Oh Jonas
"Oh Jonas (Maria's Theme)" | |||||
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
Album | Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Released | November 25, 2008 | ||||
Recorded | February 1995 in Hamburg Germany | ||||
Length | 0:26 | ||||
Label | Geffen | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
RC# | 201 | ||||
Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Status | Released | ||||
Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo track listing | |||||
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Songs from the Black Hole |
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"Oh Jonas" (also known as "Maria's Theme") is the eighth track on Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
Overview
"Oh Jonas" was written by Rivers Cuomo and likely first demoed in February of 1995, at a studio in Hamburg, Germany, where Weezer had to stay for a week to allow bassist Matt Sharp to fly back to the United States after his father suffered a stroke. The song was intended as an interstitial track for the unrealized concept album Songs from the Black Hole. Cuomo pitch-shifted his vocals to sing the character of Maria. Early drafts of Songs from the Black Hole suggest that the song (referred to as "Maria's Theme") was considered as a recurring leitmotif for the character.[1] Prior to its release, the song was covered numerous times by fans using sheet music that Cuomo published online. "Oh Jonas" was released as part of the compilation album Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo in 2008.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo - guitar, synthesizer, vocals
Audio
Lyrics
[MARIA:]
Oh Jonas, I miss you
Nobody else loves you like I do
Oh Jonas, I need you
Nobody else, nobody else
Loves me, loves me, like you
See also
References
- ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. The Pinkerton Diaries. 2011. Self-published