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According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_14#12.2F.3F.3F.2F02_rivers_home_recording|Recording History]], Rivers Cuomo is first known to have recorded a demo of the song in December of [[2002]]. A partial clip of this recording was thereafter circulated by Cuomo on his website, riverscuomo.com, as "las_dos.mp3", a sound clip of him performing "The End of the World" with segments of his [[2000]] [[Weezer]] demo "[[Burning Sun]]" interspersed throughout. Fans later edited both clips to create separate sound files of "Burning Sun" and "The End of the World". | According to the [[Recording_History_-_Page_14#12.2F.3F.3F.2F02_rivers_home_recording|Recording History]], Rivers Cuomo is first known to have recorded a demo of the song in December of [[2002]]. A partial clip of this recording was thereafter circulated by Cuomo on his website, riverscuomo.com, as "las_dos.mp3", a sound clip of him performing "The End of the World" with segments of his [[2000]] [[Weezer]] demo "[[Burning Sun]]" interspersed throughout. Fans later edited both clips to create separate sound files of "Burning Sun" and "The End of the World". | ||
On [[March 21]], [[2003]], during rehearsals at S.I.R. Studios for Weezer's planned [[Make Believe|eventual fifth album]], Cuomo and Weezer bassist [[Scott Shriner]], accompanied by musicians Luke Adams and Jimmy Messner due to the unavailability of [[Brian Bell]] and [[Patrick Wilson]], recorded a full-band cover of "The End of the World", and continued recording it during rehearsal sessions over the next several days, rehearsing new Weezer songs in addition to covers of "[[Without You]]" by Harry Nilsson and "[[Unbreak My Heart]]" by Toni Braxton. Beginning [[March 26]]th, with the rest of Weezer out of town, Cuomo was accompanied by Andrew Scott, Patrick Pentland, and Chris Murphy of the band [[Sloan]]. The four recorded a cover of "The End of the World" alongside covers of the aforementioned "[[Without You]]", "[[I Woke Up in Love This Morning]]" by the Partridge Family, and "[[Little Diane]]" by Dion and the Belmonts. Producer [[Rick Rubin]] is known to have suggested the songs "Little Diane" and "Unbreak My Heart" to Cuomo[https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Alone_liner_notes | On [[March 21]], [[2003]], during rehearsals at S.I.R. Studios for Weezer's planned [[Make Believe|eventual fifth album]], Cuomo and Weezer bassist [[Scott Shriner]], accompanied by musicians Luke Adams and Jimmy Messner due to the unavailability of [[Brian Bell]] and [[Patrick Wilson]], recorded a full-band cover of "The End of the World", and continued recording it during rehearsal sessions over the next several days, rehearsing new Weezer songs in addition to covers of "[[Without You]]" by Harry Nilsson and "[[Unbreak My Heart]]" by Toni Braxton. Beginning [[March 26]]th, with the rest of Weezer out of town, Cuomo was accompanied by Andrew Scott, Patrick Pentland, and Chris Murphy of the band [[Sloan]]. The four recorded a cover of "The End of the World" alongside covers of the aforementioned "[[Without You]]", "[[I Woke Up in Love This Morning]]" by the Partridge Family, and "[[Little Diane]]" by Dion and the Belmonts. Producer [[Rick Rubin]] is known to have suggested the songs "Little Diane" and "Unbreak My Heart" to Cuomo<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. Liner notes. ''[[Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. 2007. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/Alone_liner_notes</ref><ref>Schlansky, Evan. "Exclusive: Rivers Cuomo Explains Weezer’s Cover Of “Un-Break My Heart”". ''American Songwriter''. 22 October 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101025034723/https://americansongwriter.com/2010/10/exclusive-rivers-cuomo-explains-weezers-cover-of-un-break-my-heart/</ref>, and so may have also been the one to suggest "The End of the World", though this is unconfirmed. | ||
The [[March 21]] demo of "The End of the World" was [[Riverscuomo.com_demos#Leak.2Ffirst_wave|leaked online through the demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. As a result of being a cover song and featuring other musicians, the song was not made available for sale through the storefront. | The [[March 21]] demo of "The End of the World" was [[Riverscuomo.com_demos#Leak.2Ffirst_wave|leaked online through the demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. As a result of being a cover song and featuring other musicians, the song was not made available for sale through the storefront. | ||
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==Audio== | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>Why does the sun go on shining? | <poem>Why does the sun go on shining? | ||
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Don't they know it's the end of the world? | Don't they know it's the end of the world? | ||
It ended when you said goodbye</poem> | It ended when you said goodbye</poem> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of cover songs]] | *[[List of cover songs]] | ||
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*"[[Unbreak My Heart]]" | *"[[Unbreak My Heart]]" | ||
*[[Recording History - Page 14]] | *[[Recording History - Page 14]] | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:Cover songs]] | [[Category:Cover songs]] | ||