Piece of the Pie
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| Demo by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
| Album | Deliverance at Hand! | ||||
| Released | November 22, 2020 | ||||
| Recorded | 2007 | ||||
| Length | 3:27 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| Status | Demo released | ||||
| Deliverance at Hand! track listing | |||||
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"Piece of the Pie" is a song by Rivers Cuomo.
Appearances
Background
"Piece of the Pie" was recorded by Cuomo for Deliverance at Hand!, a compilation of demos written in contention for what would eventually become The Red Album. The song was first mentioned by Cuomo to fans in 2005 at a Weezer concert, saying they'd play the song but it would be heavily passed around online before it was released [citation needed]. The song was also later mentioned by Cuomo in December of that year during a Q&A session in Japan, wherein a Japanese fan asked each band member what their favorite Weezer song was, to which Cuomo replied, "I like a new song called 'Piece of the Pie'." The Q&A was filmed for the live concert/documentary Across the Sea: Live in Japan.
The song was partially heard by fans for the first time as a partial, impromptu acoustic rendition in a Ustream broadcast on August 27, 2011 before a show in Indio, California. Cuomo's original demo was played by Karl Koch to fans at a fan meetup in June 2018, from which a partial, secondhand recording was made and later shared among fans. That same year, the full lyrics for Deliverance at Hand! were obtained at a fan meetup and subsequently uploaded to Weezerpedia by user Okaybrazilian. Cuomo's full demo would be released on November 22, 2020 as part of the digital compilation Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years.
On April 15, 2021, Cuomo asked users of his web chatroom, Riverchat, "I've release[sic] piece of the pie, right? Does the verse melody and chords exist on any later weezer album? I want to use it for winter's i want a dog."[1] The final song, however, bears no apparent similarities to "Piece of the Pie."
Lyrics
Everybody wants to get a piece of the pie
Everybody needs to get a piece of the pie
So I be workin' and a-slavin'
Until the day I die
High-tech innovations make me feel excited.
Gorgeous fashion models need to be invited.
Flying back in coach class doesn't really work.
I might get strapped down right next to a jerk.
Everybody wants to get a piece of the pie
Everybody needs to get a piece of the pie
So I be workin' and a-slavin'
Until the day I die
Next-day delivery isn't fast enough.
I want things today. Tell me, is that too much?
I may pass on many of the finest luxuries
But I've got to have the latest Mercedes
Everybody wants to get a piece of the pie
Everybody needs to get a piece of the pie
So I be workin' and a-slavin'
Until the day I die
And I don't want to die a lonely old man.
And I don't want to die with nothing in my hand.
And I don't want to never know who I am.
And I don't want to keep locked up my heart's demand.
Everybody wants to get a piece of the pie
Everybody needs to get a piece of the pie
So I be workin' and a-slavin' until the day I
Until the day I, until the day I die
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Piece of the Pie | 11 Piece of the Pie.mp3 | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Piece of the Pie | 11 Piece of the Pie 2.mp3 | 2007 | 3:27 | Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years | Deliverance at Hand! demo |
See also
References
- ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. Mister Rivers' Neighborhood. 15 April 2021. File:Riverchat-iwantadog.jpg
