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Over the course of writing the album, Rivers, who'd enrolled at Harvard in the fall of [[1995]], was inspired to change his focus from the space rock opera theme of ''SFTBH'' to the ''Madame Butterfly''-influenced theme that permeates ''Pinkerton''. ''Pinkerton'' was released on September 24, 1996 and included the songs "[[Tired of Sex]]", "[[Getchoo]]", "[[No Other One]]", and "[[Why Bother?]]". These four songs had been written prior to the conception of ''SFTBH'' but reshaped for ''SFTBH''. Rivers had once more reworked them for inclusion on ''Pinkerton''. Further leftovers "[[Devotion]]", "[[Waiting on You]]", and "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]" surfaced as b-sides to the ''Pinkerton'' singles "[[El Scorcho]]" and "[[The Good Life]]". "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" is notable as it features Rachel Haden singing lead vocals, in the role that was originally intended for ''SFTBH''. | Over the course of writing the album, Rivers, who'd enrolled at Harvard in the fall of [[1995]], was inspired to change his focus from the space rock opera theme of ''SFTBH'' to the ''Madame Butterfly''-influenced theme that permeates ''Pinkerton''. ''Pinkerton'' was released on September 24, 1996 and included the songs "[[Tired of Sex]]", "[[Getchoo]]", "[[No Other One]]", and "[[Why Bother?]]". These four songs had been written prior to the conception of ''SFTBH'' but reshaped for ''SFTBH''. Rivers had once more reworked them for inclusion on ''Pinkerton''. Further leftovers "[[Devotion]]", "[[Waiting on You]]", and "[[I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams]]" surfaced as b-sides to the ''Pinkerton'' singles "[[El Scorcho]]" and "[[The Good Life]]". "I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" is notable as it features Rachel Haden singing lead vocals, in the role that was originally intended for ''SFTBH''. | ||
In 2002, several ''SFTBH'' demos were | In 2002, several ''SFTBH'' demos were leaked on the internet. These included "[[Blast Off!]]", "[[Oh No, This Is Not For Me]]", "[[Come to My Pod]]", "[[Tired of Sex]]" and "[[Longtime Sunshine]]". Another demo, "[[You Won't Get With Me Tonight]]", was officially released on the 2003 compilation ''[[Buddyhead Presents: Gimme Skelter]]''. A very short clip of the band rehearsing "[[Superfriend]]" in Sound City Studios in Van Nuys, California, in January 1996, was released on the Weezer DVD ''[[Video Capture Device]]'' in 2004. | ||
Sheet music and lyrics for several unreleased ''Songs from the Black Hole'' tracks were made available by Rivers on his MySpace starting on [[April 30]], 2006. Lyrics were posted for "Blast Off!", "[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]", "[[Oh Jonas]]", "[[Please Remember]]", "[[Oh No, This Is Not For Me]]", "[[She's Had a Girl]]", and "[[Now I Finally See]]", while sheet music was posted for "She's Had a Girl", "Who You Callin' Bitch?" and "Oh Jonas". It remains to be seen whether this will continue for the rest of the ''SFTBH'' material. He has also revealed that the song "[[Lisa]]", long thought to be part of Track List 2 (see below) and the name of the second female character, was not actually part of ''SFTBH''. This left the character's name to be unknown (for the time being). Rivers could not recall the name, but referred to her as "the good girl." | Sheet music and lyrics for several unreleased ''Songs from the Black Hole'' tracks were made available by Rivers on his MySpace starting on [[April 30]], 2006. Lyrics were posted for "Blast Off!", "[[Who You Callin' Bitch?]]", "[[Oh Jonas]]", "[[Please Remember]]", "[[Oh No, This Is Not For Me]]", "[[She's Had a Girl]]", and "[[Now I Finally See]]", while sheet music was posted for "She's Had a Girl", "Who You Callin' Bitch?" and "Oh Jonas". It remains to be seen whether this will continue for the rest of the ''SFTBH'' material. He has also revealed that the song "[[Lisa]]", long thought to be part of Track List 2 (see below) and the name of the second female character, was not actually part of ''SFTBH''. This left the character's name to be unknown (for the time being). Rivers could not recall the name, but referred to her as "the good girl." | ||
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==Demand for ''SFTBH''== | ==Demand for ''SFTBH''== | ||
To this day, ''SFTBH'' | To this day, any and all unreleased ''SFTBH'' material remains a collective holy grail for many Weezer fans. Over the years several petitions have been started with the aim of making the band release the lost ''SFTBH'' demos much in the same way the [[SS2K]] songs were released; the most recent petition was launched by Weezer fans on [[November 27]], 2005, with the goal of reaching one thousand signatures. It reached its goal on March 1st, 2006. | ||
On [[October 4]], 2005 during a Weezer show at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, the band invited a fan up onstage to play the rhythm guitar for "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]". The fan took advantage of this moment to attempt to get the band to play "Blast Off!" by beginning to play the intro to the song and sang the first four lines of the song before Rivers laughed and jokingly pushed him away from the mic. After they finished "Undone", Weezer guitarist [[Brian Bell]] and Rivers all laughed at the fan's idea. In early 2006 a low-quality video bootleg of the show began to circulate around various Weezer message boards and included the fan's special performance of "Undone" and Rivers' subsequent reaction. | On [[October 4]], 2005 during a Weezer show at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois, the band invited a fan up onstage to play the rhythm guitar for "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]". The fan took advantage of this moment to attempt to get the band to play "Blast Off!" by beginning to play the intro to the song and sang the first four lines of the song before Rivers laughed and jokingly pushed him away from the mic. After they finished "Undone", Weezer guitarist [[Brian Bell]] and Rivers all laughed at the fan's idea. In early 2006 a low-quality video bootleg of the show began to circulate around various Weezer message boards and included the fan's special performance of "Undone" and Rivers' subsequent reaction. | ||