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Ep. 42. "Dreamin'" is not a perfect song, but it's one of the more interesting ones we'll ever cover on the show. On today's episode, John discusses the amazing bridge, what about this song reminds him of "Across the Sea," and pizza bagels. Yes: pizza bagels. LISTEN: 1. "Dreamin'" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Susanne" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Dreamin'" at Genius.com 2. "Susanne" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Dreamin'" at Weezerpedia 2. The Red Album at Weezerpedia 3. Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia 4. "This Is The Way" at Weezerpedia 5. "Susanne" at Weezerpedia 6. "Across the Sea" at Weezerpedia 7. "The Angel and the One" at Weezerpedia 8. Teenage Victory Songs post about "Dreamin'" 9. "Thought I Knew" at Weezerpedia 10. "Cold Dark World" at Weezerpedia 11. "Automatic" at Weezerpedia

Ep. 41. "Diamond Rings" never made it onto Maladroit, but it speaks volumes about what did and didn't work in this period of Weezer's work in and out of the studio. LISTEN: 1. "Diamond Rings" (Live) on YouTube 2. "Take Control" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Don't Let Go" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Troublemaker" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Diamond Rings" at Weezerpedia 2. "Take Control" at Genius.com 3. "Don't Let Go" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Diamond Rings" at Weezerpedia 2. Maladroit at Weezerpedia 3. "Don't Let Go" at Weezerpedia 4. "Take Control" at Weezerpedia 5. "Troublemaker" at Weezerpedia 6. The Red Album at Weezerpedia 7. "Don't Let Go" episode of Post-Pinkerton

Ep. 40. Let's not beat around the bush: "Oh Lisa" is one of the worst Weezer songs ever. John discusses why this B-Side misses the mark, and how it was the first Green Album era song some fans heard despite only being officially released as a B-side. LISTEN: 1. "Oh Lisa" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Oh Lisa" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Oh Lisa" at Weezerpedia 2. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 3. "Island in the Sun" at Weezerpedia

Ep. 39. I think it's safe to say that today's episode will have more Shrek talk than any other episode you'll hear from this series. John discusses "My Best Friend," its history with the animated film Shrek 2, and why this song wasn't on Make Believe ... until it was. LISTEN: 1. "My Best Friend" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Accidentally in Love" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "My Best Friend" at Genius.com 2. "Accidentally in Love" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "My Best Friend" at Weezerpedia 2. Make Believe at Weezerpedia 3. Shrek 2 at Wikipedia 4. Counting Crows at Wikipedia 5. "Accidentally in Love" at Wikipedia 6. "Perfect Situation" episode of Post-Pinkerton 7. The Fallen Soldiers at Weezerpedia 8. Original Make Believe tracklist

Ep. 38. Summer Songs 2000 isn't an official album, and not something the band was planning to revisit until fans demanded it. But there are songs from this time period that didn't make the official unofficial release. "Ev'ry Night" is one such song. John talks about how this minor work illustrates the way the band was gently beginning to re-shape its own narrative.  LISTEN: 1. "Ev'ry Night" on YouTube 2. "Across the Sea" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Ev'ry Night" at Weezerpedia 2. "Across the Sea" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Ev'ry Night" at Weezerpedia 2. Summer Songs 2000 at Weezerpedia 3. "Across the Sea" at Weezerpedia 4. "Modern Dukes" episode of Post-Pinkerton 5. "Preacher's Son" episode of Post-Pinkerton 6. Vans Warped Tour at Weezerpedia

Ep. 37. "I've Had It Up To Here" is the fifth track off of Everything Will Be Alright in the End, a return to form for the band and John's favorite Post-Pinkerton album. In discussing this song, John makes the case that it helps illuminate how the guy who wrote Pinkerton isn't as different from the guy who wrote Raditude as you might think.  LISTEN: 1. "I've Had It Up To Here" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "I've Had It Up To Here" (leaked version) currently unavailable online. LYRICS: 1. "I've Had It Up To Here" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "I've Had It Up To Here" at Weezerpedia 2. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia 3. Panopticon at Wikipedia 4. Discipline & Punish at Wikipedia 5. Michel Foucault at Wikipedia 6. Pinkerton at Weezerpedia 7. Hurley at Weezerpedia 8. Raditude at Weezerpedia 9. Pacific Daydream at Weezerpedia 10. "Lonely Girl" episode of Post-Pinkerton 11. "Any Friend of Diane's" episode of

