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"'''Miss Sweeney'''" is the eleventh track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)(Deluxe Edition)|The Red Album (Deluxe Edition)]]''. | "'''Miss Sweeney'''" is the eleventh track off of ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)(Deluxe Edition)|The Red Album (Deluxe Edition)]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*[[Weezer (The Red Album) (Deluxe Edition)]] | *''[[Weezer (The Red Album) (Deluxe Edition)]]'' (2008) | ||
*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Miss Sweeney" first appeared on the demo compilation ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' in [[2007]], and was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and his assistant [[Sarah C. Kim]]. In the liner notes for the deluxe edition of ''"The Red Album,"'' [[Brian Bell]] states that "Miss Sweeney" is a song that he championed, and that it was almost not recorded at all: | "Miss Sweeney" first appeared on the demo compilation ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' in [[2007]], and was co-written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and his assistant [[Sarah C. Kim]]. In the liner notes for the deluxe edition of ''"The Red Album,"'' [[Brian Bell]] states that "Miss Sweeney" is a song that he championed, and that it was almost not recorded at all: | ||
===Liner notes=== | |||
{{Red liner notes|{{#tag:span style="color:#990000"|''Brian:}} I'm really happy about the inclusion of "Miss Sweeney" to the deluxe edition of The Red Album. This song has always been a favorite of mine since Rivers first sent me the acoustic demo of his songs for album six. I fought and fought for this song to make The Red Album but in the end was voted out. And here it is in all it's unique glory. I got the idea for the guitar sound from a suggestion that Scott Shriner made. He said he thought sitar could work on Sweeney and I agreed. I even had our engineer Andrew Scheps schlep his to the studio one day. It only took me a few seconds to realize that I couldn't play this thing with any conviction. So I was on a quest to find an effect with sitar like qualities. My engineer Eric J heard about this pedal the Mooger Fooger that just came out. This pedal allows one note to drone while playing others against it. A little knob tweaking here and there and a exotic almost Indian like sound transpires making the rain clouds disappear.''}} | |||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings: Miss Sweeney}} | |||
==Live video== | ==Live video== | ||
Weezer performed "Miss Sweeney" their [[Sessions@AOL (2008)|AOL sessions]] in [[2008]]. The performance was all-acoustic, with Bell and [[Patrick Wilson]] playing guitar, [[Scott Shriner]] playing an acoustic bass, [[Rivers Cuomo]] singing from behind a desk, and a dancer performing as "Miss Sweeney." | Weezer performed "Miss Sweeney" their [[Sessions@AOL (2008)|AOL sessions]] in [[2008]]. The performance was all-acoustic, with Bell and [[Patrick Wilson]] playing guitar, [[Scott Shriner]] playing an acoustic bass, [[Rivers Cuomo]] singing from behind a desk, and a dancer performing as "Miss Sweeney." | ||
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==Audio== | ==Audio== | ||
< | ===Album version==== | ||
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GVII3tQqVzk YouTube (North America)]<br>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5susxLIufc8 YouTube (International)] | |||
===AOL Sessions=== | |||
<youtube>DLFRGaaYgdo</youtube> | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:14-15.png|thumb|500px|Lyric sheet from the ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' booklet.]] | [[Image:14-15.png|thumb|500px|Lyric sheet from the ''[[Deliverance at Hand!]]'' booklet.]] | ||
<poem>Hi | <poem>Hi, hello, Miss Sweeney? | ||
Could you please come in my office for a second? | |||
Could you please come in | |||
I'm headin' home for the day | I'm headin' home for the day | ||
And I thought it'd be good | And I thought it'd be good for you and me to check in | ||
I met with the gal from Expo | |||
I met with | |||
And they do have the "slab" cabinets in white | And they do have the "slab" cabinets in white | ||
She thinks we can take measurements down at the site | She thinks we can take measurements down at the site | ||
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Girl, you make the rainclouds disappear | Girl, you make the rainclouds disappear | ||
The sun always shines when you're near | The sun always shines when you're near | ||
I'm waiting | I'm waiting until you love me | ||
Sweeney | Sweeney | ||
I'm so sorry Miss Sweeney | I'm so sorry Miss Sweeney | ||
I don't know where that came from | I don't know where that came from | ||
I think I was overcome | I think I was overcome by a spontaneous emotion | ||
Anyway, the cash deposit of five thousand dollars | |||
Anyway, the cash deposit | Will need to be sent to the property owner tomorrow | ||
If there are any problems with the deposit or contract | |||
Will need to be sent | |||
If there are any problems | |||
Don't be afraid to holler | Don't be afraid to holler | ||
I don't wanna have to approve | I don't wanna have to approve each stinkin' dollar that we borrow | ||
Aww forget it, Miss Sweeney | |||
Girl, you make the rainclouds disappear | Girl, you make the rainclouds disappear | ||
The sun always shines when you're near | The sun always shines when you're near | ||
I'm waiting | I'm waiting until you love me | ||
Miss Sweeney, I got to admit the truth | Miss Sweeney, I got to admit the truth | ||
I am totally head | I am totally head over heels in love with you | ||
Every day you come to the office lookin' fine | Every day you come to the office lookin' fine | ||
Navy business the suit clingin' tightly to your spine | Navy business the suit clingin' tightly to your spine | ||
You ask me if I'm ready to get down to work | You ask me if I'm ready to get down to work | ||
Sweeney, baby, I'm ready | Sweeney, baby, I'm ready | ||
Be my | |||
Girl, you make the rainclouds disappear | Girl, you make the rainclouds disappear | ||
The sun always shines when you're near | The sun always shines when you're near | ||
I'm waiting | I'm waiting | ||
Until you love me | Until you love me | ||
Girl! | |||
You light the skies of my life | You light the skies of my life | ||
I swear, I will make you my wife | I swear, I will make you my wife | ||
I'm waiting | I'm waiting until you love me | ||
Miss Sweeney | Miss Sweeney | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
* [[List of Weezer songs]] | * [[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
* [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=311 "Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Miss Sweeney"] | * [http://tvs.soymilkrevolution.com/?p=311 "Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Miss Sweeney"] | ||
[[Category:Weezer songs]] | [[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Bonus tracks]] | [[Category:Bonus tracks]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||
[[Category: Songs on Weezer (The Red Album)]] | [[Category: Songs on Weezer (The Red Album)]] | ||