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Renaissance

"Renaissance" is a song by Avant Garde. It appeared on the band's second and third demo tapes, The Purple Demo and Somethin' Different!, respectively.
===Appearances===
*The Purple Demo (1988)
*Somethin' Different! (1989)
==Overview==
"Renaissance" was first recorded in July 1988 for Avant Garde's second demo, The Purple Demo, and would later be compiled onto Somethin' Different!. A guitar riff from this song was later reused for the chorus to the Weezer song "Say It Ain't So" in 1992.Los Angeles Times interview with Weezer - March 25, 2024 by Mikael Wood:File:Mrn-zoomlineage.png
==Personnel==
*Kevin Ridel – vocals
*Rivers Cuomo – guitar
*Eric Ridel – guitar
*Justin Fisher – bass
*Bryn Mutch – percussion
==Video==
<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7-OQSCmYuY&list=PL5A9NMB996pi042_3-8xBTs1f-evxafrL&index=8</youtube> 
==Lyrics==
A weary traveler upon days of journey travels across the forest's edge
Sweat breaks his brow and like a salt wound continues to scar his flesh
Strips himself of adventure's garments and eyes the great castles beyond
He slowly ascends the sun brazen hillside whistling the death merchant's song
Infinite iron gates allow no entrance for this mortal man
He bitterly refuses to let go and blood paints the pain upon his hands
Relative artistry on the dungeon stone as it crumbles with age
As the era must become ashes and dust there's a skeleton of a fool who remained
His step recedes from the sculpture of bones
One before him who attempted to face the unknown
Beyond the grim artwork of a priceless mold
This masterpiece has already been sold
Trapped in his own time
He's just medieval man and you know what he wants
But this is not your time
Try to understand the gates of the Renaissance
A man unsheathes a form of suicide escape
His lifeline severed reveals a final stain
This world leaving the shell of a dream broken
With his fatal wound the infinite gates open
Trapped in his own time
He's just medieval man and you know what he wants
But this is not your time
Try to understand the gates of the Renaissance
Trapped in his own time, yeah
Trapped in his own time
==See also==
*Avant Garde
*The Purple Demo
*Somethin' Different!
==References==
Category:Avant Garde
Category:Songs on The Purple Demo
Category:Songs on Somethin' Different!
Respect

"Respect" is the thirteenth track from Deliverance at Hand!, a collection of demos recorded by Rivers Cuomo in 2007 for consideration for then-planned sixth album (released in 2008 as The Red Album). The song was released to fans as part of the digital compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years.
===Appearances===
*Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
==Background==
"Respect" was demoed acoustically by Cuomo in 2007, though did not ultimately make the cut for The Red Album. The song's lyrics first became known in May of 2018, when a booklet containing lyrics for all of the Deliverance at Hand! songs were acquired and uploaded to Weezerpedia by user Okaybrazilian. Both the original Deliverance at Hand! demo, as well as a revised demo of the song (which omits the "You think you are in control..." bridge), were released to fans as part of the digital compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years on November 22, 2020.
==Lyrics==
I buy you all the things you want
I take you out on the town
But when it's time for you to give
You only want to see what you can get
Respect the things I want
Respect the things I need
Or I am going to leave you
That's how it's got to be
Respect the way I am
And the way I want to be
Or I am going to leave you tonight
The other day you were with your friends
And I came up to join right in
But you kept talking about some guy
And I felt like I was going to die
Respect the things I want
Respect the things I need
Or I am going to leave you
That's how it's got to be
Respect the way I am
And the way I want to be
Or I am going to leave you tonight
I can only take so much before I change my mind
I've been more than good to you but now I want what's mine
You think you are in control because you've always been
Watch me as this clock counts down, I am going to win
Respect the things I want
Respect the things I need
Or I am going to leave you
That's how it's got to be
Respect the way I am
And the way I want to be
Or I am going to leave you tonight
Some guys try to drag you down
Thinking that you're gonna come around
But I know that never works
You just think that they are jerks, so come on
Respect the things I want
Respect the things I need
Or I am going to leave you
That's how it's got to be
Respect the way I am
And the way I want to be
Or I am going to leave you tonight
==Known recordings==
==See Also==
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*Deliverance at Hand!
*Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
Category: Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:Songs on Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
Rest in Peace

