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'''"Don't Worry Baby"''' is a track from ''[[Alone II]]''. It is a Beach Boys cover, written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian. It was first featured on their their 1964 album ''Shut Down Volume 2''. | '''"Don't Worry Baby"''' is a track from ''[[Alone II]]''. It is a Beach Boys cover, written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian. It was first featured on their their 1964 album ''Shut Down Volume 2''. | ||
In the liner notes to Alone II, Cuomo notes that recording this cover was an attempt to help form his own sound. He had previously employed a gritter singing-screaming sound for his vocals but noted that he had more of a "choir boy" sound. He used "Don't Worry Baby" as a template for honing his own sound and style - substituting the sound of the original with Weezer's familiar chugging guitars. | In the liner notes to ''Alone II'', Cuomo notes that recording this cover was an attempt to help form his own sound. He had previously employed a gritter singing-screaming sound for his vocals but noted that he had more of a "choir boy" sound. He used "Don't Worry Baby" as a template for honing his own sound and style - substituting the sound of the original with Weezer's familiar chugging guitars and adding a guitar solo. | ||
Cuomo also recorded a cover of the Beach Boys' "Surfer Girl" around this time, perhaps for similar reasons. | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||