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Burning Sun
| "Burning Sun" | |||||
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| Demo by Weezer | |||||
| Recorded | November 2000 | ||||
| Length | 2:29 | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
| RC# | 570 | ||||
| COR# | 258 | ||||
| Status | Circulating | ||||
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This song is part of the "Weekend Woman" lineage of songs
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"Burning Sun" is a song demoed by Weezer in 2000. The song is an early iteration of the band's song "Weekend Woman" from 2017.
Appearances
- Leaked online
Overview
"Burning Sun" was written by Rivers Cuomo at some point 2000. Weezer recorded demos on November 21 of that year at the band's rehearsal space in Cuomo's converted garage.[1] A 56-second clip of one of these recordings circulated among fans for several years after it was uploaded by Cuomo as "las_dos.mp3", a sound clip of him performing the Skeeter Davis song "The End of the World" with segments of "Burning Sun" interspersed throughout. Fans edited this file to create separate clips of "Burning Sun" and "The End of the World".
The full version of "Burning Sun" remained highly sought-after for years. It wouldn't be until July 4, 2014, however, that the entire track was leaked on the "/mu/" section of the image board 4chan.[2] In the post, the anonymous user stated that they'd been sent the track by Cuomo around 2002.
The melody from "Burning Sun" was later reused for the Pacific Daydream track, "Weekend Woman", and was considered for the 2014 album Everything Will Be Alright in the End under the title "Weekend Girl". It is believed that Ric Ocasek, who produced both The Green Album and EWBAITE, asked Cuomo to revisit some of his Green-era compositions for inclusion on EWBAITE, and that "Burning Sun" was one such song (the song "Lonely Girl" from EWBAITE also originated during the Green sessions under the title "Homely").
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Weezer | Burning Sun | RC-burning_sun.mp3 | November 21, 2000 | 6145 Rodgerton Dr., Los Angeles, CA | 2:29 | Leaked online | |
| Rivers Cuomo/Weezer | las_dos.mp3 | 1:50 | Released online | Clips of "Burning Sun" and "The End of the World" | |||
| For subsequent demos, see "Weekend Woman" | |||||||
Lyrics
I'd die for you
Why can't you be the one
To set my mind at ease?
I'd try for you
But now the burning sun
Is setting on the seas
Ain't nothing we can do
I gave my strength to you
But if my dream came true
I'd hold you every night
I'd fall for you
And get down on my knees
If that would make you smile
Ain't nothing we can do
I gave my strength to you
But if my dream came true
I'd hold you every night
I'd fall for you
And get down on my knees
If that would make you smile
