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Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Jackwc — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 22:06:06 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/30/2012 03:06

Applerill wrote:

Jackwc wrote:

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Applerill wrote:

In this case, it's just characters.

From Weezerpedia:

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lead singer Rivers Cuomo has suggested that "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" may be related to the song that precedes it on "The Blue Album," "No One Else." Cuomo stated that "No One Else" is about "the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend," while "'The World Has Turned and Left Me Here' is the same asshole wondering why she's gone." This is likely mere coincidence, given that "No One Else" was written several months or possibly over a year after "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here

If you want autobiographical, listen to Pinkerton, the single greatest album ever made :lol:

It's interesting. He comes across as quite the romantic on Pinkerton, but the songs on the blue album have more elements of cynicism and sort of an ironic slacker cheekiness to them. That album really captured the zeitgeist of Generation X at the time.

I dunno, if you read up on Rivers Cuomo or ever read his thoughts, it seems kinda like he might have Asperger's mixed with bi-polar disorder.

Lawl, I have Autism. I guess that's why I obsess over Pinkerton :P

Well, despite my general distaste for Weezer, their earlier stuff especially Pinkerton was... wait, what?

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Applerill — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:59:07 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 01/30/2012 02:59

Jackwc wrote:

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Applerill wrote:

In this case, it's just characters.

From Weezerpedia:

Quote:

If you want autobiographical, listen to Pinkerton, the single greatest album ever made :lol:

I dunno, if you read up on Rivers Cuomo or ever read his thoughts, it seems kinda like he might have Asperger's mixed with bi-polar disorder.

Lawl, I have Autism. I guess that's why I obsess over Pinkerton 😜

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:01:50 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 01/30/2012 01:01

Jackwc wrote:

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Applerill wrote:

In this case, it's just characters.

From Weezerpedia:

Quote:

If you want autobiographical, listen to Pinkerton, the single greatest album ever made :lol:

I dunno, if you read up on Rivers Cuomo or ever read his thoughts, it seems kinda like he might have Asperger's mixed with bi-polar disorder.

I'm not a big enough fan to do that. I know there is a community of big Weezer fans on here though, so I thought it would be a good place to ask about what you guys thought about the song, No One Else.

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Happy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:59:31 GMT

Author: Happy

Posted: 01/30/2012 00:59

A lot of his songs are definitely autobiographical. I remember reading somewhere that "Buddy Holly" talks about his relationship with one of his girlfriends and how some people made fun of it "What's with these homies, dissing my girl? / Why do they gotta front?". The girl was also Asian. "Your tongue is twisted, your eyes are slit". "In the Garage" talks about him being a D&D fan and how he listened to Kiss. "My Name Is Jonas" is about his younger brother's car accident. "Say It Ain't So" is about his dad being an alcoholic.

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Jackwc — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:57:40 GMT

Author: Jackwc

Posted: 01/30/2012 00:57

Mr. Shankly wrote:

Applerill wrote:

In this case, it's just characters.

From Weezerpedia:

Quote:

If you want autobiographical, listen to Pinkerton, the single greatest album ever made :lol:

I dunno, if you read up on Rivers Cuomo or ever read his thoughts, it seems kinda like he might have Asperger's mixed with bi-polar disorder.

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 19:37:47 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 01/30/2012 00:37

Applerill wrote:

In this case, it's just characters.

From Weezerpedia:

Quote:

If you want autobiographical, listen to Pinkerton, the single greatest album ever made :lol:

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Xavygravy — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 15:43:45 GMT

Author: Xavygravy

Posted: 01/29/2012 20:43

It's obviously based on his experiences, but some of it may have been made up in his head to enhance the song.

Re: A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Applerill — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 09:14:17 GMT

Author: Applerill

Posted: 01/29/2012 14:14

In this case, it's just characters.

From Weezerpedia:

Quote:

If you want autobiographical, listen to Pinkerton, the single greatest album ever made 🤣

A Rivers Cuomo Lyric Question

Mr. Shankly — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 08:19:25 GMT

Author: Mr. Shankly

Posted: 01/29/2012 13:19

I was just listening to the Blue album (Great album!) I've always thought Rivers Cuomo was a pretty clever lyricist on the early Weezer albums, at least. Anyways, do you think he always wrote from an autobiographical perspective, or did he create characters? The reason I ask is, the narrator in No One Else is quite a possessive asshole and seems to be vaguely psychotic and abusive toward his girlfriend, or at the very least, incredibly insecure. Do you think he was writing from a character's perspective or his own? I know the lyrics on Pinkerton are supposed to be mostly autobiographical, but what about the blue album?

Purely as an aside, here's an example of a great Cuomo lyric:

"I just made love to your sweet memory / 1000 times in my head"