When was say it aint so written

Name Optional. December 18, August 11, January 23, Skip to content Weezer. Leave a Reply Cancel reply Your email address will not be published. He wrote the following comment in the liner notes when he re-released the song in on the album When You're in Love :. The presenter was asking the editor of a small town newspaper outside Washington, how, in the face of conclusive evidence and proof, his readers could still show such undying support for the president they elected.

The editor likens the situation to a scandal in the twenties, when Joe Jackson , the famous baseball player, was rumoured to have taken a bribe to sink his team in the final of the World series. His fans hung around the stadium chanting "Say it ain't so Joe". The song is about heroes and their "Clay feet'. It is also a plea from myself to the kind of 'Joe Public' who in fear of losing face, refuse to relinquish their faith in a fallen idol. The only way to keep you safe from the spam is by having human review.

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All rights reserved. Todos Derechos Reservados. The copyrights on all source code and the data base belong to Milo and are used on this web site by permission. The source code is at OSdata. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2. The song was featured as a playable song in the rhythm video game Rock Band. The game has since been available in other rhythm video games, such as Guitar Hero Live and Rocksmith Musically, "Say It Ain't So" features a reggae-ish beat under the verse vocals, which are doubled by bassist Matt Sharp in falsetto.

When the chorus kicks in, a big, start-stop guitar riff mimicks the beat, and for the second and third choruses, a brief unison bend guitar part fills the spaces between the main riff. The guitar solo features a layered sound, much in the style of Queen guitarist Brian May, whom Rivers had expressed an affinity for. For the studio version, Cuomo double tracked Chorus vocals and left the verse vocals with one take. It is one of the songs on the debut album to not feature Brian Bell on vocals.

Originally, the words "Heartbreaker, lifetaker" were echoed at the end. The artwork for the "Say It Ain't So" single comes from a childhood drawing Rivers made of him and his father playing soccer--something they mutually loved.

Prominently featured in the artwork is the image of Rivers scoring a goal spelled "goll" , and his father encouraging him on with lines like, "Yay, my son. Bootlegs of all five songs recorded that day including " Buddy Holly ", " In the Garage ", and " Undone " can be found online. There are two mixes of the song.