Precious Metal Girl
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| 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 |
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"Precious Metal Girl" is the tenth and final track from Van Weezer.
Appearances
- Van Weezer (2021)
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 |
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| 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 |
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2:50 | Van Weezer | ||
| Weezer | Precious Metal Girl | 10. Precious Metal Girl (Instrumental).flac | 2020 |
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2:47 | Leaked online | Instrumental version of final mix. Leaked online in 2021. |