"Rest in Peace" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo, written in consideration for what would become ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright in the End. It was added to the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years on November 22, 2020.
===Appearances===
*Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years (2020)
==Overview==
"Rest in Peace" shares its verse melody with the 2011 demo, "Back of Your Heart". This melody would be reused years later for the 2016 song "Summer Elaine and Drunk Dori," from eponymous White Album.
==Lyrics==
Shatter my bones
Crush my erogenous zones
Drink up this blood that I cough
They'll have to stretcher me off
Rip out my innards
And make me watch as I burn up
But let me tell you, whatever you do
It really don't get to me, oh
I'll forgive what you've done
I'll rest in peace
Pardonnez-moi:File:Mrn-discord-pardonnezmoi.png
Switch off your safety mode
Launch in to kill or explode
Don't suffer no fools no more
Just one more jellyfish
Looking for someone to sting
But let me tell you, whatever you do
It really don't get to me, oh
I'll forgive what you've done
I'll rest in peace
I say, there's only room for one of us to stay
They got Cape Canaveral helping me to navigate this
Won't get caught up between no Scylla and Charybdis
Every Care Bear got a special symbol on his tummy
I accept this mission even if it's gonna kill me
Beat me, hurt me, bruise me
Hate me 'til I'm woozy
This is quite the epic journey
Drink up this blood that I cough
They'll have to stretcher me off
But let me tell you, whatever you do
It really don't get to me
Oh, I'll forgive what you've done
I'll rest in peace
Let me tell you, whatever you do
It really don't get to me
Oh, I forgive what you've done
I'll rest in peace
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Restart

"Restart" (originally known as "The Car Song" and later "Doing Fine") is the ninth track from Spending Time on the Borderline.
===Appearances===
*Spending Time on the Borderline
==Overview==
This song seamlessly transitions into the next track "Eponine". The work in progress names for this song during recording were "The Car Song"Ryen Slegr (ozmasoundings) fan correspondence 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Restart_original_name.PNGhttps://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Spending_Time_early_tracklisting%3F.jpg and "Doing Fine".Ryen Slegr (ozmasoundings) fan correspondence 2021 https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:RyenSlegrStotblWorkInProgressNames.PNGOzma Spending Time on the Borderline tracking whiteboard https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:STOTBLSongTrackingList.jpg
"Restart" has seen an increase in popularity in the 2020s. It hit one million Spotify plays on February, 23, 2022, and as of April 2023 it trails only "Domino Effect" as the band's second most-listened-to song on the platform. The song was cited by Jose Galvez as his favorite Ozma song to play live during a fan interview for the 20th anniversary of The Doubble Donkey Disc.Doubble Donkey Disc 20th anniversary discord interview 2021 https://youtu.be/Kr9QaGKiihI
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
See me at my desk, rested and well dressed
Always there on time
Funny how the clock that I used to watch
Now never seems to mind
Tried hard to collect interest and respect
By cutting out some things I thought didn't matter
Turned all of my whines into doing fines
It saves me so much time
I'm stuck in a square, becoming one too
Three stories above I hear there's a view
Long way to the ground
But I'll probably stick around
Now I've got a view
Miles to the ocean
But I can't see you and maintain devotion
I wish I could say, "I'll be there"
Slowly the stories start to unbind
And tell me the years spent never were mine
I'm always to owe a debt to my heart
Unless I can find a way to restart and take control
Slowly the edge gets closer to you
You've got the most space with the greatest of views
You've paid off the debt you owe to your heart
You've paid off the debt, now go and restart
==See also==
*Ozma
*List of Ozma songs
*Spending Time on the Borderline
==References==
Category:Ozma
Category: Ozma songs
Category:Slegr-Brummel-Galvez writing credit
Category:Songs on Spending Time on the Borderline
Category:Ozma songs produced by Chris Fudurich
Retreat from the Sun

