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Ep. 82. Before the Green Album, there was Christmas CD, a special Weezer release to celebrate the holiday season, but which also in turn celebrated the band's return after their post-Pinkerton hiatus. On today's show, John talks about track two, "Christmas Celebration," and how it was a preview of things to come for the band. LISTEN: 1. "Christmas Celebration" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Oh Lisa" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Sugar Booger" on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Christmas Celebration" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Christmas Celebration" at Weezerpedia 2. Christmas CD at Weezerpedia 3. Christmas with Weezer at Weezerpedia 4. Christmas with Weezer episodes at Post-Pinkerton 5. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 6. "Oh Lisa" at Weezerpedia 7. "Sugar Booger" at Weezerpedia 8. Billie Joe Armstrong at Wikipedia 9. "The Christmas Song" at Weezerpedia

Ep. 81. In light of Ric Ocasek's sudden and unexpected death over the weekend, John talks about the time Weezer covered a Cars song for a Cars movie soundtrack. He also discusses the band's long-ranging relationship with the Cars lead singer. LISTEN: 1. "You Might Think" (Weezer cover) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "You Might Think" (Cars original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Drive" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Just What I Needed" (Cars original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Just What I Needed" (Weezer cover) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "You Might Think" at Genius.com 2. "Drive" at Genius.com 3. "Just What I Needed" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "You Might Think" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 2. Ric Ocasek at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 3. "The Cars' Ric Ocasek Dead at 75" at Pitchfork 4. The Cars at Wikipedia 5. The Blue Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 6. The Green Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 7. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 8. Heartbeat City a

Ep. 80. "Get Me Some" is one of Weezer's heaviest rock songs, but John explains why the song feels out of place in both the album era it was created (Raditude) and the larger Post-Pinkerton era in which it was born. LISTEN: 1. "Get Me Some" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Get Me Some" (Jacknife Lee version) on YouTube 3. "In the Garage" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Detroit Rock City" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "The End of the Game" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Get Me Some" at Genius.com 2. "In the Garage" at Genius.com 3. "Detroit Rock City" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Get Me Some" on Weezerpedia 2. Raditude on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 3. Maladroit on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 4. Dr. Luke on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 5. Detroit Metal City on Wikipedia 6. KISS on Wikipedia 7. "Detroit Rock City" on Wikipedia 8. "In the Garage" on Weezerpedia 9. Jacknife Lee on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 10. The Red Album on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-m

Ep. 79. John is back with a brand new episode about one of his favorite Post-Pinkerton songs EVER! "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is exactly what its title says it is, and yet, there's a lot of mystery to explore as well, including figuring out which band this song is about. LISTEN: 1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" (Rough mix) on YouTube 3. "Don't Worry Baby" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Beach Boys" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Pacific Coast Highway" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Mr. Brightside" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" at Genius.com 2. "Beach Boys" at Genius.com 3. "Pacific Coast Highway" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" at Weezerpedia 2. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 3. Ric Ocasek at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 4. Ric Ocasek in Studio with Band on Instagram 5. EWBAITEEYD at ExceptYouDie 6. "I Can't Imagine Weezer Stopping" at Wall S

Ep. 78. "Freak Me Out" is one of the rare Weezer songs for which we have no alternate versions. There's no demos, no live performances, nothing but the album track. John explains why, and examines what makes this one of the most unique songs in Weezer's entire catalog. LISTEN: 1. "Freak Me Out" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "In the Garage" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "The Spider" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Freak Me Out" at Genius.com 2. "The Spider" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Freak Me Out" at Weezerpedia 2. Make Believe at Weezerpedia 3. We'z Talkin' Weez 2 Thee podcast 4. String Harmonics at Wikipedia 5. Harmonica at Wikipedia 6. "In the Garage" at Weezerpedia 7. "Spiderbitch" at Weezerpedia 8. "The Spider" at Weezerpedia 9. The Red Album at Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention of $20 or more! Learn more here.

