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Booby Trap
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||||
| Released | 2002 (Weezer demo) 2020 (Rivers Cuomo demo) |
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| Format | MP3 | ||||
| Recorded | 2002 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 725 | ||||
| COR# | 373 | ||||
| Status | Demo circulating | ||||
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"Booby Trap" is a song demoed by Weezer in 2002 in early contention for the band's then-planned fifth album.
Appearances
- Released on weezer.com
- Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
Overview
"Booby Trap" was written by Rivers Cuomo in March of 2002. Cuomo recorded the initial demo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in 2001.[1][2] The song was worked on by Weezer throughout the spring and summer of 2002 during sessions for the band's planned fifth album. Karl Koch first mentioned the song on a Karl's Corner update on April 6. The song is known to have been recorded at least three times that month. The song was worked on further on June 23 and again on July 2. The version from July 2 was released for free to fans online on weezer.com. Cuomo's solo demo appeared on the digital compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years in November of 2020.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Booby Trap | 373 Booby Trap.mp3 | 2002 | 2:43 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Weezer | Booby Trap | April 5, 2002[3] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Booby Trap | April 10, 2002[4] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Booby Trap | April 13, 2002[5] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Booby Trap | June 25, 2002[6] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Weezer | Booby Trap | weezer-2002-07-02_booby_trap_373.mp3 | July 2, 2002 | Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | 2:51 | Released on weezer.com |
Lyrics
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Perfect beauty from Toronto
New attraction, poison heart, though
Was it all just a death trap?
Pulled me in and then shut-snapped stupid
Did it make you come to get me?
Or am I just going mental?
I am not a pushover
How did I get one over stupid?
Played like a liberty(?) boy
??? for every toy
Oh, it’s just a matter time
'Til the day I’m gonna get mine
I am not a pushover
How did I get one over stupid?
Played like a liberty(?) boy
??? for every toy
Only just a matter of time
'Til the day I’m gonna get mine
Did it make you come to get me?
Or am I just going mental? (Going mental)
Or am I just (Or am I just)
Going mental? (Going mental)
I am not a pushover
How did I get one over stupid?
See Also
References[edit]
- ↑ Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, liner notes
- ↑ "Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
- ↑ Karl's Corner - 04/06/2002
- ↑ Karl's Corner - 04/11/2002
- ↑ Karl's Corner - 04/13/2002
- ↑ Karl's Corner - 06/25/2002
