Just What I Needed

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"Just What I Needed"
Cover song by Weezer
from the album Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe)
RecordedAugust 6, 1993
Length2:20 (recording cuts off)
Songwriter(s)Ric Ocasek
StatusOfficially released
Weezer (The Blue Album) (30th Anniversary Deluxe) track listing
18 tracks
Disc 2
  1. "Say It Ain't So" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  2. "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  3. "Paperface" (The Kitchen Tape Demo)
  4. "Undone - The Sweater Song" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  5. "Thief, You've Taken All That Was Me" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  6. "My Name Is Jonas" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  7. "Let's Sew Our Pants Together" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  8. "Only in Dreams" (Kitchen Tape Demo)
  9. "I Can't Forget the Way" (Third Practice)
  10. "Undone - The Sweater Song" (Third Practice)
  11. "The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" (Third Practice)
  12. "Windows Down" (Garage Practice)
  13. "My Name Is Jonas" (Garage Practice)
  14. "Only in Dreams" (Garage Practice)
  15. "Superman" (Garage Practice)
  16. "Dawn Sets upon Us" (Garage Practice)
  17. "Just What I Needed" (Rehearsal Demo)
  18. "Buddy Holly" (Rehearsal Demo)
"Just What I Needed"
Song by The Cars with Scott Shriner
from the album Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Live in Concert 2018 & 2019
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2022[1]
FormatDigital
RecordedApril 14, 2018
Length3:50
Songwriter(s)Ric Ocasek
StatusOfficially released

"Just What I Needed" is the third track and debut single from the eponymous debut album by American rock band The Cars in 1978. Weezer recorded a cover of the song a few days prior to convening with Cars frontman Ric Ocasek, who would produce Weezer's debut album over the following months.

Overview

Weezer recorded a cover of "Just What I Needed" onto Rivers Cuomo's portable DAT recorder during rehearsal sessions at Cole Rehearsal Studios in Hollywood, CA on August 6th, 1993. This recording was later released on The Blue Album's 30th anniversary deluxe edition.

In 2018, Scott Shriner performed the song live with surviving members of the Cars during their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[2]. This live performance was released in 2022.

Audio

Live performance featuring Scott Shriner

Lyrics

I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time
Cause when you're standing, oh, so near
I kinda lose my mind

It's not the perfume that you wear
It's not the ribbons in your hair
And I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time

I don't mind you hanging out
And talking in your sleep
It doesn't matter where you've been
As long as it was deep, yeah

You always knew to wear it well
And you look so fancy, I can tell
And I don't mind you hanging out
And talking in your sleep

I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to feed
I guess you're just what I needed
(Just what I needed)
I needed someone to bleed

I don't mind you coming here
And wasting all my time
Cause when you're standing, oh, so near
I kinda lose my mind, yeah

It's not the ribbons in your hair

See also

External links

References

  1. ↑ Release date per Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/0UXumZovv43c8EIlRYYTKD
  2. ↑ Rolling Stone "The Cars Play Greatest Hits at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2018 Induction" by Elias Leight, Kory Grow. Published April 15, 2018.[1]
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