She Who Is Militant

"She Who Is Militant"
Demo by Weezer
Album	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Format	MP3
Recorded	2002
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	719
COR#	369
Status	Demos circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Prodigy Lover" (RC# 718) "She Who Is Militant" (RC# 719) Unnamed (RC# 720)
This song is part of the "This Is Such a Pity" (COR# 369) lineage of songs "She Who Is Militant" (2002) "Happy on Your Own"/"On Your Own" (2003) "All I Want to Do" (2004) "Sleeping All the Night" (2004) "Tell Me What You Did"/"What Is Going On" (2004) "This Is Such a Pity" (2004)

"She Who Is Militant" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo and demoed by Weezer in 2002, in contention for the band's then-planned fifth album.

Appearances

• Released on weezer.com
• Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)

Overview

Initial home demos for "She Who Is Militant" were recorded by Rivers Cuomo to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in 2002. Almost immediately after the completion (and prior to the release) of Weezer's fourth album, Maladroit, the band began recording demos for their next album. "She Who Is Militant" is first known to have been demoed during these recording sessions at Westlake Studios in West Hollywood, and it was attempted at various additional studios throughout the year (see Known recordings). These studio demos were shared with fans by the band on weezer.com.

"She Who Is Militant" is one of several songs derived from Catalog O' Riffs entry #369, which underwent several iterations before ultimately culminating in the Make Believe track "This Is Such a Pity".

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo		369 Riff.mp3	2002		0:26	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Rivers Cuomo	She Who Is Militant	369 She Who Is Militant.mp3	2002		1:33	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Weezer	She Who Is Militant		March 7, 2002	Westlake Studios, West Hollywood CA
Weezer	She Who Is Militant	2002-03-08-weezer_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3	March 8, 2002	Westlake Studios, West Hollywood CA	2:49	released on weezer.com
Weezer	She Who Is Militant	weezer-2002-07-02_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3	July 2, 2002	Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA	2:57	released on weezer.com
Weezer	She Who Is Militant	weezer-2002-07-16_she_who_is_militant_369.mp3	July 16, 2002	The Lodge Recording Studios, Indianapolis, IN	3:01	released on weezer.com
For more demos derived from this song lineage, see 369.

Lyrics

Rivers Cuomo demo It looks like you were never going to be my queen It looks like There are better things that you can be Ah, if you ever need someone I'll be there, I'll be there It looks like You were never going to hit the road Such a girl as yourself Has got some things to know Ah, if you ever need someone I'll be there, I'll be there Take...

July 2, 2002 It looks like You were never going to be my queen It looks like There are too many places that you wanna see Ah, if you ever need a friend I'll be there, I'll be there It looks like There are other boys that could put on a show And that's all good 'Cause in time each and every one of them go Ah, if you ever go your way I'll be there, I'll be there I'd like to see you get with it It's time we settled down and ??? You are You are Ah, if you ever go your way I'll be there I'll be there I'd like to see you get with it It's time we settle down and ??? You are You are You are

July 16, 2002 Drinking forties Till you pass out in your trailer at five Running over All the things that I dropped on you tonight Ah, what's the point of washing clothes? Brains need warmth Hearts need hope Getting older Is beginning to give me a panicky feel Little children Don't appeal to you and your cowboy ideal Oh, women go to beauty school Cash is key ??? I need a tissue for my nose A kiss or two and then let go So long Ah, women go to beauty school Cash is key ??? I need a tissue for my nose A kiss or two and then let go So long

See Also

• Album 5 demos
• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs
• "This Is Such a Pity"

External Links

• Teenage Victory Songs entry for "She Who Is Militant"