Weezer - Tell Me What You Did (This Is Such A Pity Demo)

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  • Опубликовано: 19 янв 2025

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  • @netherborn3261
    @netherborn3261 2 года назад +467

    I feel like MarcButEvil described this song really well with the conflict of green and Pinkerton fighting

    • @weezeydawg
      @weezeydawg Год назад +6

      I agree

    • @obikenobi9775
      @obikenobi9775 10 месяцев назад +1

      Which video did he talk about it? I wanna watch it

    • @Green-xh2rr
      @Green-xh2rr 10 месяцев назад +2

      @@obikenobi9775the one where he talked about make believe

    • @coreev
      @coreev 9 месяцев назад +4

      He’s in the room with us…

    • @netherborn3261
      @netherborn3261 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@coreevI was shocked when I saw his comment had less likes than mine at first

  • @TheEndOfImagining
    @TheEndOfImagining 8 месяцев назад +135

    raw sounding weezer is when weezer sounds best

  • @MarcButEvil
    @MarcButEvil 2 года назад +537

    =W=

  • @xXTomokoKurokiXx
    @xXTomokoKurokiXx 2 года назад +171

    If I had my way, I'd probably put the This is Such a Pity chorus as a counter-melody to the Tell Me What You Did chorus. If Rivers ever hears enough fan love for this version of the song, I'd love to see him and the band do a pseudo-mashup of those two versions.

    • @mathpin
      @mathpin Год назад +12

      ...or you know hed probably re-use it for a track on some spongebob movie or a track which takes parts of Crazy Train... Those 2 exemples are why I don't think Rivers should leave the demos as they are haha...

  • @piolacat
    @piolacat 2 года назад +208

    I honestly like more this version than the final version; it really feels like a Pinkerton Song

    • @SDCDIABLO
      @SDCDIABLO 10 месяцев назад +40

      Most of their demos are like this, Rivers is stil writing these bangers and then they just fuck them up in the studio somehow

    • @TheRenegade...
      @TheRenegade... 5 месяцев назад +6

      There's enough demos like this that, had Rivers decided to go in that direction, Make Believe could have been Pinkerton II

    • @abandonedamericas
      @abandonedamericas 2 месяца назад +1

      @@TheRenegade...it would’ve been a success though
      People were more adapted to Pinkerton 9 years later

  • @Acacia1
    @Acacia1 2 года назад +511

    someone build a time machine to go back to 2004 and stop rick rubin producing weezer

    • @Acacia1
      @Acacia1 2 года назад +137

      @pinkeo that's true, at least the guy took the extra step and helped rivers tremendously

    • @waycnf7229
      @waycnf7229 2 года назад +43

      @pinkeo this is why make believe is the best weezer album

    • @waycnf7229
      @waycnf7229 2 года назад +15

      @Nome Cognome personally i think red is one of their best works, especially featuring deluxe tracks (mostly the 4 main deluxe tracks and their cover of the weight because i love the og song)

    • @mlnhed1753
      @mlnhed1753 2 года назад +16

      You tweakin rubin made this album the shit. Maladroit and green album were let downs but make belive at least brings some good blue album and pinkerton type songs

    • @waycnf7229
      @waycnf7229 2 года назад +30

      @@mlnhed1753 ahh yes because mental health is less important than a pretty good album.

  • @narrow3601
    @narrow3601 Год назад +137

    this is actually an amazing track. If it was released as the official "This is such a pity" it might've been one of the best songs by weezer.

  • @alper5
    @alper5 3 месяца назад +16

    *LYRICS FOR THIS VERSION*
    How is your heart, little darling?
    I didn't mean to get so mad
    Let me just hold you closely
    How did things get so bad?
    I know how to pick on you
    You pushed me over the edge
    We caused so much agony
    We can't seem to move ahead
    What is going on?
    What is it we need?
    Have we gone insane?
    Is this just our greed
    Fighting for a chance to survive
    What kind of future will we have?
    Will we ever find peace?
    Everybody thinks we're crazy
    They're about to call the police
    I don't wanna be a chump
    You think I'm a fascist pig
    Right now everything is black
    I don't think we'll ever give
    What is going on?
    What is it we need?
    Have we gone insane?
    Is this just our greed
    Fighting for a chance to survive
    All day, all day, all day
    What is going on?
    What is it we need?
    Have we gone insane?
    Or is this just greed
    What is going on?
    What is it we need?
    Have we gone insane?
    Or is this just greed
    Fighting for a chance to survive
    Fighting for a chance to survive

