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The verse melody in "Opening Night" interpolates [[Antonio Vivaldi]]'s "Spring - Allegro." Cuomo indicated that it was written as an introduction outside of the narrative in ''SZNZ'' and he thought of it as an "invocation of the muse" from epic poetry.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. ''Discord''. 21 March 2022. Screenshot: [[:File:RC_Opening_Night_Discord.jpg]]</ref> | |||
When asked about the song in an interview with NPR<ref>Martinez, A "The four 'SZNZ' of Weezer." ''NPR'', 18 March 2022 https://www.npr.org/2022/03/18/1087173272/the-four-sznz-of-weezer</ref>, [[Rivers Cuomo]] said of the song: | |||
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''“I just had this sketch in my notebook from couple years ago when we were on tour. It was actually in the summer. I think we were way out in the woods in Ohio and there was a Shakespeare company. I forget which play it was, but I was there with my wife and we were lying out under the stars. It was so idyllic.'' | |||
''So the next morning, I'm doing my morning pages and describe the scene. And then a few years later, I'm writing SZNZ and looking back at old notes, and there it was. I thought "oh this would be perfect."”''</blockquote> | |||
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