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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = Sheila Can Do It | | Name = Sheila Can Do [It] | ||
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| RC's next song = "[[Sunshine O]]"<br>(RC# 219) | | RC's next song = "[[Sunshine O]]"<br>(RC# 219) | ||
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'''Sheila Can Do It''' is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in | "'''Sheila Can Do [It]'''" (written multiple ways, including "'''Sheila Can Do It'''" and "'''Sheila Can Do (It)'''") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in early [[1996]]. An earlier draft of the lyrics, likely entitled "'''Rachel Can Do It'''" (given the name "Rachel" appears in place of "Sheila"), is featured in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. | ||
==Overview== | |||
"Sheila Can Do [It]" was written early in [[1996]]. This song, along with "[[Sunshine O]]", were notably written around the same time as ''[[Pinkerton]]'' tracks "[[Across the Sea]]", "[[The Good Life]]", "[[Falling For You]]", and "[[Butterfly]]". The song never appeared on an album, but was performed at [[Homie]] shows in [[1997]], and rehearsed for the intended (albeit scrapped) Homie album. | |||
During a Homie performance of the song at The Middle East in Boston, a woman exclaimed “That’s me!” upon Cuomo’s announcement of the song title. During this performance at TT & The Bear’s a few weeks later, Cuomo asks if the same Sheila is there (she wasn’t). | During a Homie performance of the song at The Middle East in Boston, a woman exclaimed “That’s me!” upon Cuomo’s announcement of the song title. During this performance at TT & The Bear’s a few weeks later, Cuomo asks if the same Sheila is there (she wasn’t) [http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=571#comment-9654]. | ||
The song was allegedly [http://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/is-rules-of-life-top-3-on-ewbaite.45503/page-4#post-1556431] considered by Cuomo for inclusion on [[Weezer]]'s planned ninth album (that eventually became ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''), but the idea was quickly scrapped. | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Rachelcandoit.jpg|right|340px||thumb|Handwritten lyrics, as they appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''.]] | |||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
If Sheila can do it | If Sheila can do it | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
* [[Homie]] | |||
* [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | * [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||