Modern Dukes
| "Modern Dukes" | |||||
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Released | Via Weezer.com | ||||
| Format | MP3 | ||||
| Recorded | 2000 March 8, 2002 July 2, 2002 |
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| Length | 2:41 (2000 demo) 1:53 (2000 "official" edit) 2:32 (2000 demo) 2:15 (03/02/02 recording) 2:22 (07/02/02 recording) |
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| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 497 | ||||
| COR# | 190 | ||||
| Status | Demo circulating | ||||
| Rivers Cuomo song chronology | |||||
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Modern Dukes is a song by Weezer.
Contents
Overview
"Modern Dukes" was one of the Summer Songs of 2000. It is first known to have been demoed by Weezer at Cole Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles in July of 2000, and was also demoed at shows and soundchecks during that same month. The song is not known to have been subsequently considered for the band's planned third album, but did appear on the semi-"official" Summer Songs 2000 album curated by Rivers Cuomo and released to fans in November of 2001. The song was considered again, featuring new verses, beginning in March of 2002, during the sessions for Weezer's intended fifth album, and was performed live at various concerts through late May of that year. The song was performed for the last time, to date, at a secret show in November of 2002 at the Hotel Café in Los Angeles.
Audio
SS2K
Album 5 demos
Live performances
- Weezer concert: 07/22/2000 - Portland, OR
- Weezer concert: 07/23/2000 - Seattle, WA
- Weezer concert: 03/13/2002 - Madrid, Spain
- Weezer concert: 03/15/2002 - Barcelona, Spain
- Weezer concert: 03/16/2002 - San Sebastian, Spain
- Weezer concert: 03/19/2002 - Manchester, United Kingdom
- Weezer concert: 03/20/2002 - Glasgow, United Kingdom
- Weezer concert: 03/21/2002 - Birmingham, United Kingdom
- Weezer concert: 03/23/2002 - Southampton, United Kingdom
- Weezer concert: 03/24/2002 - London, United Kingdom
- Weezer concert: 04/28/2002 - Pullman, WA
- Weezer concert: 04/29/2002 - Missoula, MT
- Weezer concert: 05/01/2002 - Billings, MT
- Weezer concert: 05/02/2002 - Fargo, ND
- Weezer concert: 05/04/2002 - Ames, IA
- Weezer concert: 05/05/2002 - Lincoln, NE
- Weezer concert: 05/07/2002 - Witchita, KS
- Weezer concert: 05/08/2002 - Colorado Springs, CO
- Weezer concert: 05/13/2002 - West Hollywood, CA
- Weezer concert: 05/16/2002 - Sendai, Japan
- Weezer concert: 05/23/2002 - Osaka, Japan
- Weezer concert: 05/26/2002 - Tokyo, Japan
- Weezer concert: 11/03/2002 - Los Angeles, CA
Lyrics
2000 demo:
Every time that I turn around
I just hear the same old thing
Jerks are tryin' to ride my back/Fakes are tryin' to break my back
To the place I could be king
I'm an asshole, storm the castle
Burn the bridges down to the ground
Take no prisoners, we're just visitors
We don't care about anything
And that's the way we modern dukes will things
It's every man here for himself
Every time that I turn around
I just hear the same old crap
Chicks are dyin' to grease the wheels
So that they can get paid back
I'm an asshole, storm the castle
Burn the bridges down to the ground
Take no prisoners, we're just visitors
We don't care about anything
That's the way we modern dukes will things
It's every man here for himself
July 2, 2002 demo:
[...]
Can we move along to the place
Where our minds are suited best?
[???] rather than force our way
To the top of all the rest
Give me some room, let me help you
That's the captain drinking the blood
It's so easy, we can breathe free
Strung together, tougher than all
That's the way we modern dukes will things
It's every man here for himself
For himself
