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"'''Blue Dream'''" is the sixth track from '' [[Van Weezer]]'' | "'''Blue Dream'''" is the sixth track from '' [[Van Weezer]]''. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song "Blue Dream" was first revealed to be a track for ''Van Weezer'' in an article from the June [[2020]] issue of the magazine ''Guitar Player''. | "Blue Dream" is a reworking of the [[2010]] [[Rivers Cuomo]] demo "[[Ballad of the Briny]]", a conceptual reworking of the previous demos "[[Now or Later]]" and "[[Stronger]]." Cuomo first teased a short clip of "Ballad of the Briny" in a video on his YouTube channel on [[January 18]], [[2011]].<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. "2011-01-18" Originally uploaded to ''YouTube'', 18 January 2011. Reuploaded by Weezer B-Sides, 4 April 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dh5TwLwJUQw</ref> The song title "Blue Dream" was first revealed to be a track for ''Van Weezer'' in an article from the June [[2020]] issue of the magazine ''Guitar Player''.<ref>Bienstock, Richard. "Unchained: Rivers Cuomo Let's the Shred-Obsessed Kid Inside Him Break Free on ''Van Weezer'', a Record That's Half Blue Album, Half '80s Metal." ''Guitar Player''. June 2020</ref> The article confirmed that the song featured a 'note-for-note cribbing of [[Randy Rhoads]]' iconic riff from {{PN|Ozzy Osbourne}} "Crazy Train."' According to Cuomo, [[Crush Management]] founder and manager [[Jonathan Daniel]] suggested that the sampling of "Crazy Train."<ref>''Guitar World''. July 2021.</ref>On [[August 21]], [[2020]], Cuomo confirmed "Blue Dream" to be a reworking of the [[2011]] demo "[[Ballad of the Briny]]."<ref>Cuomo, Rivers. ''Mister Rivers' Neighborhood''. 21 August 2020. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_botb.jpg</ref> | ||
On [[May 7]], [[2020]], a press release announced that [[Weezer]] would be guest-starring in [[Weezer TV appearance: 05/10/2020 - The Simpsons|an episode of the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'']] airing on [[May 10]] and that the debut of "Blue Dream" would be featured.<ref>Strauss, Matthew. Pitchfork. 7 May 2020. https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-to-appear-on-new-episode-of-the-simpsons-play-theme-song-watch/</ref> | On [[May 7]], [[2020]], a press release announced that [[Weezer]] would be guest-starring in [[Weezer TV appearance: 05/10/2020 - The Simpsons|an episode of the animated sitcom ''The Simpsons'']] airing on [[May 10]] and that the debut of "Blue Dream" would be featured.<ref>Strauss, Matthew. ''Pitchfork''. 7 May 2020. https://pitchfork.com/news/weezer-to-appear-on-new-episode-of-the-simpsons-play-theme-song-watch/</ref> In the episode, a segment of the song's guitar solo can be heard during a chase sequence.<ref>''YouTube''. 17 May 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaGAhwLX9Jk</ref> | ||
==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
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I'm at home here, in this blue dream | I'm at home here, in this blue dream | ||
Since I found out you don't want me | Since I found out you don't want me | ||
</poem> | </poem> | ||
==See more== | ==See more== | ||
*''[[Van Weezer]]'' | *''[[Van Weezer]]'' | ||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Van Weezer]] | [[Category:Songs on Van Weezer]] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs produced by Suzy Shinn]] | [[Category:Weezer songs produced by Suzy Shinn]] | ||