El Scorchio

[anatrok]

I insist that the First verse of El Scorchio by Weezer is about Shinji


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Goddamn you half-Japanese girls
do it to me every time
oh, the redhead said you shred the cello
And I'm jello, baby
But you won't talk, won't look, won't think of me
I'm the epitome of Public Enemy
Why you wanna go and do me like that?
Come down on the street and dance with me

I'm a lot like you so please Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

I asked you to go to the Green Day concert
You said you never heard of them
-How cool is that?-
So I went to your room and read your diary:
"watching Grunge leg-drop New-Jack through a press table..." and then my heart stopped:
"listening to Cio-Cio San fall in love all over again."

I'm a lot like you so please Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

How stupid is it? I can't talk about it
I gotta sing about it and make a record of my heart
(How stupid is it? Won't you give me a minute
Just come up to me and say hello to my heart) How stupid is it?
For all I know you want me too and maybe you just don't know what to do or maybe you're scared to say: "I'm falling for you"
I wish I could get my head out of the sand 'cuz I think we'd make a good team
and you would keep my fingernails clean
but that's just a stupid dream that I won't realize
'cuz I can't even look in your eyes without shakin', and I ain't fakin'
I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon.

I'm a lot like you so please Hello, I'm here, I'm waiting
I think I'd be good for you and you'd be good for me

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Anyone know if this was intentional, or what?

[superdoughboy4]

I doubt it was intentional.
Sounds like an emo song to me, and if I'm not mistaken, emo is a lot like that.

[Phaze]

oh, the redhead said you shred the cello

I doubt the whole thing's about Shinji, but this lyric right here seems too specific to be unintentional.

[superdoughboy4]

Well, Sohryuu never said anything bad about Shinji's playing of the Cello.
She actually complemented him for like, the 2nd time;
First time was when they first meet and are fighting the Angel underwater in Nigouki.

[anatrok]

I'm only said the FIRST verse was reminicent of Shinji, the rest is just randomness.
And "shred" is a compliment. Like "Man, you shred Guitar!!!"

It's not an emo song either....in that it's not exactly emotional, and the guy's voice isn't unbearably whiny either.

[superdoughboy4]

The first verse seems like it.
I never listened to any of Weezer's songs so I wouldn't know really.

[drinian]

There is an AMV of this, actually:

[url]http://www.animemusicvideos.org/members/members_videoinfo.php?v=49[/url]

[Space Penis]

ssgwnbtd has made quite a few...intresting...AMVs.

[Eternal Yamcha]

Never thought of El Scorchio that way. I knew the first line of the lyrics. It is kinda creepy when you think about it though, should see if Weezer would verify something like this. I know, it probably was an accident, but sometimes things like this aren't.

That'd be weird... Weezer liking Evangelion.

[AchtungAffen]

Wouldn't be that strange as Weezer always had that geeky appeal.

[Phoenix Feet]

Not to rain or anything, but Redhead rhymes with Said and Shred.

And Chello rhymes with Jello.

There's probably not much more to it than that.

[Sventevith]

Redhead rhymes with Said and Shred.

And Chello rhymes with Jello.

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[Phaze]

Not to rain or anything, but Redhead rhymes with Said and Shred.

But so does bread, led, instead, dread, fled, spread, sled, thread, tred, Irish soda bread, etc.

And Chello rhymes with Jello.

As does yellow, fellow, mellow, bellow, etc.

Get my point?

[Heidroch]

Meh, I don't think it is really an Eva reference. I think it was chosen for rhyme, and for the uniqueness factor of it.

What would sound more interesting in a song to you:

A) The blonde and/or brunette said you shred at the guitar(very common; there is always a band with a song or two about blondes and/or brunettes and guitars).
B) The redhead said you shred at the cello(different; redheads commenting about cello aptitude is not very common material found in rock songs).

Redhead rhymes with Said and Shred.

And Chello rhymes with Jello.

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[anatrok]

A) The blonde and/or brunette said you shred at the guitar(very common; there is always a band with a song or two about blondes and/or brunettes and guitars).

that doesn't ryme...and come on, "But you won't talk, won't look, won't think of me"
that's Asuka guy's

[Heidroch]

The point in my post wasn't about rhyming. The point was about the actual song content. Singing about redheads and cellos would be different for a rocksong, which is most likely what Weezer was going for.

"You won't talk, won't look, won't think of me".... Just because it may seem "Asuka", does not mean that it is. A similar argument could be made that most emo songs out there are about Shinji.

I think you're just looking way too far into this, mate. There are redheads, cellos, and self-loathing beyond Eva, you know.

Or maybe you are thinking too subliminally.... Hmmmm...

[EDIT]:
Oh my, I've figured this guy out!! He is a Soviet spy, obviously!

He's thinking "subliminally" which has "sub" in it. McDonalds sells subs now, and my Russian friend works in a shop which is 3 doors down from the bus stop that has a McDonalds poster on it!!!!

It's very subtle like the Asuka argument, but obviously true!

Anyway, time to finish off this thread:
Evangelion first aired in Japan from October 4, 1995 to March 27, 1996. Weezer's El Scorchio single was released on January 1, 1996.
I'm going to assume that Weezer did not write El Scorchio on the same day the single was released, but rather in Fall 1995 at the latest.

Now Weezer may rock, but do they rock hard enough to be able to both compose and record in America, while simultaneously living in Japan? And on top of that, being able to watch the first episodes of Eva on Japanese television and predict exactly what will happen in future episodes?
My guess is no, they don't rock hard enough. But Shostakovich, he could rock that hard. Weezer's constant I-IV-V and I-V-vi-IV progressions have nothing on him.

Don't you agree, Comrade?

[anatrok]

Ok, you win. Weezer did NOT write the song in reference to Eva.

But the first verse, totally fits!

Better then Chop-suey anyway....

[Phoenix Feet]

Heidroch, thank you.

[Eternal Yamcha]

Anyway, time to finish off this thread:
Evangelion first aired in Japan from October 4, 1995 to March 27, 1996. Weezer's El Scorchio single was released on January 1, 1996.
I'm going to assume that Weezer did not write El Scorchio on the same day the single was released, but rather in Fall 1995 at the latest.

Damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit, damnit!!! I wanted to point that out, I was just about to do it, just about to post that El Scorchio was more than likely created before Evangelion aired in Japan. >.<

Now I don't get to have any fun...

[poetic_assassin]

Whoa! Right when I heard the words "red head" I freaked out. It does remind my of Shinji.