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'''Saturday Night''' is an unreleased Weezer song that was first [[Maladroit demos|demoed]] for [[Maladroit]].
'''Saturday Night''' is an unreleased Weezer song that was first [[Maladroit demos|demoed]] for ''[[Maladroit]]''.


==Overview==
==Overview==
"Saturday Night" was first recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[March 7]], [[2001]]. It was later demoed by the entire band several times. Four versions have been released to fans through [[Weezer.com]]. The first version is notably high-spirited and goofy, and is the only one to include former Weezer bassist [[Mikey Welsh]]. It also features significantly different production, falsetto backing vocals, and silly improvised banter in its opening seconds. This first version was recorded on [[May 27]], [[2001]] at Monster Island Studios in Washington D.C, as a part of the "[[DC demos]]." The three versions that followed it were recorded in December, as a part of the official ''Maladroit'' recording process. They were performed with a production and attitude much more similar to that of ''Maladroit'', with changes to the solo and lyrics. [[Scott Shriner]] plays bass and sings on these three demos.
"Saturday Night" was first recorded by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[March 7]], [[2001]]. It was later demoed by the entire band several times. Four versions have been released to fans through [[Weezer.com]]. The first version is notably high-spirited and goofy, and is the only one to include former Weezer bassist [[Mikey Welsh]]. It also features significantly different production, falsetto backing vocals, and silly improvised banter in its opening seconds. This first version was recorded on [[May 27]], [[2001]] at Monster Island Studios in Washington D.C, as a part of the "[[DC demos]]." The three versions that followed it were recorded in December, as a part of the official ''Maladroit'' recording process. They were performed with a production and attitude much more similar to that of ''Maladroit'', with changes to the solo and lyrics. [[Scott Shriner]] plays bass and sings on these three demos.


The song was brought back one more time during the recording of the planned but later scrapped [[Album 5 Demos|fifth studio album]] in June/July [[2002]].
The song was brought back one more time during the recording of the planned but later scrapped [[Album 5 Demos|fifth studio album]] in June/July [[2002]]. The song bears some similarities to the song [[おかしいやつ]], from the [[スコット と リバース (Scott & Rivers)|eponymous debut album]] by [[Scott & Rivers]], released in [[2013]].
 
==Audio==
==Fan reception==
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The first version of Saturday Night is well-liked by some fans as a fun, lighthearted song. Others dismiss it for a lack of coherence in its lyrics. Nearly all fans, however, prefer the original demo to the ones that followed it. Some fans have cited this song in debates regarding which Weezer bassist was best for the band, and compared the fun DC version to the more straight-faced, less liked ''Maladroit'' demo versions. Due to the song's small-scale release, it has received no mainstream attention.
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
'''DC version'''<br>
'''DC version'''<br>