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"Mad Kow" was first documented in July of [[2000]],<ref name="rechist12">[[Recording_History_-_Page_12|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref> with the band recording demos to a DA-88 at Cole Rehearsals in Los Angeles.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''[[The Catalog O' Riffs]]''. [[2002]]. http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref> The band performed the song live throughout the remainder of that summer. The song did not make the cut for the band's subsequent album (Weezer's eponymous [[Weezer (The Green Album)|''Green Album'']]), but appeared on a semi-official ''Summer Songs 2000'' "album" distributed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] to fans in November of [[2001]]. | "Mad Kow" was first documented in July of [[2000]],<ref name="rechist12">[[Recording_History_-_Page_12|Weezer Recording History - Page 12]]</ref> with the band recording demos to a DA-88 at Cole Rehearsals in Los Angeles.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''[[The Catalog O' Riffs]]''. [[2002]]. http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html</ref> The band performed the song live throughout the remainder of that summer. The song did not make the cut for the band's subsequent album (Weezer's eponymous [[Weezer (The Green Album)|''Green Album'']]), but appeared on a semi-official ''Summer Songs 2000'' "album" distributed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] to fans in November of [[2001]]. | ||
"Mad Kow" was revived in March of [[2002]] during [[Album 5 demos|early demo sessions]] at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood for the band's already-planned [[Make Believe|fifth album]] (before their fourth, ''[[Maladroit]]'', had even been released). The band subsequently performed the song live at a few shows during that same month. The band continued work on it that summer, with one version featuring piano by session musician [[Shmedly|Ryan "Shmedly" Maynes]]. The song was ultimately retired thereafter. An acoustic rehearsal, as well as a clip from a soundcheck—both filmed in 2002—appeared on the [[2004]] DVD ''[[Video Capture Device]]''. [[Rivers Cuomo]] also played the song during a session on the [[List of Rivers Cuomo video streams|video streaming]] platform Ustream on [[August 6]], [[2011]]. | "Mad Kow" was revived in March of [[2002]] during [[Album 5 demos|early demo sessions]] at Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood for the band's already-planned [[Make Believe|fifth album]] (before their fourth, ''[[Maladroit]]'', had even been released). The band subsequently performed the song live at a few shows during that same month. The band continued work on it that summer, with one version featuring piano by session musician [[Shmedly|Ryan "Shmedly" Maynes]]. The song was ultimately retired thereafter. An acoustic rehearsal, as well as a clip from a soundcheck—both filmed in 2002—appeared on the [[2004]] DVD ''[[Video Capture Device]]''. [[Rivers Cuomo]] also played the song during a session on the [[List of Rivers Cuomo video streams|video streaming]] platform Ustream on [[August 6]], [[2011]]. The song is most likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Bovine_spongiform_encephalopathy|Bovine spongiform encephalopathy]], which is also known as mad cow disease. | ||
==Personnel== | |||
===2000 demo=== | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] - lead guitar, lead vocals | |||
*[[Brian Bell]] - rhythm guitar, backing vocals | |||
*[[Mikey Welsh]] - bass | |||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums | |||
===2002 demos=== | |||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] - lead guitar, lead vocals | |||
*[[Brian Bell]] - rhythm guitar, backing vocals | |||
*[[Scott Shriner]] - bass, backing vocals | |||
*[[Patrick Wilson]] - drums | |||
*[[Shmedly|Ryan "Shmedly" Maynes]] - piano | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<small>''NOTE: The 2000 version of the song truncates the second verse after “I’m breaking my leases,” substituting it with the first verse’s final two lines. The closing “I’m falling” lyric is also omitted.''</small><br> | |||
<poem>I'm watching and waiting | <poem>I'm watching and waiting | ||
I'm disintegrating | I'm disintegrating | ||
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==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mad Kow||Summer [[2000]]||2:12|''[[Summer Songs 2000]]'' ("album")|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mad Kow||[[June 8]], [[2002]]||4:18|released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mad Kow||[[July 2]], [[2002]]||4:16|released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Weezer]]|Mad Kow||[[July 16]], [[2002]]||4:11|released on [[weezer.com]]|}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[Summer Songs of 2000]] | |||
*[[Album 5 demos]] | *[[Album 5 demos]] | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||