We went to a dark place
Darker than a prison cell
Beautiful boys in short shorts
On a cold night in Hell
I've always been into board games
I'll break us out of this joint
Mushroom
Tripping in the Holiday Inn
Order milk for your gingerbread
Give me somethin' that I can hold
Shout it from the rooftops
'Cause we don't really give a fuck
Let the neighbours hear us
'Cause all we really need is love
No more tiptoeing around the sanitarium
Whip it up
Whip-whip it up
We went to a dark place
Darker than a prison cell
Whip It Up
"Whip It Up" | ||
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
Album | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | |
Released | 2020 | |
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
Status | Demos circulating | |
This song is part of the "Little Do They Know" lineage of songs
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- For the 2015 demo of the same name, see "Happy Anniversary."
"Whip It Up" is a song by Rivers Cuomo. Demos of the song were released as part of the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years before their subsequent removal.
Appearances
Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years(2020)
Overview
"Whip It Up" was recorded at an unknown date. Demos of the song were initially released to fans on November 22, 2020, as part of the demo compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years, but were removed a few days later. It is unknown if their removal implies the contribution of other songwriters or musicians, or if they were written at a later date than the EWBAITE era (2011—2014).
A section of the song ("Shout it from the rooftops...") was later re-appropriated into the song "Little Do They Know", written for the 2021 film The Space Between, wherein the song is sung by Kelsey Grammer.
Lyrics
Shout it from the rooftops
'Cause we don't really give a fuck
Let the neighbours hear us
Don't keep your spirit bottled up
No more tiptoeing in cotton undies in the sun
Whip it up
Whip-whip it up
...
Shout it from the rooftops
'Cause we don't really give a fuck
Let the neighbours hear us
Don't keep your spirit bottled up
No more tiptoeing in cotton undies in the sun
Whip it up
Whip-whip it up
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | - Whip It Up 4 Depressed in LA @ 88.mp3.mp3 | ? | 1:17 | Removed from Alone XI on November 27, 2020 | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | - Whip It Up 6 dark place verse @ 88.mp3.mp3 | ? | 1:02 | Removed from Alone XI on November 27, 2020 | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | Whip It Up 7 acoustic @ 88.mp3 | ? | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | Whip It Up 15 hot pepper coda @90.mp3 | ? | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | Whip It Up 25 goodbye california @90.mp3 | ? | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | Whip It Up 26 half instr bridge @90.mp3 | ? | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | Whip It Up 27 cali verse weather pre @90.mp3 | ? | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Whip It Up | Whip It Up 30 cleaned @93 +5.mp3 | ? |