Any Friend of Diane's
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Album track by Weezer | |||||
Album | Pacific Daydream | ||||
Released | October 27, 2017 | ||||
Length | 3:35 | ||||
Label | Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Producer(s) | Butch Walker | ||||
Status | Officially released | ||||
Live debut | April 29, 2024 at the Constellation Room | ||||
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This song is part of the "Any Friend of Diane's" lineage of songs
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"Any Friend of Diane's" is the tenth and final track from Pacific Daydream, released on October 27th, 2017.
Appearances
- Pacific Daydream (2017)
- Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years (2021)
Overview
"Any Friend of Diane's" is the name of the 6th episode of the 1st season of the TV show "Cheers." It is unknown whether this is a coincidence or the origin of the song's title.
In an October 2017 interview, Rivers Cuomo indicated that the lyric about a "20 dollar tip" was based on a real event: "I delivered pizza for Domino's and on New Year's Eve I got a $20 tip. I've never forgotten that, it's just made my life."[1] In an NPR interview from the same month, Cuomo said that the song is not about a single woman, but rather many women who were very supportive and helpful during the early stages of his musical career. He gave the example of his former boss at Domino's Pizza who "painted [his] band's logo on the back of [his] jean jacket."[2]
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass guitar, backing vocals
Audio
Lyrics
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Home is where the heart is
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Working at Papa John's, I was making good bread
Got a 20 dollar tip on New Year's
And I moved out to LA
She drew me up a map with a fountain pen
She took me to Hermosa
With the boys from 'round the way
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Home is where the heart is
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Headbang in the crowd, dive from the stage
With black hair and a Smiths shirt
Meat is Murder
I asked her if she had a boyfriend, she said no
I asked her if she had a girlfriend
She said "Hell, I wouldn't know."
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Home is where the heart is
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
We went down to the bank of the river
And she washed my dirty hands
I'd been hanging around in a cloud of shame
'Til she led me to taste the cold water
Diane would help me pass out all the fliers
I became a big shot and she got sick one day
I still have the map she drew for me
I'd be lost without it, there's so much I want to say
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Home is where the heart is
Any friend of Diane's is a friend of mine
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend Of Diane's 1 bong AJ @92.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 1:02 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend Of Diane's 2 AJ @89.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 1:20 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 3 angela verse @90.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 2:34 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 4 angela verse @90.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 0:42 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 6 three verses @88.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 3:27 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 7 og melody @88.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 0:49 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 8 welcome verse @89.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 1:04 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 9 dominos verse @89.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 1:04 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 10 verse tweaks @88.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 2:10 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Any Friend of Diane's | Any Friend of Diane's 12 short verse dirty hands @90.mp3 | 2016—2017 | 2:29 | Alone XIII: The Pacific Daydream Black Years | ||
Weezer | Any Friend of Diane's | 2017 | Ruby Red Productions, Santa Monica, CA | 3:35 | Pacific Daydream |
See also
References
- ↑ Hershman, Hayley. "Weezer wants to be the first band on Mars" Marketplace. 27 October 2017. https://www.marketplace.org/2017/10/27/weezer-wants-be-first-band-mars/
- ↑ Hilton, Robin. "How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo" NPR. 27 October 2017. https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/10/27/560044425/how-weezer-traded-power-chords-for-pop