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The Offspring

The Offspring is an American punk rock band from Huntington Beach, California, formed in 1986. Formerly known as Manic Subsidal, the band consists of lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Dexter Holland, lead guitarist Kevin "Noodles" Wasserman, bassist Todd Morse and drums Pete Parada. Parada replaced former drummer Adam "Atom" Willard in 2007, during the recording of the band's eighth studio album, Rise and Fall, Rage and Grace, and has been a member of the band since. Like Weezer, The Offspring became one of the successful rock bands of the 90s.
==Connections to Weezer==
*Both bands hail from Southern California.
*Both bands came to mainstream prominence in 1994 with regular MTV airplay in the post-Nirvana landscape.
*Both bands played live at KROQ's Punk Rock Prom, which took place on May 17, 2001 at Magic Mountain in California.
*Both bands played live at the Concert for Artists Rights show, which took place on February 26, 2002 in Long Beach, California at the Long Beach Arena.
*The Offspring covered "Undone - The Sweater Song" on their Smash tour in 1994-1995.
*Atom Willard of The Special Goodness was the drummer for The Offspring from 2003 to 2007.
*Josh Freese also worked with The Offspring by providing drum tracks to all of their albums since 2003's Splinter, and the track "Can't Repeat", which appears on their 2005 Greatest Hits compilation album.
*The Offspring used to be on one of Weezer's former labels, Epitaph Records.
*Weezer opened for the Offspring at Zénith Paris on June 27, 1995.
==See Also==
*List of bands Weezer has toured with
Category:Bands that have covered Weezer
The Old Alma Mater

"The Old Alma Mater" is the seventh track off the second Karlophone album, I Must Find This Karlophone....
==Overview==
==Audio==
<youtube>HxVNg51WmRs</youtube>
==Samples used==
Location in song 	Source 	Author 	Album 	Year	Link
Interpolated main guitar sample which first plays at 0:32 	"Nosering Girl" (song)	Nerf Herder	Nerf Herder	1996	link
Interpolated instrumental sample which first plays at 1:35	"Silence" (song) 	Plain Jane 	Plain Jane 	1969	link
For a full list of known samples from Karlophone songs, see List of Karlophone samples.
==See also==
*Karlophone
*List of Karl Koch songs
Category:Karl Koch
Category:Karlophone
Category:Songs on I Must Find This Karlophone...
Category:Karlophone songs produced by Karl Koch
Category:Amorphous Records
The One That Got Away

"The One That Got Away" is the sixth track on SZNZ: Winter.
===Appearances===
*SZNZ: Winter (2022)
==Overview==
The song title "The One That Got Away" was discovered by fans in the database for a Weezer set list survey hosted on Cuomo's website in June of 2022. Weezer (under the Goat Punishment moniker) performed SZNZ: Winter in its entirety (including "The One That Got Away") at a secret show in West Hollywood on September 19, 2022, months ahead of the EP's release.
A demo of "The One That Got Away" was leaked online in December of 2022.
==Personnel==
*Rivers Cuomo — lead vocals, guitar
*Brian Bell — rhythm guitar
*Scott Shriner — bass
*Patrick Wilson — drums
==Audio==
<youtube>QNtOnqOrPJU</youtube>
==Lyrics==
You look good
And your hair is full
And I know it’s inappropriate
But I’m sad without you
I still think about you
The one that got away
I gave you a hug
You looked in my eyes
And you said I gave you butterflies
Now I’m sad without you
I still dream about you
The one that got away
We don't need each other like we used to long ago
You got someone to approve you
Good job, way to go
When we had that hurricane
Someone's notebook blew away
But I don’t think it’s mine
I think it’s yours
When we had that hurricane
Someone's notebook blew away
But I don’t think it’s mine
I think it’s yours
You look good
And your hair is full
And I know it’s inappropriate
But I’m sad without you
I still think about you
The one that got away
But I’m sad without you
I still dream about you
The one that got away
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*SZNZ: Winter
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*List of Weezer songs
Category:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:SZNZCategory:Weezer songsCategory:Songs on SZNZ: Winter
The Opposite of Me

