The Answer Man
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Cover art for Alone V
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Alone V: Before Weezer | ||||
| Recorded | 1991 | ||||
| Label | none | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 65 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Status | Circulating | ||||
| Live debut | November 29, 1991 in Petaluma, CA | ||||
| Last played | October 21, 1992 in West Hollywood, CA | ||||
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"The Answer Man" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo. The song was performed by multiple bands of which Cuomo was a member in the early 1990s: Fuzz, 60 Wrong Sausages, and Weezer.
Appearances
- released on riverscuomo.com
- Video Capture Device (2004)
- Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)
Overview
According to the Recording History, "The Answer Man" was initially recorded by Rivers Cuomo on January 23, 1991.[1] In the months following, Cuomo formed a new band called Fuzz with Patrick Wilson and Scottie Chapman. The band recorded "The Answer Man" at a practice on February 18 and recorded a demo on March 9, though the band dissolved shortly thereafter. Later in 1991, Cuomo and Wilson formed the band 60 Wrong Sausages with Jason Cropper and Pat Finn. The band only lasted from October through November, but "The Answer Man" is known to have been practiced throughout October and November.[2] A video, filmed by Karl Koch, from one of these practice sessions appeared on the Weezer DVD Video Capture Device in 2004. The band also performed the song live on November 29.
The song was brought back after Weezer formed and began practicing beginning on February 15, 1992.[3] The song is known to have been performed at least one more time, at a show at English Acid on October 21, 1992.
The song appeared on the spreadsheet "The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo" in 2008. Three recordings of the song are known to exist in fan circulation: The 60 Wrong Sausages rehearsal footage featured on Video Capture Device, the Fuzz demo shared on Cuomo's personal website in 2002, and Cuomo's solo Yeastmaster Pt. 1 demo, which was sold on the same website in November of 2020 as part of the compilation Alone V: Before Weezer.
Video
Lyrics
I am not the Answer Man
Take your problems to my brother
He can solve them if you pay up
I am just a fucking art lover
I am not the flasher in the rain coat
I just give the people what they want
Sex and sex and sex in a bottle
Sip me baby, I'm cool like a drug.
I'm not the Answer Man
I am not the Answer Man
Take your problems to my brother
He can solve them if you pay up
I am just a motherfucking art lover
Come on!
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | The Answer Man | 04 The Answer Man.mp3 | January 23, 1991[1] | 1:52 | Alone V: Before Weezer | ||
| Fuzz | The Answer Man | February 18, 1991[1] | Practice | ||||
| Fuzz | The Answer Man | RC-1991-The_Answer_Man.mp3 | March 9, 1991[1] | 3:14 | Released on riverscuomo.com | Fuzz demo(?) | |
| 60 Wrong Sausages | The Answer Man | October—November 1991[2] | 3:22 | Video Capture Device | Practice | ||
| Weezer | The Answer Man | February 16, 1992[3] | T.K. Productions & Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Practice | |||
| Weezer | The Answer Man | October 21, 1992[4] | English Acid, West Hollywood, CA | Live bootleg |