  • @SmlCff
    @SmlCff 2 года назад +111

    Gonna be honest, I prefer this song over what was released on make believe by a longshot. I know Make Believe is a make or a break album for most people, but as someone who is getting into Weezer 20 years too late, these are just my opinions. The chorus is so much more satisfying, with the guitars coming in and Rivers' melody over the top of the chords really works in my opinion. I also prefer the lyrics, as I found the ones in the final song to be a teensy bit cheesy. I know you could probably say the same about the lyrics in here, but I think they're just that tiny bit more interesting.
    The general vibe of this song just feels so much better to me. I wish this would be released on Spotify and/or just recorded in better quality. It's such a good sounding song, and I wish it had been released in some form alongside the final cut. The Solo and breakdown is so good, and I've found myself listening to this on repeat all day. I will admit, my opinion is biased due to my love for distortion on guitars, and my gravitation to songs with more oomph to them, but I do think my point still stands. This sounds way more like classic Weezer than most of Make Believe.
    I have seen people say that the sound is a lot more like something out of Pinkerton and I agree. I've seen people say that Make Believe is like a cross between the Green album and Pinkerton, for better and for worse, and I agree that it did change some of the songs. This one is actually a great example. In the pre-chorus you can kind of hear the tug between the two albums, before reaching the chorus which sounds very Pinkerton. This is described way better in MarcButEvil's "Make Believe - How One Album Ruined Weezer's Reputation" at the 21:14 minute mark. It's actually a really good video to look into if you're not very informed on Weezer's decline.
    In the end, I think this song is an absolute straight banger, and I wish it was released to something like Spotify, even with some other Demos or bonus tracks. Just my two cents though, feel free to disagree. :)

    • @cboisandlin9601
      @cboisandlin9601 2 года назад +7

      Yeah I came here because of that video. This demo is fire ngl. Absolute bop.

    • @SmlCff
      @SmlCff 2 года назад +1

      Hell yeah :)

    • @deanb.2706
      @deanb.2706 2 года назад +1

      @@cboisandlin9601 same here

    • @frankdeal7260
      @frankdeal7260 10 месяцев назад

      Dude… fuckin chill😂😂😂😂😂

  • @Outense
    @Outense 5 месяцев назад +8

    I’m absolutely infuriated at how amazing this sounds.

  • @Joelster-og4pf
    @Joelster-og4pf 2 месяца назад +4

    THIS is the greatest version of This Is Such A Pity.

  • @raditudesydney
    @raditudesydney 2 месяца назад +7

    smells like teen spirit is my favorite weezer song

  • @giangypego8622
    @giangypego8622 2 года назад +82

    honestly i prefer this version than "this is such a pity", this gives a vibe much more similar to pinkerton and feels more personal than the finished product

    • @di0w_
      @di0w_ 7 месяцев назад

      Indeed...

  • @Notjasoncropper
    @Notjasoncropper 28 дней назад +4

    They should have released this version its so much better than the official release

  • @Gluu4
    @Gluu4 3 года назад +204

    omg this chorus is a million times better

    • @nickrichards2986
      @nickrichards2986 2 года назад +24

      Nope don't think so

    • @catsupempire3920
      @catsupempire3920 2 года назад +7

      Come on!!

    • @joepines3278
      @joepines3278 2 года назад +36

      @@nickrichards2986 Delusion. Convince yourself

    • @thekillers1stfan
      @thekillers1stfan 2 года назад +18

      I liked This is just a pity a lot but this whole song is so much fucking better lol

    • @LelouchOnTwi
      @LelouchOnTwi Год назад +8

      THE CHORUS FITS WAY BETTER

  • @ethanguddal8593
    @ethanguddal8593 2 года назад +132

    i just love the demos so much more. i think it's because its not "clean" and produced that much. but hearing their demos gives me so much comfort
    edit: now thinking of it, probably because weezer was the first band i loved. so im just going to have unintentional comfort with them. idk.