"The Opposite of Me" is the fourth track from 2022 EP, SZNZ: Summer.
===Appearances===
*SZNZ: Summer (2022)
==Overview==
Rivers Cuomo first teased lyrics from "The Opposite of Me" on Riverchat on June 1, 2021.Mister Rivers' Neighborhood. 1 June 2021. Archived on Weezerpedia. https://www.weezerpedia.com/wiki/File:Riverchat_06012021-oppositeofme.png
A demo of "The Opposite of Me" was leaked online in December of 2022.
==Audio==
<youtube>JEv6HO2Dfw4</youtube>
==Lyrics==
<tabber>
|-|Album version=
What if I was to say "hell no"
I'm not your soldier boy
I'd laugh as your life comes crashing down
Like the fall of Troy
You left me on a mountainside
You have no right to be surprised
Yeah, I'm gonna be somebody else
Be somebody else
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
And yeah, if you couldn't tell
I'm gonna be somebody else
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
I've always been the welcome mat
On which you wiped your feet
You never saw how torn I was
Well, now you got to see
I've finally reached the breaking point
Watch the man replace the boy
Yeah, I'm gonna be somebody else
Be somebody else
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
And yeah, if you couldn't tell
I'm gonna be somebody else
Be somebody else
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
I'll be there
Right in front of the portico
Blade ready
Vengeance on my mind
And with one thrust
I will be transmuted
From mortal to immortality (me too)
Immorality (me too)
Amorality (me too)
The opposite of me
Yeah, I'm gonna be somebody else
Be somebody else
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
And yeah, if you couldn't tell
I'm gonna be somebody else
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
The opposite of me
Doo-doo-doo
|-|Demo version=
Somebody so relatable
You feel as if they're your best friend
And when they begin to cast their spell
You wish that it would never end
That's the way I want to be
Master of the mystery
Yeah, I wanna be somebody else
Be somebody else
Someone kind of like
The opposite of me
And yeah, if you couldn't tell
I wish that I was somebody else
Someone kind of like
The opposite of me
Somebody who has peacock hair
And a robe of elven silk
And all of the dryads gather 'round
So they can say they're in the guild
That's the way I want to be
Master of the mystery
Yeah, I wanna be somebody else
Be somebody else
Someone kind of like
The opposite of me
And yeah, if you couldn't tell
I wish that I was somebody else
Someone kind of like
The opposite of me
And I'll be there
Riding up in front of the boat
With my peacock hair
Ooh, I look so good
And I'll help you
Make the transformation
From mortal to immorality
Immorality
To amorality
To the opposite of me
I wanna be somebody else
Be somebody else
Someone kind of like
The opposite of me
And yeah, if you couldn't tell
I wish that I was somebody else
Someone kind of like
The opposite of me
Doo-doo-doo</tabber>
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*SZNZ
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:SZNZ
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Songs on SZNZ: Summer
The Organ Player

"The Organ Player" is a song demoed by Weezer in 2002 in early contention for the band's planned fifth album.
===Appearances===
*Released on weezer.com
*Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
==Overview==
Rivers Cuomo recorded a demo of "The Organ Player" to an Olympus handheld digital recorder in 2001.Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo, liner notes"Maladroit Preview 2021-12-27 14.38.mp3" Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years This demo was released in November of 2020 as part of the digital demo compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years. Following completion on the band's fourth album, Maladroit, Weezer immediately began work on a planned fifth album, recording new demos throughout the spring and summer of 2002. Two demos of "The Organ Player" (recorded at Sunset Sound Recorders in Los Angeles and The Lodge in Indianapolis, respectively) were shared with fans on the band's official website. Ultimately, all of the demos from the aforementioned sessions were scrapped, and the band's fifth album would not see release until 2005.
==Lyrics==
The people come and lay down on the ground
They want to hear all the beautiful sounds
Of the organ player
But in the crowd is a bitter young man
He can't accept what the other ones can
That the song is greater than him
Spreading vemon in the crowd
Laughing high horses aloud
The player plays, ever-furiously
He won't be swayed from the right melody
'Cause he knows its beauty
The bitter man shoots his arrows of flame
He's got to take on the source of his pain
At the cost of righteous thinking
Casting necromancer spells
Summoning demons from hell
The tones rise up
And spill his cup
He can't defeat this tune
Casting necromancer spells
Summoning demons from hell
Another verse and the melodies rise
A perfect tune doesn't need a disguise
'Cause there is no fighting
And nature says what is high and is low
And Father Time will reveal what is show
And the bitter man is falling
The tones rise up
And spill his cup
He can't defeat this tune
Another verse and the melodies rise
A perfect tune doesn't need a disguise
'Cause there is no fighting
And nature says what is high and is low
And Father Time will reveal what is show
And the bitter man is falling to his knees
On his knees
On his knees
On his knees
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*Album 5 demos
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:Catalog o' Riffs
The Other End of the Friend

