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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. | 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. | ||
The song was demoed by Weezer throughout 1992 and 1993. The bridge | The song was demoed by Weezer throughout 1992 and 1993. In 1992, the song was recorded as part of Weezer’s second demo tape (dubbed ''[[The Kitchen Tape]]''). This version, which ends with the line “My name is ''Weezer'',” was first heard by fans when it was released on the compilation ''[[Dusty Gems & Raw Nuggets]]'' in [[2004]] (as part of the deluxe release of ''The Blue Album''). A demo of the song's bridge, dubbed “Port O’ Jonas,” was demoed by Cuomo in July of 1993 and 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 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> | ||