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| The song is the finale on Track List 2. | | The song is the finale on Track List 2. |
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| ===Longtime Sunshine===
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| "Longtime Sunshine" is a slow, piano-driven ballad about the singer's dissatisfaction with life, wanting to return to times when things were more simple for them. It is assumed that the song would be from Jonas' point of view after the chaotic events of the whole opera. The song acts as a contrary to Jonas' feelings about the space mission in the very first track, "Blast Off!", simply wanting to give everything up and return to simpler times. The track was later dropped from the Track List 2.
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| The song was leaked onto the internet by Cuomo before being officially released as a demo on Alone - The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
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| Although "Longtime Sunshine" appears on Track List 1 (even getting a reprise), there is debate over whether it was ever supposed to fit in the Songs From the Black Hole universe. In the liner notes of Alone, Rivers reveals that the song is of a more personal nature to himself. It's worth noting that "Longtime Sunshine" was written in 1993, prior to the Songs From the Black Hole concept, although Cuomo felt it could fit in with the theme.
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| A "Special Coda Mix" of the song was experimented with at the time of SFTBH, consisting of an overlapping medley of vocals from "Longtime Sunshine", "Why Bother?", "Waiting on You", "Blast Off!", and possibly other songs. Both the "Special Coda Mix" and the reprise have yet to be released.
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| ==Demand for SFTBH== | | ==Demand for SFTBH== |