Retreat from the Sun is the third album by That Dog.
==Overview==
That Dog's previous disc, 1995's Totally Crushed Out!, failed to make much of a dent in the music industry, despite being somewhat promoted by DGC, and toured behind heavily by the band. Along with this, the band had felt bitter about the sudden and rapid success of friends and labelmates Weezer.
These factors left de facto leader Anna Waronker disillusioned with the industry, and she contemplated her future. Additionally, tensions had grown between Waronker and other members of the band, which only exacerbated the situation.
Waronker began writing songs, intending them for a solo project. However, upon hearing some demos, Geffen insisted she put them to use within the band structure, and steered the project toward a third That Dog album. Reluctantly, she agreed, and Retreat from the Sun was released in 1997.
The Japanese pressing of the album features an exclusive bonus track, "Fuck You", a lo-fi punk rocker in the tradition of the band's earlier material.
The band marked the 20th anniversary of the album's release on April 8, 2017 with a concert at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, CA.
==Reception==
The album did marginally better than its predecessor, with "Never Say Never" gaining slight attention at radio and MTV, but inner-band tensions only increased, and the band's breakup seemed imminent. In September 1997, after a summer tour that had culminated in the tribute concert for Mykel and Carli Allan in Hollywood on August 15th, the band issued a statement announcing their split.
==Track listing==
==Personnel==
*Anna Waronker - lead vocals, guitars, piano
*Petra Haden - violin, vocals
*Rachel Haden - bass, vocals
*Tony Maxwell - drums, vocals, surf guitar on 5
*Brad Wood - producer
*Tanya Haden - cello on 2, 8, & 13
*Charlotte Caffey - synthesizer on 2, ryhthm guitar on 6
*Alix Fournier - French horns on 13
*Chick Wolverton - shakers and additional guitar on 12
==See Also==
*List of That Dog songs
==External Links==
*Listen to Retreat from the Sun on Spotify
Category:That Dog albums
Category:That Dog
Category:1997 releases
Retreat from the Sun (song)

"Retreat from the Sun" is the fifth track on That Dog's third album, Retreat From The Sun.
==Lyrics==
And I looked away from you
And I found a better way to do it
And I've seen some younger people happy as can be
But not especially happier than me, happier than me
You may run like a bitch in heat
'Cause it's fun to sometimes try to retreat from the sun
'Cause it's awfully lonely where I'm coming from
Where I'm coming from
Retreat from the sun
la la la la la la la
==See also==
*List of That Dog songs
Category:That Dog songs
Category:Songs on Retreat from the Sun
Category:That Dog songs produced by Brad Wood
Category:Self-produced That Dog songs
Return to Ithaka

"Return to Ithaka" (previously titled "Resurgam Fidei" and "Resurrection") is the thirteenth and final track on Everything Will Be Alright in the End. It is the final song in the three-part suite, "The Futurescope Trilogy", that concludes the album.
===Appearances===
*Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014)
*Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years (2020)
==Overview==
"Return to Ithaka", like "The Waste Land", is an instrumental. In December of 2017, an early version of Everything Will Be Alright in the End leaked online, wherein "Ithaka" was titled "Resurrection". Solo demos by Rivers Cuomo were released in 2020 as part of the digital compilation Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years.
Of the three thematic song groupings featured on EWBAITE, "Ithaka" is categorized under the group "Belladonna", consisting of songs written about Cuomo's relationships with women. Though the song has no lyrics, the section for "Return to Ithaka" in the album's liner notes feature a passage of ancient Greek from Book 22 of Homer's Odyssey:The Chicago Homer. https://homer.library.northwestern.edu/
ὦ κύνες, οὔ μ' ἔτ' ἐφάσκεθ' ὑπότροπον οἴκαδ' ἱκέσθαιδήμου ἄπο Τρώων, ὅτι μοι κατεκείρετε οἶκον,δμῳῇσίν τε γυναιξὶ παρευνάζεσθε βιαίως,αὐτοῦ τε ζώοντος ὑπεμνάασθε γυναῖκα,οὔτε θεοὺς δείσαντες, οἳ οὐρανὸν εὐρὺν ἔχουσιν,οὔτε τιν' ἀνθρώπων νέμεσιν κατόπισθεν ἔσεσθαι:
Translated:
"You dogs! You never thought I'd come back homefrom the kingdom of the Trojans, so you ravaged my house,lay in bed by force beside my women slaves, my women,and wooed my wife illicitly though I was alive,fearing neither the gods who hold wide heavennor that there'd be any men's censure thereafter.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – drums
*Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
*Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
*Ric Ocasek - producer
==Audio==
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==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer songs produced by Ric Ocasek 
Category:Instrumentals
Category:Everything Will Be Alright in the EndCategory:Songs on Everything Will Be Alright in the EndCategory:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Revenga

"Revenga" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in collaboration with Jacob Kasher and Matt Squire. It has never been officially released or heard by fans. The song's existence became known after the title was added to the BMI Repertoire (#19564711). The song's BMI Work number suggests that it was written around 2014.
==Known Recordings==
==See also==
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Co-writing credit
Revolutionary

