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'''[[Rivers Cuomo]] performed three songs for the internet publication ''[[Stereogum]]'' in December [[2008]]''' to promote the album ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. Videos of the session were released as part of the website's ''Decomposed'' series on [[December 22]], [[2008]].
==Overview==
[[Rivers Cuomo]] put out a request on his YouTube channel in December of [[2008]], looking for an a capella group to accompany him on the song "[[Don't Worry Baby]]" for a forthcoming performance for the website ''Stereogum''.<ref>Rivers Cuomo. "2008-12-04 Important Announcement:" ''YouTube''. 4 December 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqRpMIoYdB0</ref> A few days later, he put out a second request for a professional pianist to accompany him on the song "[[I Was Scared]]."<ref>Rivers Cuomo. "2008-12-08 Looking For a Pianist" ''YouTube''. 8 December 2008. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB8i9CuGh8I</ref>

[[Jose Galvez]] (of the band [[Ozma]]) was one of the accompanying guitarists on "[[Can't Stop Partying]]."
===Press===
{{Quote|Usually the vibe in ''Decomposed'' is low key and fairly serious. That is, unless a Rivers runs through it. And after a year full of [[Hootenanny|hootenannies]], incongruous collaborations, and [[Troublemaker#Music video|breaking world records]], this is surprising absolutely nobody. A few weeks ago he put out a call for a pianist and an a cappella group to help decompose some tunes for us. Along with those folks, he brought a pretty enthusiastic up-and-comer named [[Jermaine Dupri]] (!). Throw in a cowboy flutist and three tunes from ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (including a [[The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] cover) and you have a Rivers-sized holiday spectacle.

The session unfolds in three parts: first there's "[[I Was Scared]]," on which Cuomo's joined by his hand-selected pianist Sonya Lee and five members of the Dartmouth Aires, an a cappella group from Dartmouth College. For the Beach Boys' "[[Don't Worry Baby]]," Rivers goes sans piano and full-on a cappella with the Dartmouth quintet on backing harmonies. And then there's the grand jam of "[[Can't Stop Partying]]," which features five acoustic guitarists and three percussionists (from bands Crash Kings, Alkaline Trio, Yellowcard, Melee, Reeve Oliver and [[Ozma]]), big-hatted flutist Greg Vail, and Mr. Dupri. Fresh for '08.|Article: "Rivers Cuomo - "Don't Worry Baby""|''Stereogum''<ref>"Rivers Cuomo - "Don't Worry Baby"" ''Stereogum''. 22 December 2008. Archived by ''Wayback Machine'': https://web.archive.org/web/20090129230831/http://stereogum.com/decomposed/performance/rivers_cuomo_dont_worry_baby.php</ref>}}

==Performances==
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==="I Was Scared"===
====Personnel====
* [[Rivers Cuomo]] — vocals
* [[Sonya Lee]] — piano
* The Dartmouth Aires — backing vocals
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==="Don't Worry Baby"===
====Personnel====
* [[Rivers Cuomo]] — vocals
* [[Sonya Lee]] — piano
* The Dartmouth Aires — backing vocals
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==="Can't Stop Partying"===
====Personnel====
* [[Rivers Cuomo]] — vocals
* [[Jermaine Dupri]] — vocals
* [[Sean O'Donnell]] — guitar
* [[Jose Galvez]] — guitar
* [[Derek Grant]] — percussion
* [[Ryan Key]] — guitar
* [[Ricky Sans]] — guitar
* [[Greg Vail]] — flute
* ? — guitar
* ? — percussion
* ? — percussion
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==See also==
*[[List of Rivers Cuomo concerts]]

==References==
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[[Category:Rivers Cuomo]]
[[Category:Stereogum]]