Pardon Me
"Pardon Me" | |
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Album track by Weezer | |
from the album Make Believe | |
Released | May 10, 2005 |
Format | CD |
Recorded | Summer 2004 |
Length | 4:16 |
Label | Geffen |
Songwriter(s) | Rivers Cuomo |
COR# | 516 |
Producer(s) | Weezer, Rick Rubin, Chad Bamford |
Status | Officially released |
Live debut | April 29, 2005 in San Francisco, CA |
Last played | July 13, 2005 in Uniondale, NY |
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Make Believe track listing | |
12 tracks |
"Pardon Me" is the eighth track from Make Believe.
Appearances
- Make Believe (2005)
Overview
"Pardon Me" is first known to have been demoed acoustically at Rod Cervera's studio on June 21st, 2003 and again on August 3rd. The song continued to be worked on several times throughout November. The song was included on Rivers Cuomo's "A-list" during the album's production around February of 2004. The song was excluded from the final track list until shortly before release, when the songs "Average Person", "Losing My Mind", "You're the One" and "Love Is the Answer" were excised in favor of "Pardon Me", "My Best Friend", and "The Other Way". The mastering for Make Believe was finished April 6th, 2005, only a month before the album's release.
- —Band commentary, Weezer Recording History[1]
- —Band commentary, Weezer Recording History[1]
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – rhythm guitar, backing vocals, piano
- Scott Shriner – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Rick Rubin - producer
- Rich Costey - mixing
Audio
Lyrics
I tried my best
I gave my all
Sometimes my best wasn't good enough
For you
Sometimes I let you go
Sometimes I hurt you so
I know that I can be the meanest person in the world
So I apologize to you
And to anyone else that I hurt too
I may not be a perfect soul
But I can learn self control
So pardon me, pardon me, pardon me my friend
I never thought
That anyone
Was more important than the plans
I made
But now I feel the shame
There's no one else to blame
For all the broken hearts scattered on the field of war
So I apologize to you
And to anyone else that I hurt too
I may not be a perfect soul
But I can learn self control
So pardon me, pardon me, pardon me my friend
Sometimes I let you go
Sometimes I hurt you so
I know that I can be the meanest person in the world
So I apologize to you
And to anyone else that I hurt too
I may not be a perfect soul
But I can learn self control
And in my heart I feel its true
So I will be there with you
So pardon me, pardon me, pardon me my friend (I really want a friend)
Pardon me (I really want a friend)
My friend (I really want a friend)
Pardon me (I really want a friend)
My friend
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Weezer | Pardon Me | June 21, 2003[2] | Rod Cervera's studio, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic demo | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | August 3, 2003[2] | Rod Cervera's studio, Los Angeles, CA | Acoustic demo | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 4, 2003[2] | 8295 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA | Acoustic demo, rejected take | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 4, 2003[2] | 8295 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood, CA | Acoustic demo, best take | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 5, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 5, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 5, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Selected as best take | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 17, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Version 1 | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | November 17, 2003[2] | Swing House Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Version 2 | |||
Weezer | Pardon Me | December 1—December 19, 2003[3] | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | Rough mix made on January 30, 2004 | |||
Rivers Cuomo | Pardon Me | February 27, 2004[3] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Rivers Cuomo | Pardon Me | July 3, 2004[3] | S.I.R. Rehearsal Studios, Los Angeles, CA | ||||
Weezer | Pardon Me | December 1, 2003—Spring 2005 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 4:15 | Leaked online | Unmastered | |
Weezer | Pardon Me | December 1, 2003—Spring 2005 | Cello Studios, Los Angeles, CA | 4:16 | Make Believe |
See also
References
- ↑ Weezer Recording History - Page 15. Original source archived by Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/20091229113823/http://www.weezer.com/info/recording/WeezRecHist15.htm
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Weezer Recording History - Page 14
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Weezer Recording History - Page 15