Memphis
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Alone VI: The Black Room | ||||
| Released | 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 1999 | ||||
| Length | 1:31 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 385 | ||||
| COR# | 81 | ||||
| Status | Demo circulating | ||||
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"Memphis" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
- Alone VI: The Black Room (2020)
Overview
"Memphis" was recorded sometime between the spring and winter of 1999.[1] The song was among hundreds of Cuomo's demos leaked online in November of 2020, and was later released as part of the digital compilation Alone VI: The Black Room in 2020.
Lyrics
Take the train out of Memphis
Hit the booty by nine
Looking for something special
And you're so fine, oh-so fine
Gonna take a big cleaver
And drop off all of the beef
Spread it all amongst the fishes
Along the reef, along the reef
So long, sugar, but he won't go
So long, sugar, but you don't know
So long, and I, but you don't know
Why
Wasted time
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Memphis | 081 Memphis.mp3 | 1999 | 1:00 | Alone VI: The Black Room | Same recording as "081 Memphis 2.MP3" (albeit truncated) | |
| Rivers Cuomo | Memphis | 081 Memphis 2.MP3 | 1999 | 1:31 | Alone VI: The Black Room |