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*[[Keep Fishin']] (UK Retail CD #2) (Radio Version) | *[[Keep Fishin']] (UK Retail CD #2) (Radio Version) | ||
*[[Keep Fishin']] (UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)) (Radio Version) | *[[Keep Fishin']] (UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)) (Radio Version) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
<blockquote>{{Interviewer|The Harvard Crimson|“[[Keep Fishin'|Keep Fishing]]”—is that about a girl? }} | |||
{{Rivers|I don't know! It's just—I don't know what I was saying. Maybe it was? }}</blockquote> | |||
:::—''[[Harvard Crimson interview with Rivers Cuomo - April 26, 2006]]'' | |||
After being properly recorded for ''Maladroit'', [[Rivers Cuomo]] felt the recording was lacking in some way. When the band decided to release the song as the album's second single, he took it as a perfect opportunity to re-record the track entirely, embellishing it significantly. | "Keep Fishin'" was originally demoed as a band on [[May 27]], [[2001]] during [[DC Demos|sessions at Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C.]]. It was later demoed for the [[BBC Sessions|BBC Radio 1 program ''The Evening Session'']] on [[June 13]]. The song was performed live at several shows throughout the summer of [[2001]]. | ||
After being properly recorded for ''Maladroit'', [[Rivers Cuomo]] felt the recording was lacking in some way. When the band decided to release the song as the album's second single, he took it as a perfect opportunity to re-record the track entirely, embellishing it significantly. This new version, completed in the spring of [[2002]], is the so-called "Radio Version" featured on various single releases, as well as the music video. | |||
The [[Franklin Mint]] version of the song is an all-keyboards instrumental take created by [[Pat Wilson]]. A clip of this version was released by [[Karl Koch]] at the official site, but the US CD single remains the only place to (legally) acquire the full recording. | The [[Franklin Mint]] version of the song is an all-keyboards instrumental take created by [[Pat Wilson]]. A clip of this version was released by [[Karl Koch]] at the official site, but the US CD single remains the only place to (legally) acquire the full recording. | ||
The US CD single is, to date, only the second ''retail'' Weezer CD single officially released in the United States - the first being the "[[Hash Pipe]]" two-track. It was released in selected areas as a marketing experiment by the record company. | The US CD single is, to date, only the second ''retail'' Weezer CD single officially released in the United States - the first being the "[[Hash Pipe]]" two-track. It was released in selected areas as a marketing experiment by the record company. | ||
The song "[[Mo' Beats]]", demoed by Weezer in the summer of [[2002]], explicitly references "Keep Fishin'" in its lyrics ("''I got mo' beats than y'all / "Keep Fishin'" still seems small''") | |||
[[Julia Nunes]], a Youtube star, performed a ukulele cover version of this song. | [[Julia Nunes]], a Youtube star, performed a ukulele cover version of this song. | ||
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==Music Video== | ==Music Video== | ||
The music video for the song, which features the band as guests on the legendary [[Muppet Show]], was directed by [[Marcos Siega]], who | The music video for the song, which features the band as guests on the legendary [[Muppet Show]], was directed by [[Marcos Siega]], who previously directed videos for "[[Hash Pipe]]", "[[Island in the Sun]]", and "[[Dope Nose]]" (and would later direct the video for "[[Beverly Hills]]"). The production was the feature of an episode of MTV's Making The Video series. As a result of the video, many promotional and retail items featuring both Weezer and the Muppets were created, such as the CD single cover(s) and T-shirts. | ||
<youtube>hOIsYA1QDuk</youtube> | <youtube>hOIsYA1QDuk</youtube> | ||
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<youtube>GTSKh-022aM</youtube> | <youtube>GTSKh-022aM</youtube> | ||
===[[Maladroit Demos|'''Maladroit''' demos]]=== | ===[[Maladroit Demos|'''Maladroit''' demos]]=== | ||
<youtube>CbRH07GOV94</youtube> | <youtube>CbRH07GOV94</youtube><br> | ||
< | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CQ4G41dS8Y December 21, 2001] | ||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vn0dGMTbp7M December 22, 2001] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F24z1_is-tc December 23, 2001] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bRB-rlxZhX8 December 29, 2001] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqgBTEH1S4 December 30, 2001] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAKrhDf-UAM January 3, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvEMKzxb7L8 January 5, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLIlbm7hKHY January 6, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmPQVS_DCQs January 12, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyf1gEyNk_4 January 17, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8UPBZ5PPYU January 20, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNwHWtiVXbY February 11, 2002] | |||
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSVC6gZZnbE February 13, 2002] | |||
===Album version=== | ===Album version=== | ||
<youtube>jNj66k0WRk0</youtube> | <youtube>jNj66k0WRk0</youtube> | ||