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" | The "'''Fallen Soldiers'''" are the colloquial name (originally dubbed as such by [[Karl Koch]]) for a group of songs recorded during the sessions for [[Weezer]]'s fifth album, ''[[Make Believe]]'' that did not make the final album. Sought after highly by fans for years, some of these tracks have since been released elsewhere. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
[[Image:Amazon screenshot (1).jpg|right|thumb|320px|Amazon.com tracklisting of ''[[Make Believe]]'' as of March 25, 2005]] | [[Image:Amazon screenshot (1).jpg|right|thumb|320px|Amazon.com tracklisting of ''[[Make Believe]]'' as of March 25, 2005]] | ||
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Final major changes included the removal of "Average Person", "Losing My Mind", "You're The One" and "Love Is The Answer", and the addition of "The Other Way", "[[Pardon Me]]", "[[My Best Friend]]" (all a bit out of left field, and last seen in Rivers' "Non A-List Contenders" list of 7/3/04), and "[[Haunt You Every Day]]", which had always been a strong 'maybe' to that point. All four of the new additions were 12/03 Cello recordings (like "Peace" and "Drugs") that were finally finished up at this late hour."'' | Final major changes included the removal of "Average Person", "Losing My Mind", "You're The One" and "Love Is The Answer", and the addition of "The Other Way", "[[Pardon Me]]", "[[My Best Friend]]" (all a bit out of left field, and last seen in Rivers' "Non A-List Contenders" list of 7/3/04), and "[[Haunt You Every Day]]", which had always been a strong 'maybe' to that point. All four of the new additions were 12/03 Cello recordings (like "Peace" and "Drugs") that were finally finished up at this late hour."'' | ||
In a stickam.com chat, Koch played a few short clips of several "fallen soldiers" songs including "[[Last Chance]]". | A short clip of "You're the One" could be heard on the ''Making of Make Believe'' CD-ROM featurette. In a stickam.com chat, Koch played a few short clips of several "fallen soldiers" songs including "[[Last Chance]]". | ||
"Love Is The Answer" appeared on [[Sugar Ray|Sugar Ray's]] album "Music For Cougars" released in 2009, given to the band by Rivers. In addition, Rivers did additional vocals on the song and the guitar solo was lifted directly from the ''Make Believe'' era recording of the song. | "Love Is The Answer" appeared on [[Sugar Ray|Sugar Ray's]] album "Music For Cougars" released in 2009, given to the band by Rivers. In addition, Rivers did additional vocals on the song and the guitar solo was lifted directly from the ''Make Believe'' era recording of the song. | ||
In an interview in 2010, Rivers Cuomo stated that "Unbreak My Heart", a Toni Braxton cover, will be included on ''[[Death to False Metal]]'', as will "Losing My Mind," Outta Here" (a bonus track in Japan) and "I'm a Robot". | In an interview in 2010, Rivers Cuomo stated that "Unbreak My Heart", a Toni Braxton cover, will be included on ''[[Death to False Metal]]'', as will "Losing My Mind," Outta Here" (a bonus track in Japan) and "I'm a Robot". | ||
==Song list== | ==Song list== | ||
All of these songs have been completed, but are lacking a final mix and have not been released: | All of these songs have been completed, but are lacking a final mix and have not been released: | ||