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Lyric fix, mentioned Adagio in G Minor
(In the cited screenshot, Rivers doesn't say that Sheraton Commander interpolates Vivaldi. He says it is one of the "other mind blowing classical interpolations". Especially since he said there are only 3 Vivaldi interpolations we already have all 3.) |
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*''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022) | *''[[SZNZ: Winter]]'' (2022) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Rivers Cuomo]] confirmed in February of [[2022]] that "Sheraton Commander" would feature an interpolation of a piece of classical music.<ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Discord-sheratoncommander.png]]</ref> | [[Rivers Cuomo]] confirmed in February of [[2022]] that "Sheraton Commander" would feature an interpolation of a piece of classical music.<ref>Screenshot: [[:File:Discord-sheratoncommander.png]]</ref> The piece in question is "[[Wikipedia:Adagio in G minor|Adagio in G minor]]" by the Italian Baroque-era composer [[Wikipedia:Tomaso Albinoni|Tomaso Albinoni]]. The eponymous Sheraton Commander is a hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts, near [[Harvard|Harvard University]], where Cuomo attended. | ||
Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "Sheraton Commander") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release. | Weezer (under the [[Goat Punishment]] moniker) performed ''SZNZ: Winter'' in its entirety (including "Sheraton Commander") [[Weezer concert: 09/19/2022|at a secret show in West Hollywood]] on [[September 19]], [[2022]], months ahead of the EP's release. | ||
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{{Expand section}} | {{Expand section}} | ||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
Oh, Sheraton Commander | Oh, Sheraton Commander | ||
Oh, how I long to be there | Oh, how I long to be there | ||
Slow waltzing over the bridge | |||
Lost in a beautiful hymn | Lost in a beautiful hymn | ||
No, I’m not one of the kids | No, I’m not one of the kids | ||
There | There you are | ||
George Washington he took command | George Washington, he took command | ||
At the foot of the tree | At the foot of the tree | ||
I took my pill, I caught a chill | I took my pill, I caught a chill | ||