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{{Infobox song | {{Infobox song | ||
| Name = The Purification of Water | | Name = The Purification of Water | ||
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| Type = demo | | Type = demo | ||
| Artist = Rivers Cuomo | | Artist = Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Released = [[November 25]], [[2008]] | | Released = [[November 25]], [[2008]] | ||
| Recorded = July 1993 | | Recorded = July 1993 | ||
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| This RC song = "The Purification of Water"<br>(RC# 133) | | This RC song = "The Purification of Water"<br>(RC# 133) | ||
| RC's next song = "[[The Bottle of Wine Song]]"<br>(RC# 134) | | RC's next song = "[[The Bottle of Wine Song]]"<br>(RC# 134) | ||
| Album = Alone II | | Album = Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | ||
| Album type = demo | | Album type = demo | ||
| Previous track = "[[I Want to Take You Home Tonight]]<br>(2) | | Previous track = "[[I Want to Take You Home Tonight]]<br>(2) | ||
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| Next track = "[[I Was Scared]]"<br>(4) | | Next track = "[[I Was Scared]]"<br>(4) | ||
}} | }} | ||
"'''The Purification of Water'''" is the third track from ''[[Alone II]]''. | "'''The Purification of Water'''" is a demo by [[Rivers Cuomo]] and the third track from ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. | ||
===Appearances=== | |||
*''[[Monterey Jack]]'' (1992) | |||
*''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]'' (2008) | |||
*''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]'' (2020) | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The song was | The song is first known to have been recorded in the summer of [[1992]]. This early version of the song was included in Cuomo's demo tape ''[[Monterey Jack]]'', and was first heard by fans in [[2020]] when it was leaked through the [[riverscuomo.com demos|demo storefront]] on [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 7]] before being made available for purchase thereafter as part of the compilation ''[[Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]]''. A second version of the song, recorded by Cuomo in July of [[1993]], was initially uploaded online by Cuomo in the early 2000s, and was the first version to be heard by fans. A higher-quality version of this recording was released in [[2008]] as part of the album ''[[Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo]]''. Cuomo recalled the inspiration for the song in [[Alone II liner notes|the liner notes]] for ''Alone II''. | ||
==''Alone II'' liner notes== | |||
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In the first months of Weezer's existence, I roadied occasionally for my friend Kevin's band, King Size, helping out the bassist with his gear. I was surprised that he wanted me to rub his strings with isopropyl alcohol in between every song of their set, but I did my best to comply, despite my lack of motivation. King Size happened to win a competition to travel, all expenses paid, to Guatemala to perform in front of what we imagined would be a packed arena of screaming fans. I was invited to come along and happily accepted, wanting to practice my Spanish and experience a Kerouac-ian adventure. And perhaps do a little bass tech-ing too. | In the first months of Weezer's existence, I roadied occasionally for my friend Kevin's band, King Size, helping out the bassist with his gear. I was surprised that he wanted me to rub his strings with isopropyl alcohol in between every song of their set, but I did my best to comply, despite my lack of motivation. King Size happened to win a competition to travel, all expenses paid, to Guatemala to perform in front of what we imagined would be a packed arena of screaming fans. I was invited to come along and happily accepted, wanting to practice my Spanish and experience a Kerouac-ian adventure. And perhaps do a little bass tech-ing too. | ||
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==Lyrics== | ==Lyrics== | ||
[[Image:The purification of water.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Handwritten lyrics sheet]] | [[Image:The purification of water.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Handwritten lyrics sheet]] | ||
===1993 lyrics (''Alone II'')=== | |||
<poem> | <poem> | ||
Everybody told me | Everybody told me | ||
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[[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | [[Category:Songs that appeared on the 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo list]] | ||
[[Category:Songs on Alone II]] | [[Category:Songs on Alone II]][[Category:Songs on Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years]] | ||
[[Category:Self-produced Rivers Cuomo songs]] | [[Category:Self-produced Rivers Cuomo songs]] | ||
[[Category:Alone series]] | [[Category:Alone series]] | ||