Don't Let Go: Difference between revisions

"'''Don't Let Go'''" is the first track off of Weezer's 2001 album, ''[[The Green Album]]''.  It is considered a fan favorite off the album.

In the 2005 [[AOL Sessions (2005)|AOL Sessions]], Rivers said that the inspiration for this song, as with most of ''The Green Album'', was instantaneous.  He would sit down, start playing something, and within few minutes, the song was written - and he didn't even know what it was supposed to mean.  The song's lyrics tell of a man clinging for his girlfriend not to leave him.  Like much of ''Green'', the lyrics can sound slightly sad, yet retain a happy, pop-oriented sound, which can make for a somewhat complex listening experience.  The song is instantly notable for it's 1-2-3-4 kick drum intro.

"Don't Let Go" has received a major revamping in the live setting.  The favorite version of many fans is the 2005 [[AOL Sessions]] version.  During this live performance, the song is in a higher key, and Brian adds synthesizer, most notable in the intro.  During the pre-chorus, Rivers takes the vocal part up the scale rather than down the scale, and turns the "ooh-whoa-whoa" in the choruses to falsetto yells, an octave above the recorded version.  Furthermore, the guitar solo is altered from just the verse melody to a more dynamic guitar part.