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*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE 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]]:<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> | 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 name="Harvard Crimson">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> | ||
{{ | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|"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."|<ref name="Harvard Crimson" />}} | ||
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. | ||
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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). | 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). | ||
==Known recordings== | ==Known recordings== | ||
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