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| Album = Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | | Album = Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | ||
| Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | | Writer = [[Rivers Cuomo]] | ||
| Released = [[November 22]], [[2020]] ([[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years|Alone IX]])<br>[[November 27]], [[2020]] ([[Alone XII: The White Year|Alone XII]]) | | Released = <small>[[November 22]], [[2020]] ([[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years|''Alone IX'']])<br>[[December 30]], [[2020]] ([[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years|''Alone XI'']])<br>[[November 27]], [[2020]] ([[Alone XII: The White Year|''Alone XII'']])</small> | ||
| Recorded = | | Recorded = | ||
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| Status = Released | | Status = Released | ||
}}{{Song lineage:Living in L.A.}} | }}{{Song lineage:Living in L.A.}} | ||
"'''Looking for a Fight'''" is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]] | "'''Looking for a Fight'''" is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]]. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020) | *''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020) | ||
*''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]'' (2020) | |||
*<strike>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</strike> (2020) | *<strike>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</strike> (2020) | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
"Looking for Fight" is first known to have been recorded as an acoustic demo by Cuomo on [[September 7]], [[2003]], at an [[Office Demos|office space]] rented by Weezer that year. A recording of the song (possibly the same version) was one of hundreds of demos leaked through the [[riverscuomo.com|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. The song was formally sold through the store as part of the bundle ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' on [[November 22]]. | "Looking for Fight" is first known to have been recorded as an acoustic demo by Cuomo on [[September 7]], [[2003]], at an [[Office Demos|office space]] rented by Weezer that year. A recording of the song (possibly the same version) was one of hundreds of demos leaked through the [[riverscuomo.com|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]], [[2020]]. The song was formally sold through the store as part of the bundle ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' on [[November 22]]. | ||
Cuomo later | Cuomo later demoed the song in [[2011]], a recording of which appeared on the compilation ''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''. Cuomo revisited the song again in [[2015]], this time recording new demos based around a sample from the [[Wikipedia:Kanye_West|Kanye West]] song "[[Wikipedia:Black_Skinhead|Black Skinhead]]". This version was briefly added to the compilation ''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' on [[November 27]], [[2020]], before being removed a few hours later. | ||
The song later formed the basis for the bridge to the song "[[Living in L.A.]]", from [[Weezer (The Black Album)|''The Black Album'']]. | The song later formed the basis for the bridge to the song "[[Living in L.A.]]", from [[Weezer (The Black Album)|''The Black Album'']]. | ||
==Known recordings== | |||
{{Known recordings header}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Looking for a Fight|02 Looking For A Fight.mp3|[[September 7]], [[2003]]||2:30|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Looking for a Fight|looking for a fight 2011.mp3|[[2011]]||1:51|''[[Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]]''|}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Looking for a Fight|Looking For A Fight 3.mp3|[[2015]]||3:00|<strike>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</strike>|Added and removed from bundle [[November 27]], [[2020]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Looking for a Fight|Looking For A Fight 4.mp3|[[2015]]||3:00|<strike>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</strike>|Added and removed from bundle [[November 27]], [[2020]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Looking for a Fight|Looking For A Fight 5.mp3|[[2015]]||3:02|<strike>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</strike>|Added and removed from bundle [[November 27]], [[2020]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Looking for a Fight|Looking For A Fight 6.mp3|[[2015]]||3:17|<strike>''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]''</strike>|Added and removed from bundle [[November 27]], [[2020]]}} | |||
{{Known recordings footer}} | |||
==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
=== | {{Lyrics}} | ||
{{Lyric box| | |||
===2003 demo=== | |||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
??? | ??? | ||
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Try your best to move me | Try your best to move me | ||
Now I want to drink beer | Now I want to drink beer | ||
Glad I | Glad I caught you | ||
Yeah, what's your deal? | Yeah, what's your deal? | ||
Fool | Fool | ||
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Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | ||
Alright | Alright | ||
</poem> | </poem>}} | ||
{{Lyric box| | |||
===2011 demo=== | |||
<poem> | |||
If you want to test me | |||
Try your best to best me | |||
I'll be waiting right here | |||
I will make it so clear | |||
Yeah, I'm your problem | |||
===Looking for a Fight (2015 | Looking for a fight, looking for a fight | ||
Looking for some action on a Friday night | |||
Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | |||
Alright | |||
Things at home are screwy | |||
So I watched a movie | |||
Now I'll drink a vodka | |||
I'm so glad I gotcha' | |||
Yeah, I'm your problem | |||
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight | |||
Looking for some action on a Friday night | |||
Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | |||
Alright | |||
</poem>}} | |||
{{Lyric box| | |||
===Looking for a Fight (2015)=== | |||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
If you wanna test me | If you wanna test me | ||
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That things at home are screwy | That things at home are screwy | ||
And so I'll watch a movie | And so I'll watch a movie | ||
And now I'm down | And now I'm down to my cups | ||
I'm so glad I got ya' | I'm so glad I got ya' | ||
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight | |||
Looking for some action on a Friday night | |||
Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | |||
Alright now | |||
Looking for a fight, looking for a fight | Looking for a fight, looking for a fight | ||
Looking for some action on a Friday night | Looking for some action on a Friday night | ||
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Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | Looking for a fight, a fight, a fight | ||
Alright now | Alright now | ||
</poem> | </poem>}} | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | *[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' | *''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' | ||
*''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' | *''[[Alone XII: The White Year]]'' | ||
[[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone XII: The White Year]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years]][[Category:Songs on Alone XII: The White Year]][[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||