Ep. 77. If any school offered a Masters Degree in covers of the A-Ha song "Take On Me," today's guest Jess Lampe would not only hold one, but also be a tenured professor in the department. Jess joins John to talk about the A-Ha original, the Weezer cover, and so much more in-between.  LISTEN: 1. "Take On Me" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1984) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1985) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Take On Me" (Reel Big Fish) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Take On Me" (MxPx) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Take On Me" (A1) on Apple Music | YouTube 7. "Take On Me" (Bluegrass) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 8. "Greyhound" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 9. "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 10. "Say It Ain't So" (Calpurnia) on Spotify | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Take On Me" at Genius.com 2. "Greyhound" at Genius.com 3. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Take On Me" at Wikipe

Ep. 76. When Weezer couldn't release as many tracks as they wanted on their 2002 live EP The Lion and the Witch, they decided to hide one. "Polynesia" is the opening track to the EP, but you won't see it on the tracklist. John explains why in today's brand new episode. LISTEN: 1. "Polynesia" on YouTube 2. The Lion and the Witch on YouTube 3. "El Scorcho" (Live) on YouTube 4. "Holiday" (Live) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Holiday" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Polynesia" at Weezerpedia 2. The Lion and the Witch at Weezerpedia 3. "Dope Nose" at Weezerpedia 4. "El Scorcho" at Weezerpedia 5. "Holiday" at Weezerpedia 6. Scott Shriner at Weezerpedia 7. "Island in the Sun" at Weezerpedia 8. "Falling For You" at Weezerpedia 9. "Death and Destruction" at Weezerpedia 10. The Lion and the Witch EP artwork 11. kozyndan official web site 12. May 19, 2002 Weezer concert at Setlist.fm 13. "The Good Life" at Weezerpedia ------ Want a Post-Pinkerton sticker? E-mail me with your address! Want a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin? Make a donati

Ep. 75. Raditude may be the worst album in Weezer's discography, but "Let It All Hang Out" is a surprising gem that you may not have heard. John explores this collaboration between Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, and Jacknife Lee, and explains how a video game managed to make this song even better.  LISTEN: 1. "Let It All Hang Out" (Raditude version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Let It All Hang Out" (Jacknife Lee version) on YouTube 3. "Let It All Hang Out" (Rock Band mix) on YouTube 4. "Buddy Holly" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "This Can't Be Life" on Tidal 6. "El Scorcho" (Rock Band mix) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Let It All Hang Out" at Genius.com 2. "Buddy Holly" at Genius.com 3. "This Can't Be Life" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Let It All Hang Out" at Weezerpedia 2. Raditude at Weezerpedia 3. Rivers Cuomo at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 4. Jermaine Dupri at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 5. Jacknife Lee at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 6. Butch Walker at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 7. "Can't Stop Partying" at Wee

Ep. 74. You'd think this rough, 46-second demo would inspire an equally short podcast episode, but instead, it allows John to discuss many topics, ranging from Rivers Cuomo's longtime friendship with the musician Kevin Ridel to Cuomo's business instincts in the early 2000s.  LISTEN: 1. "I Admire You So Much" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "You Were Just Using Me" on YouTube 3. "Taken for a Ride" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Inspiration" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "I Admire You So Much" at Genius.com 2. "Taken for a Ride" at Genius.com 3. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "I Admire You So Much" at Weezerpedia 2. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 3. Catalog O' Riffs at Weezerpedia 4. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 5. The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 6. "Can't Stop Partying" episode of Post-Pinkerton 7. "Cold and Damp" episode of Post-Pinkerton 8. "Th

Ep. 73. John discusses the Maladroit demo "High Up Above," as well as the recent loss of beloved Weezer fan Running Monk. Please note the content warning at the top episode regarding discussion of death and suicide. LISTEN: 1. "High Up Above" (BBC Sessions) on YouTube 2. "High Up Above" (Live) on YouTube 3. "High Up Above" (December 2001 demo) on YouTube 4. "Endless Bummer" (No Center Channel) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "High Up Above" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. Weezjer Time YouTube Channel 2. Running Monk on Twitter | Last.fm | All Things Weezer 3. "Endless Bummer" at Weezerpedia 4. All Things Weezer web forum 5. Maladroit demos at Weezerpedia 6. Maladroit at Weezerpedia 7. "High Up Above" at Weezerpedia 8. BBC Sessions at Weezerpedia 9. "Burndt Jamb" episode of Post-Pinkerton 10. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 11. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 12. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ----------- DONATIONS TO AFSP IN MEMORY OF RUNNING MONK As discussed on the show, I hope you'll join me in making a

Ep. 72. John discusses "Queen of Earth," a scrapped Album 5 demo that was a departure for the band in terms of its lyrics and sound. John examines why he didn't like it back in 2002, why it's grown on him, and how the band's experiment with a fifth member impacted the initial demo fans heard. LISTEN: 1. "Queen of Earth" (6/25/2002) on YouTube 2. "Queen of Earth (7/16/2002) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Queen of Earth" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Queen of Earth" at Weezerpedia 2. Album 5 Demos at Weezerpedia  3. Maladroit at Weezerpedia  4. Ryan Maynes at Weezerpedia 5. Arlo at Sub Pop Records 6. May 27, 2010 Missoula Independent article 7. Office Demos at Weezerpedia    Want a free Post-Pinkerton sticker? Send your mailing address to postpinkertonpod@gmail.com!

