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The guitar solo, played by Wilson, makes musical reference to Alex Lifeson's solo from [[Rush]]'s "Tom Sawyer". Wilson has been noted as an admirer of Rush and their 1982 album ''Moving Pictures'' in which "Tom Sawyer" originally appears. The song may have been referenced due to its popularity around the time of Pat's mall-going youth. An earlier mix of the song contains a different solo, which musically references the guitar solo from Journey's 1981 hit "Don't Stop Believin'." | The guitar solo, played by Wilson, makes musical reference to Alex Lifeson's solo from [[Rush]]'s "Tom Sawyer". Wilson has been noted as an admirer of Rush and their 1982 album ''Moving Pictures'' in which "Tom Sawyer" originally appears. The song may have been referenced due to its popularity around the time of Pat's mall-going youth. An earlier mix of the song contains a different solo, which musically references the guitar solo from Journey's 1981 hit "Don't Stop Believin'." | ||
An earlier mix of the song, produced by [[Jacknife Lee]], leaked online in [[2017]]. | |||
===Meaning=== | ===Meaning=== | ||
In a band commentary on the album, Wilson stated, "I actually wrote that song and Rivers was cool enough to sing it. It's kind of about thinking back to when I was a younger kid and that was the goal of the day: Go to the mall." | In a band commentary on the album, Wilson stated, "I actually wrote that song and Rivers was cool enough to sing it. It's kind of about thinking back to when I was a younger kid and that was the goal of the day: Go to the mall." He elaborated on this further on the [[AllThingsWeezer]] message board on [[September 18]], [[2011]] [http://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/want-to-make-a-song-with-rivers-cuomo-just-email-him.25570/#post-705083] by posting the following: | ||
<pre>Ah, In The Mall | |||
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Let me paint a clearer picture. | Let me paint a clearer picture. | ||
It's 1986, you live in a suburb of Buffalo and the mall is literally the least bleak place you can go. It's cold and grey, you smoke weed and play arcade games. However as a child the mall was magic, endless shit you thought was amazing but could not buy and hot pretzels to boot. But now it's just a place to be a dirtbag with no future because you can't fit in to any part of social life without getting into trouble. The song is a lament. | It's 1986, you live in a suburb of Buffalo and the mall is literally the least bleak place you can go. It's cold and grey, you smoke weed and play arcade games. However as a child the mall was magic, endless shit you thought was amazing but could not buy and hot pretzels to boot. But now it's just a place to be a dirtbag with no future because you can't fit in to any part of social life without getting into trouble. The song is a lament. | ||
It was a mistake to have it be on a =w= album and to have Rivers sing it. Life can be very confusing sometimes and I am sorry it has caused the faithful anguish. Maybe someday there will be a version that makes more sense.</ | It was a mistake to have it be on a =w= album and to have Rivers sing it. Life can be very confusing sometimes and I am sorry it has caused the faithful anguish. Maybe someday there will be a version that makes more sense.</pre> | ||
The mall being referenced in the song is The Eastern Hills Mall, as told in the mall employee voiceover (performed by Cuomo and then sped up) right before the solo. It is located in Williamsville, NY which is a suburb of Buffalo and in the neighborhood in which Wilson grew up. | The mall being referenced in the song is The Eastern Hills Mall, as told in the mall employee voiceover (performed by Cuomo and then sped up) right before the solo. It is located in Williamsville, NY which is a suburb of Buffalo and in the neighborhood in which Wilson grew up. | ||
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*[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar | *[[Scott Shriner]] – bass guitar | ||
*[[Jacknife Lee]] - producer | *[[Jacknife Lee]] - producer | ||
==Audio== | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>In the mall, in the fall | <poem>In the mall, in the fall | ||