Hey Domingo!

"Hey Domingo!"
Demo by Weezer
Album	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Format	MP3
Recorded	2002
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	723
COR#	371
Status	Demo circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
- (RC# 722) "Hey Domingo!" (RC# 723) "Mo' Beats" (RC# 724)
This song is part of the "Peace" (COR# 371) lineage of songs "Hey Domingo!"/"The World Cup Song" (2002) "Don't You Let My Heart Down" (2002) "Peace" (2002)

"Hey Domingo!" (also known as "The World Cup Song") is a Weezer demo.

Appearances

• Released on weezer.com
• Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)

Overview

"Hey Domingo!" was recorded in 2002 during sessions for the band's planned fifth album. The song is most likely inspired by the 2002 World Cup, held in Korea and Japan. Daegu (South Korea) is mentioned in the song, as it was one of the cities where World Cup games were held. Rivers Cuomo, an avid soccer fan at the time, would reference the World Cup and Soccer in later songs "My Day is Coming" and "Represent".

The song shares a Catalog O' Riffs entry number with the unheard song "Don't You Let My Heart Down," as well as the Weezer song "Peace" from the band's fifth album, Make Believe, though "Peace" bears little resemblance to "Hey Domingo!"

The significance of the phrase "Hey Domingo!" is unknown, though the name was later briefly used as the name of a label created by Todd Sullivan (the A&R representative who originally signed Weezer to Geffen) in 2005.

Rough demos of the song were released as part of the digital compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years on November 22, 2020.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo		371.mp3	2002		0:38	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo		371.2.mp3	2002		3:27	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo	Hey Domingo!	371 Hey Domingo.mp3	2002		3:15	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Weezer	Hey Domingo!	weezer-2002-06-29_hey_domingo_371.mp3	June 29, 2002	Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA	3:36	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Hey Domingo!	weezer-2002-07-02_hey_domingo_371.mp3	July 2, 2002	Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA	3:33	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Hey Domingo!	weezer-2002-07-16_hey_domingo_371.mp3	July 16, 2002	The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN	3:19	Released on weezer.com
For subsequent demos, see "Don't You Let My Heart Down" and "Peace."

Lyrics

Weezer demo One million people congregating Fillin’ up the Daegu streets They're joining in the celebration Hey Domingo can’t be beat Each body looks just like the last one Twenty-one through twenty-five Pity for you if you don’t belong here Solidarity is nice One voice united for the purpose One voice to rise above the others In the rage Where is the rage? Oh, is it the same? Where is the rage? Is it the same? Where is the rage?

Rivers Cuomo demo One million people congregating Fillin’ up the city streets Joining in a youthful celebration Hey there, man, we can't be beat Each body looks just like the last one Twenty-one through twenty-five Pity for you if you can't belong here Solidarity is nice One race united in a purpose To reach the top of all the others Rage, where is the rage? Oh, Where is the rage? Where is the rage?

See also

• Album 5 demos
• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs