Ayleen

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"Ayleen"
Ayleen cover
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Album Alone VI: The Black Room
Recorded 1999/2000
Length 2:11
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
RC# 369
COR# 66
Status Demo circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Valley Forge"
(RC# 368)
"Ayleen"
(RC# 369)
"Down Down Diggity"
(RC# 370)

"Ayleen" is a song demoed by Weezer in contention for the The Green Album.

Appearances

Overview

"Ayleen" was written by Rivers Cuomo while living at an apartment on Sepulveda Boulevard in Los Angeles in 1999. The song was later demoed by Weezer and featured on a demo tape in 2000, submitted by the band to Interscope/Geffen in hopes of receiving approval for a third album[1]. The song remained in contention for The Green Album during recording sessions at Cuomo's home studio, but was retired by the time the band entered the studio in December of 2000. The song was among hundreds of Cuomo's demos leaked online through the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com on November 7, 2020. A few weeks later, on November 22, the song was sold as part of the digital demo compilation Alone VI: The Black Room.

Lyrics

Ayleen
Why don't you come on home, girl?
You're shining like a pearl
And you can't wait to be alone
Yeah, yeah

???
Just whacha' think you're doin'?
Our lives are like the wind
And I can't wait to be alone
Yeah, yeah

Sundays
Are such a special week day
Might go insane, ???
And I can't wait to take you home
Yeah, yeah

???
Just whacha' think you're doin'?
Our lives are like the wind
And I can't wait to take you home
Yeah, yeah

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Ayleen 066 Ayleen.mp3 1999 ? 2:11 Alone VI: The Black Room
Weezer Ayleen October 25, 2000[2] 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ayleen October 27, 2000[2] 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ayleen October 28, 2000[2] 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ayleen October 30, 2000[2] 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
Weezer Ayleen December 3, 2000[2] 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA
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