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| This RC song = "Sheila Can Do It"<br>(RC# 218) | | This RC song = "Sheila Can Do It"<br>(RC# 218) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Sunshine O]]"<br>(RC# 219) | | RC's next song = "[[Sunshine O]]"<br>(RC# 219) | ||
{{Extra track listing | |||
| Album = HOMiE - Volume 1 | |||
| Type = Cover | |||
| Previous track = "[[The Prettiest Girl in the Whole Wide World]]"<br>(4) | |||
| This track = "[[Sheila Can Do It]]"<br>(5) | |||
| Next track = "[[Hey M'Darlin']]"<br>(6) | |||
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| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2 | |||
| Upper caption = Tribute Cover | |||
| Type = Tribute | |||
| Cover = Homie cover album.jpg | |||
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"'''Sheila Can Do It'''" (written multiple ways in the recording history, including "'''Sheila Can Do [It]'''" and "'''Sheila Can Do (It)'''") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in early [[1996]]. An earlier draft of the lyrics, possibly just titled "'''Rachel'''", is featured in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. The song is to finally be released on Weezer's album ''[[Van Weezer]]''. | "'''Sheila Can Do It'''" (written multiple ways in the recording history, including "'''Sheila Can Do [It]'''" and "'''Sheila Can Do (It)'''") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in early [[1996]]. An earlier draft of the lyrics, possibly just titled "'''Rachel'''", is featured in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''. The song is to finally be released on Weezer's album ''[[Van Weezer]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
* ''[[Boston Party '97]]'' (1997) ''<small>(Bootleg)</small>'' | |||
* ''[[HOMiE - Volume 1]]'' (2009) | |||
* ''[[Van Weezer]]'' ''(forthcoming)'' | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Sheila Can Do It" was written early in [[1996]] during Cuomo's time spent at Harvard University. The [[Catalog O' Riffs]] dates the song at [[February 8]], while Cuomo's handwritten [[#Lyrics|lyrics]] for the song (under the title "Rachel") are dated [[February 22]]. The song, along with "[[Sunshine O]]", was notably written around the same time as ''[[Pinkerton]]'' tracks "[[Across the Sea]]", "[[The Good Life]]", "[[Falling For You]]", and "[[Butterfly]]". In a [[2020]] [[Riverpedia archive - 09/03/2020|entry]] on the [[Riverpedia]] section of Cuomo's [[riverscuomo.com|personal website]], Cuomo confirmed that the song was partially inspired by [[Rachel Haden]]. The song never appeared on an album, but was performed at [[Homie]] shows in [[1997]], and rehearsed for the intended (albeit scrapped) Homie album. | "Sheila Can Do It" was written early in [[1996]] during Cuomo's time spent at Harvard University. The [[Catalog O' Riffs]] dates the song at [[February 8]], while Cuomo's handwritten [[#Lyrics|lyrics]] for the song (under the title "Rachel") are dated [[February 22]]. The song, along with "[[Sunshine O]]", was notably written around the same time as ''[[Pinkerton]]'' tracks "[[Across the Sea]]", "[[The Good Life]]", "[[Falling For You]]", and "[[Butterfly]]". In a [[2020]] [[Riverpedia archive - 09/03/2020|entry]] on the [[Riverpedia]] section of Cuomo's [[riverscuomo.com|personal website]], Cuomo confirmed that the song was partially inspired by [[Rachel Haden]]. The song never appeared on an album, but was performed at [[Homie]] shows in [[1997]], and rehearsed for the intended (albeit scrapped) Homie album. | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>f1AEbdlZjaA</youtube> | <youtube>f1AEbdlZjaA</youtube> | ||
===HOMiE version=== | |||
<youtube>cmydQz4DZIg</youtube> | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
===Live version=== | ===Live version=== | ||