Precious Metal Girl

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"Precious Metal Girl"
Precious Metal Girl cover
by Weezer
Album Van Weezer
Released May 7, 2021
Recorded 2020
Label Crush Music/Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo, Nick Long
Producer(s) Suzy Shinn
Status Released
Stream Spotify
Van Weezer track listing
"She Needs Me"
(9)
"Precious Metal Girl"
(10)
Promotional cover art
Promotional cover art

"Precious Metal Girl" is the tenth and final track from Van Weezer.

Appearances

Overview

The song "Precious Metal Girl" was revealed to be a track for Van Weezer in an advance review of album written for the June 2020 issue of the magazine Guitar Player. The song contains a number of references to the Los Angeles hair metal scene of the 1980s, mentioning the bands L.A. Guns and Faster Pussycat, the hairspray brand Aqua Net, and the popular heavy metal venue, the Rainbow Bar and Grill in West Hollywood.

Audio

Lyrics

I don't invest in stocks
I don't invest in bonds
Who needs real estate when I got you
You're my platinum blonde
With your spandex on
My pot of gold at the Rainbow Room

When the neon lights stop shining
I see you like a silver lining

You're my, precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could have been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket
With the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl

All the kings and queens
When they explore the seas
They were searching for a gem like you
The battles lost and won
With the L.A. Guns
For the Aqua Net in your hairdo

When the neon lights stop shining
I see you like a silver lining

You're my, precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could have been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket
With the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl

I don't need to mine
As long as you're mine
The sun sets on Sunset but you still shine
You still shine, 'cause

You're my, precious metal girl
My best friend in the world
Look like you could have been in Faster Pussycat
In your leather jacket
With the patches on the back
You're my precious metal girl

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl 1 @107 n2.2 ?
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl 031220 March 12, 2020
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl 031520_107BPM March 15, 2020
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl 031620_10.mp3 March 16, 2020
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl OVERDUBS ?
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl OVERDUBS 1 ?
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl OVERDUBS 2 ?
Rivers Cuomo/Weezer(?) Precious Metal Girl Precious Metal Girl OVERDUBS 3 ?
Weezer Precious Metal Girl 2020
  • 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
  • United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA
  • Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
  • Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2:50 Van Weezer
Weezer Precious Metal Girl 10. Precious Metal Girl (Instrumental).flac 2020
  • 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
  • United Recordings, Los Angeles, CA
  • Redstar Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
  • Capitol Studios, Los Angeles, CA
2:47 Leaked online Instrumental version of final mix. Leaked online in 2021.
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