"The Other End of the Friend" is the ninth track off the second Karlophone album, I Must Find This Karlophone....
===Appearances===
*I Must Find This Karlophone... (2007)
*Children of Winter (film) (2008)
==Overview==
The song was featured in the 2008 Warren Miller skiing documentary Children of Winter, in the "Hakuba, Japan" section. The film additionally contained two Weezer songs ("Troublemaker" and "The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)"), as well as another Karlophone song, "Tuefel-Hunden".
==Audio==
<youtube>5NTg6e0fS7s</youtube>
==Samples used==
==See also==
*Karlophone
*List of Karl Koch songs
Category:Karl Koch
Category:Karlophone
Category:Songs on I Must Find This Karlophone...
Category:Karlophone songs produced by Karl Koch
Category:Amorphous Records
The Pain

The Pain is Constant and sharp.
==History==
===Speculation of Origin===
Little is known about the origins of the pain. Some suspect the cryptic Oracle may know origins of the pain. The pain did, however, make a sharp rise in the 20th century in the Swedish laboratory of Dr. Helack. Sgt. Hinnage and Sgt. Michalek fought valiantly to destroy the evil doctor, and did so, but were unaware of the Doctor's seed, Dr. Melack.
===The Rise of Hogan===
Main article: BurntPork: A Short Story
Whilst seeking to find the plague of Hinnage's pain, a young farm boy from rural Texas named Ben Hogan stumbled upon the proponent of The Pain himself, Dr. Melack. In the early era of the saga, prominent minions of Dr. Melack such as Islandjuice and Miatafreak played an integral role in impeding Hogan's quest. However, with the aid of Shep and the Oracle, Hogan managed to overcome these forces.
===Connection To Rivers Cuomo===
There are multiple references to The Pain throughout the history of Weezer. It is speculated that when Rivers went into seclusion between Pinkerton and The Green Album he discovered the true source and has since been traumatized, thus rendering his artistic output mediocre.
For a complete list of Weezer-related songs about The Pain, see: Weezer songs about The Pain
===Hurley and The New Era===
Although not directly mentioned in the song, "Trainwrecks," a song off Weezer's 2010 album, is directly influenced by The Pain. According to Shep, the song is used by the band to usher in a new era where The Pain will finally realize it's ultimate goal... world domination.
==Opponents of The Pain==
*Ben Hogan 
*Shep
*Random Hero
*The Oracle
*Jack Allen
*Dr. Parnassus
==Proponents of The Pain==
*Dr. Melack
*Lucy Van Pelt
*The Grand Inquisitor
*Adam Orth
*Professor James Moriarty
*Andrew Bell
== Unknown Stance regarding The Pain==
*Last Chance
==The Pain in Media==
For a complete list of Weezer-related songs about The Pain, see: Weezer songs about The Pain
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*The Pain is the subject of the second single by the A6 Transcontinental Supergroup, entitled "The Ballad of Dr. Melack".
*The A6 Transcontinental Supergroup's third single, "The Ballad of the Assassins of Justice" chronicles the fight against the Pain.
*In The Lunatic's song "Earth-two", ohjonas sings about experiencing The Pain.
*In the Bloodstone Telephony Candy Store Remix of Rhianna's 2007 single "Umbrella", The Pain replaces rain in the lyrics; i.e. "baby it's painin', painin', it's pourin' pain, it's pourin' pain"
*Sir Paul McCartney tells us to refrain any time we feel The Pain in the single "Hey Jude" by The Beatles
==Characteristics of The Pain==
*RoboShep emitted the sound "buzz clank clank buzz clank buzz clank" as it consumed Shep. This is the only known recording of its sound.
*The afflicted have reported numerous colors. Purple Pizzazz, Razzmatazz, Xanadu, and Purple Mountain’s Majesty have been recorded consistently. There has only been one account of Neon Carrot.
*It is intergalactic in nature.
==See also==
*Weezer songs about The Pain
* Strange And Distant Land
Category: Albumsix
Category: Fandom
Category: Pain
The Pinkerton Diaries

