Mega Man
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| "Mega Man" | |
|---|---|
| Demo by 60 Wrong Sausages | |
| Recorded | 1992 |
| Songwriter(s) | Pat Wilson |
| Status | Unreleased |
| Last played | March 19, 1992 in Los Angeles, CA |
"Mega Man" (or "Megaman") is a song written by Pat Wilson. It does not currently exist in fan-circulation.
Overview
Named after the Nintendo character[1], and initially conceived as an instrumental, the song received lyrics later when recorded as a song for 60 Wrong Sausages. It appeared on the band's Cholesterol EP, and was performed at their first and only concert at the Phoenix Theater in Petaluma, California on November 29, 1991. Karl Koch briefly described the song in a 2008 interview[2][3]:
[...]Pat's song "Megaman", I've always loved. He originally did an instrumental of it at our apartment on Stoner; he did it on a 4-track, and I remember him emerging from a bedroom, one of our two bedrooms, with this big smile on his face and he was like "You gotta check this out." It was just this distorted drumbeat from an HR16 drum machine, and a little, quick bass line and these two guitar parts that had these crazy, like, rotary flange effects on them, and it was the coolest song ever. We were all like "Yeah! What's it called?" and he was like "Megaman!" But there was no lyrics at that time. Later, 60 Wrong Sausages did a demo with lyrics, which was also good, but I remember being super stoked on that.
According to the Recording History, the song was demoed during Weezer's initial rehearsal, with Pat on vocals. The song may have been performed live (also with Wilson on lead vocals) at Weezer's first show at the Hollywood club Raji's on March 19, 1992, but this cannot be confirmed as no recording exists.
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Wilson | Mega Man | 1991 | Rough version, apparently lost | ||||
| Patrick Wilson | Mega Man | July 1991 | 1711 Stoner Ave., Los Angeles, CA | Intended as an instrumental, although partial vocals exist on the master | |||
| 60 Wrong Sausages | Mega Man | September-October 1991 | 2914 Urban Ave., Los Angeles, CA | Wilson on vocals, master destroyed | |||
| 60 Wrong Sausages | Mega Man | October 20, 1991 | Practice #2 | ||||
| 60 Wrong Sausages | Mega Man | October 20, 1991 | Practice #3 | ||||
| Weezer | Mega Man | February 17, 1992 | T.K. Productions, Los Angeles, CA | Partial take that breaks down, Pat on lead vocals |
See also
References
- ↑ Koch, Karl. Weezine Issue 17: Tales of Weezer. 2021.
- ↑ Ohjonas. "Weezerpedia Karl Koch Interview, 10/7/08 in SLC, Utah" weezerpedia on 11 October 2008. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/weezerpedia/id293550938
- ↑ Weezer B-Sides "Weezerpedia interview with Karl Koch [2008-10-07]" YouTube. 23 May 2019. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHXQW0u1bYs