Keep Fishin'

"Keep Fishin'" is the second single and third track from Maladroit.
===Appearances===
*Songs from the Forthcoming "Maladroit"
*Maladroit
*"Keep Fishin'" (Radio Only Promo CD) (Radio Version)
*"Keep Fishin'" (Radio Only Promo CD)
*"Keep Fishin'" (US Retail CD) (Radio Version)
*"Keep Fishin'" (US Retail CD) (Franklin Mint Version)
*"Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail CD #1) (Radio Version)
*"Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail CD #2) (Radio Version)
*"Keep Fishin'" (UK Retail 7" (Green Vinyl)) (Radio Version)
==Overview==
:::—Harvard Crimson interview with Rivers Cuomo - April 26, 2006
"Keep Fishin'" was originally demoed as a band on May 27, 2001 during sessions at Monster Island Studios in Washington, D.C.. It was later demoed for the BBC Radio 1 program The Evening Session on June 13. The song was performed live at several shows throughout the summer of 2001.
After being properly recorded for Maladroit, Rivers Cuomo felt the recording was lacking in some way. When the band decided to release the song as the album's second single, he took it as a perfect opportunity to re-record the track entirely, embellishing it significantly. This new version, completed in the spring of 2002, is the so-called "Radio Version" featured on various single releases, as well as the music video.
In May 2002, drummer Patrick Wilson produced a partial cover of the song at his home in Los Angeles, CA.Koch, Karl (2004). "5/02 Pat Wilsons home, Los Angeles". Recording History. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia. Wilson's version, which would later be released under his alias Franklin Mint, was entirely instrumental, featuring only synths and a drum track. Karl Koch described it "muzak/techno"Koch, Karl (2005). "weezer - keep fishin US commercial single". Collectors Discography. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia. "Only release to contain the "Franklin Mint" version of keep Fishin'. This version was partially previewed on weezer.com as "George Hartwig". This version is a sort of muzak/techno version created by Patrick Wilson." and praised it as "silky".Koch, Karl (June 9, 2002). "06/09/02 the lost caverns of Tsojcanth". Karl's Corner. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia. An MP3 of the unfinished version, temporarily titled "George Hartwig", was available on weezer.com for a short period of time in June 2002.
The completed version of the song was later included as a B-side on a US retail CD release of the Weezer single.
The song "Mo' Beats", demoed by Weezer in the summer of 2002, explicitly references "Keep Fishin'" in its lyrics ("I got mo' beats than y'all / "Keep Fishin'" still seems small")
Julia Nunes, a Youtube star, performed a ukulele cover version of this song.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
==Music Video==
The music video for the song originally aired on July 8, 2002 and features the band as guests on The Muppet Show. It was directed by Marcos Siega, who previously directed videos for "Hash Pipe", "Island in the Sun", and "Dope Nose" (and would later direct the video for "Beverly Hills"). The production was the feature of an episode of MTV's Making The Video series. As a result of the video, many promotional and retail items featuring both Weezer and the Muppets were created, such as the CD single cover(s) and T-shirts.
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==Audio==
===Album version===
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==Lyrics==
You'll never be 
A better kind
If you don't leave
The world behind
Waste my days
Drown aways
It's just the thought of you
In love with someone else
It breaks my heart to see
You hangin' from your shelf
You'll never do 
The things you want
If you don't move
And get a job
Waste my days
Drown aways
It's just the thought of you
In love with someone else
It breaks my heart to see
You hangin' from your shelf
Oh, girl, when I'm in love with you
Keep fishin' if you feel it's true
There's nothing much that we can do 
To save you from yourself
Waste my days
Drown aways
It's just the thought of you
In love with someone else
It breaks my heart to see
You hangin' from your shelf
Oh, girl, when I'm in love with you
Keep fishin' if you feel it's true
There's nothing much that we can do 
To save you from yourself
You'll never be 
A better kind
You'll never be 
A better kind
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
Waste my days
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==External Links==
Teenage Victory Songs entry for "Keep Fishin'"
==References==
Category:Weezer songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer singles
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:Songs on Maladroit
Category:Self-produced Weezer songs
Category:Weezer songs produced by Rod Cervera
Category:Weezer songs produced by Chad Bamford
Category:Music videos directed by Marcos Siega
Category:2002 releases
Category:Catalog o' Riffs