The Pinkerton Diaries is the first book published by Rivers Cuomo, released in conjunction with Alone III: The Pinkerton Years. It documents the lead up to, recording of, and aftermath of his experience writing and recording Weezer's sophomore record, Pinkerton.
==Overview==
Cuomo described the book as “a collection of my journals, emails, letters, photos, and school papers — so you get an inside look as to exactly what I was thinking [when I wrote Pinkerton]”. The book covers the years 1994 to 1997, beginning on May 10, 1994, the day The Blue Album was released. Cuomo’s personal journals included in the book detail everything from the confusion and excitement of trying to figure out romance, to the physically and emotionally harrowing medical struggles he underwent for over a year to correct a congenital leg length discrepancy. Also included are Cuomo’s lyric notebooks, music compositions, and studio notes from the Pinkerton sessions. As it is meant to be a companion piece to Alone III, the CD is stored in the back of the book.
Each book was hand-numbered" Progress on The Pinkerton Diaries" Riverscuomo.com. December 6, 2011. Archived by Wayback Machine, and the first 500 orders included a poster signed by Cuomo"The Pinkerton Diaries Preview" Youtube.com. January 28, 2011..
==Reading==
On January 20, 2012, Cuomo read portions of the book before an audience during the Weezer Cruise.
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==See also==
*Pinkerton
*Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997
*Rivers Cuomo
==References==
Category:Rivers Cuomo
Category:Books
Category:Weezer biographies
Category:Songs from the Black Hole
Category:Alone series
Category:Pinkerton
The Poop Alley Tapes

The Poop Alley Tapes, subtitled "A Compilation Of 31 Los Angeles Bands", is a compilation album released on WIN Records in 1995.
==Overview==
Featuring bands who had recorded at Tom Grimley's Poop Alley Studios, notable artists appearing on The Poop Alley Tapes include The Rentals, That Dog, Beck and Radies Man. In the early 2000s, the long out-of-print album became much sought after by collectors, routinely fetching over $100 on eBay and Amazon.
Collectors of Weezer-related artists will find several tracks of interest:
* The Rentals' "California" is an early version of Seven More Minutes's "Barcelona". It was later released on the Excellent Stocking Stuffer fan club CD in 2001.
* That Dog contributes the exclusive "Ridiculous", and backs Beck on "Girl Of My Dreams".
* Recess' "Study..." is a recording experiment consisting entirely of Petra Haden's multi-tracked voice.
* Anna Waronker of That Dog makes multiple appearances, including "Kinda Sorta Maybe" by The Strawberry Jams, "Ten Nights" by Haden brother Josh, and "Adam In June" is performed by Waronker under the pseudonym June Blake.
==Track listing==
;Disc one
# The Rentals - "California" 4:24
# Benett - "Love On The Rocks" 7:11
# Recess - "Study No. 1 For Symphony No. 1" 3:19 (featuring Petra Haden)
# Josh Haden - "Ten Nights" 5:14
# Jackknife - "Teenage Blues" 2:09
# That Dog - "Ridiculous" 1:07
# Too Much Girl - "Fascinating Girl" 1:20
# Radies Man - "Honky Tonky Woman" 3:19
# The Strawberry Jams - "Kinda Sorta Maybe" 5:03
# Rump - "Alan's Got An Axe To Grind" 2:09
# Crib - "Sty" 2:22
# Fleabag - "Fading Fast" 3:03
# The Haves - "Nevadaesque" 3:20
# The Neptunas - "Hot Custom Long Board" 1:47
# Bobby & The Magic Pacer - "Drinking Dogs" 4:32
# Waldo The Dog Faced Boy - "Turkey's Lament" 4:38
# Speculum Fight - "Hello There Chico" 2:56
# Rod Poole - "Excerpt From The Composition" 14:50
;Disc two
# Polar Goldie Cats - "Reverb Wa Doko" 2:15
# Geraldine Fibbers - "He Stopped Loving Her Today" 3:05
# Beck (featuring That Dog) - "Girl Of My Dreams" 3:19
# June Blake - "Adam In June" 3:16
# Lowercase - "My Shame Your Shame" 3:42
# Kryptonite Nixon - "Whiffle Ball" 2:31
# Charles Brown Superstar - "Solid Gold" 8:16
# Shady Ladies Of The Mother Lode - "Moistened" 3:22
# Danny Frankel - "Rainbow Wig On Haight St." 5:52
# Brown Cow - "Out?" 5:55
# Nastassya Filippovna - "Ungodly Purple Watt" 6:32
# Vector 3Niner - "The Deep Complexity Of Quotidian Chaos (Let's Vector)" 5:17
# Slug - "Silver Man" 19:40
==See also==
*Excellent Stocking Stuffer
*The Rentals
*That Dog
Category:The Rentals
Category:That Dog compilation appearances
Category:1995 releases
The Port of Ecstasy

