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-{{Featured song MP3 headline Youtube|https://youtu.be/Ivmce9mXnAw|The Rat Race}}
+{{Featured song MP3 headline Youtube|https://youtu.be/tlrSOGk1-6k|Prodigy Lover}}
-{{Featured song artwork|Karlscorner-20100203.jpg|The Rat Race}} "'''The Rat Race'''" is a [[Weezer]] song recorded in [[2003]] and released on a charity compilation in [[2010]].
+{{Featured song artwork|Karlscorner-20040924-c.jpg|Prodigy Lover}} "'''Prodigy Lover'''" is an unreleased [[Weezer]] song, demoed in the sessions leading up to ''[[Make Believe]]''.
-"The Rat Race" was written by [[Brian Bell]], who also provides lead vocals. The song was demoed on [[August 3]], [[2003]] at [[Rod Cervera]]'s studio. The song went unheard by fans until it was released on [[February 3]], [[2010]] as part of a digital compilation album released by the [http://www.targetcancerfoundation.org/ TargetCancer Foundation] titled ''[[The Right Track: Tunes to Target Cancer]]''. The track was made available as an MP3 for 99 cents, or as a FLAC file for $1.99.
+The song was first recorded during the [[Album 5 Demos]], and later revisited multiple times throughout the lengthy, stop-and-start recording process that produced ''Make Believe''. It was reworked (and renamed) several times. During the [[Acoustic Office Demos]], it was renamed "'''Kings Of Money'''," then later retitled "'''Show Me Who You Are'''," followed by "'''Happy Robot'''," and finally "[[I'm a Robot]]," which shares a [[Catalog O' Riffs]] entry with "Prodigy Lover." "Show Me Who You Are" would not see release until it was leaked in 2020, when [[Rivers Cuomo]] was preparing to release demo bundles on his [[riverscuomo.com|website]]. "I'm a Robot" was released on the [[2010]] career-spanning compilation ''[[Death to False Metal]]''.
-{{Featured song links|The Rat Race}}
+Though the song’s meaning has never been confirmed, some fans speculate that the song is about [[Matt Sharp]], as “Prodigy” could refer to the model of Moog synthesizer.
+{{Featured song links|Prodigy Lover}}
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