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From: YBPC@aol.com
Date: Sat, 11 Nov 1995 18:09:32 -0500
Friends of P
by David Dineen-Porter
"I was watching MTV the other day, and a song by the Rentals came on. I'm not
totally sure, but it looks like the lead singer is no other than Matt Sharp
from Weezer (did they split up?), when I recorded it on tape, I realized the
drummer is Patrick Wilson, the drummer for Weezer, no clue who the other
two guys are, but I'm pretty sure they're not Rivers Cuomo and Bryan Bell."
by Ben Wampler
I'd like to thank Ben for getting the TAB completly wrong, and allowing me to
fix it. BTW, weezer did not split up, they are still playing to gether, Matt
Sharp is in both bands, as is Pat Wilson, the new Weezer CD should be out by
the summer of 1996.
"Anyway, I thought I'd just TAB it out to the best I can."
By Ben Wampler
You didn't do very well, but it's ok.
IMPORTANT !!
IMPORTANT !!
IMPORTANT !!
IMPORTANT !!
NOTE: Tune your guitar 1/2 step low and Dropped-D ie Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb
All songs on both Weezer and Return of The Rentals are 1/2 step low, so far
only Friends of P seems to be dropped D
D G A
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D G
I'm a good guy for a gal
D G
So why don't you look my palm over
D G
I've got time for a chat
D G
So won't you tell me my future.
:moog fill:
A four 1/2 notes, stacatto
G eight 1/4 notes normal
I'm gonna break down at fifty
and I'm not quite a stallion
I'm a good guy for a gal
and I'm mentally slipping
(strumming changes with these two chords, watch for it!)
A G
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, whats that you see
A G
Oh boy, find out, whats up with me
A G
Oh yeah, Oh yeah, whats that you see
A G
Tell me, more o f what's gonna be
D G A D
If your friends with P., then your friends with me
D G A D
If you down with P., then your down with me
D G A D
Friends of P. Friends of P.
D G A D
Friends of P. Freinds ooh woo hoo hoo
D G
Somebody's fame a fortune
is gonna come to them early
I get two loves in my life
and I'm dying at 90
If you want the MOOG parts or the violin, email me at dinport@canada.com
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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The REAL Godfat Average |
#1 by The REAL Godfather at Jan 27, 1973 at 10:26 PM EST |
| I'm not going to deny that Paulina Porizkova is P, but the psychic angle is much more evident to those not so sharp on Matt's history (ha). "Somebody's fame and fortune is gonna come to me early, I've got two loves in my life and I'm dying at 90" Seems that prediction was incorrect. He's not that famous and nobody loves him. | |
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Derek Average |
#2 by Derek Mayfield at Feb 28, 1973 at 10:59 AM EST |
| What the hell means "p"? | |
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Austin Average |
#3 by Austin Schrauben at Jul 11, 1988 at 12:52 PM EST |
| I work for an entertainment magazine and I spoke with Matt Sharp yesterday. Here is what he told me about the song: "It is about Ric Ocasek wife Paulina Porizkova. Ric produced the first weezer record. His wife would come down while we were recording and she would do these palm readings. She was a very bright woman, and she would always do these palm readings for fun. She said the only people that have ever written her a song…she was a supermodel in the 80’s…the only people were these bad heavy metal bands…that night I went in the hotel that Pat Wilson and I were staying at and we said we had to bring her in and write a song about her for fun." | |
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rockman Average |
#4 by rockman the sequel at Jul 19, 1991 at 2:32 AM EST |
| I'm down with P. | |
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Aaron Wanna Be |
#5 by Aaron Frederick at Oct 31, 1995 at 9:14 AM EST |
| Regardless of what the chorus might have been written for originally (i.e. a crush who's name starts with P), in this song the P stands for Psychics. I like what jasop said about the Psychic Friends Network. That's clever. The rest of the song is make believe of what a Psychic might tell him. And it's futuristic, not historical. It has nothing to do with Weezer. And for those who think his fame and fortune was only from riding the Rivers Cuomo wagon, you're only partly right. Matt co-wrote many of the songs on the Blue Album and Pinkerton. And you don't notice it, but he sings a high pitched overtone in many of the Weezer songs, which brings in a harmony that compliments River's voice very well. Everyone in Weezer had side bands, or solo projects. His was just the most successful. Of course, teaming up with members of That Dog helped. Did I mention I'm a fan... | |
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Dale :D Average |
#6 by Dale :D O' Mondo Of DOOM!!! at Jul 5, 1996 at 7:32 AM EST |
| Growing up - we always thought "P" stood for pot. We took it as an anthem for smoking the left handed backy! | |
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bob Average |
#7 by bob fred at May 22, 1999 at 3:35 AM EST |
| Towards the end of my senior year in high school myself and a couple friends were filming a student film about a student who dies drunk driving. While filming the scene where he passes out at the wheel, my friend leaned on the steering wheel, careening his Jeep Cherokee down the cliff we were driving parallel to. This is the song we were playing. (btw the footage we got for our movie was great and we didn't die) | |
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SOCIETY DWELLIN Average |
#8 by SOCIETY DWELLIN MOTHER FUCKER! at Jan 17, 2002 at 10:10 AM EST |
| Heh. He says he loves two people in his life, not nessisarily that they love him back. Though that's a logical assumption. However, he's only like 40 and we knoew very little of his personal life. He could have already have had one or both of those loves. Or one could be his love of music. He did have some modest fame and fortune, and he was fairly young when it came to him. Partly from this song, ironically. The Rentals have reformed, however, so its possible he might generate a little more fame. We'll see. | |
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Austin Rhythm Player |
#9 by Austin at Apr 12, 2002 at 8:12 AM EST |
| P was the very attractive wife of one of the producers of the Rentals first album. | |
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amy Average |
#10 by amy at Oct 14, 2002 at 2:19 AM EST |
| wait, before we say the prediction is incorrect, lets interpret it this way.. "Somebody's fame and fortune is gonna come to me early, I've got two loves in my life and I'm dying at 90" "Somebodys fame and fortune" could be referring to the royalties to River Cuomo's songs such as Sweater Song and many more, which he sued for in 2002 (i think thats the year).at the time this song was written, he wasnt recieving credit for writing any of the blue album. His two loves could be reffering his band (the rentals) and Weezer. and for "Dying at 90", think of it as THE 90's. His 15 minutes of fame in weezer was in the 90s, and then his career DIED. | |
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Josh Average |
#11 by Josh Duncan at Sep 12, 2006 at 6:46 PM EST |
| This song is about the Psychic Friends Network which was huge at the time this song was written. | |
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The Penguins Tr Professional Badass |
#12 by The Penguins Tried To Kill Me The Other Day at Mar 13, 2007 at 8:56 AM EST |
| I had heard it said: "If you are in fact friends with P, then you are probably out of your mind." | |
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