Listen Up

"Listen Up"
Demo by Weezer
Recorded	2001—2002
Writer(s)	Rivers Cuomo
RC#	591
COR#	273
Status	Circulating
Rivers Cuomo song chronology
"P'bell in D" (RC# 590) "Listen Up" (RC# 591) "White Disease" (RC# 592)

"Listen Up" is a song demoed by Weezer in contention for the band's fourth album, Maladroit.

Appearances

• Released on weezer.com

Overview

"Listen Up" was initially recorded by Rivers Cuomo in February of 2001, and later recorded by the band during the DC Demos, BBC Sessions, and multiple times during the recording sessions for Maladroit. The song was recorded at Sunset Sound for the sessions for the band's planned fifth album, but said recordings are not presently in circulation. The song was performed live during the Euro Freak Out Tour in June and July of 2001.

Live performances

• Weezer concert: 06/28/2001
• Weezer concert: 06/29/2001
• Weezer concert: 07/01/2001
• Weezer concert: 07/03/2001
• Weezer concert: 07/04/2001
• Weezer concert: 07/05/2001

Lyrics

Listen
Pretty mama
I won’t be with you tonight
I know
You hear me, yeah
I won’t be with you tonight

Listen up, for goodness sakes
Me, I never had much breaks
Opened up my heart and then they all just let me down
Whoa down

Listen
Sweet baby, yeah
I won’t be with you tonight
Somewhere
You hear me, yeah
I won’t be with you tonight

And the love you gave to me
Will increase my will to be, be
Down

Known recordings

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Performer(s)	Title	Filename	Date of recording	Recording location	Length	Appeared on	Notes
Rivers Cuomo	Listen Up		February 24, 2001	LoConto Studios, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Weezer	Listen Up	WEEZER-2001-05-27-Listen_Up_273.mp3	May 27, 2001	Monster Island Studios, Washington, D.C	4:19	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up		June 13, 2001	BBC Studios, London, England	4:09	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up	WEEZER-2001-12-18_03Listen_Up_273.mp3	December 18, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:41	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up	WEEZER-2001-12-21_07Listen_Up_273.mp3	December 21, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	4:01	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up	WEEZER-2001-12-22_07Listen_Up_273.mp3	December 22, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:45	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up	WEEZER-2001-12-31_01Listen_Up_273.mp3	December 31, 2001	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:41	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up	WEEZER-2002-01-07_01Listen_Up_273.mp3	January 7, 2002	Cello Studios, Los Angeles	3:47	Released on weezer.com
Weezer	Listen Up		June 24, 2001	Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA

See also

• List of Weezer songs
• List of Rivers Cuomo songs
• Maladroit demos