    • @greensnakething
      @greensnakething 2 года назад +1

      i feel the exact same

    • @JonahGuillot
      @JonahGuillot 2 года назад +3

      same man weezer is how i discovered my love for music

    • @TheAbandonedAccount7
      @TheAbandonedAccount7 Год назад

      Same dude. Blue album came out a month before I was born. They were my first band too. Been listening to them since their start!

  • @WebtoonMan
    @WebtoonMan Год назад +26

    words cant describe how much i love 2:24

  • @ItsHenryGreen
    @ItsHenryGreen 5 месяцев назад +4

    I can’t believe how watered down This Is Such A Pity is listening to this. The chorus felt so empty in the final, and it sounds so much more complete here.

  • @possiblycrazy442
    @possiblycrazy442 2 года назад +124

    If i had a Weezer cover band, I would only play this version. =w=
    PS: This is the first pro-Weezer vibe I've had since 2009. This demo is that good.

    • @timcowan642
      @timcowan642 2 года назад +9

      Hell my band rarely plays covers... but if we pick Weezer, it's gonna be this song.

    • @alexmott507
      @alexmott507 2 года назад +4

      If you haven't liked Weezer in a while, you should check out The White Album and their Summer / Autumn EPs from this year, they're outstanding

    • @possiblycrazy442
      @possiblycrazy442 2 года назад +1

      @@alexmott507 Actually I did buy that one back in 2016. I liked Summer Elaine and Drunk Dory but not enough to "break the curse" at the time. Thank you for suggesting the EPs.

    • @TheBrandonnnn
      @TheBrandonnnn 3 месяца назад +1

      @@alexmott507 summer and autumn? lol what? The obvious recommendation would be winter... I mean autumn is decent too, but Winter is their best work since MB/red

  • @Ace-x4h
    @Ace-x4h 4 месяца назад +5

    True Weezer fans remember when this song was originally “She Who Is Militant”

  • @shalver3860
    @shalver3860 5 месяцев назад +7

    The best demo, probably

    • @vilhelm-
      @vilhelm- 5 месяцев назад

      The Longtime Sunshine demo has got to be my favourite

    • @MiguelRamirez-v
      @MiguelRamirez-v 2 дня назад

      Every month i feel the same about another demo LOL so much good stuff in these demo tapes

  • @TheBrandonnnn
    @TheBrandonnnn 3 месяца назад +4

    This sounds like it couldve fit in perfectly on one of the Alone albums. Like the officially released ones.

  • @goomberr
    @goomberr 3 месяца назад +5

    this is so cool i love weezer!!!

  • @logikarp
    @logikarp 4 года назад +80

    Such a pity that they scrapped 'All I Wanna Do'

    • @nokiohascontent
      @nokiohascontent 3 года назад +30

      you could say that
      this is such a pity

  • @ZeroInUtero93
    @ZeroInUtero93 5 месяцев назад +3

    If this was on Spotify I would listen to it constantly

  • @temp.404
    @temp.404 7 месяцев назад +5

    In an alternative universe, I hope to believe that Ric Ocasek worked on Make Believe.

  • @treeact5695
    @treeact5695 3 года назад +34

    I like the final product but this good asf

  • @joepines3278
    @joepines3278 2 года назад +18

    I like this demo a lot. At first the verses threw me off, but I kinda dig them now. The choruses are reallll good

  • @2510katjo
    @2510katjo 2 года назад +13

    I like this. First time hearing it. There isn't a Weezer song i don't like, i love them all. The guitars, drums, vocals, lyrics, all of them are superb.

  • @CamInABand
    @CamInABand 6 месяцев назад +5

    The pre-chorus is like the green album sound and the Pinkerton sound fighting for control of the song, with Pinkerton winning in the chorus. Shame this version Wasn’t on Make Believe. MarcButEvil described it perfectly

  • @Shmo711
    @Shmo711 2 месяца назад +2

    This version is so much better

  • @abandonedamericas
    @abandonedamericas 2 месяца назад +6

    Someone put this on Spotify!