Ep. 71. John talks with comics artist Alec Longstreth about the song "It's Been So Long," a single released to the Weezer Fan Club this year. John asks Alec about his work illustrating the single's packaging, his history working with the band, and his book about his history as a fan. LISTEN: 1. "It's Been So Long" on YouTube 2. "Back to the Shack" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Do It Again" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Rock of Ages" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Pretty Fly (For A White Guy)" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Don't Worry Baby" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "It's Been So Long" at Genius.com 2. "Back to the Shack" at Genius.com 3. "Do It Again" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "It's Been So Long" at Weezerpedia 2. Alec Longstreth's web site 3. Alec Longstreth at Wikipedia 4. Alec Longstreth on Twitter | Instagram | Patreon 5. Alec' illustration work for Weezer 6. Alec's blog post on illustrating "It's Been So Long" packaging 7. Weezer Fan at Amazon | Di

Ep. 70. "Brave New World" is the ninth track off of the band's 2010 album Hurley. John talks about why he likes it, but also why it reveals some of the tension amidst the band at this time. In addition, you'll learn everything you ever need to know about Hurleygate. LISTEN: 1. "Brave New World" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Brave New World" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Brave New World" at Weezerpedia 2. Hurley at Weezerpedia 3. Brave New World at Wikipedia 4. Aldous Huxley at Wikipedia 5. The Tempest at Wikipedia 6. William Shakespeare at Wikipedia 7. The Tempest (audio book) at YouTube 8. "Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo hosting Shakespeare-themed parties for fans" at NME 9. Weezer x Hurley x PacSun Press Release 10. Hurley album cover at Wikipedia 11. Epitaph Records at Wikipedia 12. "Weezer’s Hurley Not Actually Named After Hurley From Lost" at Vulture 13. "Weezer Promises Hurley Was Inspired by Real Hurley" at Vulture 14. "Weezer reveal Hurley cover" at Consequence of Sound 15. "Weezer Confe

Ep. 69. Rachel from the We Are Weezer podcast joins John to discuss "Unbreak My Heart," a Make Believe-era cover of the Toni Braxton mega-hit that didn't see official release until it closed out the unreleased track compilation Death to False Metal. They discuss why the band covered the song in the first place, as well as touching on the wide world of Weezer podcasting. LISTEN: 1. "Unbreak My Heart" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Un-break My Heart" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "All The Young Dudes" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Unbreak My Heart" at Genius.com 2. "Un-break My Heart" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Unbreak My Heart" at Weezerpedia 2. "Un-break My Heart" at Wikipedia 3. We Are Weezer podcast 4. John's appearances on We Are Weezer: 1, 2 5. We Are Weezer on Twitter | Instagram | Facebook 6. Toni Braxton at Wikipedia 7. Death to False Metal at Weezerpedia 8. Make Believe at Weezerpedia 9. Diane Warren at Wikipedia 10. L.A. Reid at Wikipedia 11. Alternative Press 2005

Ep. 68. "On the Edge" is one of the Summer Songs of 2000, a collection of songs from Weezer's time on the Vans Warped Tour, which marked the end of their self-imposed Post-Pinkerton hiatus. John talks about why he likes so many individual parts of this song -- and why they don't quite add up -- on today's show. LISTEN: 1. "On the Edge" (SS2k version) on YouTube 2. "On the Edge" (Live, non-SS2k version) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "On the Edge" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "On the Edge" at Weezerpedia 2. Summer Songs of 2000 at Weezerpedia 3. Warped Tour at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 4. Green Album Demos at Weezerpedia 5. "Hash Pipe" at Weezerpedia 6. The Green Album at Weezerpedia

