What Is Going On
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Recorded | 2004 | |
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
| COR# | 369 | |
| Status | Demo circulating | |
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This song is part of the "This Is Such a Pity" (COR# 369) lineage of songs
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"What Is Going On" (formerly titled "Tell Me What You Did") is a demo by Rivers Cuomo demo originally recorded in contention for Weezer's fifth album, Make Believe. It is an early iteration of the Make Believe track "This Is Such a Pity," of which it features identical verse lyrics.
Appearances
Overview
The song was demoed solo by Cuomo during pre-production on Make Believe at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios. "What Is Going On" is one of several songs derived from Catalog O' Riffs entry #369, beginning with "She Who Is Militant" and ultimately culminating in the Make Believe track "This Is Such a Pity".
A demo of "What Is Going On" was released in 2020 as part of the digital compilation Alone IX: The Make Believe Years, albeit under the earlier title "Tell Me What You Did." Despite this title, the titular lyrics are not part of the song.
Lyrics
How is your heart, little darling?
I didn't mean to get so mad
Let me just hold you closely
How did things get so bad?
I know how to pick on you
You pushed me over the edge
We caused so much agony
We can't seem to move ahead
What is going on?
What is it we need?
Have we gone insane?
Is this just our greed
Fighting for a chance to survive
What kind of future will we have?
Will we ever find peace?
Everybody thinks we're crazy
They're about to call the police
I don't wanna be a chump
You think I'm a fascist pig
Right now everything is black
I don't think we'll ever give
What is going on?
What is it we need?
Have we gone insane?
Is this just our greed
Fighting for a chance to survive
All day, all day, all day
What is going on?
What is it we need?
Have we gone insane?
Or is this just greed
What is going on?
What is it we need?
Have we gone insane?
Or is this just greed
Fighting for a chance to survive
Fighting for a chance to survive
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | 369 Riff.mp3 | 2002 | 0:26 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | |||
| Rivers Cuomo | Tell Me What You Did | 07 369 Tell Me What You Did.mp3 | June 4, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:31 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
| Rivers Cuomo | What Is Going On | June 11, 2004[1] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| For more demos derived from this song lineage, see 369. | |||||||