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" | "El Scorcho" is the first single and seventh track from ''[[Pinkerton]]''. The song was not a successful single; several radio stations refused to play the song, and the video stiffed on MTV. This is considered to be one of the causes for the initial commercial failure of the album. On WeezerJonas, the official online street team for Weezer, "El Scorcho" was ranked the 3rd best song on Pinkerton, losing to "[[The Good Life]]" and "[[Tired of Sex]]." Although "El Scorcho" had little success as a single, the song itself has become somewhat of a cult classic. It is only now that it is seeing large strides in mainstream popularity (in large part from being on the video game ''Rock Band''). | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The premise of "El Scorcho" is the struggle between confessing your feelings, waiting for the girl to, or simply doing nothing about it. The opening lines explain the frustration of finding out if someone likes you, and finding out everything you can about the person through their friends ("The redhead said you shred the cello"). The girl in "El Scorcho" appears later in the song "[[Falling for You]]" when she leaves her "cello in the basement" of Rivers' place. Many fans have related the chorus to that of a Pet Sounds chorus because of it's simple nature, yet incredibly effective wording: | The premise of "El Scorcho" is the struggle between confessing your feelings, waiting for the girl to, or simply doing nothing about it. The opening lines explain the frustration of finding out if someone likes you, and finding out everything you can about the person through their friends ("The redhead said you shred the cello"). The girl in "El Scorcho" appears later in the song "[[Falling for You]]" when she leaves her "cello in the basement" of Rivers' place. Many fans have related the chorus to that of a ''Pet Sounds'' chorus because of it's simple nature, yet incredibly effective wording: | ||
"I'm a lot like you, so please, hello, I'm here, I'm waiting." | "I'm a lot like you, so please, hello, I'm here, I'm waiting." | ||
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The song is notable for its singalong chorus, and falsetto yells from [[Matt Sharp]], which have become somewhat of a favorite. | The song is notable for its singalong chorus, and falsetto yells from [[Matt Sharp]], which have become somewhat of a favorite. | ||
"El Scorcho" is a prequel of sorts to the song "[[Falling for You]]". Both songs mention the playing of a cello, feature the expletive "God damn!" prominently, and this song's lyrics contain the phrase 'falling for you'. It has been said that originally, "Falling for You" was to follow "El Scorcho on the album, until "[[Pink Triangle]]" was written, and placed between the two. | "El Scorcho" is a prequel of sorts to the song "[[Falling for You]]". Both songs mention the playing of a cello, feature the expletive "God damn!" prominently, and this song's lyrics contain the phrase 'falling for you'. It has been said that originally, "Falling for You" was to follow "El Scorcho" on the album, until "[[Pink Triangle]]" was written, and placed between the two. | ||
==Inspiration== | ==Inspiration== | ||
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[[Image:Del_Scorcho.jpg|A packet of Del Scorcho hot sauce.|right|thumb|300px]] | [[Image:Del_Scorcho.jpg|A packet of Del Scorcho hot sauce.|right|thumb|300px]] | ||
*The opening line, "Goddamn you half Japanese girls" has been censored in two different ways: *Bleep* damn and | *The opening line, "Goddamn you half Japanese girls" has been censored in two different ways: "*Bleep* damn" and "dog damn". | ||
*The title was taken from the name of the Del Taco sauce, "Del Scorcho". | *The title was taken from the name of the Del Taco sauce, "Del Scorcho". | ||
*[[Brian Bell]] is the one who says "El Scorcho" and "Rock and Roll" in the beginning of the song. | *[[Brian Bell]] is the one who says "El Scorcho" and "Rock and Roll" in the beginning of the song. Bell's first lead vocal on a Weezer record can also be found on the song during the bridge ("How stupid is it, won't you give me a minute? Just come up to be and say hello to my heart.") Bell was also responsible for the guitar solo. | ||
*The Rock Band version of "El Scorcho" has a different lead vocal take and a different guitar solo. The reasons for these differences are unknown, but likely have something to do with the master tapes being remixed by the game's developers. | *The Rock Band version of "El Scorcho" has a different lead vocal take and a different guitar solo. The reasons for these differences are unknown, but likely have something to do with the master tapes being remixed by the game's developers. | ||
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I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart | I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart | ||
(How stupid is it? Won't you give me a minute | (How stupid is it? Won't you give me a minute | ||
Just come up to me and say hello to my heart) How stupid is it? | Just come up to me and say hello to my heart) | ||
How stupid is it? | |||
For all I know you want me too and maybe you just don't know what to do or maybe you're scared to say: "I'm falling for you" | For all I know you want me too and maybe you just don't know what to do or maybe you're scared to say: "I'm falling for you" | ||