Ep. 36. "Any Friend of Diane's" is the only Weezer song named after an episode of Cheers. That's only one of many facts you'll learn about this song, the final track on the band's most recent album. John is joined by Richard Sallis, the lead vocalist of The Cameraman, to talk about not only the song, but his Weezer cover album Somebody's Daydream. LISTEN: 1. "Any Friend of Diane's" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Any Friend of Diane's" (Richard's cover) on YouTube | Bandcamp 3. "Ocean Park" on YouTube | Bandcamp 4. "Sober Up" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Beach Boys" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Any Friend of Diane's" at Genius.com 2. "Sober Up" at Genius.com 3. "Beach Boys" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Any Friend of Diane's" at Weezerpedia 2. Pacific Daydream at Weezerpedia 3. Somebody's Daydream at Bandcamp 4. Disneygreen at Bandcamp 5. The Cameramen at Bandcamp 6. The Cameramen at Facebook 7. Good Things Do Happen at Bandcamp 8. Rivers Cuomo interview with The Inde

Ep. 35. "Private Message" saw a lot of iterations in its lifespan as an Album 5 Demo. It's been a Weezer demo written by Rivers Cuomo, a demo re-worked with piano, a demo re-worked as acoustic, a song given to Brian Bell and The Relationship, and then a song stripped down and re-born as a Brian Bell original. John walks you through every step of this song's lifespan on today's show. LISTEN: 1. "Private Message" (April 2002 demo) on YouTube 2. "Private Message" (July 2, 2002 demo) is unavailable at this time. 3. "Private Message" (July 16, 2002 demo) on YouTube 4. "Private Message" (acoustic demo) on YouTube 5. "You Won't Get With Me Tonight" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Hand to Hold" on YouTube 7. "Why Bother?" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 8. "Why Bother?" (Live) on YouTube 9. "It's Easy" on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Private Message" at Genius.com 2. "Hand to Hold" is unavailable at this time. 3. "You Won't Get With Me Tonight" at Genius.com 4. "Why Bother?" at Genius.com 5. "It's Easy" at Geniu

Ep. 34. "All My Friends Are Insects" is an unusual Post-Pinkerton track for many reasons: it's not written by any band members, it's for children, and ... it's almost universally loved by the fans. John is joined by returning guest Diana Metzger -- and his daughter! -- to talk about Weezer's one and only appearance on Yo Gabba Gabba! LISTEN: 1. "All My Friends Are Insects" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "All My Friends Are Insects" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "All My Friends Are Insects" at Weezerpedia 2. Hurley at Weezerpedia 3. Yo Gabba Gabba! at Wikipedia 4. Adam Deibert at Wikipedia 5. "The Spider" at Weezerpedia 6. "Freak Me Out" at Weezerpedia

Ep. 33. John is joined by Diana Metzger of Brightest Young Things to discuss "Don't Let Go," her favorite track off of The Green Album. Diana talks about what this song means to her, the extent of her relationship with the band over the years, and why the tweaked version of the song the band started performing live doesn't do it for her. LISTEN: 1. "Don't Let Go" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Don't Let Go" (AOL Sessions) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Don't Let Go" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Don't Let Go" at Weezerpedia 2. The Green Album at Weezerpedia 3. AOL Sessions at Weezerpedia 4. Diana Metzger on Twitter 5. Diana Metzger at Brightest Young Things 6. "Simple Pages" episode of Post-Pinkerton

Ep. 32. The common joke about "Misstep" is that it was, well, a misstep for the band. But, more than anything, this demo illustrates the ways that Weezer's experimental recording process in 2001 and 2002 constrained their ability to play around by publicizing almost all of their studio work.  LISTEN: 1. "Misstep" (April 2002) on YouTube 2. "Misstep" (July 2002) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Misstep" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Misstep" at Weezerpedia 2. Album 5 Demos at Weezerpedia 3. Album 5 Demo Episodes at Post-Pinkerton

Ep. 31. "Trampoline" is a song from the mysterious Weezer period of the late 1990s, but fans didn't get to hear it until it surfaced on the compilation Death to False Metal in 2010. Learn about the song's history on today's show, and how it illuminates both sides of the "Is this an album?" debate raging amongst diehard Weezer fans since Death to False Metal's release. LISTEN: 1. "Trampoline" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Champagne Supernova" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Trampoline" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Trampoline" at Weezerpedia 2. Death to False Metal at Weezerpedia 3. Mikey Welsh at Weezerpedia 4. Scott Shriner at Weezerpedia 5. Encyclopedia of Pop at Weezerpedia 6. Oasis at Wikipedia 7. "Velouria" (Episode 23 of Post-Pinkerton)

Ep. 30. "I Wanna Know" is one of Weezer's most forgettable songs, which is why John and his guest Scott Auth (I Miss the Old Weezer) spend most of the episode talking about their Top 5 songs that evoke the classic 1990s Weezer sound. LISTEN: 1. "I Wanna Know" on YouTube 2. "Passion Fruit Tea" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Rivers" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 4. "Nervous as I'll Ever Be" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 5. "Demon to Lean On" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 6. "Ruby" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 7. "Shooting Stars" on Spotify | YouTube 8. "Novelty Sweater" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 9. "Can't Believe" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 10. "Kangaroo Pocket" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 11. "Commerce, TX" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "I Wanna Know" at Weezerpedia MORE INFO: 1. "I Wanna Know" at Weezerpedia 2. Maladroit Demos at Weezerpedia 3. SnS Demos at Weezerpedia 4. Spotify playlist of each song discussed in today's show 5. Sc

