Yellow Camaro
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| Album track by Space Twins | ||||||||||||||
| Album | The End of Imagining | |||||||||||||
| Released | November 4, 2003 | |||||||||||||
| Recorded | 2002—2003 | |||||||||||||
| Label | Raga Drop Records | |||||||||||||
| Writer(s) | Brian Bell | |||||||||||||
| Status | Officially released | |||||||||||||
| Live debut | March 12, 2002 in Oporto, Portugal (Weezer) | |||||||||||||
| The End of Imagining track listing | ||||||||||||||
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| Alternate cover | ||||||||||||||
 Cover of Death to False Metal |
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"Yellow Camaro" is the fourth track on The End of Imagining, the debut album by Brian Bell's side project the Space Twins. It was previously recorded by Weezer, but not released until 2010 as a bonus track on the Japanese version of Death to False Metal.
Overview
"Yellow Camaro" was written by Weezer guitarist Brian Bell. Following the recording of Weezer's fourth album, Maladroit, the band immediately began work on a fifth. These recording sessions produced what are colloquially known as the "album 5 demos," and include songwriting contributions by members of the band other than frontman Rivers Cuomo. "Yellow Camaro" was attempted in various studios beginning in late winter and continuing throughout the summer of 2002, though all songs from these sessions were, ultimately, scrapped. The song was performed live a handful of times in March and May of 2002.
"Yellow Camaro" was revisited by Bell the following year for The End of Imagining, an album by his Space Twins side-project.
A 2002 take of the song appeared as a Japanese bonus track to Weezer's 2010 compilation album Death To False Metal. This version contains a few minor overdubs not present on the previously heard mixes from 2002, including a short synth part before the chorus.
Live appearances
- Weezer concert: 03/12/2002
- Weezer concert: 05/16/2002
- Weezer concert: 05/19/2002
- Weezer concert: 05/20/2002
- Weezer concert: 05/22/2002
- Weezer concert: 05/25/2002
Audio
Space Twins
Lyrics
When the wheels are in motion for good time
God bless the U.S. assembly line
It’s a game when you play with high octane
That’s the pace of the race we're following
Ride on
Yellow Camaro
Yellow Camaro
With freedom of eagles you soar high
God bless, what a mess, yet still we fly
It’s a shame that we’ve done such a dumb thing
That’s the pace of the race we're following
Ride on
Yellow Camaro
Yellow Camaro
(Oh, no)
Ride on
Yellow Camaro
Yellow Camaro
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | Yellow Camaro | 2002-03-08-weezer_yellow_camaro.mp3 | March 7—8, 2002[1] | Westlake Recording Studios, West Hollywood, CA | 2:06 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Yellow Camaro | WEEZER-2002-04-21_Yellow_Camaro.mp3 | April 7[2]—22, 2002 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 1:59 | Released on weezer.com | |
| Weezer | Yellow Camaro | June 21—July 2, 2002[3] | Sunset Sound Recorders, Los Angeles, CA | Unknown if same version as Death to False Metal bonus track | |||
| Weezer | Yellow Camaro | 2002 | ? | 1:54 | Death to False Metal (Japan) | ||
| Space Twins | Yellow Camaro | 2003 | Sandbox Studio, Los Angeles, CA | 2:16 | The End of Imagining |