Susanne (song)

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Name = Susanne
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Type = B-side
Artist = Weezer
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Album = "Undone - The Sweater Song"
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Released = 1994
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Recorded = August-September 1993 at Studio 56 and The Sound Factory Hollywood, CA
Genre = Rock, Alternative, Anthem rock
Length = 2:47
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Label = Geffen
Producer = Paul duGré
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"Susanne" is a song by American rock group Weezer, which originally appeared as a B-side to the 1994 single, "Undone - The Sweater Song". It was later included on the Deluxe Edition of the debut Weezer album, "Weezer".

Overview

The subject of the song, Susanne, was a PA at Geffen when Weezer was first getting its music off the ground. Rivers Cuomo was facing the emotional challenges of breaking into the music business, so she would make baked goods, especially brownies, as pick-me-ups for him, and gave him her spare winter coat to use when he needed a jacket, in addition to having heart-to-heart conversations via telephone with Cuomo, as is detailed in the first verse of the song. The line from the second verse, "Even Izzy, Slash and Axl Rose" was originally written with Kurt Cobain's name but it was edited out (out of respect) after Cobain's death in 1994. Weezer's Brian Bell has claimed it is his favorite of the groups' songs. It is also part of the setlist on the 2008 US tour. [ [http://leftanchor.com/bell.htm sail outboard motor anchor travel at leftanchor.com ] ]

Notable cover versions

* Midtown covered the song on the 2002 album, "Rock Music: A Tribute to Weezer".

Media usage

* "Susanne" was featured as the closing theme to the 1995 movie "Mallrats", and was later included on the soundtrack.

References