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"'''Sheila Can Do It'''" ( | "'''Sheila Can Do It'''" (likely originally titled "'''Rachel'''"; sometimes rendered as "'''Sheila Can Do (It)'''") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in early [[1996]]. The song is set for release on Weezer's [[2021]] album ''[[Van Weezer]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* ''[[Van Weezer]] | * <strike>''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''</strike> (2020) | ||
* ''[[Van Weezer]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Sheila Can Do It" was written early in [[1996]] during Cuomo's time spent at Harvard University. | "Sheila Can Do It" was written early in [[1996]] during Cuomo's time spent at Harvard University. Cuomo's handwritten [[#Lyrics|lyrics]] for the song (under the title "Rachel") are dated [[February 22]]<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''The Pinkerton Diaries''. Self-published, 2011</ref>. 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. | ||
During a Homie performance of the song [[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA|at The Middle East in Cambridge]], a woman exclaimed “That’s me!” upon Cuomo’s announcement of the song title. During [[Homie concert: 11/21/1997 - Cambridge, MA|a performance at T.T. The Bear’s Place]] a few weeks later, Cuomo asked if the same Sheila was there (she wasn’t) | During a Homie performance of the song [[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA|at The Middle East in Cambridge]], a woman exclaimed “That’s me!” upon Cuomo’s announcement of the song title. During [[Homie concert: 11/21/1997 - Cambridge, MA|a performance at T.T. The Bear’s Place]] a few weeks later, Cuomo asked if the same Sheila was there (she wasn’t)<ref>Sheila. Comment on "Sheila Can Do (It)." Teenage Victory Songs, 19 June 2009, https://web.archive.org/web/20160203060822/http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=571#comment-9654; archived via ''Wayback Machine''</ref> | ||
In [[2009]], the song was covered for a [[HOMiE - Volume 1|Homie tribute album]] recorded by fans Lifetaker and runnersdialzero. | |||
The song was allegedly <ref>the nest. "Is Rules of Life top 3 on ewbaite?" ''All Things Weezer'' forum, 10 April 2018. http://www.allthingsweezer.com/index.php?threads/is-rules-of-life-top-3-on-ewbaite.45503/page-4#post-1556431</ref> considered by Cuomo for inclusion on [[Weezer]]'s planned ninth album (that eventually became ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''), but the idea was quickly scrapped. In the aforementioned 2020 [[Riverpedia archive - 09/03/2020|Riverpedia entry]] on [[September 3]], Cuomo confirmed that the song "Eventually came out on ''[[Van Weezer]]''."<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "Sheila Can Do It", ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood'', 3 December 2020, https://www.riverscuomo.com/wiki/Sheila%20Can%20Do%20It</ref> Cuomo noted in the same entry a few days later that the song's hook resembled the [[Ridel High]] song "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crNB8mhnyig Monsters Under Your Bed]". | |||
A rehearsal recording from September of [[1997]] was included among hundreds of demos leaked online through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. A single copy of the song was sold to a user upon the storefront's launch on [[November 9]], whereupon it was made freely available for other users. The recording was briefly available as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'', but was removed due to the presence of performers other than Cuomo. | |||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
*[[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | *[[Homie concert: 11/04/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | ||
*[[Homie concert: 11/21/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | *[[Homie concert: 11/21/1997 - Cambridge, MA]] | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
<youtube>f1AEbdlZjaA</youtube> | <youtube>f1AEbdlZjaA</youtube> <youtube>k6rJxp6eDk8</youtube> | ||
===HOMiE version=== | ===HOMiE cover version=== | ||
<youtube>cmydQz4DZIg</youtube> | <youtube>cmydQz4DZIg</youtube> | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:Rachelcandoit.jpg|right|340px||thumb|Handwritten lyrics, as they appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''.]] | [[Image:Rachelcandoit.jpg|right|340px||thumb|Handwritten lyrics, as they appear in ''[[The Pinkerton Diaries]]''.]] | ||
<poem>If Sheila can do it, I can do it | <poem>If Sheila can do it, I can do it | ||
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*[[Van Weezer]] | *[[Van Weezer]] | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Van Weezer]] | [[Category:Songs on Van Weezer]] | ||