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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = I Can't Forget the Way | | Name = I Can't Forget the Way | ||
| Cover = | | Cover = Theyeastmaster-cover.jpeg | ||
| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Weezer | | Artist = Weezer | ||
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"'''I Can't Forget The Way'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert. | "'''I Can't Forget The Way'''" is a song by [[Weezer]]. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' | *''[[The_Yeastmaster#Yeastmaster_Part_2|Yeastmaster Pt. 2]]'' (1990-1992) | ||
*''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[January 1]], [[1992]], as part of an effort known as [[the 50 Song Project]], in which Cuomo and [[Pat Wilson]] attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the [[Pixies]] and [[Nirvana]]. The song was recorded during [[Weezer's third practice]] session on [[February 16]], [[1992]], and performed live for the first time at Weezer's first show, at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on [[March 19]]. [[Karl Koch]] has described the song as "really rocking" and "awesome". The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', released online in [[2008]]. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "[[Byzantine]]" on ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. The chorus | "I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by [[Rivers Cuomo]] on [[January 1]], [[1992]], as part of an effort known as [[the 50 Song Project]],<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> in which Cuomo and [[Pat Wilson]] attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the [[Pixies]] and [[Nirvana]]. The song was recorded during [[Weezer's third practice]] session on [[February 16]], [[1992]], and performed live for the first time at Weezer's first show, at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on [[March 19]]. [[Karl Koch]] has described the song as "really rocking" and "awesome". The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled ''[[The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo]]'', released online in [[2008]]. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "[[Byzantine]]" on ''[[Weezer (The Black Album)|The Black Album]]''. The chorus bears some resemblance to the chorus of Weezer's [[2002]] song "[[American Gigolo]]," though this may be coincidental. | ||
Cuomo's original demo | Cuomo's original demo was first released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' on [[November 22]], [[2020]]. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
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| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Can't Forget the Way | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3</samp> | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 1]], [[1992]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2914 Urban Ave, Santa Monica, CA | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:24 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"| | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|I Can't Forget the Way | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>I Can't Forget the Way 2.mp3</samp> | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[January 1]], [[1992]] | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2914 Urban Ave, Santa Monica, CA | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:26 | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone V: Before Weezer]]'' | |||
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Alternate rip of <samp>14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3</samp> | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Can't Forget the Way | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[February 16]], [[1992]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|TK Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Weezer rehearsal | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Can't Forget the Way | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[March 30]], [[1992]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992|Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Live performance. Concert taped by [[Karl Koch]] | |||
|- | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|I Can't Forget the Way | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[April 7]], [[1992]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992|8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA]] | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"| | |||
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Live performance. Concert taped by [[Karl Koch]] | |||
|- | |||
|} | |||
==Live performances== | ==Live performances== | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992 | *[[Weezer concert: 03/19/1992]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992 | *[[Weezer concert: 03/30/1992]] | ||
*[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992 | *[[Weezer concert: 04/07/1992]] | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
{{Lyrics}} | {{Lyrics}} | ||
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I can't forget | I can't forget | ||
???</poem> | Every time I'm sure I'm right | ||
I'm wrong and then I'm wrong again | |||
That's what I get when I pretend | |||
??? | |||
Bring on the ??? | |||
??? | |||
I can't forget the way | |||
I can't forget the way | |||
I can't forget the way | |||
I can't forget the way</poem> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | |||
*[[List of Weezer songs]] | *[[List of Weezer songs]] | ||
*[[The 50 Song Project]] | *[[The 50 Song Project]] | ||
{{Reference list}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category: Weezer songs]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]][[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Alone V: Before Weezer]] | |||