# What is a "bottle of Stevens?"

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**Created:** [July 22, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bottle-of-stevens/313698 "2005-07-22T19:45:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bottle-of-stevens/313698/1 "2005-07-22T19:45:27Z")

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In _Say It Ain’t So,_ by Weezer, the line goes:

_This bottle of Stevens awakens ancient feelings_

So what’s the bottle of Stevens?

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**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bottle-of-stevens/313698/2 "2005-07-22T22:33:08Z")

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I am not a member of the band Weezer…

I think it’s “bottle of Steven’s”, as in, well, Steven’s bottle.

SP

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**Author:** ![jasonh300](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/46a35a/32.png) [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2005, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bottle-of-stevens/313698/3 "2005-07-22T22:48:39Z")

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> [@surlyprince](#):
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> I am not a member of the band Weezer…
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> I think it’s “bottle of Steven’s”, as in, well, Steven’s bottle.
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> SP

Well, my opinion is:

At the beginning of the song, we hear

Somebody’s Heine’ is crowdin’ my icebox.  
Somebody’s cold one is givin’ me chills.

Which is referring to a Heineken (beer) that seems to be taking up a huge amount of space in the fridge.

Then later we hear

Something is bubbling  
Behind my back.  
The bottle is ready to blow.

Apparantly, someone has gone and shaken up the Heineken causing pressure to build inside the bottle.

Most of the rest of the lyrics don’t make sense, but I would have to assume that the bottle of Heineken belongs to Steven.

Maybe I just have too much time on my hands. 🙂

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**Author:** ![surlyprince](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8baadc/32.png) [@surlyprince](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/surlyprince)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2005, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-a-bottle-of-stevens/313698/4 "2005-07-23T03:53:16Z")

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> [@jasonh300](#):
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> the bottle of Heineken belongs to Steven.)

So then you agree. Super! 🙂

SP