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| Type = album | | Type = album | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
| Released = [[May 15]], [[2001]] | | Released = [[May 15]], [[2001]] | ||
| Recorded = December [[2000]], Cello Studios, [[Los Angeles]], California | | Recorded = December [[2000]], Cello Studios, [[Los Angeles]], California | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"O Girlfriend" was among the unmastered ''Green'' tracks that leaked in the spring of 2001, with no appreciable differences from the album version. | "O Girlfriend" was among the unmastered ''Green'' tracks that leaked in the spring of 2001, with no appreciable differences from the album version. Around January of 2007, [[Rivers Cuomo]] wrote a blog post on his Myspace.com profile, wherein he rebutted a claim on his Wikipedia article that he had "an affinity for Asian women." [http://gloriousnoise.com/2007/weezer_riviers_cuomo_on_asian] Cuomo then proceeded to list a number of Weezer songs categorized by race of the girls that inspired them, with "O Girlfriend" listed under "Half-Caucasian/half-Asian". In 2015, Cuomo provided his own annotation for the [[2016]] track "[[Do You Wanna Get High?]]" on [https://genius.com/Weezer-do-you-wanna-get-high-lyrics the website Genius.com], wherein he revealed that the song's subject is the same as "O Girlfriend" (as well as "[[O Girl]]"). Note the references to pills in both "O Girlfriend" and "Do You Wanna Get High?." | ||
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==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
O Girlfriend was only performed live a total of four times. The most notable circulating bootleg being the final performance of the song on [[July 14]], [[2002]]. It's regarded by fans as a particularly strong performance with its unique guitar solo. | O Girlfriend was only performed live a total of four times. The most notable circulating bootleg being the final performance of the song on [[July 14]], [[2002]]. It's regarded by fans as a particularly strong performance with its unique guitar solo. | ||
==Audio== | |||
===Unmastered leak=== | |||
<youtube>JCdo1hKwOFo</youtube> | |||
===Album version=== | |||
<youtube>ezPvIPFTXMA</youtube> | |||
===Live, [[July 14]], [[2002]]=== | |||
<youtube>pHiWSoylmH8</youtube> | <youtube>pHiWSoylmH8</youtube> | ||
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Now I can't feel your touch | Now I can't feel your touch | ||
O girlfriend | |||
That's the end | That's the end | ||
And I'm lost without your love | And I'm lost without your love | ||
Oh love | Oh, love | ||
In your arms | In your arms | ||
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Feeling fancies every night | Feeling fancies every night | ||
When I dreamed to be alright | When I dreamed to be alright | ||
Oh love | Oh, love | ||
Oh love</poem> | Oh, love</poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||