New Joint: Difference between revisions
The date listed on the later versions of "New Joint" has a date of 11/15/2008 in the dropbox. This lines up with one file tagged with "11/15 vocal", meaning this version is likely from 2008.
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"New Joint was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at some point in [[1999]]. The song was demoed twice by Weezer at Cuomo's home studio in October of [[2000]]. The song was likely attempted again in November (although the Recording History erroneously lists the song's alternate title as "[[Hammer Time]]"), before the song was abandoned. The track was never officially released, but a recording | "New Joint was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] at some point in [[1999]]. Two of Cuomo's demos from 1999 were released in 2020 as part of the ''[[Alone VI: The Black Room]]'' bundle. | ||
The song was later demoed twice by Weezer at Cuomo's home studio in October of [[2000]]. The song was likely attempted again in November (although the Recording History erroneously lists the song's alternate title as "[[Hammer Time]]"), before the song was abandoned by the band. The track was never officially released, but a recording circulates online among fans. | |||
Another demo was recorded by Cuomo, likely in November of 2008. This version features new lyrics and a new chorus. Two different mixes of this version were temporarily released on the 2020 ''[[Alone VII: The Green Years]]'' bundle, one with vocals (noted as being recorded on November 15) and one without. Despite being released in the bundle on December 15 of 2020, both of these files were removed a day later for unknown reasons. | |||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>baaxKZCZJlk</youtube> | <youtube>baaxKZCZJlk</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics (1999 and 2000)== | ||
<poem>Hey, get off my back | <poem>Hey, get off my back | ||
What’s up with you | What’s up with you | ||