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"Burndt Jamb" initially debuted as an instrumental. The earliest version heard by fans was a recording from [[DC Demos|Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C.]], recorded with other songs in hopes of finding a producer for the band's fourth album. The song was played the following month for the show ''The Evening Session'' for [[BBC Sessions|BBC Radio 1]]. The song received lyrics during [[Maladroit Demos|the sessions for Maladroit]], with an entirely new set of lyrics eventually appearing on the final album. In [[Rolling Stone article - June 20, 2002|a 2002 Rolling Stone article]] by Jenny Eliscu, Rivers Cuomo alluded to his fascination with a specific goth girl, which may have inspired the "Gothic flavor" lyric: | "Burndt Jamb" initially debuted as an instrumental. The earliest version heard by fans was a recording from [[DC Demos|Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C.]], recorded with other songs in hopes of finding a producer for the band's fourth album. The song was played the following month for the show ''The Evening Session'' for [[BBC Sessions|BBC Radio 1]]. The song received lyrics during [[Maladroit Demos|the sessions for Maladroit]], with an entirely new set of lyrics eventually appearing on the final album. In [[Rolling Stone article - June 20, 2002|a 2002 Rolling Stone article]] by Jenny Eliscu, Rivers Cuomo alluded to his fascination with a specific goth girl, which may have inspired the "Gothic flavor" lyric: | ||
<blockquote>''His newest obsession, he says, is goth. He holds up his hands to show off black fingernail polish, silver rings and leather wrist cuffs. "I never noticed goth before," he says. "But then I got really fascinated with this one girl. A music style just gets wrapped up with the vision of the girl, and it overtakes your consciousness."''</blockquote> | |||
A live rendition of the song, recorded on [[July 26]], [[2002]] at [[Weezer concert: 07/26/2002 - Camden, NJ|a show in Camden, New Jersey]], appeared as a b-side on the UK retail CD of "[[We Are All on Drugs]]", and as a bonus track on the international release of ''[[Make Believe]]''. | A live rendition of the song, recorded on [[July 26]], [[2002]] at [[Weezer concert: 07/26/2002 - Camden, NJ|a show in Camden, New Jersey]], appeared as a b-side on the UK retail CD of "[[We Are All on Drugs]]", and as a bonus track on the international release of ''[[Make Believe]]''. | ||