Modern Dukes

"Modern Dukes" is a song by Weezer. It never appeared on an album, but was performed live on several occasions.
===Appearances===
*Released online
*Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
*Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years (2020)
==Overview==
"Modern Dukes" is considered one of the "Summer Songs of 2000," a group of songs debuted live during summer tour following a nearly three-year hiatus. The song is first known to have been demoed by Weezer at Cole Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles in July of 2000,Weezer Recording History - Page 12 and was also demoed at shows and soundchecks during that same month. The song is not known to have been subsequently considered for the band's planned third album, but did appear on the semi-"official" Summer Songs 2000 album curated by Rivers Cuomo and released to fans in November of 2001.
"Modern Dukes" was briefly revisited, featuring new verses, beginning in March of 2002, during early sessions for Weezer's planned fifth album, and was performed live at various concerts through late May of that year. The song was performed for the last time, to date, at a show in August of 2002 at the London Arena in London.
==Live performances==
*Weezer concert: 07/22/2000
*Weezer concert: 07/23/2000
*Weezer concert: 03/11/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/12/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/13/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/15/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/16/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/19/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/20/2002	
*Weezer concert: 03/21/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/23/2002
*Weezer concert: 03/24/2002
*Weezer concert: 04/28/2002
*Weezer concert: 04/29/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/01/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/02/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/04/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/05/2002	
*Weezer concert: 05/07/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/08/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/13/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/16/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/23/2002
*Weezer concert: 05/26/2002
*Weezer concert: 07/06/2002
*Weezer concert: 08/26/2002
==Lyrics==
<tabber>
|-|2000=
Every time that I turn around
I just jeer the same ol' thing
Jerks are tryin' to ride my back
To the place I could be king
I'm an asshole, storm the castle
Burn the bridges down to the ground
Take no prisoners, we're just visitors
We don't care about anything
And that's the way we modern dukes will fend
It's every man here for himself
Every time that I turn around
I just jeer the same ol' crap
Chicks are tryin' to grease the wheels
So that they can get paid back
I'm an asshole, storm the castle
Burn the bridges down to the ground
Take no prisoners, we're just visitors
We don't care about anything
And that's the way we modern dukes will fend
It's every man here for himself
I'm an asshole, storm the castle
Burn the bridges down to the ground
Take no prisoners, we're just visitors
We don't care about anything
|-|2002=
Every time that I turn around
I just hear the same old thing
Jerks are tryin' to ride my back
To the place I could be king
I'm an asshole, storm the castle
Burn the bridges down to the ground
Take no prisoners, we're just visitors
We don't care about anything
Can we move along to the courts
Where our minds are suited best?
??? force our way
To the top of all the rest
Give me some room, let me help you
That's the captain drinking the blood
It's so easy; we can breathe free
Strung together, tougher than all
That's the way we modern dukes will things
It's every man here for himself
For himself
Give me some room, let me help you
That's the captain drinking the blood
It's so easy; we can breathe free
Strung together, tougher than all
And that's the way we modern dukes will things
It's every man here for himself
For himself, for himself
For himself, for himself
For himself</tabber>
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*Summer Songs of 2000
*Album 5 demos
*List of Weezer songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Summer Songs of 2000Category:Songs on Alone VIII: The Maladroit YearsCategory:Songs on Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years