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"'''California'''" is a | "'''California'''" is a demo by [[the Rentals]], released on the compilations ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' and ''[[The Poop Alley Tapes]]''. It was later reworked into the song "'''[[Barcelona]]'''," which was released on ''[[Seven More Minutes]]''. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[The Poop Alley Tapes]]'' | *''[[The Poop Alley Tapes]]'' | ||
*''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' | *''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]'' | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Matt Sharp]] wrote "California" and demoed it to 4-track during the fall of 1993. The song was later demoed at [[Poop Alley Studios]] in the spring of [[1995]]. This demo did not appear on the Rentals [[Return of the Rentals|debut album]], but appeared on the compilation ''[[The Poop Alley Tapes]]'', released later that year. The song also appeared on the [[2001]] Rentals fan club-exclusive compilation ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''. The song was later reworked into "[[Barcelona]]" for the Rentals' sophomore album ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'' in [[1999]]. | [[Matt Sharp]] wrote "California" and demoed it to 4-track as part of a collection of songs informally dubbed ''[[That's Incredible!]]'' during the fall of [[1993]], before the Rentals took shape as a band. The song was later properly demoed at [[Poop Alley Studios]] in the spring of [[1995]]. This demo did not appear on the Rentals [[Return of the Rentals|debut album]], but appeared on the compilation ''[[The Poop Alley Tapes]]'', released later that year. The song also appeared on the [[2001]] Rentals fan club-exclusive compilation ''[[Excellent Stocking Stuffer]]''. The song was later reworked, with entirely new lyrics, into "[[Barcelona]]" for the Rentals' sophomore album ''[[Seven More Minutes]]'' in [[1999]]. | ||
Since the late 90s and early 2000s, "California" has frequently been misattributed to | Sharp sings both the lead and harmony vocal lines, both in the falsetto register he became known for in [[Weezer]]. He would primarily sing in his chest voice in his role as Rentals front man. | ||
Since the late 90s and early 2000s, "California" has frequently been misattributed to Weezer on lyric websites and peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. | |||
The band [[Ozma]] covered the song for the [[2010]] Japanese tribute album ''[[Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals]]''. | The band [[Ozma]] covered the song for the [[2010]] Japanese tribute album ''[[Lost Out in the Machinery - Songs of the Rentals]]''. | ||