Message Board

"Message Board"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years
Recorded	December 15, 2001
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	706
COR#	357
Status	Released
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
Untitled (RC# 705) "Message Board" (RC# 706) "Motion to Me" (RC# 707)

"Message Board" is a song by Rivers Cuomo. A demo of the song was released as part of the digital compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years in 2020.

Appearances

• Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years (2020)

Overview

"Message Board" was written by Rivers Cuomo, likely in late 2001 (or possibly early 2002). The songs lyrics suggest that it was written in response to fan criticism on internet bulletin boards of the time, specifically those criticizing Weezer's post-Pinkerton output. Cuomo's demo, recorded to an Olympus handheld digital recorder, was released in 2020 as part of the demo compilation Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years. The song's melody bears a resemblance to the demos "I'll Study You," and "Give Me Your Blessings" though it is unknown if this similarity is a coincidence.

Lyrics

Woo-woo, message board
Is this what you waited for?
All those lonely nights
Waiting for the songs I write

You'll never be as satisfied
As on the day I finally die

I'll give what you want
Even though it makes me gag
Quirky, personal
Songs sung by an emo fag

You'll never be as satisfied
As on the day I finally die

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Message Board	357 Message Board.mp3	2001—2002		1:08	Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years

See also

• List of Rivers Cuomo songs
• Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years