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When I recorded this track, I had just bought a clarinet and figured out how to play a few notes. Because of my poor embouchure it sounds very much like a kazoo. | When I recorded this track, I had just bought a clarinet and figured out how to play a few notes. Because of my poor embouchure it sounds very much like a kazoo. | ||
The song was later considered for the unfinished "rock-opera" concept album ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. In the context of the album, "Longtime Sunshine" is a slow, piano-driven ballad about lead character [[Jonas]]' | The song was later considered for the unfinished "rock-opera" concept album ''[[Songs from the Black Hole]]''. In the context of the album, "Longtime Sunshine" is a slow, piano-driven ballad about lead character [[Jonas]]' longing to return to a simpler time. Though the song was later dropped in subsequent drafts and track listings, the initial draft for the album concluded with the song (concluding with modified lyrics from Cuomo's original demo), following Jonas' decision to sacrifice himself to save the rest of the crew: | ||
<pre>turns out there's no goal there to be accomplished. Turns out they were just guinea pigs being filmed the whole time. Thanks for participation. There are 5 light speed transporters that will bring them back but they realize that with Maria's baby there are now 6. Jonas volunteers to be stranded. He sings longtime sunshine as the transporters take off and the star supernovas. | |||
Goodbye friends | |||
Goodbye my girl | |||
I close my eyes as you fly away</pre> | |||
Though the ''Black Hole'' would ultimately be scrapped, [[Karl Koch]] has noted that "Longtime Sunshine" was meant to close ''[[Pinkerton]]'' until "[[Butterfly]]" was written, very late in the sessions. The song lived on, however, and was considered for Cuomo's [[Homie]] music project in [[1997]] (though it was never played live). Cuomo released the original demo to fans online in 2002, and it was later included on the [[2007]] collection ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. Later, a version recorded during the ''Pinkerton'' sessions (with a special coda ending) was released in [[2010]] on the Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton''. A short, Cuomo-only demo of a reprise of "Longtime Sunshine" also appeared on the compilation ''[[Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997]]'' (listed simply as "Longtime Sunshine") in [[2011]]. The track also includes a short, instrumental reprise of the song "[[Superfriend]]". | Though the ''Black Hole'' would ultimately be scrapped, [[Karl Koch]] has noted that "Longtime Sunshine" was meant to close ''[[Pinkerton]]'' until "[[Butterfly]]" was written, very late in the sessions. The song lived on, however, and was considered for Cuomo's [[Homie]] music project in [[1997]] (though it was never played live). Cuomo released the original demo to fans online in 2002, and it was later included on the [[2007]] collection ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. Later, a version recorded during the ''Pinkerton'' sessions (with a special coda ending) was released in [[2010]] on the Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton''. A short, Cuomo-only demo of a reprise of "Longtime Sunshine" also appeared on the compilation ''[[Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997]]'' (listed simply as "Longtime Sunshine") in [[2011]]. The track also includes a short, instrumental reprise of the song "[[Superfriend]]". | ||
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During the filming of the second video for "[[Island in the Sun]]" in 2001, Rivers played "Longtime Sunshine" on acoustic guitar for director [[Spike Jonze]]. A few seconds of this performance were included in a behind the scenes video released on [[Weezer.com]]. It is unknown why Cuomo was playing the song. | During the filming of the second video for "[[Island in the Sun]]" in 2001, Rivers played "Longtime Sunshine" on acoustic guitar for director [[Spike Jonze]]. A few seconds of this performance were included in a behind the scenes video released on [[Weezer.com]]. It is unknown why Cuomo was playing the song. | ||
During a [[Memories Tour]] [[Weezer concert: 06/07/2011 - Austin, TX|concert]] on [[June 7]], [[2011]] in Austin, TX, Weezer performed the song live for the first time, featuring a new arrangement. The song was played live a number of additional times, including on [[The Weezer Cruise]]. The song was brought back for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UKQJZsv4o|a performance at an NPR Music Tiny Desk concert] in [[2019]]. | During a [[Memories Tour]] [[Weezer concert: 06/07/2011 - Austin, TX|concert]] on [[June 7]], [[2011]] in Austin, TX, Weezer performed the song live for the first time, featuring a new arrangement. The song was played live a number of additional times, including on [[The Weezer Cruise]]. The song was brought back for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8UKQJZsv4o| a performance at an NPR Music Tiny Desk concert] in [[2019]]. | ||
===Special Coda Mix=== | ===Special Coda Mix=== | ||