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| {{DISPLAYTITLE:Draft:''Songs from the Black Hole'' - Glossary}} | | {{DISPLAYTITLE:Draft:''Songs from the Black Hole'' - Glossary}} |
| This article collates characters and terminology appearing in the songs and draft material for [[Weezer]]'s scrapped rock opera, ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. | | {{Hatnote|"Jonas" redirects here. For the song, see "[[My Name Is Jonas]]"}} |
| | This article collates characters and terminology appearing in the songs and draft material for [[Weezer]]'s scrapped rock opera, ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'' (henceforth abbreviated as ''SFTBH''). |
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| == Betsy II == | | ==Betsy II== |
| {{Main|Betsy#Betsy II|Betsy}}
| | '''Betsy II''' is the ship featured in ''SFTBH''. It is named after "[[Betsy]]," a name given to a 1984 Dodge Prospector that Weezer used throughout 1994. |
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| The '''Betsy II''' is the spaceship used by the cast of ''SFTBH''. It is mentioned once in the 1995 synopsis of the album, and very little description is made of it besides it containing a cockpit in [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 2|draft 2]], and containing individual "[[Come to My Pod|pods]]" for each crew member.
| | ==Dondó== |
| | '''Dondó''' is one of [[#Jonas|Jonas']] shipmates, along with [[#Wuan|Wuan]], [[#Maria|Maria]], and [[#Laurel|Laurel]]. He was intended to be voiced by Weezer bassist [[Matt Sharp]]. During live performances of the song, the character is voiced by bassist [[Scott Shriner]]. The names Wuan and Dondó are a reference to the fictional libertine [[Wikipedia:Don Juan|Don Juan]]. In Cuomo's notes for the character,<ref name="pinkertondiaries">''Cuomo, Rivers. ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. Self-published, 2011.</ref> Dondó is described as macho and nihilistic. The songs demoed for ''SFTBH'' refer to him as having a large penis. At the beginning of the story, Dondó refers to Maria as Jonas' "favorite bitch from the academy." ("[[Blast Off!]]") Dondó later has an affair with Maria, after which Jonas discovers a used, "extra-huge" condom ("[[What Is This I Find?]]") |
| | ====Dondo's songs==== |
| | * "[[Blast Off!]] |
| | * "[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]" (mentioned) |
| | * "[[You Won't Get With Me Tonight]]" (mentioned) |
| | * "[[What Is This I Find?]]" (mentioned) |
| | * "[[Dude, We're Finally Landing]]" |
| | * "[[Longtime Sunshine]]" (coda) |
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| The ship was named after [[Weezer]]'s touring van at the time, the [[Betsy]].
| | ==Jonas== |
| | Jonas is the protagonist of ''SFTBH'', intended to have been voiced by Weezer lead singer [[Rivers Cuomo]]. Jonas is the insecure captain of the ship [[#Betsy II|Betsy II]] and a top graduate from the Star Corps Academy. Jonas' insecurities about the group's mission were intended to mirror Cuomo's own insecurities about his then-unfolding rock star life.<ref name="pinkertondiaries" /><ref name="alonelinernotes">''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone liner notes|liner notes]]</ref> In the story as depicted in the demoed songs for ''SFTBH'', Jonas is somewhat promiscuous, sleeping with [[#Maria|Maria]] after clearly stating to her that he would not ("[[Come to My Pod]]"). Jonas later falls in love with [[#Laurel|Laurel]] ("[[Superfriend]]") and subsequently discovers that he has fathered a child with Maria ("[[She Had a Girl]]"). |
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| == Dondó == | | ==Laurel== |
| '''Dondó''' is one of Jonas' shipmates. He would have been voiced by [[Matt Sharp]]. [[Rivers Cuomo]] writes in his notes about Dondó, describing him as "Macho/Male Bravado", "Nihilist", and "Nothing sacred". | | '''Laurel''' (spelled a number of different ways, including '''Laura''', '''Laural''', '''Lloral''', etc.) is one of two love interests from ''SFTBH''. She was intended to have been voiced by [[Rachel Haden]] of the band [[That Dog]]. Haden sings lead vocals on the Weezer B-side "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]," which was originally written for ''SFTBH''. Cuomo's notes on the character from 1994 describe her as studious, smart, and as a moral and intellectual ideal, representing a monogamous life.<ref name="pinkertondiaries" /> In the story of ''SFTBH'' as represented by the songs demoed, [[Jonas]] sings "[[Superfriend]]" with her after he has struggled with his relationship with [[Maria]], believing he has fallen in love with Laurel, but Laurel admonishes him. Laurel then sings "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]," in which she laments her rejection of Jonas. |
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| Dondó first appears in "[[Blast Off!]]", and throughout multiple drafts in the album, serves to demean Maria by calling her a "bitch" or "ho". He is then referenced in the songs "[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]" and "[[You Won't Get with Me Tonight]]", each serving in their respective drafts of the album to showcase Maria's hatred of him, and her and Jonas' belief that Dondó has a large penis.
