Jump to content

Over the Mountain: Difference between revisions

Over the Mountain (view source)

Revision as of 20:00, 18 November 2022

1,307 bytes added ,  18 November 2022
Reworked article
(lineage formatting, various tweaks)
(Reworked article)
Line 13: Line 13:
}}{{Song lineage:They Are Stupid}}
}}{{Song lineage:They Are Stupid}}


'''"Over the Mountain"''' is an unreleased Weezer song originally recorded as a demo for ''[[Make Believe]]''. It was demoed under the titles "[[Et Tu Brute]]" and finally as "[[They Are Stupid]]".
'''"Over the Mountain"''' is a song by [[Rivers Cuomo]], written in contention for {{PN|Weezer}} planned [[Make Believe|fifth album]]. It is a reworking of an earlier demo, "[[Et Tu Brute]]," and was later reworked again into the song "[[They Are Stupid]]".
===Appearances===
===Appearances===
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020)
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]'' (2020)
==Overview==
==Overview==
It was recorded during the band's second attempt at making ''Make Believe'', at Grandmaster Recorders in Los Angeles, CA. It was one of twelve songs that [[Rivers Cuomo]] asked to band to only concentrate on, as well as part of the early ''[[Unchained Melody]]'' working album.
"Over the Mountain" is a reworking of Cuomo's previous demo, "[[Et Tu Brute]]," with new verse lyrics. It was demoed several times by Cuomo in [[2004]] at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles<ref name="rechist14">[[Recording History - Page 14|Weezer Recording History - Page 14]]</ref> before evolving into the song "[[They Are Stupid]]." The song was first heard by fans in November of [[2020]], when it was among [[2020 riverscuomo.com leak|hundreds of demos leaked]] through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]]. The demos were made available for purchase later that month as part of the demo compilation ''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''.
 
==Known recordings==
{{Known recordings header}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Over the Mountain|04 526 Over the Mountain (slower and.mp3|[[April 23]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:39|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Over the Mountain|04 Over The Mountain.mp3|[[May 3]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15">[[Recording History - Page 15|Weezer Recording History - Page 15]]</ref>|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:29|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|''[[Unchained Melody]]'' demo}}
{{Known recordings entry|ffaaaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Over the Mountain||[[May 5]], [[2004]]<ref name="rechist15" />|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|||}}
{{Known recordings entry|aaffaa|[[Rivers Cuomo]]|Over the Mountain|04 526 Over the Mountain.mp3|[[May 18]], [[2004]]|S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA|3:16|''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''|}}
|-
| bgcolor="ffffaa" colspan="8"|For other demos derived from this song lineage, see [[526 (disambiguation)|526]].
{{Known recordings footer}}
==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
=== Unchained Melody version: ===
{{Lyric box|
===[[April 23]], [[2004]]===
<poem>
<poem>
This is quite absurd
You may break my back
And you may step on me
Push me in a crack
But I will always be
I will never die
And I will haunt your dreams
You will wonder why
You still can hear my scream
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain to the sun
 
I will wait for you
And I will always love
Whatever you do
You are my god above
Someday you will see
And you will come to me
I will know your kiss
And we'll live happily
 
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain to the sun
 
See me, I have grown up
I am so tall
I am so strong
How did I learn?
How did I die?
 
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain to the sun
</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
===[[May 3]], [[2004]]===
<poem>This is quite absurd
But still it must be true
But still it must be true
All these songs we've heard
All these songs we've heard
Are sung from me to you
Are sung from me to you
Poetry is trite
Poetry is trite
But still I want to rhyme
But still I want to rhyme
Line 32: Line 80:
If you have any time
If you have any time


I will follow
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
Over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Where you run
Over the mountain to the sun
 
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun


City folk will scoff
City folk will scoff
Line 46: Line 89:
If this gets us off
If this gets us off
Then we should let it be
Then we should let it be
Deep within our brains
Deep within our brains
There is a prisoner
There is a prisoner
Line 52: Line 94:
And let our fate occur
And let our fate occur


I will follow
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
Over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Where you run
Over the mountain to the sun
 
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun


Sad one
Sad one, show me your smile
Show me your smile
Show me your heart
Show me your heart
Show me your pain
Show me your pain
Line 69: Line 105:
Show me your heart
Show me your heart


I will follow
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
Over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Where you run
Over the mountain to the sun
 
</poem>}}{{Lyric box|
I will follow
===[[May 18]], [[2004]]===
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
</poem>
 
=== SIR version: ===
<poem>
<poem>
You don't need to fear
You don't need to fear
Line 92: Line 122:


I will follow over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain to the sun
To the sun


Come what ever may
Come what ever may
Line 108: Line 136:


I will follow over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain to the sun
To the sun


Dear one, give me a chance
Dear one, give me a chance
Line 121: Line 147:


I will follow over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain where you run
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
 
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow over the mountain
I will follow over the mountain
Over the mountain
Over the mountain to the sun
To the sun
</poem>}}
</poem>
=== Alone IX: The Make Believe Years version: ===
<poem>
You may break my back
And you may step on me
Push me in a crack
But I will always be
I will never die
And I will want your genes (?)
You will wonder why
You still can't hear my screams
 
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
 
I will wait for you
And I will always love
Whatever you do
You are my god above
Someday you will see
And you will come to me
I will know your kiss
And will .... (?)
 
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
 
See me I am grown up
I am so tall
I am so strong
How did I learn
How did I die
 
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
 
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
Where you run
I will follow
Over the mountain
Over the mountain
To the sun
</poem>
==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo songs]]
*[[List of Weezer songs]]
*''[[Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]''
*[[List of unreleased Weezer songs]]
{{Reference list}}
[[Category:Unreleased Weezer songs]]
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Catalog O' Riffs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]
[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]][[Category:Weezer songs]][[Category:Songs on Alone IX: The Make Believe Years]]
Retrieved from "https://www.weezerpedia.com/w/index.php?title=Special:MobileDiff/99836"