  • @snoozecluez
    @snoozecluez 4 месяца назад +2

    This chorus and the final releases intro and solo would drive me crazy

  • @dae1en
    @dae1en 10 месяцев назад +5

    cannot believe they released this is such a pity over this version’s layout. absolutely insane

  • @VeinTrippin
    @VeinTrippin 9 месяцев назад +7

    This is better then the release they should’ve went with this

  • @foofpilled
    @foofpilled 7 месяцев назад +4

    “How did things get so bad” indeed

  • @traviskees2893
    @traviskees2893 7 месяцев назад +3

    This song is fucking amazing

  • @Teguranch
    @Teguranch 2 года назад +10

    Damn this is way better than anything weezer has put out since pinkerton

  • @waycnf7229
    @waycnf7229 2 года назад +19

    I love both versions

    • @mbr_80085
      @mbr_80085 Год назад +11

      Thank God I'm not the only one 😭 everyone's dragging This is Such a Pity but I honestly love both so much

  • @aleks.youtube
    @aleks.youtube Месяц назад +1

  • @WhatsUpFella
    @WhatsUpFella 4 года назад +16

    This is excellent

  • @frankdeal7260
    @frankdeal7260 2 года назад +27

    This song makes me get naked and dance while eating peanut butter!!!!
    Listen to it every night!!!!!

  • @josephrivera6242
    @josephrivera6242 3 года назад +31

    Wtf this is way better. God damn it they always make classic Weezer shit then scrap it

  • @lucasqualls5086
    @lucasqualls5086 Год назад +9

    Can’t believe they changed the lyrics. This is such a pity.

  • @d4rk0mega39
    @d4rk0mega39 2 года назад +5

    This sounds better than this is such a pity

  • @me_gustaz
    @me_gustaz 10 месяцев назад +1

    i luv weezer too.

  • @brunothedestroyer9965
    @brunothedestroyer9965 3 года назад +37

    The chorus is soooo much better on this version!!!!!

  • @nicolasalfonso419
    @nicolasalfonso419 3 года назад +39

    the verses are a bit rough but the chorus gives off strong blue album vibes

  • @austinwelch7313
    @austinwelch7313 3 месяца назад +1

    It's interesting, merely as a bridge between the original A5 Demos version of the song (the name escapes me atm) and the final version, which I absolutely prefer. But I'm admittedly a big Cars/new wave fan, which it homages. I dunno, I think people have a tendency to over-romanticize demo/early versions. The big riff parts could have bene re-used as the basis of another song.

  • @1176hambone
    @1176hambone 8 месяцев назад +1

    I like thew raw sound of this demo.

  • @MrVideoHijacker
    @MrVideoHijacker 8 месяцев назад +8

    This is tremendously better than the album version

    • @rwm4738
      @rwm4738 8 месяцев назад +1

      Most of their demos are, it's weird.

  • @beyondobscure
    @beyondobscure Год назад +4

    That was jarring going into the chorus.

  • @ufomachines
    @ufomachines 3 месяца назад +2

    woah

  • @enthnd03
    @enthnd03 4 года назад +47

    guess "she who is militant" turned into this is such a pity? weird process

    • @lazrpo
      @lazrpo 3 года назад +18

      Yep, and its all documented in half a million demos.

    • @Imdone13Gaming
      @Imdone13Gaming 3 года назад +1

      @@lazrpo little more exaggeration, it’s more like 6 lol

    • @lazrpo
      @lazrpo 3 года назад +14

      @@Imdone13Gaming lol there's legitimately 6 versions of She Who Is Militant alone, iirc. Rivers REALLY wanted this song to work!

    • @kezner32
      @kezner32 3 года назад +9

      I love following the song writing process and discovering the changes that were made as songs were being demoed! “She Who is Militant” turning into “This is Such a Pity” is one of the biggest leaps I’ve seen... I never even associated these songs with one another.

    • @oodlemynoodle3753
      @oodlemynoodle3753 2 года назад +4

      Both songs are so vastly different I wish both could've been released. Kind of like Since You Came Around/Hawaii and Jacked up.

  • @TaxiCabCole
    @TaxiCabCole 8 месяцев назад +2

    I can't believe MB got shafted so hard, could have been one of the best albums of all time if the critical reception of Pinkerton at the time made Rivers absolutely horrified at the idea of trying to reproduce that sound.

