Da Vinci
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| Single by Weezer | |||||
| Album | Everything Will Be Alright in the End | ||||
| Released | October 7, 2014 (album) November 18, 2014 (single) |
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| Recorded | 2014, The Village, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Length | 4:06 (album) 3:31 (radio edit) |
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| Label | Republic Records | ||||
| Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo/Josh Alexander | ||||
| Producer(s) | Ric Ocasek | ||||
| Status | Officially released | ||||
| Live debut | October 7, 2014 in Los Angeles, CA | ||||
| Last played | January 17, 2015 in Seattle, WA | ||||
| Stream |  Spotify |
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"Da Vinci" is the seventh track and second single from Everything Will Be Alright in the End.
Overview
"Da Vinci" was written by Rivers Cuomo in collaboration with songwriter Josh Alexander, who also co-wrote "Lonely Girl" from the same album (and who has since co-written several other Weezer songs). A clip from "Da Vinci" was first previewed on July 16, 2014 in a teaser video uploaded to the band's YouTube account.[1]
Cuomo posted a request for single cover artwork (for use by radio stations) on the Weezer Fan Club Facebook group on October 28, 2014. The final chosen artwork was created by Lauren Burton.[2] "Da Vinci" was released as a radio single on November 18, 2014. The radio edit is shortened (3:31 compared to the album's 4:06), and features additional whistling during the song's outro.
"Da Vinci" was debuted live during a concert at El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood for Jimmy Kimmel Live.
In December of 2017, an early version of the song was leaked, along with the rest of the tracks from the album. This version is mostly identical to the final mix.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – drums
- Brian Bell – guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Ric Ocasek - producer
Audio
Lyrics
I tried taking a picture of you
But when I look at it nothing comes through
Sometimes I wonder if you're just a ghost
And I wonder who's haunting who most
I tried describing you to all my friends
But they just told me to polish my lens
You're sui generis, my sweetheart
I don't even know where to start
Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you
And Stephen Hawking can't explain you
Rosetta Stone could not translate you
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I couldn't put it in a novel
I wrote a page but it was awful
Now I just want to sing your gospel
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I looked you up on ancestry.com
There was no record of dad or of mom
It's like you fell straight out of the sky
And left the scholars to figure out why
I like to think that I know quite a lot
But with you it feels like I forgot
I wish that I could explain who you are
But when I try to I never get far
Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you
And Stephen Hawking can't explain you
Rosetta Stone could not translate you
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I couldn't put it in a novel
I wrote a page but it was awful
Now I just want to sing your gospel
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
We've come so far
Now here we are
We made it through the night
I know we will be stronger still
Everything will be alright
Even Da Vinci couldn't paint you
And Stephen Hawking can't explain you
Rosetta Stone could not translate you
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I couldn't put it in a novel
I wrote a page but it was awful
Now I just want to sing your gospel
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
I'm at a loss for words
Known recordings
| Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 2.m4a | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 5 alt chorus.mp3 | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 6.mp3 | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 7.mp3 | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 8.mp3 | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 9 og rhythm.mp3 | |||||
| Rivers Cuomo | Da Vinci | Da Vinci 10.mp3 | |||||
| Weezer | Da Vinci | Work 11-19-2013 13h34m17s.mp3 | November 19, 2013 | 2:24 | Alone XI: The EWBAITE Years | Story notes on "Da Vinci" | |
| Weezer | Da Vinci | 05 Da Vinci.mp3 | 2014 | The Village, Los Angeles, CA | 4:04 | Leaked online | Early mix. Leaked online in 2017. |
| Weezer | Da Vinci | 2014 | The Village, Los Angeles, CA | 4:05 | Leaked online | Instrumental version of final mix. Leaked online in 2014. | |
| Weezer | Da Vinci | 2014 | The Village, Los Angeles, CA | 4:05 | Everything Will Be Alright in the End | ||
| Weezer | Da Vinci | 2014 | The Village, Los Angeles, CA | 3:31 | Radio edit |
See also
References
- ↑ weezer "ewbaite 13 "Da Vinci"" YouTube. 16 July 2014. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgtJeqAqrTk
- ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. "Can anyone whip up some artwork for the DA VINCI single? This won't be commercially available--it's just for the radio stations." Facebook. 28 October 2014. https://www.facebook.com/groups/weezerfanclub/posts/399135896902269/