Tired of Sex
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| Album track by Weezer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Album | Pinkerton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Released | September 24, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recorded | September 1995 at Fort Apache | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Length | 3:01 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Label | Geffen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RC# | 175 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| COR# | N/A | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Producer(s) | Weezer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status | Released (demo circulating) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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"Tired of Sex" (originally titled "I'm Tired of Having Sex") is the opening track from Pinkerton.
Appearances
- Pinkerton (1996)
- Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 (2011)
- Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years (2020)
Overview
Tom Beaujour: Especially on the album opener, "Tired of Sex," you really let your metal chops fly
Rivers: I think that's the lead from the Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane"—note for note, if I remember correctly. It's either that or "No One Like You." Can I get sued for that?
"Tired of Sex" was written by Rivers Cuomo in late 1993.[2][3] In the song, Cuomo laments his frequent, casual, sexual encounters. In his original demo, Cuomo played a drum fill two beats too long, requiring him to physically cut the cassette tape and tape it back together.[3] This demo was first shared with fans on weezer.com in June of 2002[3] and later released on the compilation CD Alone III: The Pinkerton Years in 2011.
In late 1994, Cuomo began drafting a project he dubbed Songs from the Black Hole (SFTBH),[4] a space-themed rock opera/musical intended to follow-up Weezer's debut album and inspired by his own apprehension about rock-and-roll stardom. For the project, Cuomo retrofitted the song to be sung from the perspective of the album's protagonist (and Cuomo stand-in), Jonas. In all known drafts of SFTBH, the song appears after Jonas rebuffs the advances of Maria (a stand-in for Jennifer Chiba[5]).
Cuomo began writing new, more personal songs while attending Harvard—eventually abandoning the SFTBH concept—though "Tired of Sex" remained. For the album version, Cuomo substituted the name "Gwen" with "Lyn," reportedly because Gwen would not let him use her name on the album. "Her parents would have figured it out, seeing as how they knew I was dating her," said Cuomo, "It wouldn't have been good."[3]
A rough, in-studio recording of the song appeared on the second disc of the Deluxe Edition of Pinkerton in 2010, listed as "Tired of Sex (Tracking Rough)".
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Matt Sharp – bass guitar, backing vocals
Audio
Lyrics
I'm tired, so tired
I'm tired of having sex
I'm spread so thin
I don't know who I am
Monday night I'm making Jen
Tuesday night I'm making Lyn
Wednesday night I'm making Catherine
Oh, why can't I be making love come true?
I'm beat, beet red
Ashamed of what I said
I'm sorry, here I go
I know I'm a sinner, but I can't say no
Thursday night I'm makin' Denise
Friday night I'm makin' Sharise
Saturday night I'm makin' Louise
Oh, why can't I be makin' love come true?
(What's a guy to do?)
Tonight, I'm down on my knees
Tonight, I'm begging you please
Tonight, tonight, please
Oh, why can't I be making love come true?
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | I'm Tired of Having Sex | 12 Tired Of Sex.mp3 | 1993—1994 | 2:35 | Alone III: The Pinkerton Years 1994-1997 | ||
| Rivers Cuomo | I'm Tired of Having Sex | 15 Tired of Sex.mp3 | 1993—1994 | 2:42 | Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years | Alternate rip of 12 Tired Of Sex.mp3 | |
| Rivers Cuomo | Tired of Sex | 07 Tired of Sex.mp3 | 1993—1994 | 2:42 | Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years | Alternate rip of 12 Tired Of Sex.mp3 | |
| Weezer | Tired of Sex | August 31, 1995[6] | Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY | ||||
| Weezer | Tired of Sex | September 1995[6] | Fort Apache Studios, Boston, MA | 2:51 | Leaked online | ||
| Weezer | Tired of Sex | 1995—1996 | 2:57 | Pinkerton (Deluxe Edition) | "Tracking Rough" | ||
| Weezer | Tired of Sex | 1995—1996 | 3:01 | Pinkerton | |||
| Weezer | Tired of Sex | July 30, 2002 | AmSouth Amphitheater, Nashville, TN | 3:18 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording | |
| Weezer | Tired of Sex | August 1, 2002 | Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Houston, TX | 3:35 | Released on weezer.com | Live soundboard recording |
See also
References
- ↑ Beaujour, Tom. "Schoolhouse Rock" Guitar World. March 1997.
- ↑ Catalog O' Riffs
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "tired of sex home d e m o" Rivers Correspondence Board, 2002. Archived by Wayback Machine
- ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. The Pinkerton Diaries. 2011. Self-published.
- ↑ Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo liner notes
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Weezer Recording History - Page 8
- Known recordings table
- Songs from the Black Hole
- Weezer songs
- Rivers Cuomo songs
- Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list
- Allmusic track picks
- Songs on Pinkerton
- Songs on Alone III: The Pinkerton Years
- Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years
- Self-produced Weezer songs
- Alone series