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"This Is Such a Pity" is the first released Weezer song since Butterfly to have no distortion.  The song uses Casio keyboard synths and has an '80s feel to it.  Rivers has expressed that it might be his favorite song on the record.  The song was released in early 2006 as ''Make Believe's''' fourth single, but no official music video was ever made.  In the live performance for the Japanese "Across the Sea" DVD, Brian introduces a new move: "[[The Power Rise]]".
 
"This Is Such a Pity" is the first released Weezer song since Butterfly to have no distortion.  The song uses Casio keyboard synths and has an '80s feel to it.  Rivers has expressed that it might be his favorite song on the record.  The song was released in early 2006 as ''Make Believe's''' fourth single, but no official music video was ever made.  In the live performance for the Japanese "Across the Sea" DVD, Brian introduces a new move: "[[The Power Rise]]".
 
===List of Incarnations===
 
===List of Incarnations===
Interestingly, "This Is Such a Pity" is a reworked song from an original [[Album 5 Demos|Album 5 Demo]]. Although little resemblance is noticeable, "This Is Such a Pity" was originally "[[She Who Is Militant]]". The song's name was changed several times.  Names included have been:
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"This is Such a Pity" shares its COR number with an early Album 5 demo track, "[[She Who Is Militant]]".The songs only share a mild similarity in one chord progression. Also listed with the same COR were other songs, assumed to share different elements of "This is Such a Pity" and "She Who Is Militant" as well as other unheard sections. These titles include:
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*"[[She Who Is Militant]]"
 
*"[[She Who Is Militant]]"
 
*"Tell Me What You Did"
 
*"Tell Me What You Did"

Revision as of 18:30, 21 January 2009

"This Is Such A Pity"
This Is Such A Pity cover
Single by Weezer
Album Make Believe
Released May 10, 2005
Format CD, Vinyl (album only)
Recorded Summer 2004
Length 3:24
Label Geffen
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
RC# 719
COR# 369
Producer(s) Rick Rubin
Status Released
Weezer singles chronology
"Perfect Situation"
(2005)
"This Is Such a Pity"
(2006)
"Pork and Beans"
(2008)
Make Believe track listing
"Perfect Situation"
(2)
"This Is Such A Pity"
(3)
"Hold Me"
(4)
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"Prodigy Lover"
(RC# 718)
"She Who Is Militant"
(RC#719)
"?"
(RC# ?)

"This Is Such a Pity" is the fourth single and third track from Make Believe.

Appearances

Overview

"This Is Such a Pity" is the first released Weezer song since Butterfly to have no distortion. The song uses Casio keyboard synths and has an '80s feel to it. Rivers has expressed that it might be his favorite song on the record. The song was released in early 2006 as Make Believe's' fourth single, but no official music video was ever made. In the live performance for the Japanese "Across the Sea" DVD, Brian introduces a new move: "The Power Rise".

List of Incarnations

"This is Such a Pity" shares its COR number with an early Album 5 demo track, "She Who Is Militant".The songs only share a mild similarity in one chord progression. Also listed with the same COR were other songs, assumed to share different elements of "This is Such a Pity" and "She Who Is Militant" as well as other unheard sections. These titles include:

Band Commentary

THIS IS SUCH A PITY

Scott: That song was tough, and it was the first song we tried to track at Grandmaster, I think, it was like the first night, and we probably retracked the basic drums for that, like four or five different times and it was almost going to get thrown out. But somehow, at the last minute, it came together, and it sounds absolutely magical to me. And that’s one of my favorite songs on the album.
Pat: Yeah, it sounds awesome. Wicked melody.
Rivers: Yeah, that might be my favorite song on the record. I really like the solo Brian came up with too.
Brian: Ironically [laughs], I don’t play any of the guitars on it—but most all the guitars on it in the studio—and I don’t play of them live, which I think it kind of funny. It’s really fun to watch Bobby and Rivers play that song every night. It feels like—
Rivers: You’re the composer and we’re the performers
Brian: Yeah, yeah! It’s neat, it’s really cool. I love the notes that Rivers added to the solo. I feel that that song could be—that Weezer might—things that Weezer can do and go in the future, as far as texture, and the use of clean guitars. I don’t think there’s any distorted guitars on that song.
Rivers: All the keyboard sounds are from a $75 Casio.
Brian: We even tried using expensive Moogs and things, to try to, like, “this can’t be good enough, a $75 Casio?” and the tones just didn’t blend. And we ended up using the Casio.
Scott: It’s got a really cool, super consistent, like, kind of level from start to finish, which I think is really neat.

Personnel

Lyrics

<lyrics>How is your heart little darling? I didn't mean to get so mad. Let me just hold you closely. How did things get so bad? I know how to pick on you. You pushed me over the edge. We caused so much agony. We can't seem to move ahead.

This is such a pity. We should give all our love to each other. Not this hate that destroys us. This is such a pity. (This is a pity)

What kind of future will we have? Will we ever find peace? Everybody thinks we're crazy. They're about to call the police. I don't wanna be a chump. You think I'm a fascist pig. Right now everything is black. I don't think we'll ever give.

This is such a pity. We should give all our love to each other. Not this hate that destroys us. This is such a pity (This is a pity)

This is such a pity We should give all our love to each other Not this hate that destroys us This is such a pity (This is a pity)

This is such a pity We should give We should give All our love (Destroys us) All our love (Destroys us) </lyrics>

See also