Rivers Cuomo - Rock and roll cockroach

[@SpaceFrog999]

Wait wait if Rivers is the rock and roll cockroach, is that why all his friends are insects??!??? Is this canon???

[@nokiohascontent]

yes this is important to the rivers cuomo lore

[@antoniojl7399]

Is this a reference to the Oingo Boingo song insects???? Jk lol

[@antoniojl7399]

Is this a reference to the Oingo Boingo song insects???? Jk lol

[@antoniojl7399]

Is this a reference to the Oingo Boingo song insects???? Jk lol

[@antoniojl7399]

Is this a reference to the Oingo Boingo song insects???? Jk lol

[@ObiWanKenobi]

No wonder this is my favorite song from Van Weezer

[@anthonyp9397]

Hello there

[@g-gnome505]

Hello there

[@Hellothere.9]

Hello there

[@variousfunnyanimals3221]

Hello there

[@dantemeza1]

Hello there

[@Marco-xu1ss]

Proto-Beginning of the End!!!

[@avawittine]

WHERE DID THE EWBAITE YEARS ALONE PLAYLIST GO!!!!!! PLEASE I NEED IT AHHHHHH

[@mistahswags]

I NEED IT

[@Imdone13Gaming]

Awesome, it’s so weird hearing parts of the final lyrics, but he definitely had a sense of direction for this song. Also different breakdown near the end, definitely more EWBAITE, sounds neat though.

[@camacaron06]

The intro for this has the “Fire in the hole” thing from the intro of Photograph’s music video

[@DOPE-xu8we]

Oh yeah true. I just noticed that.

[@Scacerr]

2:30 Bridge sound like an alteration of the melody for lullaby

[@MuseBySecrecy]

God loves his children…

[@hkhjg1734]

"rock and roll cockroach, the people freak out when he walks out there, so scared" This lyric is so good, it makes sense that people a freaking out because he's a cockroach. The beginning of the end version doesn't make sense. What is the beginning of the end, what does that have to do with him going out on stage? Rivers has been doing this since getchoo. In the first versions all the lyrics make sense but he changes a few lines and the lyrics dont seem to mesh as well in the final version, in my opinion of course.

[@DOPE-xu8we]

I think when he says when the people freak out, they’re excited to see rivers, but when he says so scared, he’s talking about how scared he is going out there on stage Well that’s what I’m getting out of it I guess.

[@fortnitejimmy-ih3dn]

​@@DOPE-xu8we imo this version still works better because at first you think the lyrics are about some goofy cockroach, but the last chorus is sung in the first person - Rivers refers to himself as the rock and roll cockroach, giving the song a double meaning. Also, the fact that he refers to himself as a 'cockroach' is another pointer to his lack of self confidence, along with the part about being scared.

[@lzp12345]

@@fortnitejimmy-ih3dn ok

[@doorknobs4484]

with getchoo it was originally gonna be in weezers rock opera (the original 2nd album) but that was cancelled. its a similar case happening here. if rivers likes an unreleased song sometimes he’ll release it

[@Paul-dw2cl]

in what way does Getchoo on Pinkerton not make sense?

[@mork6894]

The tapping solo really makes this track, but this demo is sick anyway. Would have fit perfectly on EWBAITE or Ecce Homo

[@EduardoMielings2]

Beginning of the rock and roll cockroach

[@austin_the_brimstone]

It's so much better than the one they used for Bill and Ted. Wow. Crunchy guitars, bass, solid drums....all I want from weezer.

[@catherinecornelius120]

No cockroach chooses it's life as a cockroach. We get what what we get. There is no forget -ing -it.

[@dtinagliastudios]

YYYEEEEAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!!!!

[@leo--4341]

the guitar solo is so excessive but i love this song

[@mada4929]

lyrics aside, i actually prefer the drumming, guitar playing and vocal delivery than BOTE

[@RC-fi8nn]

Lyrics here are better than BOTE. Much more interesting and weird (in a good way).

[@teppeiando]

He should have kept it like this

[@mada4929]

i totally agree, except for the lyrics

[@garbage2552]

nah, BOTE is much better

[@wynndoesthings8662]

I'm pretty sure Rivers said he didn't want the demos to be released online like this, unless you've received permission from him, you might want to take this down.

[@austinbramer558]

Where do people even get these?

[@darthmoop]

Spotted the fan club member.

[@wynndoesthings8662]

@@darthmoop dude I wish

[@wynndoesthings8662]

@WilshirecityBlues Well, if stealing is fun to you, maybe you should go talk to the police about that

[@chrisvarney6857]

Oh shit guys its the weezer police