Hey M'Darlin'

"Hey M'Darlin"
Alone V cover art
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
Status	Circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Numerous Druids (The Barnaby Jones)" (RC# 88) "Hey M'Darlin'" (RC# 89) "Hyperspace" (RC# 90)

"Hey M'Darlin'" (originally titled "I'm Your Man") is a song written by Rivers Cuomo in 1991.

Appearances

• Performed live
• Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)

Background

"Hey M'Darlin'" was originally written (under the title "I'm Your Man") in summer of 1991 while Cuomo was living at 2914 Urban Avenue in Los Angeles. The song was brought back in 1997 for two shows as the band Homie, which Cuomo described as a chance to play "goofball", "country" songs. The song was rehearsed and recorded in-studio (likely at Fort Apache Studios in Boston, MA) for a Homie album that never materialized.

When asked about the song at Nerd Night 2 in 2011, Cuomo purportedly expressed an intent to release the original demo eventually. Early-90s demos of the song were leaked onto the demo storefront on riverscuomo.com on November 7, 2020, and were shortly thereafter sold as single-quantity MP3s when the store launched on November 11. The demos were made available to purchase by all on November 22 as part of the demo compilation Alone V: Before Weezer.

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	I'm Your Man / Hey M'Darlin	08 Hey M'Darlin.MP3	Summer 1991	2914 Urban Avenue, Los Angeles, CA	1:54	Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo	Hey My Darlin'	16 Hey My Darlin'_ I'm gonna sing a.mp3	December 1991	2914 Urban Avenue, Los Angeles, CA(?)	2:55	Alone V: Before Weezer
Rivers Cuomo	Hey M'Darlin'		September 1997	Boston, MA			DA-88 demo.
Homie	Hey M'Darlin'	05 Hey M'Darlin'.mp3	November 5, 1997	The Middle East, Cambridge, MA	2:41		Audience bootleg
Homie	Hey M'Darlin'	02. Hey M'Darlin'.mp3	November 21, 1997	T.T. the Bear's Place, Cambridge, MA	2:47		Audience bootleg
Homie	Hey My Darlin'		Fall 1997	Boston, MA(?)			Homie rehearsal tape
Homie	Hey My Darlin'		Winter 1997/1998	Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA(?)			Studio recording with Fred Eltringham and Drew Parsons.

Live performances

• Homie concert: 11/05/1997
• Homie concert: 11/21/1997

Lyrics

Rivers Cuomo's handwritten lyrics, ca. 1991

Demo Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man The little man came and sat down on my knee Picked his nose and said “What’s up?” The big man came and sat me down on his knee Picked my nose and said “Heads up!” Well, I got no clothes And I know you ain't got no pantyhose Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man Well, I guess I lost by the coin of the toss I mean "toss of the coin" So it's you and me, babe, without any between us But we got love, oh yeah I got no Subaru And neither do you Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man

Homie version Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man The little man came and sat down on my knee Picked his nose and said “What’s up?” The big man came and sat me down on his knee Picked my nose and said “Heads up!” I got no rose No candy treats I'll be damned if am a dandy man My baby got me down on me knees Singin hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man Well, I guess I lost by the luck of the toss I mean "toss of the coin" So it's you and me, babe, without any between us But we got love, oh yeah I got no rose No candy treats I'll be damned if am a dandy man My baby got me down on me knees Singin hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man I got no rose No candy treats I'll be damned if am a dandy man My baby got me down on me knees Singin hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man Hey, my darlin’! You know that I’m your man You know that I’m your man

See Also

• List of Rivers Cuomo songs
• HOMiE - Volume 1