"The Port of Ecstasy" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo.
===Appearances===
*Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)
==Overview==
"The Port of Ecstasy" was originally demoed by Rivers Cuomo in 2001.The Catalog O' Riffs. (archive) 2002. http://web.archive.org/web/20041226230413/http://www.weezed.com/rc/old/indexx.html The song shares its Catalog O' Riffs number with the song "Faith in the Light," which was later demoed and performed live by Weezer.
==Lyrics==
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
==References==
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Songs on Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
The Power Rise

The Power Rise is a move performed live by Brian Bell, similar to The Impossible Bend. It is often considered by many to be the crowning achievement of Brian Bell's live keyboard performances. The move has only been seen once, and that was during the live performance of "This Is Such a Pity", seen on the Across the Sea Live DVD footage, which was only released on the Japanese Red Album.
https://media.giphy.com/media/5snJzLtioImQhykPrw/giphy.gif
== See also ==
* Brian Bell
* This Is Such a Pity
* The Impossible Bend
Category: Joke pages
Category: Brian Bell
Category:Fandom
The Pppp and the Bppp

"The Pppp and the Bppp" (possibly also known as "The Pop Screen") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo and Pat Wilson.
===Appearances===
*Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)
==Overview==
"The Pppp And The Bppp" was recorded by Cuomo and Wilson in the spring of 1991 while living at 2914 Urban Avenue in West Los Angeles and included on Cuomo's Yeastmaster Pt. 1 demo tape. The Recording History lists the title as being an alternate title for the song "The Pop Screen",Weezer Recording History - Page 2 however the Catalog O' Riffs lists them as separate entries.http://weezerpedia.com/catalogofriffs.html
The song was first heard by fans when it was released on the digital demo compilation Alone V: Before Weezer in 2020.
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*Alone V: Before Weezer
==References==
Category:Rivers Cuomo songs
Category:Cuomo-Wilson collaborations
The Prince Who Wanted Everything

"The Prince Who Wanted Everything" is the eighth track from The Black Album.
===Appearances===
*Weezer (The Black Album) (2019)
==Background==
"The Prince Who Wanted Everything" was co-written with guitarist Brian Bell, as well as Bell's frequent collaborator, Luther Russell. The bridge for "The Prince Who Wanted Everything" originates from a 2015 song sketch by Rivers Cuomo titled "Living on the Edge of Boston."Alone XII: The White Year Cuomo has confirmed that the eponymous "Prince" is, in fact the musician of the same name:
:::—Interview with Entertainment WeeklyFranich, Darren. "Rivers Cuomo on Weezer's Black Album and struggling with the success of covering 'Africa'" Entertainment Weekly. 27 February 2019. https://ew.com/music/2019/02/27/rivers-cuomo-weezer-black-album-interview/
In an interview with Spanish magazine Rockzone, Brian Bell described the song as originally having a more direct, lively sound. He expressed dissatisfaction with Dave Sitek's "swing" approach to the song, and wondered if he should have asked for the song to be removed from the album's track list.Rockzone, Issue 158. 2 May 2019. https://issuu.com/rockzonemag/docs/rz_158
==Audio==
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==Lyrics==
Do do do do
Once upon a time there was a prince
He tried to save the world with funk rock riffs
Look at him now, oh!
Look at him now, oh!
On cobblestones
He's the prince who wanted everything
He's the prince who wanted everything
Ooh, his hair was very Joan Baez
And his fans would auction off his autographs
Look at him now, oh!
Look at him now, oh!
His paisley bones
He's the prince who wanted everything
He's the prince who wanted everything
Because life will make a beggar of rich men
Bring the sovereign to his knees
And all the gold and all of the platinum
Melting like a drop in the seas
The only way (only way) to escape (to escape)
Is to dance, dance, dance in the flames
All the courtiers would genuflect
Kiss the ring, secure a bonus check
Where are they now? Oh!
Where are they now? Oh!
In red Corvettes
They left the prince who wanted everything
He's the prince who wanted everything
==Known recordings==
==See also==
*List of Weezer songs
*List of Rivers Cuomo songs
*List of Brian Bell songs
==References==
Category:Weezer songsCategory:Rivers Cuomo songsCategory:Brian Bell
Category:Songs on Weezer (The Black Album)
Category:Weezer songs produced by Dave Sitek
Category:Allmusic track picks
Category:Cuomo-Bell collaborations
Category:Known recordings table