You and Me Together

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"You And Me Together"
Demo by Rivers Cuomo
Albums Alone IX: The Make Believe Years
Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Recorded 2004-2013
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
COR# 626
Status Demos released

This song is part of the "Iambic Pentameter" lineage of songs

"You And Me Together" is a demo by Rivers Cuomo.

Appearances

Overview

The song was demoed in consideration for several albums and the chorus melody was used for the verses in "Prom Night", a bonus track on the Japanese release of Weezer (The White Album) and a b-side to the fan-club single "The Last Days of Summer". It was later used again for the bridge of "Iambic Pentameter", from the EP SZNZ: Winter. "I have this folder of ideas," Cuomo told Uproxx in a 2023 interview, "and it has 1500 MP3s in there. And usually once I use an idea, I take the idea out of the folder so I won’t reuse it. Now, in this case, years ago I used it in a song called “Prom Night,” and then I forgot to take the idea out."[1]

The earliest known demo was for Make Believe during a June 4, 2004 pre-production recording session at S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios in Los Angeles.

Lyrics

It's time I call you up
I hope to learn some more
And I am watching you until
You slam the bedroom door

You turn around and notice me
And then you go your way
We start process up again
Every single day

You and me together
Holding on for life
You and me together
No more pain and strife
You and me together
Faithfully forever
You and me together
Holding on for life

I need a rocket ship
'Cause I wanna see my fate
But then you tie me down
And my love turns into hate

That's the way the world turns
It leaves us all behind
And then you feel the icy clutch
Of the hands of time

...
That's the way it's supposed to be
Hanging out, having fun
So much work to be done
Out on your own
We can have a lot of fun

You and me together
Holding on for life
You and me together
No more pain and strife
You and me together
You and me forever
You and me together
Holding on for life

On my way to the top
No one knows when to stop
Hanging out, having fun
So much work to be done
Out on your own
We can have a lot of fun

You and me together
Holding on for life
You and me together
No more pain and strife
You and me together
You and me forever
You and me together
Holding on for life

And all the times
You wake up in your room
...
...

You and me together
Holding on for life
You and me together
No more pain and strife
You and me together
You and me forever
You and me together
Holding on for life

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together 11 626 You and Me Together.mp3 June 4, 2004 S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA 4:07 Alone IX: The Make Believe Years
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together you and me together.mp3 2005 3:59 Alone X: The Red-Raditude-Hurley Years
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together you and me together piano.mp3 20112013 3:58 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together You And Me Together    2013.mp3 2013 2:58 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together You And Me Together 2013 LEAD VOC ON.mp3 2013 2:58 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years Lead vocal track
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together You And Me Together 2013 INST NO BAS.mp3 2013 2:58 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years Instumental track (no bass or percussion)
Rivers Cuomo You and Me Together You And Me Together 2013 BGV ONLY.mp3 2013 2:58 Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years Background vocal track
Rivers Cuomo what_happened_to_this_amazing_Melody_2018_10_3_18_23_49.mp3 October 3, 2018 1:51 Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years Added to bundle May 24, 2024
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See also

References

  1. Droke, Carolyn. "On ‘SZNZ,’ Weezer Thrives By Looking Ahead" Uproxx. 7 February 2023 https://uproxx.com/indie/weezer-interview-rivers-cuomo-sznz-winter/