Cuomoville

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"Cuomoville"
Cuomoville cover
Album track by Weezer
Album SZNZ: Summer
Released June 21, 2022
Recorded 2022
Length 3:16
Label Crush Music/Atlantic Records
Writer(s) Rivers Cuomo
Producer(s) Daniel Omelio, Suzy Shinn
Status Officially released
Stream Spotify
SZNZ: Summer track listing
8 tracks
  1. "Lawn Chair"
  2. "Records"
  3. "Blue Like Jazz"
  4. "The Opposite of Me"
  5. "What's the Good of Being Good"
  6. "Cuomoville"
  7. "Portia" (vinyl-only)
  9. / 8. "Thank You and Good Night"

"Cuomoville" is the sixth track from Weezer's 2022 EP, SZNZ: Summer.

Appearances

Overview

The chorus of "Cuomoville" interpolates the 1894 Neapolitan song "Torna a Surriento" by Italian composer Ernesto De Curtis.[1]

Rivers Cuomo uploaded a clip of "Cuomoville" to his TikTok account on April 20, 2022.[2] A 22-second clip of the song was also made available on June 16 as a reward for solving the day's Weezle word puzzle.

A demo of "Cuomoville" was leaked online in December of 2022.

Audio

Lyrics

There's magic on a summer evening
The frogs are croaking in the pond
We're turning towards salvation
Across the Rubicon

All the day we work with our hands
Digging in the Tuscan soil
Planting peas and cabbage
Nourished by the toil

Here in Cuomoville
We don't need chains of gold, whoa-oh
Leave it for the Roman soldiers
In their winged chariots

It's a surrogate for heaven
As the wicked world turns 'round
We bring each other comfort
Never let each other down

And if this is all we are given
I'm sure that I'll be satisfied
To know that you are with me
On the day I die

Feed 'em, feed 'em
To the lions
Feed 'em, feed 'em
To the lions
Taste your own medicine
Feed 'em, feed 'em
To the lions
Wave your hands
As they are dying
Taste your own medicine

Here in Cuomoville
We don't need chains of gold, whoa-oh
Leave it for the Roman soldiers
All hail the Roman soldiers
In their winged chariots

Here in Cuomoville
We don't need coins of gold, whoa-oh
Leave it for the Roman soldiers
In their winged chariots

There's magic on a summer evening
The frogs are croaking in the pond
We're turning toward salvation
Feasting on prasad

All the day we worked with our hands
Digging in New England soil
Planting peas and cabbage
Nourished by the toil

Here in Cuomoville
We don't need coins of gold, whoa-oh
Leave it for the Roman soldiers
In their winged chariots

It's like a surrogate for heaven
And as the spinning wheel turns 'round
We bring each other comfort
Never let each other down

And if this is all we are given
I think that I am satisfied
To know that you were with me
On the day I died

Hey, there's more to life
There's more
... the lions
Turn away when they are dying
Hey, there's more to life
There's more

Here in Cuomoville
We don't need coins of gold, whoa-oh
Leave it for the Roman soldiers
For the Roman soldiers
In their winged chariots

Known recordings

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Cuomoville Cuomoville bridge 2021-05-26 16.57.mp3 May 26, 2021 3:51 Leaked online
Weezer Cuomoville 2022 4th Street Recording, Santa Monica, CA 3:16 SZNZ: Summer
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See also

References

  1. ↑ "Torna a Sorriento (Come Back to Sorrento)" performed by Nino Martini. 1941. Internet Archive. https://archive.org/details/78_torna-a-sorriento-come-back-to-sorrento_nino-martini-de-curtis-alfredo-antonini_gbia0044988b/Torna+a+Sorriento+(Come+Back+to+Sorrento)+-+Nino+Martini-restored.flac
  2. ↑ Rivers Cuomo. TikTok. 20 April 2022. https://www.tiktok.com/@rivers_cuomo/video/7088805124465904942
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