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| | "[[Space Rock]]" | | | "[[Space Rock]]" | ||
| | <small>''Ooo-hooo...<br>You wanna cry<br>When you're dealing with the kids<br>Ooo-hoo....<br>They know it all<br>And they're pinning you to the boards</small>'' | | | <small>''Ooo-hooo...<br>You wanna cry<br>When you're dealing with the kids<br>Ooo-hoo....<br>They know it all<br>And they're pinning you to the boards</small>'' | ||
| | Cuomo was outwardly antagonistic towards fans of the band's first two records in this era. The "pinning you to boards" lyric is in reference to his time on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]]. | | | Cuomo was outwardly antagonistic towards fans of the band's first two records in this era. The "pinning you to boards" lyric is in reference to his time on the [[Rivers Correspondence Board]]. Cuomo would go on to address Weezer's fanbase throughout ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]'', most overtly on "[[Back to the Shack]]" and "[[I've Had It Up to Here]]." | ||
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| | "[[Back to the Shack]]"<br><br>"[[I've Had It Up to Here]]" | | | "[[Back to the Shack]]"<br><br>"[[I've Had It Up to Here]]" | ||
| | BttS:<br>''<small>"Sorry guys, I didn't realize that I needed you so much<br>I thought I'd get a new audience, I forgot that disco sucks<br>I ended up with nobody and I started feeling dumb"</small>''<br><br>IHIUTH:<br>''<small>I tried to give my best to you<br>But you plugged up your ears<br>And now I just can't take no more<br>I've had it up to here</small>'' | | | BttS:<br>''<small>"Sorry guys, I didn't realize that I needed you so much<br>I thought I'd get a new audience, I forgot that disco sucks<br>I ended up with nobody and I started feeling dumb"</small>''<br><br>IHIUTH:<br>''<small>I tried to give my best to you<br>But you plugged up your ears<br>And now I just can't take no more<br>I've had it up to here</small>'' | ||
| | On "Back to the Shack," Cuomo is apologizing for steering the band away from the sound and style preferred by the band's more devoted fanbase. The band has wrestled for much of their career with the [[Pinkerton#Cuomo's reactions|legacy of their 90's output]] and its perceived superiority to everything they've released since. On "I've Had It Up To Here," Cuomo is less conciliatory. | | | On "Back to the Shack," Cuomo is apologizing for steering the band away from the sound and style preferred by the band's more devoted fanbase. The band has wrestled for much of their career with the [[Pinkerton#Cuomo's reactions|legacy of their 90's output]] and its perceived superiority to everything they've released since. On "I've Had It Up To Here," Cuomo is less conciliatory. Cuomo has previously addressed his fanbase on "[[Space Rock]]." | ||
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| | Initial line-up of [[Weezer]]<br>[[Image:Diystour.jpg|100px]] | | | Initial line-up of [[Weezer]]<br>[[Image:Diystour.jpg|100px]] | ||