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| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Weezer
| Format  = MP3
| Format  = MP3
| Length  = 4:13
| Length  =  
| Writer  = Rivers Cuomo
| Writer  = Rivers Cuomo
| RC#      = N/A
| COR#    = N/A
| Producer = Weezer
| Status  = Demo circulating
| Status  = Demo circulating
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"'''''East Coast or West Coast'''''" (also known as "'''East Coast vs. West Coast'''") is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2006]].
"'''East Coast or West Coast'''" (also known as "'''East Coast vs. West Coast'''") is a song written by [[Rivers Cuomo]] in [[2006]].
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]'' (2020)
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
Originally in contention for release on Weezer's [[Weezer (The Red Album)|2008 self-titled album]], "East Coast or West Coast" was reportedly also in contention for release on their 2014 album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. However, the song failed to make the cut for either. As Cuomo [[Harvard Crimson interview with Rivers Cuomo - April 26, 2006|explained in a 2006 interview]]:
Originally in contention for release on Weezer's [[Weezer (The Red Album)|2008 self-titled album]], "East Coast or West Coast" was reportedly also in contention for release on their 2014 album ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. However, the song failed to make the cut for either. As Cuomo [[Harvard Crimson interview with Rivers Cuomo - April 26, 2006|explained in a 2006 interview]]:<ref>Riesman, Abe J. "Rivers' End: Weezer’s frontman speaks out on women, Expos, what he’s writing now, and his marriage to a Japanese girl" ''The Harvard Crimson''. 26 April 2006. https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2006/4/26/rivers-end-in-early-1995-a/</ref>
<blockquote>"When I was in [a 2006] meditation course, I was obsessing about “Where do I want to live—East Coast or West Coast?” And so many thoughts would come up about either coast, and I said, “Hey, I should write a song about that.” So, what it’s gonna be, is I’m gonna be in the center speaker, wondering what I should do. Then, [[Brian Bell|Brian]]’s gonna be in the left speaker, arguing on behalf of the West Coast, and [[Scott Shriner|Scott]] will be on the right, arguing on behalf of the East Coast. And we’ll all just be singing and rapping to each other."</blockquote>
{{Gray quote box|[[Image:rivershead.png]]|"When I was in [a 2006] meditation course, I was obsessing about “Where do I want to live—East Coast or West Coast?” And so many thoughts would come up about either coast, and I said, “Hey, I should write a song about that.” So, what it’s gonna be, is I’m gonna be in the center speaker, wondering what I should do. Then, [[Brian Bell|Brian]]’s gonna be in the left speaker, arguing on behalf of the West Coast, and [[Scott Shriner|Scott]] will be on the right, arguing on behalf of the East Coast. And we’ll all just be singing and rapping to each other."}}
In the song, it isn't made clear which coast wins, however, Cuomo mentions that the West Coast won in real life.
 
In the song, it isn't made clear which coast wins, however, Cuomo mentions that the west coast won in real life.


Though unheard by fans for many years after its existence became known, various low resolution clips of the song were played in a Tinychat on [[November 19]], [[2017]]. Two days later, a [[2007]] demo of the song (albeit with an overdub featuring [[Pat Wilson]] on drums from 2012, plus an entirely new bridge from the same year) surfaced, along with demos of the unreleased songs "[[Call the Police]]", "[[Caveman]]", and "[[El Presidente]]".
Though unheard by fans for many years after its existence became known, various low resolution clips of the song were played in a Tinychat on [[November 19]], [[2017]]. Two days later, a [[2007]] demo of the song (albeit with an overdub featuring [[Pat Wilson]] on drums from 2012, plus an entirely new bridge from the same year) surfaced, along with demos of the unreleased songs "[[Call the Police]]", "[[Caveman]]", and "[[El Presidente]]".


Several recordings of this song from the ''EWBAITE''-era were included on the compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' in [[2020]], though many of the versions were removed shortly thereafter (due to featuring members of the band other than Cuomo). Some of these demos interpolate the chorus of the demo "[[Up in the Clouds]]" into the chorus of "East Coast or West Coast".
Several recordings of this song from the ''EWBAITE''-era were included on the compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' in [[2020]], though many of the versions were removed shortly thereafter (due to featuring members of the band other than Cuomo). Some of these demos interpolate the chorus of the demo "[[Up in the Clouds]]" into the chorus of "East Coast or West Coast".
 
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.9em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Filename
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast vs. West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast Vs. West Coast.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2007]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:43
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast vs. West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp></samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2007]]/[[2012]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:12
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Patrick Wilson]] drum track. Leaked online in [[2017]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;2.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;4 no.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|No drums
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5&nbsp;&nbsp;pa.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:00
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coat - East VocMu.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coat - East VocUp.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coat - West VocMu.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|8:25
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coat - West VocMu 1.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:12
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coat - West VocMu 2.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:06
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coat - West VocMu 4.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|8:25
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:00
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;8&nbsp;&nbsp;sc.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:54
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10 ro.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:45
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;11.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:45
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]].
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;12.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:45
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. Chorus: "Which coast do I love the most? / I don't know, I don't know, I don't know"
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;13 ev.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:42
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. Chorus from "[[Up in the Clouds]]." ("Can you tell me which '''of y'all''' got it goin' on?")
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14 of.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:42
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. Chorus from "[[Up in the Clouds]]" ("Can you tell me which '''of the coasts''' got it goin' on?")
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15 lo.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:42
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. Chorus from "[[Up in the Clouds]]" ("Can you tell me which '''locale''' got it goin' on?")
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|East Coast or West Coast
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>East Coast or West Coast&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;17.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:08
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<strike>''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''</strike>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Removed from bundle on [[November 23]], [[2020]]. Chorus from "[[Up in the Clouds]]" ("Can you tell me which '''of y'all''' got it goin' on?")
|-
|}
==Audio==
==Audio==
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And the backwards, bigoted, bully creeps
And the backwards, bigoted, bully creeps
You should find some alternative beat
You should find some alternative beat
If alternative means don't serve produce
If alternative means don't serve the dudes
Then, by all means, go ahead and move
Then, by all means, go ahead and move
But how sad it would've been if you'd blown your youth
But how sad it would've been if you'd blown your youth
trying to outdo the cool
Trying to outdo the cool


East coast or west coast?
East coast or west coast?
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And ask myself with smile:
And ask myself with smile:


East coast or west coast?
East coast or west coast? (Where can I do my best?)
(Where can I do my best?)
East coast or west coast? (Where can I give my best?)
East coast or west coast?
(Where can I give my best?)


I think you know where you wanna live, bro
I think you know where you wanna live, bro
Aw, shut... the... shut up</poem>
Aw, shut... the... shut up</poem>


==See Also==
==See Also==
* [[List of Weezer songs]]
* [[List of Weezer songs]]
* [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
* [[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
 
==References==
[[Category: Weezer songs]]
<references />
[[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]
[[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]]
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