playing the song, Rivers Cuomo told the audience, "We're gonna apologize in advance for this..."
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