Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone
| "Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone" | |||||
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Albums | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years Alone IX: The Make Believe Years |
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| Recorded | 2002—2004 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 761 | ||||
| COR# | 397 | ||||
| Status | Demos circulating | ||||
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"Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone" (also known as "Furthest of Seas" and "Broken Phone") is a song demoed by Weezer in 2002.
Appearances
- Released online
- Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
- Alone IX: The Make Believe Years (2020)
Overview
"Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone" was first demoed by Rivers Cuomo in 2002. The song's verse melody resembles that of the 2000 demo "Everybody Waits," though it is unknown if this is a coincidence. An acoustic demo featuring Cuomo and (at least) Brian Bell was distributed (alongside a demo of "Private Message") by the band onto Weezer fan message boards on October 25, 2002.[1] The song was recorded various times, both as solo Cuomo demos and as a full band, from 2002 to 2004. The song was performed at a secret acoustic show at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles on November 3, 2002.
A demo of the song was leaked online through the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com on November 7, 2020. Various demos were made available for purchase as part of the demo bundles Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years and Alone IX: The Make Believe Years shortly thereafter, on November 22.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | 397.mp3 | 2002 | 1:01 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | 397.2.mp3 | 2002 | 4:20 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Furthest of Seas | October 2, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Broken Phone | 397 2002-10-08 Broken Phone.mp3 | October 8, 2002 | 4:59 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Furthest of Seas | 397 2002-10-09 Furthest Of Seas.mp3 | October 9, 2002 | 4:54 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | Darling I Think It's [...] | 397 2002-10-13 Darling I think it's.mp3 | October 13, 2002 | 4:10 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | ||
| Weezer(?) | (Everybody Wants) a Chance to Feel All Alone | October 18, 2002[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | 2002-397.mp3 | October 22, 2002[1] | ? | 3:59 | Released online | |
| Weezer | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | November 1, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic rehearsal | |||
| Weezer | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | November 2, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic rehearsal | |||
| Weezer | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | November 3, 2002 | The Hotel Café , Los Angeles, CA | Secret show, acoustic | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | December 13, 2003[2] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | February 6, 2004[2] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | 05 397 Everybody Wants a Chance to F.mp3 | February 20, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:32 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | Pre-production version with vocals, guitar, and vocals only |
| Rivers Cuomo | Everybody Wants a Chance to Feel All Alone | 13 397 Everybody Wants a Chance to F.mp3 | July 5, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:32 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | 05 397 Everybody Wants a Chance to F.mp3 overdubbed with drums and bass |
Lyrics
I have brought you here tonight
To lay you out upon the stone
You're the girl that loves me best
Part the robe that hides your chest
Darlin', I think it's time that I let you go
And I don't feel any guilt as I touch your throat
You taught me how to sing my songs
What to drink and not to smoke
When to help and who to hate
All for love we suffocate
Everybody wants a chance to feel all alone
Hanging out here beside the old open road
Little one, you have done
All you could to keep me in your arms
Oh, but I watch as you choke on your tears
Everybody wants a chance to feel all alone
Suddenly, I feel so strong
I don't hear a single sound
Looking up towards the stars
I can see for very far
Everybody wants a chance to feel all alone
Hanging out here, the old open road
Little one, you have done
All you could to keep me in your arms
Oh, but I watch as you choke on your tears
Everybody wants a chance to feel all alone
