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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Baby | | Name = Baby | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Rivers alonevi.jpg | ||
| Caption = ''Alone VI'' cover art | |||
| Type = Demo | | Type = Demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album = | | Album = | ||
| Released = | | Released = | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
| Length = | | Length = | ||
| Label = | | Label = | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
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| COR# = | | COR# = | ||
| Producer = | | Producer = | ||
| Live debut = [[October 8]], [[1997]] in [[ | | Live debut = [[October 8]], [[1997]] in [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/08/1997|Cambridge, MA]] | ||
| Last played= [[January 14]], [[1998]] in [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 01/14/1998|Cambridge, MA]] | | Last played= [[January 14]], [[1998]] in [[Rivers Cuomo concert: 01/14/1998|Cambridge, MA]] | ||
| Status = Bootleg circulating | | Status = Bootleg circulating | ||
| RC's last song = "[[Rosemary]]"<br>(RC# 227) | | RC's last song = "[[Rosemary]]"<br>(RC# 227) | ||
| This RC song = "Baby"<br>(RC# 228) | | This RC song = "Baby"<br>(RC# 228) | ||
| RC's next song = "Lady Bird"<br>(RC# 229) | | RC's next song = "[[Lady Bird]]"<br>(RC# 229) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''Baby'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]]. The | "'''Baby'''" is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[1997]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Baby" was written by Rivers Cuomo while living in Boston, Massachusetts in September of 1997, though not demoed.<ref name=RA12172020>[[Riverpedia archive - 12/17/2020 #Baby]]</ref> Cuomo wrote it for his side project [[Lovely]]<ref name=RA12172020 /> and performed it at multiple Lovely shows in fall 1997 and January [[1998]]. The song was later demoed in February of 1998 by the then-remaining members of [[Weezer]] (the band had no bassist at the time, following the departure of [[Matt Sharp]]).<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_10#Late February 1998 : Weezer records demos in LA|Weezer Recording History - Page 10]]</ref> It was briefly in consideration for ''[[Weezer (The Green Album)|The Green Album]]'' in November of [[2000]], but ultimately never got recorded for any release.<ref>[[Karl's Corner - 11/26/2000]]</ref> | |||
"Baby" was later demoed in February of 1998 by the then-remaining members of Weezer (the band had no bassist at the time, following the departure of [[Matt Sharp]]). | |||
Bootleg audience recordings of the Lovely performances circulate with fans, and a sketch recording from March 1998 was released as part of the compilation ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' on [[November 20]], [[2020]]. | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem>Darlin' Caroline | ||
Stay with me for a while | Stay with me for a while | ||
Your mama don’t expect you for a while | Your mama don’t expect you for a while | ||
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Baby, baby | Baby, baby | ||
You | You don't have to be afraid | ||
Ain’t nobody gonna hurt you anymore | Ain’t nobody gonna hurt you anymore | ||
Take off all of your clothes | Take off all of your clothes | ||
We | We don't have to be shy | ||
No one else can see you, only I | No one else can see you, only I | ||
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Girl, love is real | Girl, love is real | ||
You dream away</poem> | You dream away</poem> | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Lovely]]|Baby|04. Baby.flac|[[September 26]], [[1997]]|[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 09/26/1997|T.T. The Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA]]|6:25||Audience bootleg}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Lovely]]|Baby||[[October 8]], [[1997]]|[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 10/08/1997|The Paradise, Boston, MA]]|||DAT recording}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Lovely]]|Baby|08 Baby.mp3|[[January 14]], [[1998]]|[[Rivers Cuomo concert: 01/14/1998|T.T. the Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA]]|5:47||Audience bootleg}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Weezer]]|Baby||February [[1998]]|Fox Force Five Recorders, Hollywood, CA|||}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Baby|06 baby.mp3|[[March 11]], [[1998]]||0:24|''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* ''[[HOMiE - Volume 1]]'' | * ''[[HOMiE - Volume 1]]'' | ||
[[Category: Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ==References== | ||
[[Category: Lovely songs]] | <references /> | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
[[Category:Lovely songs]] | |||
[[Category:Songs on HOMiE - Volume 1]] | [[Category:Songs on HOMiE - Volume 1]] | ||