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Featured song: "The World Has Turned And Left Me Here"

"The World Has Turned And Left Me Here" is the third track on the Blue Album released in 1994. The song was written by Rivers Cuomo and Patrick Wilson before Weezer formed. According to Cuomo, "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here is about the day my girlfriend left me. I remember that sad day; I picked up my guitar and spilled tears of grief over those four sad chords." The song was also a difficulty to record during the Blue Album sessions in fall 1993, according to Karl Koch, Cuomo couldn't settle on the song's guitar solo, and was holed up in a corner of the Electric Lady studio "laying on his back... with his guitar perched on his chest, his legs squished up the walls," discouraged with writer's block. Producer Ric Ocasek eventually helped prompt him into completing it, however, when he "hummed a little melody over the talkback mic" and suggested "something like da-dada-dee-dee-dee.

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2022

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Month	Song title	Note	User
December 2022	"Lover in the Snow"	"Lover in the Snow" is the thirteenth track from the compilation Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.	MyNameIsJason (talk) 23:22, 27 November 2022 (UTC)
November 2022	"December"	"December" is the thirteenth and final track on Maladroit.	WeInTheUSA (talk) 00:48, 1 November 2022 (UTC)
October 2022	"Run, Raven, Run"	"Run, Raven, Run" is the seventh and final track from SZNZ: Autumn.	--MyNameIsJason (talk) 15:39, 29 September 2022 (UTC)
September 2022	"Hash Pipe"	"Hash Pipe" is the lead single and third track from Weezer's eponymous 2001 album, The Green Album.	WeInTheUSA (talk) 03:34, 1 September 2022 (UTC)
August 2022	"Grapes of Wrath"	"Grapes of Wrath" (previously titled "Rock My Audible") is the third track from OK Human.	--WeInTheUSA (talk) 07:29, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
July 2022	"If My Amp Had Wheels"	"If My Amp Had Wheels" is the seventh track from Songs of Inaudible Trucks and Cars. Demos for this song appeared as the first track on Cuatro and the final track on Ocho.	--WeInTheUSA (talk) 07:14, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
June 2022	"Eulogy for a Rock Band"	"Eulogy for a Rock Band" is the third track on Everything Will Be Alright in the End.	--MyNameIsJason (talk) 06:07, 30 May 2022 (UTC)
May 2022	"Never Forget"	"Never Forget" is the sixth track from Avant Garde's second demo, The Purple Demo, as well as the final track on the band's third demo, Somethin' Different!	--MyNameIsJason (talk) 06:24, 26 April 2022 (UTC)
April 2022	"All This Love"	"All This Love" is the sixth track from Weezer's 2022 EP, SZNZ: Spring.	--MyNameIsJason (talk) 02:22, 3 April 2022 (UTC)
March 2022	"Ice Butterfly"	"Ice Butterfly" is a song written by Matt Sharp for his short-lived musical project, The Clique. The song was released as a maxi-single cassette in 1990.
February 2022	"Teenage Dirtbag"	"Teenage Dirtbag" is the debut single from the eponymous debut album by the band Wheatus.
January 2022	"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)"	"The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)" is the third single and second track from The Red Album.

2021

Title	Note	Date featured
"Silent Night"	"Silent Night" is a classic Christmas carol composed in 1818 by Franz Xaver Gruber with lyrics by Joseph Mohr. The song was covered by The Rentals in 1995 for the KROQ holiday compilation How The _____ Stole Christmas.	December 6, 2021
"Cygnus X-1"	"Cygnus X-1" (originally known as "Smiths Jamb") is an instrumental Weezer demo in early consideration for the album that would eventually become Maladroit.	November 7, 2021
"I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams"	"I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams" is a Pinkerton-era b-side by Weezer. It was originally released on the single/EP releases of "The Good Life," and later appeared as the fifteenth track on Pinkerton's Deluxe Edition.	October 2, 2021
"California Snow"	"California Snow" is a song by Weezer. Originally released on September 19, 2018 as a single to accompany the film SPELL. The song appears over the film's credits and in its trailer. The song appeared again in 2019 as the final track of Weezer (The Black Album).	September 1, 2021
"Always"	"Always" is a song by Weezer. The track was recorded during sessions for The Green Album and later issued as a b-side on various single releases of "Island in the Sun."	August 1, 2021
"O Girl"	"O Girl" is a song from Summer Songs of 2000 and an early contender for The Green Album.	July 1, 2021
"Desire"	"Desire" is a single and the eleventh track from Karlophone's 2002 album, Press Any Key to Begin.	June 5, 2021
"Colorado"	"Colorado" is a single by The Rentals released on September 27, 2008 as a precursor to Songs About Time.	May 2, 2021
"Prodigy Lover"	"Prodigy Lover" is an unreleased Weezer song, demoed in the sessions leading up to Make Believe.	April 9, 2021
"The Rat Race"	"The Rat Race" is a Weezer song recorded in 2003 and released on a charity compilation in 2010.	March 3, 2021
"A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier"	"A Ballad for the Fallen Soldier" (also known as "I'll Love You Every Day") is a song by Weezer.	February 6, 2021
"Living Without You"	"Living Without You" is a Maladroit outtake that was released as a bonus track for international editions of the album.	January 2, 2021

