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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Mexican Fender" was co-written by Rivers Cuomo with producer/songwriter [[Toby Gad]]. The track was originally in contention for ''[[The White Album]]'' under the title " | "Mexican Fender" was co-written by Rivers Cuomo with producer/songwriter [[Toby Gad]]. The track was originally in contention for ''[[The White Album]]'' under the title "June Bride", but was incomplete by the time that album came together. The phrase "[[June bride]]" would be used for the bridge of "[[Feels Like Summer]]". At some point during its inception the song was called "High Hopes". A demo of this version, featuring only guitar and vocals, was included in the digital compilation ''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' in [[2020]]. According to Cuomo, ''White Album'' producer [[Jake Sinclair]] was "instrumental" in making the song. "He really pushed me on this song, to make it as good as it could be, but now it's on ''this'' album and he doesn't get credit because we have a different producer."<ref>"[https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/27/560044425/how-weezer-traded-power-chords-for-pop How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo]" ''All Songs Considered'', NPR. 27 October 2017</ref> The song was based on Cuomo's interactions with Katy Goodman, singer of the band [[Wikipedia:La_Sera|La Sera]]. Cuomo included screenshots of their correspondence on the Genius.com page for the song.<ref>"Mexican Fender" ''Genius''. https://genius.com/Weezer-mexican-fender-lyrics</ref> The guitar shop mentioned in the lyrics is [https://www.truetonemusic.com/ Truetone Music] in Santa Monica, California. | ||
A song entry titled "[[Summer Love]]" submitted in or around [[2014]], is listed in the BMI Repertoire (#19828338). It is likely, though unconfirmed, to be the same or at least related to "Mexican Fender". Both songs are credited to Cuomo and Gad. | A song entry titled "[[Summer Love]]" submitted in or around [[2014]], is listed in the BMI Repertoire (#19828338). It is likely, though unconfirmed, to be the same or at least related to "Mexican Fender". Both songs are credited to Cuomo and Gad. | ||
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During the episode of ''Making Records'', Walker and Valentine noticed a mistake in which two overlaid guitar sections (around 1:22 in the song, accompanying the lyric "I knew we would end up jamming") were moved out of sync. Walker remarked "Nobody caught it, and it worked and it was cool." The show also revealed that the lyric "The heartbreak DJ" was originally "The ''foxy'' DJ", but was changed, possibly due to a "managerial decision." | During the episode of ''Making Records'', Walker and Valentine noticed a mistake in which two overlaid guitar sections (around 1:22 in the song, accompanying the lyric "I knew we would end up jamming") were moved out of sync. Walker remarked "Nobody caught it, and it worked and it was cool." The show also revealed that the lyric "The heartbreak DJ" was originally "The ''foxy'' DJ", but was changed, possibly due to a "managerial decision." | ||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The music video was directed by [[Lior Molcho]] and stars dancer [https://twitter.com/chloemae?lang=en Chloe Mae]. It premiered on [[August 17]], [[2017]]. | The music video was directed by [[Lior Molcho]] and stars dancer [https://twitter.com/chloemae?lang=en Chloe Mae]. It premiered on [[August 17]], [[2017]]. | ||
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Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not | Oh she loves me, she loves me, she loves me not | ||
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==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFGVMrcjSpA Making Records with Eric Valentine - Weezer - "Mexican Fender"] | |||
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[[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||