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| Label = [[Geffen]] | | Label = [[Geffen]] | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Patrick Wilson]], [[Jason Cropper]] | ||
| RC# = 126 | | RC# = 126 | ||
| COR# = 19 | | COR# = 19 | ||
| Producer = [[Ric Ocasek]] | | Producer = [[Ric Ocasek]] | ||
| Status = Officially released | | Status = Officially released | ||
|Live debut = [[May 21]], [[1992]] | |Live debut = [[May 21]], [[1992]] in [[Weezer concert: 05/21/1992|West Hollywood, CA]] | ||
| RC's last song = "[[I Am Your Blue Sky]]"<br>(RC# 125) | |||
| RC's last song = "I Am Your Blue Sky"<br>(RC# 125) | |||
| This RC song = "My Name Is Jonas"<br>(RC# 126) | | This RC song = "My Name Is Jonas"<br>(RC# 126) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[Only in Dreams]]"<br>(RC# 127) | | RC's next song = "[[Only in Dreams]]"<br>(RC# 127) | ||
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| Next track = "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]"<br>(3) | | Next track = "[[Let's Sew Our Pants Together]]"<br>(3) | ||
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"'''My Name Is Jonas'''" is the first track from Weezer's [[Blue|self-titled debut album]]. | "'''My Name Is Jonas'''" is the first track from Weezer's [[Blue|self-titled debut album]]. | ||
===Appearances=== | ===Appearances=== | ||
* [[ | * ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]'' (Demo, 1992) | ||
* [[Weezer ( | * ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' (1994) | ||
* [[Buddy Holly]] (UK Retail CD) (Live) | * "[[Buddy Holly]]" (UK Retail CD) (Live) | ||
* [[Undone]] (French | * "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" (French retail CD/French promo 7" single (Blue Vinyl)) | ||
* [[ | * ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' (Live, 1994) | ||
* My Name Is Jonas ( | * "My Name Is Jonas" (Promo CD) | ||
*[[List of Official Bootlegs| | *[[List of Official Bootlegs|Official Bootleg series]] | ||
* ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Comp elements|song=My Name Is Jonas|key=B|bpm=186|timesig=3/4}}The music for "My Name Is Jonas" was initially composed by [[Patrick Wilson]] as part of the [[50 Song Project]] between Wilson and [[Rivers Cuomo]], and demoed to 4-track in late [[1991]] or early [[1992]]. This demo featured a different melody than the final song.<ref>[[Recording_History_-_Page_2#December_1991-January_1992:_.22The_50_Song_Project.22|Weezer Recording History - Page 2]]</ref> Founding [[Weezer]] guitarist [[Jason Cropper]] came up with what would become the song's fingerpicked intro. "My Name Is Jonas" is the only Weezer song to officially credit Cropper as a songwriter. As Cropper recalled in a [[Yahoo! Music interview with Jason Cropper - May 9, 2019|2019 interview]]: <ref name="Yahoo interview">Parker, Lyndsey "Only in dreams: Meet the founding member who became the 'Pete Best' of Weezer" ''Yahoo! Entertainment''. Mirror: [[Yahoo! Music interview with Jason Cropper - May 9, 2019]] https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/entertainment/only-in-dreams-meet-the-founding-member-who-became-the-pete-best-of-weezer-164724591.html</ref> | |||
{{Comp elements|song=My Name Is Jonas|key=B|bpm=186|timesig=3/4}} | {{Jason Cropper quote|I got home from work [at the Italian restaurant], and I remember I was still wearing my cook's outfit. I picked up the guitar and played that first part of what became the intro to ‘My Name Is Jonas,’ and Pat [Wilson] said, ‘Stop. Just do that. Just don't keep going to different chords, just do those three notes, those three chords!’|''Yahoo! Entertainment'', May 2019<ref name="Yahoo interview" />}} | ||
The | The lyrics to "My Name Is Jonas," penned by Cuomo, were likely partially inspired by Cuomo's brother, [[James Kitts]], who was injured while riding as the passenger in a friend's car in September of [[1992]] while attending Oberlin College in Ohio.<ref>KITTS, Appellant, v. UTICA NATIONAL INSURANCE GROUP, Appellee; Court of Appeals of Ohio, Ninth District, Lorain County; 4 October 1995. https://casetext.com/case/kitts-v-utica-natl-ins-group</ref> Kitts filed an insurance claim, but was ultimately denied, as his friend's car was not covered under the insurance policy. Said Cuomo in a press packet for ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', "'Jonas' explains how The Plan is reaming us all, especially my brother."<ref>''Weezer'' Press packet. [[:File:Weezer-03 zpsde6a4a50.jpg]]</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone">Runtagh, Jordan. "Weezer’s Blue Album: 10 Things You Didn’t Know" ''Rolling Stone''. 10 May 2019. https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-rivers-cuomo-things-you-didnt-know-822881/</ref> The song's lyrics are sometimes erroneously reported as having been inspired by the [[1993]] Lois Lowry novel [[Wikipedia:The Giver|''The Giver'']],<ref name="Rolling Stone" /> despite having been released a year after "My Name Is Jonas" was written. | ||
{{Jason Cropper quote|I got home from work [at the Italian restaurant], and I remember I was still wearing my cook's outfit. I picked up the guitar and played that first part of what became the intro to ‘My Name Is Jonas,’ and Pat [Wilson] said, ‘Stop. Just do that. Just don't keep going to different chords, just do those three notes, those three chords!’|May 2019<ref name="Yahoo interview" />}} | |||
The song was demoed by Weezer throughout 1992 and 1993. The bridge of "My Name Is Jonas" was demoed by Cuomo under the title "Port O' Jonas" in July of 1993. This demo was released in [[2020]] as part of the digital compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''. | |||
"My Name Is Jonas" was erroneously named by [[Geffen Records]] as the third single for ''The Blue Album'' before "[[Say It Ain't So]]" was officially chosen as a single. Geffen printed a limited run of a "My Name Is Jonas" one-track promotional CD, distributed primarily in Canada.<ref>"Weezer - My Name Is Jonas" ''Discogs'' https://www.discogs.com/release/8938958-Weezer-My-Name-Is-Jonas</ref> | |||
"My Name is Jonas" was featured as a playable track for [[List of Weezer song appearances in rhythm video games|the rhythm video games]] ''Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock'', ''Rock Band'', and ''Rocksmith 2014''. | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== | ||
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My name is Jonas</poem> | My name is Jonas</poem> | ||
<gallery>Image:My name is jonas (1).jpg|Handwritten lyrics by Cuomo | |||
Image:My name is jonas2 (1).jpg|Handwritten lyrics by Cuomo</gallery> | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[The 50 Song Project]] | * [[The 50 Song Project]] | ||