I Can't Forget the Way
| "I Can't Forget the Way" | |||||
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Alone V: Before Weezer | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | January 1, 1992 | ||||
| Length | 3:24 | ||||
| Label | None | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 119 | ||||
| COR# | N/A | ||||
| Producer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Status | Demo released | ||||
| Live debut | March 19, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Last played | April 7, 1992 in West Hollywood, CA | ||||
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This song is part of the "Byzantine" lineage of songs
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"I Can't Forget The Way" is a song by Weezer. It is notable for being the earliest song recorded by the band as well as the first song to be performed live at the band's first concert.
Contents
Appearances
- Yeastmaster Pt. 2 (1990-1992)
- Alone V: Before Weezer (2020)
Overview
"I Can't Forget the Way" was first demoed by Rivers Cuomo on January 1, 1992, as part of an effort known as the 50 Song Project,[1] in which Cuomo and Pat Wilson attempted to write fifty songs in the musical style of bands such as the Pixies and Nirvana. The song was recorded during Weezer's third practice session on February 16, 1992, and performed live for the first time at Weezer's first show, at the club Raji's in Hollywood, on March 19. Karl Koch has described the song as "really rocking" and "awesome". The song appeared on a spreadsheet compiled by Cuomo titled The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo, released online in 2008. Part of the song was later used as the bridge of "Byzantine" on The Black Album. The chorus bears some resemblance to the chorus of Weezer's 2002 song "American Gigolo," though this may be coincidental.
Cuomo's original demo was first released as part of the digital compilation Alone V: Before Weezer on November 22, 2020.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | I Can't Forget the Way | 14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3 | January 1, 1992 | 2914 Urban Ave., Santa Monica, CA | 3:24 | Alone V: Before Weezer | |
| Rivers Cuomo | I Can't Forget the Way | I Can't Forget the Way 2.mp3 | January 1, 1992 | 2914 Urban Ave., Santa Monica, CA | 3:26 | Alone V: Before Weezer | Alternate rip of 14 I Can't Forget the Way.mp3 |
| Weezer | I Can't Forget the Way | February 16, 1992 | TK Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Weezer rehearsal | |||
| Weezer | I Can't Forget the Way | March 30, 1992 | Whisky a Go Go, West Hollywood, CA | Live performance. Concert taped by Karl Koch | |||
| Weezer | I Can't Forget the Way | April 7, 1992 | 8121 Club, Los Angeles, CA | Live performance. Concert taped by Karl Koch |
Live performances
Lyrics
Rolling, crashing, breaking, smashing,
Giving, taking, making, breaking promises
Father, mother, sisters, brother
My best friend, my lover, my destroyer
Believe, I believe
Every time I build the castle
High upon the shore it happens again
It happens again
Here she comes, here he comes
Here I come, closer and closer
Crash and come down
Crash and come down
Crash and come down
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
I can't forget
Every time I'm sure I'm right
I'm wrong and then I'm wrong, wrong again
That's what I get when I pretend
Walls of sand will keep out
Keep out the waves
Crash and come down
Bring down the walls above us
Pull me closer
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
I can't forget the way
