Trippin' Down The Freeway

"Trippin' Down the Freeway" is the sixth track and third single on Raditude.

## Background

This song was confirmed to be on Raditude by Rivers Cuomo on August 21, 2009 in an interview with Billboard magazine. Patrick Wilson, the band's drummer and sometimes guitarist, plays the guitar solo on this song. The song is notable for more closely resembling the "classic" Weezer style on the otherwise more pop-oriented Raditude. The song is one of only two on the album credited solely to Cuomo.

The origin of the name "Shirley Applebee" (or Appleby) is not known to have been commented on officially. Though Cuomo pronounces the name as "Shirley" on the album and during live performances, some postulate that the lyric is intended to refer to actress Shiri Appleby. Following the release of the song, Appleby commented on Twitter: "i'm beyond flattered. thank you weezer..."

Around the time of release, Wilson named the song as a recent favorite in the band's catalog, and was known to have, along with Karl Koch, pushed for the song to be a single.

In the summer of 2010, the song was released as Raditude's third single. After only four weeks of minor chart success, the song was pulled from radio in favor of the single "Memories" and Weezer's next album Hurley.

Weezer, when performing the song live at Bonaroo in 2010, were accompanied by YouTube musician Julia Nunes, who had previously covered the Weezer song "Keep Fishin'". A video of the band rehearsing with Nunes was released as Weezer Webisode #18.

Rich Costey did a promotional piece for HP around the release of Raditude, speaking about the mixing of the song.

## Lyrics

[Intro]

(Trippin' down the freeway)

[Verse 1]

I told you that you had put on some weight

You went out with somebody named Kevin Green

You preferred to go to a volleyball game

I told you that you couldn't be more lame

[Chorus]

No way, we ain't going to break up

We made a promise and our will won't fade out

Not just in '08 and '09

We'll be together from now until the end of time

You've got the Shiri Appleby look

I'm totally caught up on your hook

You know that we are going to be OK

We'll stick together as we're tripping down the freeway

[Verse 2]

You withheld the physical love I need

I said, "Hey, then I'm going to play the field"

You broke down and told me you loved me true

I said, "girl, I got to be with you"

[Chorus]

No way, we ain't going to break up

We made a promise and our will won't fade out

Not just in '09 and '10

We'll be together from now until the very end

You've got the Shiri Appleby look

I'm totally caught up on your hook

You know that we are gonna be OK

We'll stick together as we're tripping down the freeway

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

No way, we ain't going to break up

We made a promise and our will won't fade out

Not just in oh-ten and oh-eleven

We'll be together from now until we're up in heaven

You've got the Shiri Appleby look

I'm totally caught up on your hook

You know that we are going to be OK

We'll stick together as we're tripping down the freeway

[Outro]

Tripping down the freeway!

Tripping down the freeway!

Tripping down the freeway!

Tripping down the freeway!

Tripping down the freeway!

Tripping down the freeway!

Tripping down the freeway!

## See Also

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