“The World Has Turned and Left Me Here” by Weezer

"The World Has Turned and Left Me Here" is tucked into Weezer's self-titled 1994 debut, the Blue Album, made by a Los Angeles band that had spent its early days struggling to win over crowds who wanted grunge. Rivers Cuomo wrote it with drummer Patrick Wilson.

Ric Ocasek produced, hired on the strength of what he'd done with the Cars, and most of the record was cut at Electric Lady Studios in New York in August and September 1993, with Chris Shaw engineering. The band's approach was to lock the guitars and bass together in unison, like one huge 10-string instrument. Brian Bell, who came in after Jason Cropper was fired mid-sessions, plays guitar alongside Cuomo, Matt Sharp is on bass, and all three sing.

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