Ep. 67. Dylan Gallagher joins the show to talk about "O Girlfriend," the final track on the Green Album. John and Dylan talk about how the song might be the best track on the album, why the live versions improved upon the song, and then transition to talk about Dylan's work curating the Weezer B-Sides YouTube channel and editing the Weezerpedia web site. LISTEN: 1. "O Girlfriend" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Do You Wanna Get High?" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "O Girl" on YouTube 4. "O Girlfriend" (Live in Toronto) on YouTube 5. "O Girlfriend" (Acoustic UStream) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "O Girlfriend" at Genius.com 2. "Do You Wanna Get High?" at Genius.com 3. "O Girl" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "O Girlfriend" at Weezerpedia 2. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 3. Weezerpedia 4. Weezer B-Sides YouTube Channel 5. Dylan Gallagher on Twitter 6. Dylan's Gallagher's art web site 7. Dylan's Weezerpedia account 8. "Do You Wanna Get High?" at Weezerpedia 9. "O Girl" at Weezerpedia 10. Partial archive of

Ep. 66. Almost exactly 17 years after first recording "Burning Sun," Weezer released "Weekend Woman," a song born from the bones of that Green Album era demo. John discusses what's changed, why he prefers "Weekend Woman" to "Burning Sun," and why you won't find the word "girl" on this track (or any other from Pacific Daydream). LISTEN: 1. "Weekend Woman" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Burning Sun" on YouTube 3. How Weezer Traded Power Chords For Pop: A Conversation With Rivers Cuomo on NPR | Overcast LYRICS: 1. "Weekend Woman" at Genius.com 2. "Burning Sun" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Weekend Woman" at Weezerpedia 2. "Burning Sun" at Weezerpedia 3. Post-Pinkerton episode on "Burning Sun" 4. Pacific Daydream at Weezerpedia 5. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 6. Ric Ocasek at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 7. The Cars at Wikipedia 8. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia 9. "Lonely Girl" at Weezerpedia 10. Post-Pinkerton episode on "Lonely Girl" 11. "Thank God For Girls: Tracking Weezer’s Brand o

Ep. 65. "Burning Sun" is part one of Post-Pinkerton's first-ever two-part episode. John examines this Green Album cast-off, how it leaked twice in the strangest of manners, and why its bones eventually helped build a 2017 album track. LISTEN: 1. "Burning Sun" on YouTube 2. "Las Dos" on YouTube 3. "The End of the World" (Rivers Cuomo) on YouTube 4. "The End of the World" (Skeeter Davis) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Weekend Woman" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Burning Sun" at Genius.com 2. "Weekend Woman" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Burning Sun" at Weezerpedia 2. "Weekend Woman" at Weezerpedia 3. "The End of the World" at Wikipedia 4. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 5. The Catalog of Riffs at Weezerpedia 6. Skeeter Davis at Wikipedia 7. 4chan at Wikipedia 8. Alone series (I, II, III) at Weezerpedia 9. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia 10. Pacific Daydream at Weezerpedia

Ep. 64. John is joined by Steve Grogan of the We're All Yankovics podcast to discuss one of his favorite Post-Pinkerton songs, "I'm A Robot," from the unreleased song compilation Death to False Metal. John and Steve's conversation about the song takes them to some surprising places, like the Blue Album classic "Say It Ain't So" and Matt Sharp's proclivity for barking during some live performances. LISTEN: 1. "I'm A Robot" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Skipper Dan" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Say It Ain't So" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Prodigy Lover" on YouTube 5. "The Good Life" (Live at Shorecrest High) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "I'm A Robot" at Genius.com 2. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "I'm A Robot" at Weezerpedia 2. "Say It Ain't So" at Weezerpedia 3. "Prodigy Lover" at Weezerpedia 4. "Weird Al" Yankovic at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 5. "Skipper Dan" at Weird Al Wiki 6. We're All Yankovics podcast 7. Steve's "I'm A Robot" video 8. "Skipper Dan" episode of We're Al

Ep. 63. "Worry Rock" is the seventh track off of Green Day's 1997 album Nimrod. And no, you're not listening to the wrong podcast -- Weezer recorded a cover of the song in 2002. John talks about it, why he thinks it improves on the original, and how the band has changed their approach to cover songs in the Teal Album era. LISTEN: 1. "Worry Rock" (Weezer) on YouTube 2. "Worry Rock" (Green Day) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Knock-down Drag-out" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "El Scorcho" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Always" on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Worry Rock" (Green Day) at Genius.com 2. "Worry Rock" (Weezer) at Weezerpedia 3. "Knock-down Drag-out" at Genius.com 4. "El Scorcho" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Worry Rock" at Weezerpedia 2. Nimrod at Wikipedia 3. Green Day at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia 4. A Different Shade of Green: A Tribute to Green Day at Weezerpedia 5. The Teal Album at Weezerpedia 6. Weezer with Tears for Fears at Coachella on YouTube 7. Weezer with Tears for Fears on Jimm