Old and Wise

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"Old and Wise"
Demo by Patrick Wilson
from the album My Spine
Recorded1993
Songwriter(s)Patrick Wilson
StatusUnreleased
My Spine track listing
7 tracks
  1. "Old and Wise"
  2. "You'll Never Change"
  3. "Someday You Will Have to Leave"
  4. "I Wouldn't Say It"
  5. "Buying and Selling"
  6. "Why Is This So"
  7. "Scare You Off"

"Old and Wise" (also known as "Show Me How to Ride This Thing") is a song written by Patrick Wilson.

Appearances

Overview

The earliest known recording of the song was in spring 1993, amongst a set of 8-track demos written by Wilson and Rivers Cuomo.[1]: a It was untitled at the time and given the name "Show Me How to Ride This Thing" by Karl Koch in the Weezer Recording History. It was demoed again as "Old and Wise" in September on a 4-track in New York, NY during the recording of Weezer (The Blue Album),[1]: b and again in late fall for inclusion on the demo tape My Spine.[1]: c

Lyrics

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Patrick Wilson Show Me How to Ride This Thing Spring 1993 No official title. Partially cut-off. 8-track recording.
Patrick Wilson Old and Wise September 1993 Gramercy Park Hotel, New York, NY 4-track recording.
Patrick Wilson Old and Wise Fall 1993 My Spine 8-track recording.
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See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Karl Koch. Recording History. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at:
    1. "Late Winter/Spring 1993: Various 8 Track recordings by Rivers, and Pat."
    2. "NYC Pat Wilson 4 tracks: September '93"
    3. "October/November '93 Pat Wilson 8 track demo: "My Spine""
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