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| Producer = Rivers Cuomo | | Producer = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Status = Released | | Status = Released | ||
| LastFM link = [http://play.last.fm/preview/112588925.mp3 Album version] | |||
| RC's last song = "[[Please Pick Up the Phone]]"<br>(RC# 144) | | RC's last song = "[[Please Pick Up the Phone]]"<br>(RC# 144) | ||
| This RC song = "Ooh"<br>(RC# 145) | | This RC song = "Ooh"<br>(RC# 145) | ||
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| Next track = "[[The World We Love So Much]]"<br>(2) | | Next track = "[[The World We Love So Much]]"<br>(2) | ||
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'''"Ooh"''' is the first track from "''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''". | '''"Ooh"''' is the first track from "''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''". It was previously unheard before the album's release. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' ([[2007]]) | |||
===MP3 Previews=== | |||
''<small>Source is www.LastFM.com unless otherwise stated</small>'' | |||
*[http://play.last.fm/preview/112588925.mp3 Album version] | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The inspiration for "Ooh" came when Rivers went to the Philharmonic’s performance of Mahler's third symphony. | The inspiration for "Ooh" came when [[Rivers Cuomo]] went to the Philharmonic’s performance of Mahler's third symphony sometime in [[1992]]. Cuomo reported that his "mind was blown." After seeing the performance, he "resolved to incorporate the more complex arrangements and countermelodies of classical music in [his] rock songs." Said Cuomo, "So I wrote this little vocal piece as an exercise. It's a rip-off of Smetan's ''Moldau'' but what can you do." | ||
On the recording, | On the recording, Cuomo's fingers can faintly be heard snapping. This was done to serve as a metronome and keep his vocal takes "somewhat in line." | ||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals | *[[Rivers Cuomo]] – vocals, snaps | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<lyrics> | <lyrics>Ooooooooh [x15]</lyrics> | ||
Ooooooooh [x15] | |||
</lyrics> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=149 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Ooh"] | *[http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=149 Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Ooh"] | ||
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo 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]] | ||
[[Category:Featured song]] | |||