Skycruiser
| "Skycruiser" | ||||
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| Single by Ween | ||||
| B-side | "Cruise Control" (original release) "Big Jilm"/"Don't Get 2 Close (2 My Fantasy)"/"Cover It With Gas and Set It on Fire" (Australian release) | |||
| Released | July 1993 | |||
| Recorded | c. 1992 | |||
| Length | 2:46 4:25 ("Cruise Control") | |||
| Label | Sub Pop Records (original release) White Label Records (Australian release) | |||
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| Alternative cover | ||||
 Australian cover | ||||
"Skycruiser" is a non-album song by Ween, released as a single in 1993.
Song Details
Recording and Composition
"Skycruiser" is in the key of D minor.
The song was likely recorded in 1992 during sessions for Chocolate and Cheese. According to Guy Heller, it was recorded at Brookridge Farms, and what sounds like a keyboard in the song is actually guitar.[1]
Alternate versions
The original 7" vinyl single from 1993 also contained a remixed version of the song titled "Cruise Control", which is almost twice as long as "Skycruiser" and features heavy reverb effects.
Live Performances
"Skycruiser" has never fully been played live, but Ween teased the song twice during the Chocolate and Cheese tour.[2]
Lyrics
Skycruiser
You're gonna fly through the night
You'll be there when the mornin' comes
To greet me with a smile
Skycruiser
Dancing across the morning sky
Beating down like sunshine
Through the clouds onto my face
Makin' the rain go away
Bring in a new day
Skycruiser
Skycruiser
Skycruiser
How did you get so high?
Will you be there tomorrow
If I need you cruiser
Skycruiser
Floating gently with the
Eyes of a madman
Makin' the rain go away
Bring in a new day
Make it easy cruiser
Skycruiser
Skycruiser
References
- ↑ Based on a Ween Archived interview with Guy Heller.
- ↑ https://brownbase.org/every_time_played.php?band=all%20bands&song_id=775