"Revolutionary" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo, likely in April or May of 1997.
==Overview==
Handwritten lyrics for "Revolutionary" were included in Cuomo's book, The Pinkerton DiariesCuomo, Rivers. The Pinkerton Diaries. Self-published. 2011. The song is not known to have ever been recorded.
==Lyrics==
I am a revolutionary in a war
I'm climbing up a hill I have to reach for more
The hill is hot, the hill is steep
I have no choice, I must compete
I am a revolutionary in a war
and, happy, the lady is playing a song
She's pissing me off
The British army came to put us in our place
A single bullet put an end to my race
The hill is hot, the hill is brown
I have no choice, I must lie down
I was a revolutionary in a war
==See also==
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Rhino-Lad

The Rhino-Lad Incident occurred during a concert at The Flood Zone in Richmond, VA that Weezer performed on January 13, 1997. A fan rushed the stage, interrupting the show and damaging some of the band's equipment.
==Overview==
Karl Koch has recounted this story a handful of times, including in a "Historical Event" post on the band's Facebook in January of 2014:
An extended recounting of the event by Koch was included in Weezine Issue 17: Tales of Weezer, released in 2021.
==See also==
*
*Weezer concert: 08/25/2001, during which a fan rushed the stage and tackled Scott Shriner
Category:Fandom
Ric Ocasek

Richard Theodore Otcasek (March 23, 1944 — September 15, 2019), known as Ric Ocasek, was a singer, songwriter, musician, and producer. He is perhaps best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and rhythm guitarist for new wave rock band the Cars. He was also a producer for several bands including Weezer, Bad Brains, No Doubt, Guided by Voices, and Suicide.
==Overview==
Ocasek first worked with Weezer on the band's self-titled debut album (the Blue Album) in 1994. When Weezer was pressured by their label, Geffen, into using a producer on the album, the band requested Ocasek, with the logic that it should be someone who knew how to write good songs.Runtagh, Jordan. "Weezer’s Blue Album: 10 Things You Didn’t Know" Rolling Stone. 10 May 2019. https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/weezer-blue-album-rivers-cuomo-things-you-didnt-know-822881/ To the band's surprise, Geffen allowed it. In preparation of Ocasek's arrival to their rehearsal, the band prepared a cover of the Cars song "Just What I Needed." Ocasek's wife, model Paulina Porizkova, would inspire Weezer bassist Matt Sharp to write the song "Friends of P." for his own band, the Rentals.Hargreaves, Trevor. "Matt Sharp Talks About Rivers Cuomo's Etiquette Fetish And Tegan And Sara" Chart Attack. 8 November 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061206190551/http://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2006/11/0801.cfm Archived from the original: https://www.chartattack.com/DAMN/2006/11/0801.cfm
Ocasek would return to produce Weezer's next self-titled album (the Green Album) in 2001, as well as Everything Will Be Alright in the End in 2014. In 2011, Weezer covered the Cars' Ocasek-penned track "You Might Think" for the film Cars 2.
In 2018, Ocasek was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Ocasek passed away in his New York City townhouse on September 15, 2019.Buffa, Ken. "Ric Ocasek, Lead Singer of The Cars, Dead in New York at 75 " NBC New York. 15 September 2019. https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/Ric-Ocasek-Cars-Singer-Dead-in-NY-at-75-560430391.html
Ocasek recorded vocals for the Weezer song "I Need Some of That", originally demoed in contention for Everything Will Be Alright in the End, and released posthumously for the 2021 album Van Weezer.
==Discography with Weezer==
===Albums===
*Weezer (The Blue Album) (1994) — Producer
*Weezer (The Green Album) (2001) — Producer
*Everything Will Be Alright in the End (2014) — Producer
===Songs===
*"I Need Some of That" — vocals
==See also==
*Weezer - The Blue Album
*Weezer - The Green Album
* Everything Will Be Alright in the End
==References==
Category:People who have produced Weezer albums
Category:Influences
Category:Deceased people
Category:Musicians
Category:Studio guest vocalists
Category:Guitarists
Rich Costey

Rich Costey is an American record producer, mixer and engineer.
==Credits with Weezer==
*Make Believe (2005) — mixing on "Beverly Hills," "We Are All on Drugs," and "Pardon Me"
*Weezer (The Red Album) — mixing
*Raditude (2009) — mixing
**Weezer Raditude Club: iTunes pass (2009) — mixing on "Put Me Back Together" (Rich Costey Mix)
==External links==
*Rich Costey on Wikipedia
Category:Mixing engineers
Richard Cheese

