Lullaby for Wayne: Difference between revisions

| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]]

"'''Lullaby for Wayne'''" is a [[Weezer]] song demoed in contention for the band's [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|debut album]]. It appeared as the twelfth track on the second disc of that album's [[2004]] deluxe edition (''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'').

"Lullaby for Wayne" was originally demoed by [[Patrick Wilson]], likely in March of [[1992]]. The [[Recording_History_-_Page_2|Weezer Recording History]] describes the song as having no vocals and being different from later iterations. [[Rivers Cuomo]] recorded a demo of the song (with lyrics) in February of [[1993]]. The song was thereafter performed live by Weezer. The band recorded the song with [[Dale Johnson]], a music production student at Loyola Marymount University, on [[April 27]] of that year, a few weeks following the sessions that yielded the song "[[Jamie]]." On [[April 29]], as friend of the band [[Pat Finn]] was leaving Los Angeles, Weezer performed the song live at [[Club Dump]] with the name "Wayne" substituted with "Pat."

"Lullaby for Wayne" was one of fifteen tracks considered for the band's 1994 debut album, and was demoed on [[August 11]], [[1993]], at S.I.R. in New York City, prior to entering the studio to record the album. Ultimately, however, the song would not make the cut.

The song was first heard by fans in [[2004]]. The [[August 11]] pre-production demo appeared on the second disc of the deluxe edition of ''The Blue Album'', and the live "Lullaby for Pat Finn" was released the same day on the DVD ''[[Video Capture Device]]''. Rivers Cuomo's 1993 demo was released on [[December 9]], [[2020]], as part of the digital compilation ''[[Patrick & Rivers]]''.