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"'''Tell Me What You Want'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. The song was recorded in consideration for ''[[Van Weezer]]'', though was ultimately excluded from the album. | "'''Tell Me What You Want'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. The song was recorded in consideration for ''[[Van Weezer]]'', though was ultimately excluded from the album. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song's bridge is a re-appropriation of the ''[[Maladroit]]''-era demo "[[Zep Jamb]]," written in [[2001]]. On [[May 3]], [[2021]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] mentioned to [[Riverchat]] users that the verses for "Tell Me What You Want" were originally written from the perspective of the character [[Sebastian]] from ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''.<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. 3 May 2021. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Rivers-TellMeWhatYouWant.png</ref> Cuomo first unveiled the song during a video chat with fans [[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood 2.0|on his mobile app]] on [[April 30]], [[2021]]. When asked why the song was not included on the album, Cuomo stated that "[[1 More Hit]]" was "kind of like the same genre, but better." [[Brian Bell]] uploaded a video of himself playing guitar over the song to his Instagram account on [[May 3]] <ref>trelationship ''Instagram'' 3 May 2021, https://www.instagram.com/tv/COboutBp1OKgIC-02fHIg1BL3ORNXvky6M6Jzk0/</ref><ref>granola granola "Brian Bell practicing Tell Me What You Want? (Unreleased Weezer song)" ''YouTube'' 3 May 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBnvNoM1Vgo</ref>. | The song's bridge is a re-appropriation of the ''[[Maladroit]]''-era demo "[[Zep Jamb]]," written in [[2001]]. On [[May 3]], [[2021]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] mentioned to [[Riverchat]] users that the verses for "Tell Me What You Want" were originally written from the perspective of the character [[Sebastian]] from ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''.<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. 3 May 2021. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Rivers-TellMeWhatYouWant.png</ref> Cuomo first unveiled the song during a video chat with fans [[Mister Rivers' Neighborhood 2.0|on his mobile app]] on [[April 30]], [[2021]]. When asked why the song was not included on the album, Cuomo stated that "[[1 More Hit]]" was "kind of like the same genre, but better." | ||
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[[Brian Bell]] uploaded a video of himself playing guitar over the song to his Instagram account on [[May 3]] <ref>trelationship ''Instagram'' 3 May 2021, https://www.instagram.com/tv/COboutBp1OKgIC-02fHIg1BL3ORNXvky6M6Jzk0/</ref><ref>granola granola "Brian Bell practicing Tell Me What You Want? (Unreleased Weezer song)" ''YouTube'' 3 May 2021, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBnvNoM1Vgo</ref>.<br> | |||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem>This is a message that manager wouldn't approve | <poem>This is a message that manager wouldn't approve | ||