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According to attendees of fan listening parties in [[2013]] and [[2014]], the song that would eventually become "Eulogy" originally went by the titles "Shining Star" and "The Band We Loved the Most", and featured portions of {{Possessive name|Kurt Cobain}} suicide note in the bridge. The existence of these early titles were confirmed when several title iterations of "Eulogy" were listed on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|riverscuomo.com demo storefront]] in October of [[2020]]. | According to attendees of fan listening parties in [[2013]] and [[2014]], the song that would eventually become "Eulogy" originally went by the titles "Shining Star" and "The Band We Loved the Most", and featured portions of {{Possessive name|Kurt Cobain}} suicide note in the bridge. The existence of these early titles were confirmed when several title iterations of "Eulogy" were listed on the [[riverscuomo.com demos|riverscuomo.com demo storefront]] in October of [[2020]]. | ||
The liner notes for ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' groups songs by one of three themes. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is grouped under the category "[[Patriarchia]]" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with father figures). [[Ryen Slegr]] and [[Daniel Brummel]] of the band [[Ozma]] have writing credits on the song. [[Rivers Cuomo]], when asked about the meaning of the song in an interview for the Wall Street Journal, said that the song was about one of Weezer's "fore-fathers"<ref>Ayers, Mike. "Rivers Cuomo: ‘I Can’t Imagine Weezer Stopping’ ''The Wall Street Journal''. 7 October 2014. "http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/07/rivers-cuomo-weezer-interview/</ref>: | The liner notes for ''Everything Will Be Alright in the End'' groups songs by one of three themes. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is grouped under the category "[[Patriarchia]]" (songs about Cuomo's relationships with father figures). [[Ryen Slegr]] and [[Daniel Brummel]] of the band [[Ozma]] have writing credits on the song. [[Rivers Cuomo]], when asked about the meaning of the song in an interview for the Wall Street Journal, said that the song was about one of Weezer's "fore-fathers"<ref name="WSJ">Ayers, Mike. "Rivers Cuomo: ‘I Can’t Imagine Weezer Stopping’ ''The Wall Street Journal''. 7 October 2014. "http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2014/10/07/rivers-cuomo-weezer-interview/</ref>: | ||
{{ | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|In that case, I was reflecting on one of Weezer’s musical fore-fathers who is in his late stage of his career. Reached the highest highs and I couldn’t help realize that as much as he achieved, there’s gonna come a time when the next generations don’t continue listening to his music. And he will be forgotten, along with the rest of us. And that’s a sobering thought for those of us who are striving now to achieve even a fraction of what he achieved.|<ref name="WSJ" />}} | ||
The song contains a seemingly ambiguous lyric ("Fifteen/fifty years of ruling the planet"). Though the album version seems to use the lyric "fifteen", the earlier version of the song leaked online seems to use "fifty". The album's liner notes reinforce this ambiguity, displaying lyrics for the song with an inkblot over the word in question. In an episode of the podcast ''[[Post-Pinkerton (podcast)|Post-Pinkerton]]'', host John Carroll observed that Cuomo was known to have listened to the Beach Boys album ''[[Wikipedia:That's_Why_God_Made_the_Radio|That's Why God Made the Radio]]'' via Spotify a year prior to ''EWBAITE's'' release, an album released nearly fifty years into the band's career, suggesting that [[Brian Wilson]] of [[the Beach Boys]], known to have been [[Don't Worry Baby#Liner_notes|a massive influence]] in Weezer's early sound, may be the musician described in "Eulogy".<ref>Carroll, John. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" ''Post-Pinkerton''. 28 August 2019. https://postpinkerton.com/eulogy-for-a-rock-band</ref> In [[2020]], various demos were released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Weezma: Daniel, Ryen & Rivers]]'', including an earlier version titled "Beatle That We Loved the Most," suggesting that the song may refer to a member of the rock band [[the Beatles]] (most likely [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]). When asked who, specifically, the song was about during [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mxh4o/i_am_rivers_cuomo_from_weezer_ama/cm8i4e1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x a Reddit AMA in 2014], Cuomo replied "We'll tell you on the day he dies."<ref>u/rivercuomo "I am Rivers Cuomo from weezer. AMA." ''Reddit''. 20 November 2014. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mxh4o/i_am_rivers_cuomo_from_weezer_ama/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> | The song contains a seemingly ambiguous lyric ("Fifteen/fifty years of ruling the planet"). Though the album version seems to use the lyric "fifteen", the earlier version of the song leaked online seems to use "fifty". The album's liner notes reinforce this ambiguity, displaying lyrics for the song with an inkblot over the word in question. In an episode of the podcast ''[[Post-Pinkerton (podcast)|Post-Pinkerton]]'', host John Carroll observed that Cuomo was known to have listened to the Beach Boys album ''[[Wikipedia:That's_Why_God_Made_the_Radio|That's Why God Made the Radio]]'' via Spotify a year prior to ''EWBAITE's'' release, an album released nearly fifty years into the band's career, suggesting that [[Brian Wilson]] of [[the Beach Boys]], known to have been [[Don't Worry Baby#Liner_notes|a massive influence]] in Weezer's early sound, may be the musician described in "Eulogy".<ref>Carroll, John. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" ''Post-Pinkerton''. 28 August 2019. https://postpinkerton.com/eulogy-for-a-rock-band</ref> In [[2020]], various demos were released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Weezma: Daniel, Ryen & Rivers]]'', including an earlier version titled "Beatle That We Loved the Most," suggesting that the song may refer to a member of the rock band [[the Beatles]] (most likely [[Wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]). When asked who, specifically, the song was about during [https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mxh4o/i_am_rivers_cuomo_from_weezer_ama/cm8i4e1?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x a Reddit AMA in 2014], Cuomo replied "We'll tell you on the day he dies."<ref>u/rivercuomo "I am Rivers Cuomo from weezer. AMA." ''Reddit''. 20 November 2014. https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/2mxh4o/i_am_rivers_cuomo_from_weezer_ama/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3</ref> | ||