The old Weezer thread was dead....

This is fantastic news for all of us who have been disappointed in Weezer ever since Pinkerton. Rivers seems to have had a complete change of heart regarding Songs From the Black Hole. I can only assume that now that he is getting married and moving on with his life, he would like a little closure to this, since all anyone ever asks him about is this album. This is a post from his blog yesterday in which he reveals lyrics to the songs that have not been released from SFtBH. Also, it seems that the only thing preventing the songs from being released is Geffen Records...

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"Sunday, April 30, 2006 Songs From the Black Hole Thanks for your interest in these songs! I'm putting up the lyrics now because I suddenly realized that I can. I'll also put up the sheet music (when I have time) so that you can play them for each other! I'll release my home demos as soon as I am legally able. Blast Off Who You Callin Bitch? (:45) [Maria] Who you callin Bitch? Oh, they make so mad And you do nothing Nothing to stop them [Jonas] Oh, Maria, they dont mean it Dont listen to them Please, Maria, they mean nothing Now you must chill out [Maria] Especially Dondo He acts like he knows that he has a big thing I despise him (3X) Oh Jonas (:26) [Maria:] Oh Jonas, I miss you Nobody else loves you like I do Oh Jonas, I need you Nobody else, nobody else Loves me, loves me like you Please Remember (:37) [Jonas:] Please remember Im only a friend Youre too crazy to settle down with I dont love you but I cant help myself Please Maria, it wont ever be Wont ever be (2X) I love you I do [Maria:] A friend who boinks me Then why lead me on? Ill make you love me (3X) Love me Come to my Pod Oh No This is not for Me (:35) [Jonas] Oh, no, this is not for me I feel so empty Im filled with remorse Ive got leave you [Maria] No, dont go! Youll feel okay in the morning [Jonas] Maria Im red with shame Theres no one to blame but myself I know what is right but I do what is wrong I do what is wrong Tired of Sex Shes Had a Girl (:51) [Jonas] Shes had a girl A child of mine Her bloods my blood Her eyes my eyes I cant believe She belongs to me I belong to her Now I finally see What it is I want Only Im too late Surrender, she has won Good News Now I Finally See (:41) [Jonas] Now I finally see What it is I want Too late too late Surrender to her love Now I finally see What it is I want I Just Threw out the Love of My Dreams Superfriend Superfriend reprise (:28) You Wont Get With Me Tonight What is This I Find? (I can't remember where Longtime Sunshine goes.) (FYI, Lisa is not one of the Black Hole songs.)"

If you don't know what Songs from the Black Hole is, here is the wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Songs_from_the_black_hole

MP3s for Blast Off!, Come to my Pod, Longtime Sunshine, Oh No This is Not for Me, Superfriend, Tired of Sex (demo), and You Won't Get With Me Tonight can be found here: http://www.sftbh.com/page.php?id=audio

Here are the lyrics for Superfriend (from Karl Koch), which sounds really cool from the really really crappy recording that is available:

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" What the hell am I doing? Thinking with my willy Knowing I don’t love her I tell her no, then kiss her toes What the heck are you doing? Leading on that poor girl You know there’s something better Deep in you Now let it through Pain pain go away Come again, another day I got a friend tonight, a superfriend To make things right Turn away from weakness Turn to something better Show me how to live right I never noticed you Now I worship you Don’t be talking silly Save deceits for the young girls You can talk for real to me Close your eyes And leave the lies Pain pain go away Come again, another day I got a friend tonight, a superfriend To make things right"

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 1:10 PM. Reason : more]

5/1/2006 12:59:37 PM

WHAMMY

5/1/2006 1:17:51 PM

this

this is a very good thing

5/1/2006 2:01:38 PM

cool

5/1/2006 3:01:17 PM

so are all the songs we haven't heard yet < 1 minute? i never realized that, that sucks

5/1/2006 3:50:26 PM

i have a feeling this is going to dissapoint a lot of people

5/1/2006 3:52:57 PM

pinkerton dissapointed quite a few people too,

but isnt it great?

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 3:55 PM. Reason : e]

5/1/2006 3:54:57 PM

^^^ Most seem to be. Superfriend is full length for sure, and I guess it's possible that Good News and What Is This I Find? are full length.

5/1/2006 4:04:05 PM

yeah but this is different from pinkerton

for years, people have been talking about this album as the missing fucking link

i have a feeling is just gonna be some pretty weird, pretty gay stuff that isn't gonna be worth it

5/1/2006 4:08:43 PM

That's possible, but I would say doubtful. We already have probably 50% if not more of the album. As mentioned above, most of the unreleased songs seem to be interludes that link it all together. All of the songs that we have are really good and in the same style as Pinkerton (in fact, the first four songs from Pinkerton are from SFtBH), so there's no reason to think that the rest of them would be significantly different.

I do think there will be disappointment because of the fact that most of the unreleased songs are short, transitional pieces. Also, unless they were to ever revisit the project, it will never be heard as fully intended with the female vocalists and different parts played by different people.

[Edited on May 1, 2006 at 4:15 PM. Reason : .]

5/1/2006 4:11:56 PM

word

regardless of song quality, sound quality is gonna blow

i had forgotten about 'devotion' that was a good fucking song

5/1/2006 4:13:39 PM

I think it's going to suffer from the same problem Smile had for so long.

