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"Paperface" was first recorded by Rivers Cuomo as a solo demo in May of 1992. Later that year, Weezer recorded the song for their ''[[The Kitchen Tape|Kitchen Tape]]'' demo. The ''Kitchen Tape'' version was later included on the deluxe edition of ''[[The Blue Album]]''. The original solo demo of the song was eventually released on ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. | "Paperface" was first recorded by Rivers Cuomo as a solo demo in May of 1992. Later that year, Weezer recorded the song for their ''[[The Kitchen Tape|Kitchen Tape]]'' demo. The ''Kitchen Tape'' version was later included on the deluxe edition of ''[[The Blue Album]]''. The original solo demo of the song was eventually released on ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. | ||
The lyrics to "Paperface" tell the true story (inasmuch as it was related to Cuomo) of an ex-classmate of Cuomo's personal problems. | The lyrics to "Paperface" tell the true story (inasmuch as it was related to Cuomo) of an ex-classmate of Cuomo's personal problems. The song is very characteristic of Cuomo's [[Avant Garde|earlier]] [[Fury|music styles]], as it is basically a heavy metal rock song. Cuomo screams several times on both released versions of this song. However, the breakdown of the song is very indicative of Cuomo's future song writing styles, as seen in songs like [[Holiday]] and [[Lullaby for Wayne]]. A notable whisper of "scratch check, momma, scratch check momma" begins the ''Alone II'' version. | ||
==Fan reception== | |||
"Paperface" has been received very well by fans. It is fairly obscure, and has only significantly been received by Weezer's more die-hard fan base, but is still well-liked. It received recognition in "The Very Best" category of [[Teenage Victory Songs]], a Weezer songblog. It is often asserted, however, that Paperface is a song that Weezer "could never perform today." | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – lead guitar, lead vocals | ||
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* [[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]] | * [[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
==External links== | |||
* [http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=787 [[Teenage Victory Songs]] entry for Paperface] | |||
[[Category: Weezer songs]] | [[Category: Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||