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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The melody for "Blast Off!" originates from an earlier composition by Cuomo written in May of [[1993]], titled "[[Negativland]]", about the experimental music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativland band of the same name]. | ===Origins=== | ||
The melody for "Blast Off!" originates from an earlier composition by Cuomo written in May of [[1993]], titled "[[Negativland]]", about the experimental music [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negativland band of the same name]. An [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 1|early draft]] of ''Songs from the Black Hole'' retained some lyrical elements from "Negativland" for the song that would later be named "Blast Off!". This version consisted of a conversation between band members [[Jonas]], [[Wuan]], and [[Dondó]] following a performance at the club The Black Hole. | |||
===Blast Off!=== | |||
The lead-off track (Act 1, Scene 1) for ''Songs from the Black Hole'' takes place on the main deck of the spaceship [[Betsy II]] on May 10, 2126. The lyrics are a conversation between the main character [[Jonas]] and his shipmates [[Wuan]] and [[Dondó]]. Jonas is excited yet reserved about the prospect of doing what he thinks is his dream job, that is, going out into space to save [[Nomis]] from being swallowed by it's sun. Wuan and Dondó are much more upbeat about the experience. In the middle of the song, [[M1]] interjects via vocoder to remind them of the task at hand. In the last verse we find that a female character, [[Maria]], the ship's cook, has entered the scene and that Jonas has a history with her from back at [[Star Corps Academy]]. | The lead-off track (Act 1, Scene 1) for ''Songs from the Black Hole'' takes place on the main deck of the spaceship [[Betsy II]] on May 10, 2126. The lyrics are a conversation between the main character [[Jonas]] and his shipmates [[Wuan]] and [[Dondó]]. Jonas is excited yet reserved about the prospect of doing what he thinks is his dream job, that is, going out into space to save [[Nomis]] from being swallowed by it's sun. Wuan and Dondó are much more upbeat about the experience. In the middle of the song, [[M1]] interjects via vocoder to remind them of the task at hand. In the last verse we find that a female character, [[Maria]], the ship's cook, has entered the scene and that Jonas has a history with her from back at [[Star Corps Academy]]. | ||
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"Blast Off!" was played live for the first time with the full band on [[August 19]], [[2011]] at [[Weezer concert: 08/19/2011 - Seattle, WA|a concert at WaMu Theater in Seattle, WA]]. It was the encore song after a "Double Memories Night", during which the band performed both the Blue album and Pinkerton in their entirety. | "Blast Off!" was played live for the first time with the full band on [[August 19]], [[2011]] at [[Weezer concert: 08/19/2011 - Seattle, WA|a concert at WaMu Theater in Seattle, WA]]. It was the encore song after a "Double Memories Night", during which the band performed both the Blue album and Pinkerton in their entirety. | ||
==Liner notes== | ==Liner notes== | ||
The success of Weezer's first album stirred up a lot of mixed feelings in me-- "Yay, I'm happy" as well as "I'm not sure this is the life I want to lead." I set about exploring and expressing those feelings in a rock musical called ''Songs from the Black Hole''. | The success of Weezer's first album stirred up a lot of mixed feelings in me-- "Yay, I'm happy" as well as "I'm not sure this is the life I want to lead." I set about exploring and expressing those feelings in a rock musical called ''Songs from the Black Hole''. | ||
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Betsy II blasts off with a 5-person 1-mechanoid crew aboard, bound for ...? | Betsy II blasts off with a 5-person 1-mechanoid crew aboard, bound for ...? | ||
Captain Jonas feels a strange sense of trepidation that his mates, Wuan and Dondó, do not. They are simply stoked to be on this ship, partying, bound to return as heroes. Mechanoid M1 warns them not to forget the mission: ...? | Captain Jonas feels a strange sense of trepidation that his mates, Wuan and Dondó, do not. They are simply stoked to be on this ship, partying, bound to return as heroes. Mechanoid M1 warns them not to forget the mission: ...? | ||
==Live performances== | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 08/19/2011 - Seattle, WA]] | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/19/2012 - The Weezer Cruise]] | |||
==Music video== | ==Music video== | ||
The music video was directed by [[Karl Koch]] and released via iTunes and YouTube to promote [[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]] although it saw it's debut on Yahoo! on January 11th 2008. The footage is of Rivers in Japan visiting [[Kyoko Ito|Kyoko's]] family in December 2007. It was the first time fans saw Rivers with a mustache. | The music video was directed by [[Karl Koch]] and released via iTunes and YouTube to promote [[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]] although it saw it's debut on Yahoo! on January 11th 2008. The footage is of Rivers in Japan visiting [[Kyoko Ito|Kyoko's]] family in December 2007. It was the first time fans saw Rivers with a mustache. | ||
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Somebody's giving me a whole lot of money | Somebody's giving me a whole lot of money | ||
To do what I think I want to | To do what I think I want to | ||
So why am I still feeling blue? Oh Wuan and | So why am I still feeling blue? Oh Wuan and Dondó! | ||
[WUAN and | [WUAN and DONDÓ:] | ||
Goddamn! Get your head out of your hands! | Goddamn! Get your head out of your hands! | ||
Here's to all the times we're gonna have | Here's to all the times we're gonna have | ||
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Crack another beer, yeah! | Crack another beer, yeah! | ||
[ | [DONDÓ:] | ||
Hold on, who is it here that I see? | Hold on, who is it here that I see? | ||
Wasn't she your favorite bitch in the academy? | Wasn't she your favorite bitch in the academy? | ||
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She's actually a good girl | She's actually a good girl | ||
[ | [DONDÓ:] | ||
Or at least a cheap ho... | Or at least a cheap ho... | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
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I don't think I belong | I don't think I belong | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
===[[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 1]]=== | |||
<poem> | |||
[JONAS:] | |||
I'm so sorry Wuan and Dondó | |||
I sang really bad tonight you know | |||
I'm off to the corner of the room I don't wanna face another living soul | |||
Tell me when you wanna go, Wuan and Dondó | |||
[DONDÓ:] | |||
No way! That was a good one man. | |||
[WUAN:] | |||
Yeah, we really rocked 'em hard tonight | |||
[DONDÓ:] | |||
For that I deserve another shot of the stuff I was doing 'fore I went on stage | |||
[WUAN:] | |||
Or at least a pretty girl. So whaddaya say, Jonas? | |||
[DONDÓ:] | |||
There's Maria and her little sister | |||
Betcha won't have to work too hard to take her home | |||
[JONAS:] | |||
I don't know if I wanna lead on a woman, you know, I've done that before | |||
She's actually a good girl | |||
Underneath it all.</poem> | |||
:''For additional lyric variants, see [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 2]].'' | :''For additional lyric variants, see [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 1]] and [[Songs from the Black Hole, draft 2|2]].'' | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||