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| RC's next song = ''"Buttafuoco"''<br>(RC# 726) | | RC's next song = ''"Buttafuoco"''<br>(RC# 726) | ||
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'''Booby Trap''' is an [[Album 5 | '''Booby Trap''' is an unreleased [[Weezer]] demo. | ||
==Overview== | |||
"Booby Trap" was written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in March of [[2002]]. The song was worked on throughout the Spring during the [[Album 5 Demos|sessions for the band's planned fifth album]]. [[Karl Koch]] first mentioned the song on [[Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002|a Karl's Corner update]] on [[April 6]]. The song is known to have been recorded at least three times that month. The song is known to have been worked on further on [[June 23]] and again on [[July 2]]. The version from July 2 was released for free to fans online. | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 6]], [[2002]] | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 11]], [[2002]] | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 13]], [[2002]] | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[June 23]], [[2002]] | |||
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| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[July 2]], [[2002]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:51 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA | |||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>5bJFx1pqMqA</youtube> | <youtube>5bJFx1pqMqA</youtube> | ||
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??? | ??? | ||
Was it all just a deathtrap | Was it all just a deathtrap? | ||
Pulled me in and then shut-snapped, stupid | Pulled me in and then shut-snapped, stupid | ||