| | ==M1== |
| | '''M1''' is the "mechanoid"<ref name="aloneiilinernotes" /> of the crew of [[#Betsy II|Betsy II]]. It was originally intended to be voiced by [[Karl Koch]]. [[Rivers Cuomo]] sings the part in the demo for "[[Blast Off!]]" using a vocoder. In live performances of the song, the character's lyrics are omitted and substituted with an additional verse by [[Wuan]] ([[Brian Bell]]). |
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| Later on in the track lists, Dondó is shown to have slept with Maria sometime prior to the song "[[What Is This I Find?]]", as when Jonas finds an "extra huge" and "used" condom, he instantly deduces it could only have been Dondó. Dondó then sings "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]" during the reprise in "[[Longtime Sunshine]]"'s coda.
| | ==Maria== |
| | '''Maria''' is one of two love interests from ''SFTBH''. Cuomo intended for the character to be voiced by [[Joan Wasser]] of the Dambuilders (with whom Weezer had previously toured), although the project was abandoned before Cuomo ever asked her.<ref name="aloneiilinernotes">''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'', [[Alone II liner notes|liner notes]]</ref> Maria was intended to stand in for Cuomo's real-life on-again-off-again relationship with [[Jennifer Chiba]].<ref name="aloneiilinernotes" /> [[Maria]] is depicted in ''SFTBH'' as greatly-disliking [[#Dondó|Dondó]] ("[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]"), though she later has an affair with him ("[[What Is This I Find?]]"). Jonas and Maria sleep together ("[[Come to My Pod]]"), leading her to get pregnant ("[[She's Had a Girl]]"). |
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| The names Wuan and Dondó are a reference to the fictional libertine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Juan Don Juan].
| | ==Nomis== |
| | '''Nomis''' is the name of a planet mentioned in that [[Jonas]] and the crew of [[Betsy II]] attempt to save from being swallowed by its sun ("[[Blast Off!]]"). |
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| === Dondó's songs in ''SFTBH'' === | | ==Wuan== |
| *"[[Blast Off!]]" (with Jonas, Wuan and M1)
| | '''Wuan''' is one of [[#Jonas|Jonas']] shipmates, along with [[#Dondó|Dondó]], [[#Maria|Maria]], and [[#Laurel|Laurel]]. He was intended to be voiced by [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Brian Bell]]. Bell reprises this role when the song is performed live. The names Wuan and Dondó are a reference to the fictional libertine [[Wikipedia:Don Juan|Don Juan]]. Wuan is a "suave," "seductive," and "morally oblivious"<ref name="pinkertondiaries" /> who, along with Dondó, acts as a foil to the pessimistic Jonas, highlighting Jonas’s doubts and insecurities. Wuan is more laid-back, often drinking beer and partying about the mission, even as the [[#Betsy II|Betsy II]] first takes off, contrasting [[Jonas]]’s anxieties. |
| *"[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]" (mentioned)
| | ====Wuan's songs==== |
| *"[[You Won't Get With Me Tonight]]" (mentioned)
| | * "[[Blast Off!]]" |
| *"[[What Is This I Find?]]" (mentioned) | | * "[[Dude, We're Finally Landing]]" |
| *"[[Dude, We're Finally Landing]]" (with Jonas and Wuan) | | * "[[Longtime Sunshine]]" (coda) |
| *"[[Touch-Down!]]" (with Jonas, Wuan and M1)
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| *"[[Longtime Sunshine]]" (coda, with Jonas and Wuan) | |
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| == Jonas == | | ==See also== |
| '''Captain Jonas''' is the main character in ''SFTBH'', to be played by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. He is made out to be a shy, timid, pessimistic, and somewhat lustful captain of the Betsy II. He is a metaphor for Cuomo's feelings about the "rock-star lifestyle" he was living at the time.
| | *''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]'' |
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| Jonas first appears in "[[Blast Off!]]", feeling reluctant about the mission that is about to unfold, he is told to relax by his crewmates Wuan and Dondó, yet he still appears reluctant. After the song, he goes to comfort Maria after Dondó insults her. In "[[Come to My Pod]]", Maria seduces Jonas, which he is shown to regret immediately after in "[[Oh No, This Is Not for Me]]". In "[[Superfriend]]", Jonas confides in Laurel about leading on Maria. Soon after the birth of his child, Jonas finally realizes his true feelings for Maria in "[[Now I Finally See]]", and is, in certain drafts of the album, ready to propose ("[[Touch-Down!]]").
| | *[[Maria]] |
| | | *[[Laurel]] |
| After the reveal in "[[What Is This I Find?]]", Jonas abandons himself on Nomis, realizing that after the birth of his daughter, there isn't enough space to fit all of them on the ship ("[[Longtime Sunshine]]").
