Lover in the Snow
"Lover in the Snow" | |||||
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
Album | Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Released | December 18, 2007 (Alone) | ||||
Recorded | 1997 in Cambridge, MA | ||||
Length | 4:24 (Alone VI) 3:16 (Alone) |
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Label | Geffen | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
RC# | 231 | ||||
COR# | N/A | ||||
Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Status | Released | ||||
Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo track listing | |||||
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Rivers Cuomo song chronology | |||||
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"Lover in the Snow" a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 1997. It is the thirteenth track from the compilation Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, released in 2007.
Appearances
- Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (2007)
- Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints (Live Video) (2009)
- Alone VI: The Black Room (2020)
Overview
At the time of writing "Lover in the Snow", Cuomo was interested in pursuing a potential side-project, tentatively dubbed "Lovely."[1] Described by Cuomo as a "reaction to the reaction to Pinkerton", the music of Lovely would utilize more minimalist song structures and chord progressions, in contrast to the use of numerous chords and key changes of Pinkerton.
"Lover in the Snow" was recorded by Cuomo at his home in Cambridge, Massachusetts in the winter of 1997/1998.[2] It was first leaked by Cuomo on the Rivers Correspondence Board in 2002. The song was hosted on his website, riverscuomo.com, for a period of time after this. In 2007, the song was officially released (in an edited form), on the compilation Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. The edit shortened the original demo. The digital demo bundle Alone VI: The Black Room included the original, unedited recording (the same demo released in 2002).
On March 19, 2008, a music video for "Lover in the Snow" was released via Cuomo's MySpace page. The video features a foreword in which Cuomo explains his history with the sport of soccer, and includes footage of himself training for and participating in Mia Hamm and Nomar Garciaparra Celebrity Soccer Challenge in January 2008. The video was directed by Karl Koch.
"Lover in the Snow" was performed by Cuomo with fans at Fingerprints record store in Long Beach, California on November 25, 2008. This performance was featured on the DVD release of Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints in 2009.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals, percussion, rhythm guitar, bass guitar
Video/Audio
Music video
Audio
Lyrics
I wanna know
What were you doing with my friend?
Out in the eve
Deep in the shady glen I saw you
Lying with him
Down in the snow
Letting him do
All of the things that he wants to
What does he do
What does he do to you that's so nice?
And how does it feel
When he takes your hand and kisses it twice?
Lying with you
Down in the snow
Letting him do
All of the things that he wants to
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
So, you laugh and play around
(Come on, come on, come on I see it)
You fall and hit the ground
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
You think I'll never know
(Come on, come on, come on I see it)
Your lover in the snow
Letting him fill you up with his wine
Letting him flatter you with his line
Letting him put you down on the snow
Taking him in and letting me go
It hurts for me to see you so
And I can't take you back no more
Lover in the snow
Come on, come on, come on I feel it
I wanna know
What were you doing with my friend?
Out in the eve
Deep in the shady glen I saw you
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
You laugh and play around
(Come on, come on, come on I see it)
You fall and hit the ground
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
You think I'll never know
(Come on, come on, come on I see it)
Your lover in the snow
Letting him fill you up with his wine
Letting him flatter you with his line
Letting him put you down on the snow
Taking him in and letting me go
(Come on, come on, come on)
It hurts for me to see you so
(Come on, come on, come on)
And I can't take you back no more
(Come on, come on, come on)
Lover in the snow
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
You laugh and play around
(Come on, come on, come on I see it)
You fall and hit the ground
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
You think I'll never know
(Come on, come on, come on I feel it)
Your lover in the snow
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Lover in the Snow |
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1997 | Cambridge, MA | 4:23 |
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Rivers Cuomo | Lover in the Snow | 1997 | Cambridge, MA | 3:16 | Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | Truncated from above version | |
Rivers Cuomo et al. | Lover in the Snow | November 25, 2008 | Fingerprints Music, Long Beach, CA | 4:20 | Not Alone: Rivers Cuomo & Friends Live at Fingerprints |