Tired of Sex

"Tired of Sex" (originally titled "I'm Tired of Having Sex") is the opening track from Pinkerton.
===Appearances===
* Pinkerton (1996)
*Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 (2011)
*Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years (2020)
==Overview==
:::—Guitar World interview, 1997Beaujour, Tom. "Schoolhouse Rock" Guitar World. March 1997.
"Tired of Sex" was written by Rivers Cuomo in late 1993.Catalog O' Riffs"tired of sex home d e m o" Rivers Correspondence Board, 2002. Archived by Wayback Machine In the song, Cuomo laments his frequent, casual, sexual encounters. In his original demo, Cuomo played a drum fill two beats too long, requiring him to physically cut the cassette tape and tape it back together. This demo was first shared with fans on weezer.com in June of 2002 and later released on the compilation CD Alone III: The Pinkerton Years in 2011.
In late 1994, Cuomo began drafting a project he dubbed Songs from the Black Hole (SFTBH),Cuomo, Rivers. The Pinkerton Diaries. 2011. Self-published. a space-themed rock opera/musical intended to follow-up debut album and inspired by his own apprehension about rock-and-roll stardom. For the project, Cuomo retrofitted the song to be sung from the perspective of the album's protagonist (and Cuomo stand-in), Jonas. In all known drafts of SFTBH, the song appears after Jonas rebuffs the advances of Maria (a stand-in for Jennifer ChibaAlone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo liner notes).
Cuomo began writing new, more personal songs while attending Harvard—eventually abandoning the SFTBH concept—though "Tired of Sex" remained. For the album version, Cuomo substituted the name "Gwen" with "Lyn," reportedly because Gwen would not let him use her name on the album. "Her parents would have figured it out, seeing as how they knew I was dating her," said Cuomo, "It wouldn't have been good."
A rough, in-studio recording of the song appeared on the second disc of the Deluxe Edition of Pinkerton in 2010, listed as "Tired of Sex (Tracking Rough)".
Tegan and Sara covered the song three times in October 2008, with Matt Sharp coming on stage to play bass.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
*Patrick Wilson – percussion
*Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
*Matt Sharp – bass guitar, backing vocals
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
I'm tired, so tired
I'm tired of having sex
I'm spread so thin
I don't know who I am
Monday night I'm making Jen
Tuesday night I'm making Lyn
Wednesday night I'm making Catherine
Oh, why can't I be making love come true?
I'm beat, beet red
Ashamed of what I said
I'm sorry, here I go
I know I'm a sinner, but I can't say no
Thursday night I'm makin' Denise
Friday night I'm makin' Sharise
Saturday night I'm makin' Louise
Oh, why can't I be makin' love come true?
(What's a guy to do?)
Tonight, I'm down on my knees
Tonight, I'm begging you please
Tonight, tonight, please
Oh, why can't I be making love come true?
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*Songs from the Black Hole
==References==
Category:Songs from the Black Hole
Category:Weezer songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:Songs on Pinkerton
Category:Songs on Alone III: The Pinkerton Years
Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years
Category:Self-produced Weezer songs
Category:Alone series