Keep Fishin'
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| Single by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Maladroit | ||||
| Released | May 14, 2002 | ||||
| Recorded | N/A | ||||
| Length | 2:52 | ||||
| Label | Geffen | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 593 | ||||
| COR# | 275 | ||||
| Producer(s) | Weezer, Rod Cervera, Chad Bamford | ||||
| Status | Released | ||||
| Live debut | May 20, 2001 in St. Louis, Missouri[1] | ||||
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 UK CD Single #2 |
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"Keep Fishin'" is the second single and third track from Maladroit.
Appearances
- Maladroit
- "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Only Promo CD) (Radio Version)
- "Keep Fishin'" (Radio Only Promo CD)
- "Keep Fishin'" (US Retail CD) (Radio Version)
- "Keep Fishin'" (US Retail CD) (Franklin Mint Version)
- "Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail CD #1) (Radio Version)
- "Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail CD #2) (Radio Version)
- "Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)) (Radio Version)
Overview
The Harvard Crimson: “Keep Fishing”—is that about a girl?
Rivers: I don't know! It's just—I don't know what I was saying. Maybe it was?
"Keep Fishin'" was originally demoed as a band on May 27, 2001 during sessions at Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C.. It was later demoed for the BBC Radio 1 program The Evening Session on June 13. The song was performed live at several shows throughout the summer of 2001.
After being properly recorded for Maladroit, Rivers Cuomo felt the recording was lacking in some way. When the band decided to release the song as the album's second single, he took it as a perfect opportunity to re-record the track entirely, embellishing it significantly. This new version, completed in the spring of 2002, is the so-called "Radio Version" featured on various single releases, as well as the music video.
In May 2002, drummer Patrick Wilson produced a partial cover of the song at his home in Los Angeles, CA.[2] Wilson's version, which would later be released under his alias Franklin Mint, was entirely instrumental, featuring only synths and a drum track. Karl Koch described it "muzak/techno"[3] and praised it as "silky".[4] An MP3 of the unfinished version, temporarily titled "George Hartwig", was available on weezer.com for a short period of time in June 2002.
The completed version of the song was later included as a B-side on a US retail CD release of the Weezer single.
The song "Mo' Beats", demoed by Weezer in the summer of 2002, explicitly references "Keep Fishin'" in its lyrics ("I got mo' beats than y'all / "Keep Fishin'" still seems small")
Julia Nunes, a Youtube star, performed a ukulele cover version of this song.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
Music Video
The music video for the song originally aired on July 8, 2002 and features the band as guests on The Muppet Show. It was directed by Marcos Siega, who previously directed videos for "Hash Pipe", "Island in the Sun", and "Dope Nose" (and would later direct the video for "Beverly Hills"). The production was the feature of an episode of MTV's Making The Video series. As a result of the video, many promotional and retail items featuring both Weezer and the Muppets were created, such as the CD single cover(s) and T-shirts.
Audio
Album version
Lyrics
You'll never be
A better kind
If you don't leave
The world behind
Waste my days
Drown aways
It's just the thought of you
In love with someone else
It breaks my heart to see
You hangin' from your shelf
You'll never do
The things you want
If you don't move
And get a job
Waste my days
Drown aways
It's just the thought of you
In love with someone else
It breaks my heart to see
You hangin' from your shelf
Oh, girl, when I'm in love with you
Keep fishin' if you feel it's true
There's nothing much that we can do
To save you from yourself
Waste my days
Drown aways
It's just the thought of you
In love with someone else
It breaks my heart to see
You hangin' from your shelf
Oh, girl, when I'm in love with you
Keep fishin' if you feel it's true
There's nothing much that we can do
To save you from yourself
You'll never be
A better kind
You'll never be
A better kind
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Keep Fishin' | February 24, 2001[5] | LoConto Studios, Fort Lauderdale, FL | ||||
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-05-27-Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | May 27, 2001 | Monster Island Studios, Washington, D.C | 2:45 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | June 13, 2001 | BBC Studios, London, England | Started June 13; finished July 9 in Los Angeles[6] | |||
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-12-20_04Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | December 20, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-12-21_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | December 21, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:40 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-12-22_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | December 22, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:41 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-12-23_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | December 23, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:45 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-12-29_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | December 29, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:48 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2001-12-30_05Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | December 30, 2001 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:45 | Released on weezer.com | Alternate mix of above. |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-01-03_01Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | January 3, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:45 | Released on weezer.com | Alternate mix of above with new vocal. |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-01-05_07Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | January 5, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:52 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-01-06_04Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | January 6, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:52 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-01-12_02Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | January 12, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:54 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-01-17_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | January 17, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:55 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-01-20_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | January 20, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:03 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-02-11_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | February 11, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:51 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | WEEZER-2002-02-13_Keep_Fishin_275.mp3 | February 13, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:53 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:52 | Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" | BJM #11946 | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:55 | Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" | LIGHTING HILL/11982 | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:53 | Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit" | LIGHTNING HILL 12020 | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:54 | Maladroit (unmastered German promo) | ||
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:52 | Maladroit | ||
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | Spring 2002 | 3:02 | Keep Fishin' | Radio version | ||
| Patrick Wilson | George Hartwig | May 2002 | Pat Wilson's home in Los Angeles, CA | 1:19 | Released on weezer.com | Unfinished demo | |
| Franklin Mint | Keep Fishin' | 2002 | 3:20 | "Keep Fishin'" US retail single CD | |||
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | July 30, 2002 | AmSouth Amphitheater, Nashville, TN | 3:34 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording | |
| Weezer | Keep Fishin' | August 1, 2002 | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX | 3:41 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
See also
External Links
Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Keep Fishin'"
References
- ↑ Weezer concert: 05/20/2001
- ↑ Koch, Karl (2004). "5/02 Pat Wilsons home, Los Angeles". Recording History. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia.
- ↑ Koch, Karl (2005). "weezer - keep fishin US commercial single". Collectors Discography. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia. "Only release to contain the "Franklin Mint" version of keep Fishin'. This version was partially previewed on weezer.com as "George Hartwig". This version is a sort of muzak/techno version created by Patrick Wilson."
- ↑ Koch, Karl (June 9, 2002). "06/09/02 the lost caverns of Tsojcanth". Karl's Corner. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia.
- ↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 13
- ↑ Karl's Corner - 07/09/2001