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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name    = Yahoo
| Name    = Yahoo
| Cover    =  
| Cover    = Riverscuomo-aloneix.jpg
| Type    = outtake
| Type    = Demo
| Artist  = Weezer
| Artist  = Rivers Cuomo
| Album    = Alone IX: The Make Believe Years
| Recorded = 2002-2004
| Recorded = 2002-2004
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
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| Status  = Demo circulating
| Status  = Demo circulating
}}
}}
'''"Yahoo"''' is an unreleased Weezer song originally recorded as a demo for ''[[Make Believe]]''. It was previously demoed under the title "'''Give Me An Answer'''".
'''"Yahoo"''' (formerly titled "'''Give Me an Answer'''" and, possibly, "'''I Don't Want You'''") is a song demoed by [[Weezer]] in [[2002]] in contention for the band's planned [[Make Believe|fifth album]]. [[Rivers Cuomo]] continued recording demos of the song through [[2004]], some of which were released in [[2020]].
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]'' (2020)
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
The song was demoed several times by the band from [[2002]] until [[2004]].  
Rivers Cuomo first demoed "Yahoo" in [[2002]]. The song is first known to have been demoed by Weezer on [[September 22]], [[2002]] under the title "Give Me an Answer" at S.I.R. Rehearsals in Los Angeles.<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_14#09.2F22.2F02_Demo_session_at_S.I.R._Rehearsal_studios.2C_Los_Angeles|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref> The song continued to be demoed throughout the year. Rivers Cuomo continued demoing the song in [[2004]] during pre-production on ''[[Make Believe]]'', though the song did not make the cut.
==Known recordings==
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em; font-size:.8em;
!Performer(s)
!Title
!Filename
!Date of recording
!Recording location
!Length
!Appeared on
!Notes
|-


| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>387 Yahoo.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2002]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|4:03
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Give Me an Answer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[September 22]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Josh Freese]] on drums
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Give Me an Answer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[September 23]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Josh Freese]] on drums
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]](?)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Give Me an Answer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[September 27]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Take 1. Personnel unknown; possibly solo Cuomo
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]](?)
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Give Me an Answer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[September 27]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Take 2. Personnel unknown; possibly solo Cuomo
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Give Me an Answer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[October 2]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Gimmie an Answer
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[October 18]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[October 21]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 1]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 3]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer concert: 11/03/2002|The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Acoustic, live secret show
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Weezer]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[November 29]], [[2002]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[December 19]], [[2003]]
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|[[Cello Studios]], Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
| bgcolor="ffaaaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>21 387 Yahoo 2004-02-05.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[February 5]], [[2004]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:28
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>19 387 Yahoo (No Drums).mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[February 20]], [[2004]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:28
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|No drums
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Yahoo
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>17 387 Yahoo 2004-02-27.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[February 27]], [[2004]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:30
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
|}
==Audio==
==Audio==
<youtube>bl6a7cMHDSc</youtube>
<youtube>bl6a7cMHDSc</youtube>
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I know that you're mine
I know that you're mine


So baby, let's roll
So, baby, let's roll
Let's roll, let's get up and go
Let's roll, let's get up and go
I don't believe you wanted to know me
I don't believe you wanted to know me
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Now
Now


Who, who, who, yeah
Hoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo
Who


Don't be afraid, girl
Don't be afraid, girl
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And when you express
And when you express
The things you feel deep inside
The things you feel deep inside
Ain't nobody who will try and defeat you
Ain't nobody here will try and defeat you
Everybody here is dying to meet you
Everybody here is dying to meet you
Girl
Girl


Who, who, who, yeah
Hoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Who


And when you express
And when you express
The things you feel deep inside
The things you feel deep inside
Ain't nobody who will try and defeat you
Ain't nobody here will try and defeat you
Everybody here is dying to meet you
Everybody here is dying to meet you
Girl
Girl


Who, who, who, yeah
Hoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo, yahoo
Who, who, who, yeah
Yahoo, yahoo
Who
Yahoo
Yeah, who
Yeah, who
 
Yeah, who
Yeah, who


I'm dying to meet you
I'm dying to meet you
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Dying to meet you
Dying to meet you
</poem>
</poem>
==Personnel==
*[[Rivers Cuomo]] – guitar, lead vocals
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of unreleased Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Unreleased Weezer songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
{{Reference list}}
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Known recordings table]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]][[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]
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