Yahoo
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Demo by Rivers Cuomo | ||
Album | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
Recorded | 2002-2004 | |
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | |
COR# | 387 | |
Status | Demo circulating | |
Live debut | November 3, 2002 in Los Angeles (Hotel Cafe)[1] |
"Yahoo" (formerly titled "Give Me an Answer" and, possibly, "I Don't Want You") is a song demoed by Weezer in 2002 in contention for the band's planned fifth album. Rivers Cuomo continued recording demos of the song through 2004, some of which were released in 2020.
Appearances
Overview
Rivers Cuomo first demoed "Yahoo" in 2002. The song is first known to have been demoed by Weezer on September 22, 2002 under the title "Give Me an Answer" at S.I.R. Rehearsals in Los Angeles.[2] The song continued to be demoed throughout the year. Rivers Cuomo continued demoing the song in 2004 during pre-production on Make Believe, though the song did not make the cut.
Lyrics
Give me an answer
Give me a sign
I know that you're in there
I know that you're mine
So, baby, let's roll
Let's roll, let's get up and go
I don't believe you wanted to know me
I don't believe you wanted to show me
Now
Hoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Yahoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Yahoo
Don't be afraid, girl
To show your true self
No matter how ugly
It's got to come out
And when you express
The things you feel deep inside
Ain't nobody here will try and defeat you
Everybody here is dying to meet you
Girl
Hoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Yahoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Yahoo
And when you express
The things you feel deep inside
Ain't nobody here will try and defeat you
Everybody here is dying to meet you
Girl
Hoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Yahoo-hoo-hoo, yahoo-hoo-hoo
Yahoo, yahoo
Yahoo, yahoo
Yahoo
I'm dying to meet you
Dying to meet you
Dying to meet you
Dying to meet you
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Yahoo | 387 Yahoo.mp3 | 2002 | 4:03 | Alone VIII: The Maladroit Years | no lyrics | |
Weezer | Give Me an Answer | September 22, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Josh Freese on drums | |||
Weezer | Give Me an Answer | September 23, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Josh Freese on drums | |||
Rivers Cuomo(?) | Give Me an Answer | September 27, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Take 1. Personnel unknown; possibly solo Cuomo | |||
Rivers Cuomo(?) | Give Me an Answer | September 27, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Take 2. Personnel unknown; possibly solo Cuomo | |||
Rivers Cuomo | Give Me an Answer | October 2, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Gimmie an Answer | October 18, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Yahoo | October 21, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Yahoo | November 1, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Yahoo | November 3, 2002 | The Hotel Café, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic, live secret show | |||
Weezer | Yahoo | November 29, 2002 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Yahoo | December 19, 2003 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Yahoo | 21 387 Yahoo 2004-02-05.mp3 | February 5, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:28 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | |
Rivers Cuomo | Yahoo | 19 387 Yahoo (No Drums).mp3 | February 20, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:28 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years | No drums |
Rivers Cuomo | Yahoo | 17 387 Yahoo 2004-02-27.mp3 | February 27, 2004 | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 3:30 | Alone IX: The Make Believe Years |
See also
References
- ↑ Live debut per: Weezer Recording History - Page 14 by Karl Koch.
- ↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 14