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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Small quote box|"This is a really screwed up song we're about to play."|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Weezer concert: 06/21/2001|Dortmund, Germany, 2001]]}} | {{Small quote box|"This is a really screwed up song we're about to play."|[[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Weezer concert: 06/21/2001|Dortmund, Germany, 2001]]}} | ||
"American Gigolo" was first written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] around February of [[2001]], and recorded by Weezer at [[DC Demos|Monster Island Studios]] on [[May 27]], 2001. Another recording was made during the band's [[BBC Sessions]] the following June 23rd. These sessions would feature | "American Gigolo" was first written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] around February of [[2001]], and recorded by Weezer at [[DC Demos|Monster Island Studios]] on [[May 27]], 2001. Another recording was made during the band's [[BBC Sessions]] the following June 23rd. These sessions would feature [[Mikey Welsh]] on bass guitar and occasional backing vocals. These original recordings portrayed the song in more of a funky vibe. Many fans were later surprised to hear the song evolve into more of a heavy metal riffer as the ''Maladroit'' sessions unfolded. Early versions of the song contain lyrics that greatly resemble that of "[[Photograph]]" ("If you want it / You can have it..."), though it is unknown if this is a deliberate allusion. A "[[Wikipedia:Gigolo|gigolo]]" is a male escort or social companion who is supported by a woman in a continuing relationship, often living in her residence or having to be present at her beck and call. The song's title may have been inspired by the [[Wikipedia:American_Gigolo|1980 film of the same name]], but this has never been commented on. According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_13#5.2F27.2F01:_DC_Demos|Recording History]], the song shares its chorus with the unreleased song "[[I Can't Tell You]]", written around the same time and also demoed at Monster Island Studios. | ||
"American Gigolo" was performed live for the first time on [[June 8]], [[2001]] in Toronto, Ontario, as well as several additional shows that month on the [[Euro Freak Out Tour]]. The song was performed sporadically in [[2002]] and has, to date, been played only three times following its official release on ''[[Maladroit]]''. | "American Gigolo" was performed live for the first time on [[June 8]], [[2001]] in Toronto, Ontario, as well as several additional shows that month on the [[Euro Freak Out Tour]]. The song was performed sporadically in [[2002]] and has, to date, been played only three times following its official release on ''[[Maladroit]]''. | ||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 06/08/2001 | *[[Weezer concert: 06/08/2001]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 06/19/2001 | *[[Weezer concert: 06/19/2001]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 06/21/2001 | *[[Weezer concert: 06/21/2001]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 06/23/2001 | *[[Weezer concert: 06/23/2001]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 06/24/2001 | *[[Weezer concert: 06/24/2001]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 06/25/2001 | *[[Weezer concert: 06/25/2001]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 03/11/2002 | *[[Weezer concert: 03/11/2002]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 03/12/2002 | *[[Weezer concert: 03/12/2002]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 05/22/2002 | *[[Weezer concert: 05/22/2002]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 05/26/2002 | *[[Weezer concert: 05/26/2002]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 07/27/2002 | *[[Weezer concert: 07/27/2002]] | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
===Album version=== | ===Album version=== | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<tabber> | <tabber> | ||
|-|Album | |-|Album= | ||
<poem>Sit down, quiet everybody | <poem>Sit down, quiet everybody | ||
We got a long way to go | We got a long way to go | ||