Listen Up

From Weezerpedia
"Listen Up"
Demo by Weezer
Recorded 20012002
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

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

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

Performer(s) Title Filename Date of recording Recording location Length Appeared on Notes
Rivers Cuomo Listen Up February 24, 2001[1] 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[2] Sunset Sound, Los Angeles, CA
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