The Last Days of Summer

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"The Last Days of Summer"
The Last Days of Summer cover
Single by Weezer
Album The Last Days of Summer
Released December 22, 2016
Format Vinyl
Recorded 2015-2016 at Infrasonic Sound, The Lair, Studio X, United Recording, and The Village
Length 2:35
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo, Ryan Spraker, Tom Peyton, Toby Wincorn
Producer(s) Jake Sinclair
Status Released
Weezer singles chronology
"Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter"
(2016)
"The Last Days of Summer"
(2016)
"Feels Like Summer"
(2017)

This song is part of the "The Last Days of Summer" lineage of songs

"The Last Days of Summer" is a single by Weezer, released exclusively as a 7"-vinyl for members of the Weezer Fan Club in 2016.

Overview

"The Last Days of Summer" was recorded during the sessions for Weezer's eponymous 2016 album (The White Album). It is the second Weezer Fan Club-exclusive 7"-vinyl single, following the 2015 release "Everybody Needs Salvation." It is, to date, the only Fan Club single to feature a B-side. The B-side, "Prom Night," previously appeared on the Japanese release of The White Album.

The lyric "Defeated by our own technology" appears to have originated as early as 2010.[1] Elements of the song also appeared in the Rivers Cuomo demo "There's Good News and Bad News," also from 2015.

Longtime Weezer photographer Sean Murphy is erroneously credited as "Shawn Murphy" on the single’s sleeve.

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Fucked Up Fucked Up   2 The Last Days Of Summer @112.mp3 ?
Rivers Cuomo Untitled1 13.mp3 2015 1:09 Alone XII: The White Year
Rivers Cuomo Untitled3 7.mp3 2015 0:26 Alone XII: The White Year Voice note: "[Cuddle] with a stranger by the fire"
Rivers Cuomo Untitled3 9.mp3 2015 0:51 Alone XII: The White Year Partial chorus from "California Time"
Rivers Cuomo Untitled5 4.mp3 2015 0:17 Alone XII: The White Year Voice note: "[Cuddle] with a stranger by the fire"
Rivers Cuomo Untitled6 5.mp3 2015 0:32 Alone XII: The White Year Chorus from "Happy Hour"
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer   3 verses.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer   7 hot pepper.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer   8 the bells.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer  9 good news.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer  11 new kids.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer  12 new kids bells.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer  18 doot-doo four chords.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days Of Summer  23 unbelievable.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days of Summer   24   rocket ship.mp3 2015
Rivers Cuomo The Last Days of Summer Last Days of Summer   28   guitar solo.mp3 2015
Weezer The Last Days of Summer 20152016
  • Infrasonic Sound, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Lair, Los Angeles, CA
  • Studio X, Sonoma, CA
  • United Recording, Los Angeles, CA
  • The Village, Los Angeles, CA
2:35 "The Last Days of Summer" 7"-vinyl single
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Lyrics

It's fun to go sans air-conditioning
We feel the weather change
We spray each others face, we chase
Defeated by our own technology
We don't need birth control
Our kids would wear headphones anyway

The last days of summer
The last days of summer
Hear the rumbling thunder
It's the last days of summer

And we'll wrestle with a stranger by the fire
Sip some cocoa, keep your spirits high
And we'll meet again
I know we'll meet again

We're changing like New England countryside
Our trees have intertwined
You're my black labrador once more
We manage to pull out Excalibur
I'll be your sorcerer
You keep me up all night, alright

The last days of summer
The last days of summer
Hear the rumbling thunder
It's the last days of summer

And we'll wrestle with a stranger by the fire
Sip some cocoa, keep your spirits high
And we'll meet again
I know we'll meet again

The last days of summer
The last days of summer
Pack up the Highlander
The last days of summer

See also

  1. @RiversCuomo. "Defeated by my own technology." Twitter. 17 Aug 2010. https://twitter.com/RiversCuomo/status/21413910597 Screenshot