Why Can't You Be There?
| "Why Can't You Be There?" | |||||
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Patrick & Rivers | ||||
| Recorded | 1992 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson | ||||
| RC# | 135 | ||||
| Status | Released | ||||
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"Why Can't You Be There?" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo and Pat Wilson in 1992. Demos of the song were released as part of the Patrick & Rivers demo compilation on December 9, 2020.
Appearances
- Monterey Jack (1992—1993)
- Patrick & Rivers (2020)
Overview
Weezer demoed the song (without lyrics) at an early rehearsal in April of 1992[1]. Cuomo and Wilson recorded demos of the song the following month. The song was first heard when it was released as part of the digital compilation Patrick & Rivers on December 9, 2020.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | Why Can't You Be There? | April(?) 1992 | 2226 Amherst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA | Take 1. No vocals. Take breaks down. | |||
| Weezer | Why Can't You Be There? | April(?) 1992 | 2226 Amherst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA | Take 2. No vocals. | |||
| Rivers Cuomo, Pat Wilson | Why Can't You Be There? | 04 Why Can't You Be There.mp3 | March—May 1992 | 2226 Amherst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA | 1:53 | Monterey Jack Patrick & Rivers |
Shorter version. Ends with joke lyrics by Pat Wilson. |
| Rivers Cuomo, Pat Wilson | Why Can't You Be There? | why can't you be there 3.mp3 | March—May 1992 | 2226 Amherst Avenue, Los Angeles, CA | 2:33 | Monterey Jack Patrick & Rivers |
Lyrics
Why can't you be there
So you can help her?
The bees are out again
One year in every ten
Why can't you be there
So you can hold her?
Way back in Boston town (way back in Wellesley)
Where she is hurting so
(Why can't you be there?)
Why can't you be there?
Why don't you go there
So you can soothe her?
The bees are stinging her
But you don't go home (I want to know her ?)
Why can't you be there (Why can't you be there?)
So you can save her?
The bees are killing her
Way back in Boston town
(Why can't you be there?)
Why can't you be there?
Why can't you be there
So you can help her?
The bees are out again
One year in every ten
Why can't you be there (Why can't you be there?)
So you can hold her?
Way back in Boston town (Why can't you be there?)
Why can't you be there?