2020

Title	Note	Date featured
"I've Thrown It All Away"	"I've Thrown It All Away" is an upcoming song from Van Weezer. The track was originally written in 1993 by Rivers Cuomo, Patrick Wilson, and Jason Cropper.	December 24, 2020
"American Gigolo"	"American Gigolo" is is the opening track from Maladroit.	December 10, 2020
"Softies"	"Softies" is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 2007 as a song in contention for Weezer's planned sixth album, which would eventually become The Red Album in 2008. It eventually saw release via the Riverscuomo.com demo storefront.	November 21, 2020
"Falling For You"	"Falling for You" is the ninth song on Pinkerton.	November 7, 2020
"I Do"	"I Do" is the eleventh track from the UK and Japan editions of The Green Album and a b-side to Hash Pipe.	October 18, 2020
"Heart Songs"	"Heart Songs" is the fourth track off of The Red Album.	October 6, 2020
"Let's Sew Our Pants Together"	"Let's Sew Our Pants Together" is the second track from Weezer's first demo. The same recording was later added to the track list of The Kitchen Tape demo.	September 23, 2020
"Sandwiches Time"	"Sandwiches Time" (also known as "Until Your Blue") is a Maladroit-era demo, written by Rivers Cuomo. The song is notable for its falsetto vocals and obtuse lyrics.	September 1, 2020
"Blast Off!"	"Blast Off!" is the eighth track off of Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. Previously leaked online, the song is one of Rivers Cuomo's most storied demos, as it was originally intended as the opening track to the unfinished rock opera Songs from the Black Hole. The song has had a long life, from fan holy grail to eventually being given a full-band arrangement and played live.	August 24, 2020
"All My Friends Are Insects"	"All My Friends Are Insects" is a song performed by Weezer for Yo Gabba Gabba!, a children's television show. It was eventually released on the deluxe version of Hurley.	August 1, 2020
"Mother Night"	"Mother Night" is a song by The Relationship, written by Savic Enn and Brian Bell. It is the fourth track on the band's self-titled debut album.	July 10, 2020
"The Purification of Water"	"The Purification of Water" is the third track from Alone II. One of Rivers Cuomo's most lauded demos, it circulated among fans for years prior to its official release.	June 27, 2020
"Yellow Camaro"	"Yellow Camaro" is the fourth track on The End of Imagining, the debut album by Brian Bell's side project the Space Twins.	June 16, 2020
"Elon Musk Is Making Me Sad"	"Elon Musk Is Making Me Sad" is a single by the Rentals and the sixteenth and final track on the band's 2020 album, Q36.	May 30, 2020
"California"	"California" is a demo by the Rentals, released on the compilations Excellent Stocking Stuffer and The Poop Alley Tapes. It was later reworked into the song "Barcelona," which was released on Seven More Minutes.	April 2, 2020

2019

Title	Note	Date featured
"Byzantine"	"Byzantine" is the ninth track from The Black Album.	December 27, 2019
"Space Rock"	"Space Rock" (also known as "Place the Blame") is the eighth track on Maladroit.	July 27, 2019

2013

Title	Note	Date featured
"In the Garage"	"In the Garage" is the eighth track from The Blue Album.	December 4, 2013

2012

Title	Note	Date featured
"Beverly Hills"	"Beverly Hills" is the first track and lead single from Make Believe.	March 2, 2012

2011

Title	Note	Date featured
"Island in the Sun"	"Island in the Sun" is the second single and fourth track from The Green Album.	December 9, 2011
"Photograph"	"Photograph" (originally known as "If You Want It") is the second song and third single from Weezer's self-titled 2001 album, (The Green Album).	August 15, 2011
"The Christmas Song"	"The Christmas Song" is the first track on The Christmas CD.	January 25, 2011
"Ooh"	"Ooh" is the first track from Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo. It was previously unheard before the album's release.	January 9, 2011
"Colorado"	"Colorado" is a single by The Rentals released on September 27, 2008 as a precursor to Songs About Time. The song was previously played by Matt Sharp during his 2004 solo acoustic tours.	January 2, 2011

2010

Title	Note	Date featured
"This Is Such a Pity"	"This Is Such a Pity" is the fourth single and third track from Make Believe.	November 23, 2010
"Holiday"	"Holiday" is the ninth track on The Blue Album.	October 12, 2010
"Can't Stop Partying"	"Can't Stop Partying" is the fourth track from Raditude. The song was previously released in demo form on Alone II in 2008.	September 30, 2010
"Death and Destruction"	"Death and Destruction" is the fifth track Maladroit.	September 18, 2010
"Pig"	"Pig" is the twelfth track off of The Red Album (Deluxe Edition).	September 9, 2010
"Friends of P."	"Friends of P." is the third track and first single from the Rentals' 1995 debut, Return of the Rentals.	August 28, 2010
"The Good Life"	"The Good Life" is the second single and sixth track from Pinkerton.	August 10, 2010
"We Are All on Drugs"	"We Are All on Drugs" is the sixth track and second single from Make Believe.	May 31, 2010
"No One Else"	"No One Else" is the second track on The Blue Album.	May 19, 2010
"Thought I Knew"	"Thought I Knew" is the seventh track off of The Red Album. It was written by Brian Bell who also sings lead. The song was later released on The Relationship's debut album.	May 10, 2010
"Pink Triangle"	"Pink Triangle" is the third single and eighth track from Pinkerton.	May 1, 2010

2009

Title	Note	Date featured
"El Scorcho"	"El Scorcho" is the first single and seventh track from Pinkerton.	May 5, 2009