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'''"Hash Pipe"''' is the | '''"Hash Pipe"''' is the lead single and third track from [[Weezer]]'s self titled 2001 album, known as ''[[The Green Album]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*[[Weezer (The Green Album)]] | *[[Weezer (The Green Album)]] | ||
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*[[Hash Pipe]] (UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)) | *[[Hash Pipe]] (UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)) | ||
*[[Hash Pipe]] (US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)) (Jimmy Pop Remix) | *[[Hash Pipe]] (US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)) (Jimmy Pop Remix) | ||
*[[Hash Pipe]] (US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)) (Chris | *[[Hash Pipe]] (US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)) (Chris Vrenna's Kick Me Remix) | ||
*[[Hash Pipe]] (US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)) (Chris | *[[Hash Pipe]] (US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)) (Chris Vrenna's Under Glass Remix) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Hash Pipe" was the first single released from the band's long-awaited third album, ''Weezer'', and the only SS2K song to make it onto the album (although "[[Dope Nose]]" and "[[Slob]]" were later released on ''[[Maladroit]]''). According to an interview with [[Rivers Cuomo]], the song was written on the same night as "Dope Nose". The story is that he took "a bunch of Ritalin and had like three shots of tequila", paced around for a while, then wrote both songs. It was inspired by a male transvestite prostitute known for rambling to people in Santa Monica. | |||
The label was very reluctant to | The label was very reluctant to release a song like "Hash Pipe" as the album's lead single. They wanted to release "[[Don't Let Go]]" instead, but Rivers was adamant that "Hash Pipe" be the single. | ||
"Hash Pipe" became one of the band's biggest hits, and is perhaps best known for its driving guitar riff, offbeat lyrical content, Cuomo's falsetto vocals and the gang backup vocals of "whoa-oh-oh." The guitar riff was at least partially inspired by the "Theme From Peter Gunn", the theme music for an old, cop-and-robbers style tv show. The theme has proven to be much more endurable than the show, and has appeared in many TV shows and films, both in its original recording as well as cover versions. Rivers has stated in several interviews at the time of the single's release that he ripped off the ''Spy Hunter'' riff, alluding to a popular arcade video game from the 80s which featured a digitized version of the ''Peter Gunn'' theme. | |||
== | There is some dispute among fans over the song's correct lyrics, and as no official lyric sheet has been released, they remain up for debate. Examples of disputed lyrics are "eyes wide"/"ass wipe" and "big cheese"/"big G's" ('G' as in 'money'). | ||
There are | |||
==Alternate Versions== | |||
There are several incarnations of the song. The original live version from 2000 featured slightly different drums, lacked backing vocals, "uhs", and instead of "kick me","kiss me" was sung during second line of the chorus. Also, since late 2001, the band has played the song live with a reworked guitar solo that no longer follows the verse melody. | |||
The original ''Green Album'' studio version is no longer in use, and was replaced by a shorter edit on reprints. An edit was later made, cutting the first chorus in half (ending after "eyes wide"), and both ascending bridge sections were removed from the end of the second and third choruses. This edit summarily replaced the original studio versions on repressings of the album, and is featured prominently on the edited "Hash Pipe" video on the DVD ''[[Video Capture Device]]''. | |||
Three official remixes of the song were released in 2001. Chris Vrenna's "Kick Me" and "Under Glass" remixes were released on the "Hash Pipe" 12" remix single - which was Weezer's first 12" single. The record also featured [[Jimmy Pop]]'s remix of the song - a version that was also released on multiple international releases singles, as well as a one-track CD-R promo in the UK. | |||
==Censorship== | ==Censorship== | ||
Hash Pipe was banned from UK airplay due to | "Hash Pipe" was banned from UK airplay due to bigwigs at Radio One taking a stance against the drug reference in the title (hashish). The title is sometimes displayed as "H*** Pipe" on some television channels, notably MTV; however, their has been inconsistency of the censored song title. [[Geffen Records]] anticipated these censors, and originally didn't want "Hash Pipe" to be a single, citing the song's title and lurid content as inappropriate. | ||
==Single artwork== | |||
Drummer [[Patrick Wilson]] is featured on the cover of the song's promo CD single holding a pack of Natural American Spirit cigarettes. The retail version of this cover has the brand's logo blurred out due to copyright issues. An alternate cover of the retail single shows then-bassist [[Mikey Welsh]] pushing a skateboard, on which a life-size carboard cutout likeness of Rivers is standing. This photo was taken on the floor of a venue during the Yahoo Outloud tour. | |||
== | ==Achievements== | ||
"Hash Pipe" | "Hash Pipe" peaked at #2 on Billboard's Modern Rock Tracks chart, #24 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #16 on Billboard's Canadian Singles Chart. The video for the song was nominated for Best Rock Video at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards as well as being nominated for High Times magazine's "Pot Song of the Year" in 2001. | ||
==Covers== | ==Covers== | ||
The song has been covered by [[Phantom Planet]] in concert and by Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine at one of their live shows. | |||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The video for the song was directed by Marcos Siega, the first of | The video for the song was directed by Marcos Siega, the first of several Weezer videos that he would direct. The premise of the video shows Weezer playing while a group of sumo wrestlers engage in activity. At one humorous point in the video, the wrestlers appear as stand-ins for the band, complete with instruments, miming to the song. In the video, guitarist [[Brian Bell]] employs a move in which he bends backwards, taking the guitar with him, then thrusts his legs in the direction he's bending. This is affectionately known among Weezer fans as "[[The Impossible Bend]]" and takes place at approximately 2:42 of the video's running time. According to the mini book that accompanies ''[[Video Capture Device]]'', Siega was specifically asked to avoid referring to the lyrics of the song in the video. | ||
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'''US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)''' | '''US Promo Remix 12" (Black Vinyl)''' | ||
# "[[Hash Pipe]]" (Jimmy Pop Remix) | # "[[Hash Pipe]]" (Jimmy Pop Remix) | ||
# "[[Hash Pipe]]" (Chris | # "[[Hash Pipe]]" (Chris Vrenna's Kick Me Remix) | ||
# "[[Hash Pipe]]" (Chris | # "[[Hash Pipe]]" (Chris Vrenna's Under Glass Remix) - 4:13 | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<lyrics> | <lyrics>I can't help my feelings I go out of my mind | ||
I can't help my feelings I go out of my mind | |||
These players come to get me 'cuz they like my behind | These players come to get me 'cuz they like my behind | ||
I deal out my business if I can't get a trick | I deal out my business if I can't get a trick | ||