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| | “<small> Old maid in the cottage next door <br> We don't see her much anymore </small>” | | | “<small> Old maid in the cottage next door <br> We don't see her much anymore </small>” | ||
| | The old maid referenced is most likely Rivers’ mother as she lives next door to him. She, likes everyone else in Cuomo’s life is obsessed with screens. | | | The old maid referenced is most likely Rivers’ mother as she lives next door to him. She, likes everyone else in Cuomo’s life is obsessed with screens. | ||
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==''[[Van Weezer]]'' (2021)== | |||
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! style="background: #7ad;" |Person | |||
! style="background: #7ad;" |Song | |||
! style="background: #7ad;" |Lyric | |||
! style="background: #7ad;" |Note | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Fist_(comics) Iron Fist] [[Image:Iron Fist.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Hero]]” | |||
| | “<small> I'd hammer down hard like I'm Iron Fist <br> Then disappear like I don't exist</small>” | |||
| | Iron Fist is a superhero owned by Marvel comics. He was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane in 1974. He is known for his martial arts powers. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friedrich_Nietzsche Friedrich Nietzsche] [[Image:Nietzsche.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[All the Good Ones]]” | |||
| | “<small> She plays for all the marbles <br> Her Nietzsche books are conversation starters</small>” | |||
| | Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philosopher and poet. His writings have influenced many modern day ideas. | |||
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| | [[Suzy Shinn]] [[Image:Suzyshinnweezer.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[The End of the Game]]” | |||
| | “<small> Hey, Suzy, where you been today? <br> I'm looking for you every way</small>” | |||
| | Suzy Shinn is an American producer, who has worked with Weezer on multiple occasions, most notably, producing Van Weezer. Several names were considered for the lyric before deciding on the name Suzy. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aslan Aslan] [[Image:Aslan.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[The End of the Game]]” | |||
| | “<small> I feel like I've known you my whole life <br> You got me cryin' like when Aslan died</small>” | |||
| | Aslan is a talking lion from The Chronicles of Narnia series. He dies in the first book ''The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'' | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marianne_Faithfull Mick Jagger] [[Image:Mick Marianne.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[ The End of the Game]]” | |||
| | “<small> I was Mick and you were Marianne <br> You would harmonize when I felt bad</small>” | |||
| | The line is a reference to the relationship between Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_Jagger Marianne Faithfull] [[Image:Mick Marianne.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[ The End of the Game]]” | |||
| | “<small> I was Mick and you were Marianne <br> You would harmonize when I felt bad</small>” | |||
| | The line is a reference to the relationship between Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithfull. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith] [[Image:Aerosmith.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[I Need Some of That]]” | |||
| | “<small> Listening to Aerosmith <br> Later on I will call my mom</small>” | |||
| | “I Need Some of That” is about thinking about and trying to relive the past. Aerosmith is a band Rivers listened to in his early years, and so he’s trying to reconnect to that time in his life. This line also mentions his mother [[Beverly Shoenberger]] | |||
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| | [[Beverly Shoenberger]] [[Image:Beverly. Rivers Cuomo - baby.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[I Need Some of That]]” | |||
| | “<small> Listening to Aerosmith <br> Later on I will call my mom</small>” | |||
| | “I Need Some of That” is about thinking about and trying to relive the past. Calling his mom may be just another way he is trying to reconnect to his past. This lyric also mentions [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerosmith Aerosmith ]. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus Nostradamus] [[Image:Nostradamus.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Beginning of the End]]” | |||
| | “<small> Nostradamus predicted a bomb would drop <br> And all the guitars would be hung in an old pawn shop</small>” | |||
| | Nostradamus was a French astrologer. He’s known for writing ''Les Prophéties'' a book of poems which allegedly predicted the future. | |||
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| | [[Rachel Haden]] [[Image:Karlscorner-20110121-m.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Sheila Can Do It]]” | |||
| | “<small> If Sheila can do it, I can do it <br> I don't see the problem with that</small>” | |||
| | “Sheila Can Do It” Is at least partially inspired by Rachel Haden. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster_Pussycat Faster Pussycat] [[Image:Faster Pussycat.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Precious Metal Girl]]” | |||
| | “<small> Look like you could have been in Faster Pussycat <br> In your leather jacket <br> With the patches on the back</small>” | |||
| | Faster Pussycat is a band from the 80’s Hair Metal scene in LA. | |||
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| | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L.A._Guns L.A. Guns] [[Image:LA Guns.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | “[[Precious Metal Girl]]” | |||
| | “<small> The battles lost and won <br> With the L.A. Guns</small>” | |||
| | L.A. Guns is a band from the 80’s Hair Metal scene in LA. | |||
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