  • @dantemasamunenakagawa3047
    @dantemasamunenakagawa3047 2 месяца назад +1

    This is just a punk rock song🤘!!

  • @JaysonCarmona
    @JaysonCarmona 4 года назад +63

    Much better than what was released

    • @JaysonCarmona
      @JaysonCarmona 4 года назад +18

      @@MichaelDermotMusic to each his own. Make believe sounded too pop.

    • @MichaelDermotMusic
      @MichaelDermotMusic 4 года назад +26

      @@JaysonCarmona I get ya, no disrespect meant. I just find "This is Such a Pity" to be better arranged, have a higher quality solo, and have a better chorus melody.

    • @aaronludwig8150
      @aaronludwig8150 3 года назад +11

      @@MichaelDermotMusic ya this is such a pity is waaay better this is a good start but it’s missing the umph and spice that the final version has

    • @w4str
      @w4str 3 года назад

      @@MichaelDermotMusic i like this version more just cus the guitars sound more distorted but the vocal melodies on the chorus in the make believe version are so much better

    • @radoverpink
      @radoverpink 3 года назад +10

      Exactly with this is such a pity it's way too popy and overproduced also this sounds like something from Pinkerton

  • @th3p0ndsh4rk
    @th3p0ndsh4rk 3 года назад +23

    this sounds kind of like blue almost

    • @cheesybear1337
      @cheesybear1337 3 месяца назад +2

      it sounds like pinkerton more than anything

  • @fs-g4z1n
    @fs-g4z1n 6 месяцев назад

    so gooooooddd

  • @johnmcglinchey
    @johnmcglinchey 2 года назад +13

    I think Rivers was going through an identity crisis when he threw this version out

  • @atoidiKK
    @atoidiKK 5 месяцев назад +2

    Someone put this on spotify please 🙏🙏

  • @garagemdecorsa
    @garagemdecorsa 15 дней назад

    This version feels so more personal =w=

  • @SáviodaSilvaDias
    @SáviodaSilvaDias 2 года назад +11

    Dude this stuff is so 90's and pinkertonish

  • @frankdrebin278
    @frankdrebin278 4 года назад +2

    Very awesome

  • @aguywhodoesthings7061
    @aguywhodoesthings7061 4 месяца назад +1

    this is way better

  • @NAFProjects
    @NAFProjects Год назад +7

    Are we talking about the same This Is Such a Pity?
    Where the hell is the overexaggerated 80's aesthetic?! There's a reason this is my 4th favorite Weezer song!!!

  • @jackkerner6562
    @jackkerner6562 2 года назад +6

    I feel like the pitty is way better but a fully completed and produced version of this would still be really good regardless

  • @SuperRichyrich11
    @SuperRichyrich11 2 года назад +10

    anyone got tabs for this version? lol. The guitars are so much better than in the studio version

  • @Ziti.himself
    @Ziti.himself 10 месяцев назад +2

    This song is way better then this is such a pity

  • @onlyindreams.s
    @onlyindreams.s Год назад +3

    WHAT IS GOING ONNN

  • @Sonicshadow8989
    @Sonicshadow8989 3 года назад +1

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @michaelmcdonnell936
    @michaelmcdonnell936 Год назад +1

    i need a tissue for my nose

  • @itagamineko
    @itagamineko 3 месяца назад +1

    people who say the final version is worse are complete idiots. both versions are sick.

  • @pottasiumcynaide4104
    @pottasiumcynaide4104 2 года назад +4

    the chrous is clean it feels like a beat switch

  • @ВЛАДЕЛЕЦ4
    @ВЛАДЕЛЕЦ4 Год назад

    This feels so Pinkerton

  • @MustangSalley1969
    @MustangSalley1969 8 месяцев назад

    This is wayyyy better. Has a little Pinkerton in it too.

  • @_scabs6669
    @_scabs6669 Год назад

    Vodka, that's what he needs

  • @Luke_E_Babyy
    @Luke_E_Babyy 4 месяца назад +2

    God wanted me off the street. Christ according to America wanted to judge me. I pray to God. That is my position.

