Aloo Gobi

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"Aloo Gobi"
Aloo Gobi cover
Album track by Weezer
Album OK Human
Released January 29, 2021
Recorded 2020
Length 3:04
Label Crush Music/Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s) Jake Sinclair
Status Released
Live debut March 3, 2023 in West Hollywood, CA
Stream Spotify
OK Human track listing
"All My Favorite Songs"
(1)
"Aloo Gobi"
(2)
"Grapes of Wrath"
(3)

"Aloo Gobi" is the second track from OK Human.

Appearances

Overview

Aloo gobi is a vegetarian dish from the Indian subcontinent made with potatoes (aloo), cauliflower (gob(h)i), and Indian spices.[1]

The song's existence was first hinted at on November 27, 2020, when the comments "hold aloo" and "hold aloo gobi" were found in the metadata of tracks released as part of Alone XII: The White Year. Rivers Cuomo later confirmed the song's title to users of Riverchat and uploaded a photo of the song's sheet music as his profile picture on riverscuomo.com.[2] The tracks from Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years labeled "pretty great piano melody" from February 2013, as well as several acoustic sketches dated March 13, 2013, were eventually used as the instrumental bridge for "Aloo Gobi".

Live performances

Audio

Lyrics

What's playing at the Aero?
Some French noir flick
Don't wanna sit next to humans
I'm agoraphobic
Order up a decaf latte
Spin Gainsbourg tunes
Gosh darn, this cast iron lounger
My butt will bruise

I'd rather be a man on a mission
Oh-oh-oh, my god
What's happening to me?
Walking down Montana, whoa
Same old dull routines
Same aloo gobi
Walking down Montana, whoa

I tried to raise an eyebrow
It weighed too much
Instead I simply stared at the passing trucks
They said that life gets sweet as years go by
But mine has lost its flavor like this chai

I'd rather be a man on a mission
Oh-oh-oh, my god
What's happening to me?
Walking down Montana, whoa
Same old dull routines
Same aloo gobi
Walking down Montana, whoa

(Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god)

You are not alone, you are not alone
Someone else will be there with you
Be there with you, you are not alone
Be there with you, be there with you
You are not alone

Oh-oh-oh, my god
What's happening to me?
Walking down Montana, whoa
Same old dull routines
Same aloo gobi
Walking down Montana, whoa

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo slow shuffle chord riff I V IV 1.mp3 2010 0:49 Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years Used as the basis for "@77I_want_down_time_2015_2_23_17_23.mp3"
Rivers Cuomo pretty great piano melody 2-7-2013 8.mp3 February 7, 2013 7:41 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody on piano
Rivers Cuomo pretty great piano melody.mp3 ? 1:10 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody with electric guitar and drums
Rivers Cuomo Work 2-12-2013 10h39m3s.mp3 February 12, 2013 2:25 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" chorus melody on guitar
Rivers Cuomo Work 2-12-2013 10h44m30s.mp3 February 12, 2013 4:24 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" chorus melody on guitar
(as part of a sketch for "Let Me Count the Ways I'm in Love With You")
Rivers Cuomo work 3-13-2013 1h0m52s.mp3 March 13, 2013 2:03 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody (acoustic guitar)
Rivers Cuomo work 3-13-2013 1h16m8s.mp3 March 13, 2013 0:48 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody (acoustic guitar)
Rivers Cuomo work 3-13-2013 1h18m56s.mp3 March 13, 2013 1:38 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody (acoustic guitar)
Rivers Cuomo work 3-13-2013 1h23m57s.mp3 March 13, 2013 1:30 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody (acoustic guitar)
Rivers Cuomo c_minor_piano_2015_1_21_15_11_32.mp3 January 21, 2015 4:46 Alone XII: The White Year "Aloo Gobi" bridge melody (piano)
Rivers Cuomo Fair Weather Friend fair_weather_2015_1_27_13_12_15.mp3 January 27, 2015 11:35 Alone XII: The White Year "Aloo Gobi" chorus melody (piano) at 1:50
Rivers Cuomo @77I_want_down_time_2015_2_23_17_23.mp3 February 23, 2015 0:57 Alone XII: The White Year "Aloo Gobi" verse melody over "slow shuffle chord riff I V IV 1.mp3" (acoustic guitar)
Rivers Cuomo I Want Down Time 1-5-4 @77I_want_down_time_2015_2_23_17_23_.mp3 February 23, 2015 0:57 Alone XII: The White Year Duplicate of @77I_want_down_time_2015_2_23_17_23.mp3
Weezer Aloo Gobi 2019/2020
  • Gloria Sound, Van Nuys, CA
  • Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  • Abbey Road Studio 2, London, United Kingdom
  • The Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA
  • Big Bad Sound, Los Angeles, CA
  • 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA
3:04 OK Human
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