Old Man
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Alone V: Before Weezer | ||||
| Released | 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | August 1991 | ||||
| Length | 3:25 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson(?) | ||||
| RC# | 105 | ||||
| Status | Demo circulating | ||||
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"Old Man" is a song demoed by Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson in 1991. The song appeared on the digital compilation Alone V: Before Weezer in 2020.
Appearances
- Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)
Overview
"Old Man" was demoed by Cuomo and Wilson in August of 1991. Cuomo uploaded a scan of the song's lyrics to his website in the early 2000s. The demo was released as part of the digital compilation Alone IV: Before Weezer in 2020. The song's inclusion on Alone V is an apparent error, due to the presence of Wilson on the recording. The extent of Wilson's contribution to the songwriting is unknown.
Lyrics
She waits patiently for the RTD
Sporting a fine blue wig
The bus comes and she gets herself on
Rolling down boulevard
We have no goals
And we have no point of view
Or reference
We have no place
But the space that we are given
So take
He walks down to the edge of the creek bed
It's gone dry this year
He sold his land to the man with the biggest hand
Left his leash without a dog on the end
So here we stand wondering what to say to you
We have no goals
And we have no point of view
Or reference
We have no place
But the space that we are given
So take
I'm gonna try
Do it for my grandma
And I'm gonna try
Do it for my mother
And I'm gonna try
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Old Man | 13 Old Man.mp3 | August 1991[1] | 2:37 | Alone V: Before Weezer |