After Smile was canned and some of the songs popped up on different albums, people got excited by how good the album could've been and wanted more. When little snippets of unreleased, unfinished, out of context material were released, people were sort of baffled and slightly disappointed, even though some of the segments were brilliant (hello "Come to My Pod" vs. "Superfriend"). When Smile was finally finished, all of the odd segments were put in their proper place and made sense, both musically and thematically.

Right now, SFTBH is reaching the second stage, and the possibly disappointing weirdness won't be resolved unless Rivers gets the urge to finish the damn thing, which seems highly unlikely.

5/1/2006 4:14:08 PM

=W=

5/1/2006 7:24:34 PM

From teh varz:

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" Sunday, April 30, 2006 Your First Assignment Shes Had a Girl (:51) [First section:] [Jonas] Shes had a girl A child of mine Her bloods my blood Her eyes my eyes I cant believe She belongs to me I belong to her Even though-- [Second section] Now I finally see What it is I want Only Im too late Surrender, she has won "

http://download.yousendit.com/FDC62EF55B61A4AA

There's a cover someone recorded with vocals and piano if you want to hear what it sounds like. Just imagine Rivers's voice and a lot of guitars I guess. I dig it

[Edited on May 2, 2006 at 11:05 PM. Reason : mp3]

5/2/2006 10:59:06 PM

This is not from Songs from the Black Hole, but it's just as good. "Getting Up and Leaving" is a lost Pinkerton track that was originally going to be a b-side to "Pink Triangle".

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" Wednesday, May 03, 2006 Assignment .2 Great job, kids! Here's your next assignment: My life is changing And Im feeling blue The things I wished for Have come true Woah-oh-oh stop! I really really wanna go back Back to where I belong Now Im getting up and leaving Im leaving home Now Im getting up and leaving Im leaving home Dont blah-blah-blaaaaah-blah Dont read no books Dont call my baby on the phone Woah-oh-oh stop! I really really wanna go back Back to where I belong Stop! I really really wanna go back Back to where I came from Now Im getting up and leaving Im leaving home Now Im getting up and leaving Im leaving home "

5/3/2006 8:29:17 PM

5/3/2006 8:59:04 PM

5/6/2006 4:30:11 PM

^ I love that album.

5/6/2006 7:24:33 PM

as do I, as do I

5/7/2006 12:44:38 AM

You know they really are returning http://www.therentals.com

5/7/2006 12:45:29 AM

Well that is pretty awesome.

5/7/2006 10:06:08 AM

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" Wednesday, May 03, 2006 numero trace Who You Callin Bitch? (:45) [Maria] Who you callin Bitch? Oh, they make so mad And you do nothing Nothing to stop them [Jonas] Oh, Maria, they dont mean it Dont listen to them Please, Maria, they mean nothing Now you must chill out [Maria] Especially Dondo He acts like he knows that he has a big thing I despise him (3X) So, what should we work on next? (I can't do Good News [a.k.a Now we're Finally Landing] until i'm reunited with the original manuscript later this summer. It's extremely complicated and there's no way I would be able to transcribe it by ear. I don't want to do anything you've heard before.) boo AIM hates me: oh yeah, where does Lisa come from anyway if it's not part of sftbh boo AIM hates me: just a random song? riverscuomo101: yeah riverscuomo101: in the tradition of jamie riverscuomo101: susanne boo AIM hates me: cool boo AIM hates me: are you willing to put up any song or are you sticking to sftbh and songs that are generally well known by their title riverscuomo101: just about anything, probably riverscuomo101: some songs don't lend themselves to this mode of communication "

5/9/2006 10:34:14 AM

Weezer is a fucking terrible band.

5/9/2006 10:40:11 AM

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" I'm pretty sure these are right. I'll have to check my notebook when I get set up in the new house. I think the three male characters were supposed to represent different parts of my personality: i.e., the asceticism of Jonas vs. the party hearty aesthetic of Wuan and Dondo (Don Juan, get it?). The two main female characters represented the two extremes in the types of women I was attracted to: Maria (rock chick) and . . . I can't remember the other girl's name but she was the good girl. I guess I've been into irreconcilable dichotomies for a long time. Our robot "M1" was to be played by Karl! By the way, I'm very disappointed not to be hearing any women out there singing Maria's parts. What gives? [Jonas:] Blast off! Up to the stars we go And leave behind everything I used to know. Somebody's giving me a whole lot of money to do What I think I want to So why am I still feeling blue? Oh Wuan and Dondo [Wuan and Dondo] Goddamn, get your head out of your hands. Here's to all the times we're gonna have. Cooped up for a year with the two best-looking babes I've seen all year [Wuan:] Get me another bottle of beer 'Cos I'm feeling fine [Jonas:] Go ahead, waste your head We've got the time. I hope you don't object if I Speak my mind [M1:] Just don't forget the purpose of the mission, Or Nomis will get swallowed by its sun. Each one of you is a top graduate of the Star Corps Academy It's up to you set em free (?) Oh Wuan and Dondo [Wuan:] Go ahead and waste your life On silly fears I hope you dont object if I Crack another beer. [Dondo:] Hold on, who is it here that I see? Wasn't she your favorite bitch in the Academy? [Jonas:] I don't know if I wanna lead on this woman, You know I've done that before. She's actually a good girl, [Dondo:] Or at least a cheap ho.. "

5/11/2006 3:08:45 AM

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" Wednesday, May 03, 2006 quattro good luck figuring out the time changes... "

5/11/2006 12:00:02 PM

i just cant get excited over sheet music

5/12/2006 12:40:55 AM