My best friends are gone
Far and way beyond
And they left me here
With no one by my side
How can I get by
With no one to try
And pick me back up
When I fall down?
My support has left
Me and I'm bereft
Of the things I need to
Help me make it on through
Now what can I do
With no cheering crew
There to make me feel
Like I don't suck?
Whoa, whoa
There was a brightening day
Whoa, whoa
There was a brightening day
My whole scene has split
They don't give a spit
About anybody else
On Earth but themselves
So we'll burn in hell
And think that it's swell
Just as long as
We get our own rooms
So we'll burn in hell
And think that it's swell
Just as long as
We get our own rooms
Brightening Day
"Brightening Day" | |||||
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B-side by Weezer | |||||
Album | Island in the Sun (UK Retail CD #2) | ||||
Released | May 15, 2001 | ||||
Format | CD | ||||
Recorded | December 2000, Cello Studios, Los Angeles, California | ||||
Length | 2:11 | ||||
Label | Geffen | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
RC# | 474 | ||||
COR# | 167 | ||||
Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek | ||||
Status | Officially released | ||||
Island in the Sun (UK Retail CD #2) track listing | |||||
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Rivers Cuomo song chronology | |||||
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"Brightening Day" (originally known as "My Best Friends Are Gone") is a B-side to "Island in the Sun."
Appearances
- "Island in the Sun" (UK Retail CD #2)
- Alone VII: The Green Years (2020)
Overview
Producer Ric Ocasek was said to have been a fan of "Brightening Day," saying he thought it would make a great single.[citation needed] The song is also notable for having a somewhat varied guitar solo, rather than the usual Green-era mirroring of a vocal melody.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Mikey Welsh – bass guitar
- Ric Ocasek - producer
- Jack Joseph Puig - mixing
- Ken Allardyce - engineer
Lyrics
My best friends are gone
Far and way beyond
And they left me here
With no one by my side
To console my tears
And assuage my fears
And pick me back up
When I fall down
On the bedroom floor
Of some hipster bore
Who is celebrating
Just how cool he can be
They watched over me
And believed in me
When nobody else
Could give a damn
What can I do?
What can I do?
I cannot make a move
On the bedroom floor
Of some hipster bore
Who is celebrating
Just how cool he can be
They watched over me
And believed in me
When nobody else
Could give a damn
What can I do?
What can I do?
I cannot make a move
My best friends are gone
Far and way beyond
And they left me here
With no one by my side
To console my tears
And assuage my fears
And pick me back up
When I fall down
To console my tears
And assuage my fears
And pick me back up when I fall down
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | My Best Friends Are Gone | 167 My Best Friends Are Gone.mp3 | January–March 2000 | ? | 3:02 | Alone VII: The Green Years | |
Weezer | My Best Friends Are Gone | May 3, 2000 | Cole Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | DA-88 recording | |||
Weezer | My Best Friends Are Gone | July 2000 | Tour demo | ||||
Weezer | My Best Friends Are Gone | September 2000 | Tour demo | ||||
Weezer | Brightening Day | December 29, 2000 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 2:09 | "Island in the Sun" (UK Retail CD #2) | Mixed by Jack Joseph Puig |