Richard Cheese is a character performed by comedian and musician Mark Jonathan Davis, frontman of the comedy cover band Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine. His band famously performs popular songs in a lounge/swing music style.
==Overview==
In 2003, Richard Cheese and Lounge Against the Machine released Tuxicity, which features a lounge cover of Weezer's "Buddy Holly." The band would again cover Weezer on their 2009 album OK Bartender, which included a lounge cover of "Perfect Situation," and again on their 2010 album Johnny Aloha: Lavapalooza, which included a tiki rendition of "Island in the Sun". 
The group appears on the compilation CD The Cornerstone Player 016 with the song "Last Resort." A previously unreleased acoustic recording of "Buddy Holly" by Weezer also appears on the compilation album.
==Weezer-related discography==
===Compilation albums===
*The Cornerstone Player 016 (2000)
===Parody albums===
*Tuxicity (2002) (features a cover of "Buddy Holly")
*OK Bartender (2009) (features a cover of "Perfect Situation")
*Lavapalooza (Tiki Music Versions Of Rock And Rap Hits!) (2010) (features a cover of "Island in the Sun")
==See also==
*"Weird Al" Yankovic
*The Cornerstone Player 016
Category: Weezer cover artistCategory:Musicians
Rick Rubin

Rick Rubin is an American record producer, founder of Def Jam Records, and currently the co-head of Columbia Records. He is given credit for merging rap and heavy metal. His production credits span many different genres and include diverse artists such as the Beastie Boys, Slayer and Neil Diamond.
==Producing Weezer==
Rivers Cuomo sent the Album 5 Demos from Summer of 2002 to Rubin for his consideration. Rubin agreed to produce the next Weezer album and worked closely with the band, specifically Rivers, for the next three years. During this time, Rubin introduced Cuomo to Vipassana meditation and challenged Cuomo to write John Lennon-influenced songs and sincere songs with no irony. Rubin ended up producing Weezer's Make Believe in 2005 and five songs on Weezer (The Red Album) in 2008.
==Weezer songs produced by Rick Rubin==
*The Angel and the One
*Beverly Hills
*The Damage in Your Heart
*Dreamin'
*Everybody Get Dangerous
*Freak Me Out
*The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)
*Haunt You Every Day
*Heart Songs
*Hold Me
*My Best Friend
*The Odd Couple
*The Other Way
*Perfect Situation
*Pardon Me
*Peace
*This Is Such a Pity
*We Are All on Drugs
==See also==
* Jacknife Lee
* Butch Walker
* Ric Ocasek
Category: People who have produced Weezer albums
Category:Influences
Ridiculous

"Ridiculous" is a song by that dog.
==Overview==
"Ridiculous" is a non-album song exclusive to the 1995 compilation "The Poop Alley Tapes."
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
I liked those eyes I can smile into forever 
I remember lookin at you and staring down my past 
I rid one ring 'cause it doesn't make it better 
I are ridiculous
I clear away the clothes left in my closet 
I clear away the pictures on my wall 
I clear away the bannum bum we had together
I are ridiculous 
==See also==
*List of that dog. songs
Category: that dog. songs
Category:Songs on The Poop Alley Tapes
Riff in A-F

"Riff in A-F# (Funny Bones)" is a song demoed by Rivers Cuomo in 1998. Demos of the song were released in 2020 as part of the demo compilation Alone VI: The Black Room.
===Appearances===
*Alone VI: The Black Room (2020)
==Overview==
"Riff in A-F# (Funny Bones)" was recorded by Rivers Cuomo at TK Studios in Los Angeles in 1998.
==Lyrics==
Something's on your mind
And I don't have the time
Tell us dirty jokes
Friends out havin' smokes
Here's a hand to nail
Spend the night in jail
Cafeteria
Mass hysteria
Temptations everywhere
Temptations everywhere
Temptations everywhere the time
Is on your mind
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*TK demos
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs on Alone VI: The Black Room
Riff in G

"Riff in G#" is a song demoed by Rivers Cuomo in 1998. Demos of the song were released in 2020 as part of the demo compilation Alone VI: The Black Room.
===Appearances===
*Alone VI: The Black Room (2020)
==Overview==
"Riff in G#" was recorded by Rivers Cuomo at TK Studios in Los Angeles in 1998.
==Lyrics==
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*TK demos
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs on Alone VI: The Black Room