| | *[[Wuan]] |
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| === Jonas' songs in ''SFTBH'' ===
| | *[[M1]] |
| *"[[Blast Off!]]" (with Wuan, Dondó and M1)
| | ==References== |
| *"[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]" (with Maria) | | <references /> |
| *"[[Please Remember]]" (with Maria)
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| *"[[You Won't Get With Me Tonight]]" (with Maria)
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| *"[[Come to My Pod]]" (with Maria)
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| *"[[Oh No, This Is Not for Me]]" (with Maria)
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| *"[[Tired of Sex]]"
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| *"[[Superfriend]]" (with Laurel)
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| *"[[She's Had a Girl]]"
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| *"[[Dude, We're Finally Landing]]" (with Jonas and Wuan)
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| *"[[Touch-Down!]]" (with Jonas, Wuan and M1)
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| *"[[Now I Finally See]]"
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| *"[[Getchoo]]"
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| *"[[Devotion]]"
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| *"[[What Is This I Find?]]" (with Maria)
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| *"[[Why Bother?]]"
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| *"[[Longtime Sunshine]]"
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| *"Longtime Sunshine" (coda, with Wuan and Dondó)
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| *"[[Tragic Girl]]"
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| == Laurel ==
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| '''Laurel''' (spelled a number of different ways, including '''Laura''', '''Laural''', '''Lloral''', etc.) is one of the female leads, which Cuomo intended to be voiced by [[Rachel Haden]] of [[That Dog]]. The character has a relatively small role in the plot line Cuomo developed, and has been described as "the good girl". The main character, Jonas, sings "[[Superfriend]]" with her after he has struggled with his relationship with Maria. He thinks he has fallen in love with Laurel from this experience, but she tries to convince him that he's simply being rash. Laurel then reappears for "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]," in which she laments exactly what the title suggests. Some fans guess that Laurel is singing this song about Jonas, bemoaning the fact that she loves him but missed her chance to be with him by turning him away ("Superfriend"). However, the lyric "And I see him everyday/Even though my love is a world away" suggests that Laurel's love is not Jonas. It is possible that Laurel and Jonas did in fact have some type of relationship, which then ruined Laurel's relationship with her previous boyfriend/husband.
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| In a note about ''Songs from the Black Hole'' on [[November 28]], [[1994]], Cuomo described him as:
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| * Intellectual Ideal
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| * Moral Ideal
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| * Studious
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| * Smart, cultural
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| * Highly moral
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| * School/nose to grindstone
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| * Work productivity
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| * Family
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| * Monogamy
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| * [illegible]
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| * Poor
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| * Stays home
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| * Illusion
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| === Laurel's songs in ''SFTBH'' ===
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| *"[[Superfriend]]" (with Jonas) | |
| *"[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]"
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| == M1 ==
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| '''M1''' is the ship's "mechanoid", intended to be voiced by [[Karl Koch]]. Rivers Cuomo sings the part in the demo for "[[Blast Off!]]" using a vocoder. In live performances of the song, the character's lyrics are omitted and substituted with an additional verse by Wuan (sung by [[Brian Bell]]).
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| === M1's songs in ''SFTBH'' ===
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| *"[[Blast Off!]]" (with Jonas, Wuan and Dondó) | |
| *"[[Dude, We're Finally Landing]]" (mentioned) | |
| *"[[Touch-Down!]]" (with Jonas, Wuan and Dondó) | |
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| == Maria ==
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| '''Maria''' is one of the female leads, which Cuomo wanted to be played by [[Joan Wasser]] of The Dambuilders. Wasser herself was reportedly unaware of this until informed by a Weezer fan via MySpace{{citation needed}}. The relationship between Jonas and Maria was based on Cuomo's relationship with [[Jennifer Chiba]].
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| In a note about ''Songs from the Black Hole'' on [[November 28]], [[1994]], Cuomo described her as:
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| * Sexual Ideal
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| * Rock/fun
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| * Sex/promiscuity
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| * Rizzo/Jen
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| * Rich
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| * Parties
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| === Maria's songs in ''SFTBH'' ===
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| *"[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]" (with Jonas)
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| *"[[Oh Jonas]]" | |
| *"[[Come to My Pod]]" (with Jonas) | |
| *"[[Please Remember]]" (with Jonas)
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| *"[[Oh No, This Is Not for Me]]"
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| *"[[I Thought You Should Know]]"
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| *"[[What Is This I Find?]]" (with Jonas)
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| == Nomis == | |
| '''Nomis''' is the name of the planet that Jonas and the crew of Betsy II must save from being swallowed up by its sun.
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| == Wuan ==
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| '''Wuan''' is one of Jonas' shipmates, along with Dondó, Maria, and Laurel. He would have been voiced by [[Brian Bell]]. The names Wuan and Dondó are a reference to the fictional libertine [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Juan Don Juan].
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| * Suave ideal
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| * Seducer
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| * Oblivious to morals
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| === Wuan's songs in ''SFTBH'' ===
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| * [[Blast Off!]] (with Jonas, Dondó and M1)
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| * [[Dude, We're Finally Landing]] (with Jonas and Dondó)
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| *"[[Touch-Down!]]" (with Jonas, Dondó and M1)
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| * [[Longtime Sunshine]] (coda, with Jonas and Dondó)
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