Let's Write a Sawng
Let's Write a Sawng is the name of an online song writing collaboration between Rivers Cuomo and his fan base through his YouTube channel RiversCuomoAlone. On Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Rivers posted a link to the first step of the collaboration in his blog on his Myspace. The title of the song has changed several times throughout the writing process. Originally, Cuomo chose the title "80s Radio", which then changed to "We're Turnin' Up the Radio", "Turnin' Turnin'" and finally "Turn It". On NPR's "Fresh Air" Rivers said that he will be submitting it to Weezer for inclusion on Album 7 but if it does not make it, it will definitely appear on some other release.
The final version of the sawng, titled "Turning Up The Radio", is the first track on Death to False Metal.
| No. | Title | Link | Release date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 1 and Step 2)" | YouTube | March 19, 2008 | Deadline is 9:30 PM Pacific Time |
| 2 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 3: Chords)" | YouTube | March 21, 2008 | Deadline for video comments is Friday, March 28 at 2:37 PM Pacific.
"80's Radio" |
| 3 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 3b)" | YouTube | March 31, 2008 | Step 3b |
| 4 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 4)" | YouTube | March 31, 2008 | DEADLINE is Saturday, April 5 at 3:59PM PST
Step 4 - Arrangement: lay down the drum beat, the synths, the strings, guitars, flute, oboe, harmonica...whatever you want. make it bumpin'. grizzlie's danja and you's timbaland. go to it boy! |
| 5 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 5 & 6?)" | YouTube | April 7, 2008 | DEADLINE is Sunday, April 14 at 10:03 PM Greenwich Mean Time.
Lyrics & Melody |
| 6 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 7. Lyrics.)" | YouTube | April 14, 2008 | DEADLINE - 5:09 PM PACIFIC (Sunday, April 20)
Write some lyrics for danthewelch's dope melody. make it great. |
| 7 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 7'b)" | YouTube | April 22, 2008 | DEADLINE: SUNDAY, 4/27 AT 12:21 PM PST (10:21pm eest)
Team 1: try to make richiestarkey's lyrics a little tougher and sing them over ats5's track. Team 2: try to get the spirit of CapNCrunchitize's lyrics into Danthewelch's melody. go to it boy! |
| 8 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 8. Development)" | YouTube | April 28, 2008 | DEADLINE 6AM PST Monday morning (5/5)! |
| 9 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 9: Revise The Chorus Chords)" | YouTube | May 6, 2008 | Deadline: Sonday 5/11 at 7:03 pm pt. |
| 10 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 10: Bridge Lyrics)" | YouTube | May 20, 2008 | DEADLINE 6:57pm PDT Sunday 5/25 |
| 11 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 11)" | YouTube | May 27, 2008 | FILE WILL NO LONGER BE DISTRIBUTED. PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL (messages will not be read).
DEADLINE FOR VIDEO SUBMISSIONS: 2:17PM PDT Thursday, 5/29 Tighten the Track: "we're turnin' up the radio" |
| 12 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 12: The Wish List)" | YouTube | May 31, 2008 | DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY 6/4 @ 6:01PM PDT
"WE'RE TURNIN' UP THE RADIO" |
| 13 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 13: Develop the Chorus)" | YouTube | June 6, 2008 | Deadline Mon June 9 @ 4:03PM PDT
"WE'RE TURNIN' UP THE RADIO" |
| 14 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 14: Revise the Bridge Lyrics)" | YouTube | June 13, 2008 | Deadline Tuesday 6/17 @ 3:04pm MST
"TURNIN' TURNIN'" (Wish 2) |
| 15 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 15: Chill)" | YouTube | July 10, 2008 | "Turn It" |
| 16 | "Let's Write a Sawng (Step 16: Send it to the Wolfs)" | YouTube | November 15, 2008 | "Turn It" |