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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| Name    = The Best of Me
| Name    = The Best of Me
| Cover    =  
| Cover    = Rivers Cuomo Alone XI.jpg
| Type    = demo
| Type    = demo
| Artist  = Rivers Cuomo
| Artist  = Rivers Cuomo
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| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Writer  = [[Rivers Cuomo]]
| Released = [[November 20]], [[2020]]
| Released = [[November 20]], [[2020]]
| Recorded =  
| Recorded = [[2011]]—[[2014]]
| Label    =  
| Label    =  
| Producer =  
| Producer =  
| Status  = Released
| Status  = Released
}}
}}
"'''The Best of Me'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The song originally demoed in consideration for what would eventually become Weezer's ninth album, ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' on [[November 20]], [[2020]].
"'''The Best of Me'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. The song originally demoed in consideration for what would eventually become Weezer's ninth album, ''[[Everything Will Be Alright in the End]]''. The first demo of the song was released as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' on [[November 20]], [[2020]], with subsequent versions added later.
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
{{Expand section}}
==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"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me 1.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:30
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me 2.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:34
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[November 21]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me 3.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:46
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[November 21]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me 4.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:34
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;5.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:42
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me 5.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:34
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;6.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:42
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 1]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;7.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:29
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me 8.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:30
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:07
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="cccccc"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="cccccc"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="cccccc"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9 2.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="cccccc"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="cccccc"|
| bgcolor="cccccc"|3:07
| bgcolor="cccccc"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="cccccc"|Duplicate of <samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;9.mp3</samp>. Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;10.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|3:07
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;14 crazy str.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:46
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[December 7]], [[2020]]
|-
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[Rivers Cuomo]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|The Best of Me
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|<samp>The Best of Me&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;15&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;normal.mp3</samp>
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|[[2011]]—[[2014]]
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|2:58
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
| bgcolor="aaffaa"|Added to ''Alone XI'' [[November 11]], [[2021]]
|-
|}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
{{lyrics}}<poem>
{{lyrics}}<poem>
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the motherfucking house
Arnold Schwarzenegger in the motherfucking house
(Hasta la vista, baby)
Hasta la vista, baby


It's ancient Greece
It's ancient Greece
I'm eating grapes, at the Parthenon
I'm eating grapes at the Parthenon
Watching lions eat prisoners at the Colosseum
Watching lions eat prisoners at the Colosseum
I'm fucking bored, at the vomitorium
I'm fucking bored at the vomitorium
Waiting to catch my flight
Waiting to catch my flight
I got my backpack, I got blueberry scones
I got my backpack, I got blueberry scones
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They got the best of me
They got the best of me


The best of me
The best of me, the best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
They got the best of me
 
The best of me, the best of me
The best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
They got the best of me


I'm Drew Bledsoe, I got an afro
I'm Drew Bledsoe(?) I got an afro
I got my head up in a mask
I got my head up in a mask
I'm like a ninja, I got my nunchucks
I'm like a ninja, I got my nunchuks
And I've been training like a seal so I won't give a fuck
And I've been training like a seal
So I won't give a fuck
I'm like Caesar
I'm like Caesar
You can stab me in the back
You could stab me in the back
Pour my blood on your salad
Pour my blood on your salad
I'm like a senator
I'm like a senator
Treat my dickstick, maids, and turns prostitutes
Tweet my dick, stick(?) maids, interns, prostitutes
And then my wife
And then my wife
Oh, I love my life
Oh, I love my life
They got the best of me
They got the best of me


The best of me
The best of me, the best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
They got the best of me
 
The best of me, the best of me
The best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
They got the best of me


[<I>v2 and higher</I>]
I could buy a million dollars
I could buy, a million dollars
If I had a million dollars I could spare
If I had a million dollars I could spare
I'd take a class, on how to take a class
At the gym, I'd run for hours
And when it's over, I'll just be glad that I pass
And I would not have to go out anywhere
Pass the class (pass some gas)
I'd take a class on how to take a class
And when it's over, I'd just be glad that I pass
Pass the class
Pass some gas


Got the best of me
Got the best of me
The best of me  
The best of me, the best of me, motherfuckers
The best of me
(Motherfuckers)
Got the best of me
Got the best of me
 
The best of me, the best of me
The best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
 
(Got the best of, got the best, got the best of me)
 
</poem>
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===The Best of Me (ver. 14)===
<div class="mw-collapsible-content">
<poem>Arnold Schwarzenegger in the motherfucking house
(Hasta la vista, baby)
 
It's ancient Greece
I'm eating grapes, at the Parthenon
Watching lions eat prisoners at the Colosseum
I'm fucking bored, at the vomitorium
Waiting to catch my flight
I got my backpack, I got blueberry scones
I got my noise-cancellation headphones
And I'm off to the Hyatt Regency
This is a load of crap
I said "Another fucking Hyatt Regency?"
They got the best of me
They got the best of me


The best of me
(Got the best of, got the best of, got the best of me)
The best of me
They got the best of me
 
The best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
 
[<I>v2 and higher</I>]
I could buy, a million dollars
If I had a million dollars I could spare
I'd take a class, on how to take a class
And when it's over, I'll just be glad that I pass
Pass the class (pass some gas)
 
Got the best of me
The best of me
The best of me
(Motherfuckers)
Got the best of me
 
The best of me
The best of me
They got the best of me
 
(Got the best of, got the best of, got the best of, got the best of me)
(Got the best of, got the best of, got the best of, got the best of me)
 
I got my nunchucks
And I've been training like a seal so I won't give a fuck
I'm like Caesar
You can stab me in the back
Pour my blood on your salad
I'm like a senator
Treat my dickstick, maids, and turns prostitutes
And then my wife
Oh, I love my life
They got the best of me


</poem>
</poem>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]]
[[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]
[[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]