  • @Nombre9039
    @Nombre9039 Год назад +3

    =w=

  • @gui18bif
    @gui18bif Год назад

    Havent heard the original. Not the biggest Weezer head. But this is amazing how come this is not a proper song

  • @macmusial3644
    @macmusial3644 9 месяцев назад +1

    At least the final name was accurate, it is such a pity that this song got gutted

  • @LazyMe64
    @LazyMe64 Год назад

    I'm trying to make a cover for this song but can't find guitar tabs on the internet, might be tough to do it.

    • @shaggles3924
      @shaggles3924 8 месяцев назад

      It still follows the chord progressions of This Is Such A Pity. And for the notes in the chorus it's just the melody in the studio demo, except only playing the first two strings. Just more distortion

    • @shaggles3924
      @shaggles3924 8 месяцев назад

      The opening chords play, to me at least, sound like A5 to B5. power chords if you're unfamiliar w chords names

  • @daddygomez2883
    @daddygomez2883 Год назад +1

    Hold me

  • @bencrowe8823
    @bencrowe8823 Год назад +1

    anyone know what alone album this is on?

    • @Logannnnnnnnnnn
      @Logannnnnnnnnnn 9 месяцев назад

      It’s on make believe but this version of the song never god published

    • @bencrowe8823
      @bencrowe8823 9 месяцев назад

      @@Logannnnnnnnnnn i realized. I kept looking around and found the demo. Thank you though

  • @Luke_E_Babyy
    @Luke_E_Babyy 4 месяца назад

    They're like, "we really don't want you to watch Chinatown in a theater. You see Chinatown or you eat dinner. But not both." What kind of fucking world is this?

  • @kabbacallisto
    @kabbacallisto 2 года назад +9

    God this song got neutered

  • @fs-g4z1n
    @fs-g4z1n 6 месяцев назад

    3:13

  • @nerdsforcardgames
    @nerdsforcardgames 7 месяцев назад

    Very Pinkerton sounding.

  • @rizzo-films
    @rizzo-films 2 месяца назад +2

    TISAP has a much better chorus, but I like how the overall sound is closer to classic Weezer, and the bridge is sounding like a SFTBH demo.

  • @sappyyyyyy
    @sappyyyyyy 2 года назад +1

    This sound better than release

  • @kalvinortega4890
    @kalvinortega4890 4 месяца назад

    Lyrics
    How is your heart little darling?
    I didn't mean to get so mad
    Let me just hold you closely
    How did things get so bad?
    I know how to pick on you
    You pushed me over the edge
    We caused so much agony
    We can't seem to move ahead
    This is such a pity
    We should give all our love to each other
    Not this hate that destroys us
    This is such a pity
    (This is a pity)
    What kind of future will we have?
    Will we ever find peace?
    Everybody thinks we're crazy
    They're about to call the police
    I don't wanna be a chump
    You think I'm a fascist pig
    Right now, everything is black
    I don't think we'll ever get it
    This is such a pity
    We should give all our love to each other
    Not this hate that destroys us
    This is such a pity
    (This is a pity)
    This is such a pity
    We should give all our love to each other
    Not this hate that destroys us
    This is such a pity
    (This is a pity)
    This is such a pity
    We should give
    We should give all our love
    All our love
    All our love
    All our love
    All our love
    All our love

    • @spatial_rind
      @spatial_rind 10 дней назад

      That's the album version's lyrics

  • @weezerfan73
    @weezerfan73 Год назад

    I WISH THIS VERSION WAS ON APPLE MUSIC OH MY GOD ITS SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE RELEEASED ONE FUCKXIFUFKCIFCZCIFZ

  • @8thorpe
    @8thorpe 4 месяца назад

    i prefer the final song to this.

  • @coreev
    @coreev 9 месяцев назад +2

    Should’ve stuck with normal guitar instead of 80s synth

  • @mypointissharpandpointy
    @mypointissharpandpointy Год назад

    the style of make believe being changed from this hurts me so much :(

  • @Smalld1ckbigheart
    @Smalld1ckbigheart 5 месяцев назад +1

    ฝรั่ง

  • @SinsandVices
    @SinsandVices 2 года назад +5

    Wow this is such a pity feels like such a downgrade next to this

  • @Paul-dw2cl
    @Paul-dw2cl Год назад +4

    This Is Such A Pity is so much better