Ep. 29. John welcomes Scott Auth (I Miss the Old Weezer blog) to the show to discuss "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter," what it has to do with the band Wavves, the specific way it invokes Pinkerton, and the broader ways it plays around with the '90s Weezer sound. LISTEN: 1. "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" (Wavves cover) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Fake Smiles and Nervous Laughter" at Weezerpedia 2. Wavves at Wikipedia 3. Ghost Ramp official site 4. I Miss the Old Weezer (Scott's blog) 5. Scott Auth on Twitter 6. Nicholas Gazin on Twitter 7. Rivers Cuomo interview with The Los Angeles Times 8. "Velouria" episode of Post-Pinkerton

Ep. 28. "Preacher's Son" is a curious song in Weezer's history, because while it's ostensibly in some part about Rivers Cuomo's relationship with his father, the song mostly avoids talking about that relationship at all.  LISTEN: 1. "Preacher's Son" on YouTube 2. "Say It Ain't So" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Storm" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Preacher's Son" at Genius.com 2. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Preacher's Son" at Weezerpedia 2. "Say It Ain't So" at Weezerpedia 3. Frank Cuomo at Weezerpedia 4. Frank Cuomo at LinkedIn 5. "Modern Dukes" at Post-Pinkerton 6. Summer Songs 2000 at Weezerpedia 7. Wayne Shorter at Wikipedia

Ep. 27. "Memories" holds a strange place amongst Weezer's Post-Pinkerton work: dismissed by fans upon release, only to later inspire what might be the band's most beloved tour of the Post-Pinkerton era. John discusses all of this, plus the song's connection to the cast and crew of the Jackass franchise. LISTEN: 1. "Memories" (Hurley version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Memories" (Jackass gang vocals) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Memories" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Memories" on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 2. Hurley on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia 3. The Memories Tour on Weezerpedia 4. Jackass 3-D on Wikipedia 5. Ryan Dunn on Wikipedia 6. "Memories" music video on YouTube

Ep. 26. If you like Weezer demos, then you've come to the right episode, because we've got a bunch of them in today's show about "Burndt Jamb." The Maladroit track started as a silly parody of jam bands and evolved into something much different during album production. John tracks the journey -- and explains why we even have access to all of these recordings -- during today's show. LISTEN: 1. "Burndt Jamb" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Burndt Jamb" (DC Demos) on YouTube 3. "Burndt Jamb" (BBC Sessions) on YouTube 4. "Burndt Jamb" (January 8, 2002) on YouTube 5. "Burndt Jamb" (January 10, 2002) is unavailable online 6. "Burndt Jamb" (January 11, 2002) on YouTube 7. George Benson's "Breezin'" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Burndt Jamb" at Genius.com 2. "Burndt Jamb" (early lyrics) at Weezerpedia MORE INFO: 1. "Burndt Jamb" at Weezerpedia 2. Maladroit at Weezerpedia 3. Mikey Welsh at Weezerpedia 4. Scott Shriner at Weezerpedia 5. DC Demos at Weezerpedia 6. BBC Sessions at Weezerpedia

Ep. 25. John is once again joined by Alex Rice, co-host of the Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week podcast, to discuss "The Organ Player," a demo from Weezer's scrapped fifth album sessions. John and Alex talk about why the song marks a pivotal turning point in Rivers Cuomo's evolution as a songwriter. LISTEN: 1. "The Organ Player" (July 2, 2002) on YouTube 2. "The Organ Player" (July 16, 2002) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "The Organ Player" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "The Organ Player" at Weezerpedia 2. Album 5 Demos at Weezerpedia 3. Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week podcast at Soundcloud 4. Alex Rice on Twitter

Ep. 24. John is joined by Alex Rice, the co-host of the Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week Podcast, to talk about Weezer's "Heart Songs," why it mentions Bruce Springsteen, and similarities between the two groups he's spent most of his life listening to.  LISTEN: 1. "Heart Songs" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 2. "Sliver" (as covered by Weezer) on YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Heart Songs" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Heart Songs" at Weezerpedia 2. The Red Album at Weezerpedia 3. Bruce Springsteen at Wikipedia 4. Bruce Springsteen Song of the Week podcast at Soundcloud 5. Alex Rice on Twitter

Ep. 23. Weezer kicks off a nationwide tour with the Pixies this weekend, so what better way to celebrate than with Weezer's cover of The Pixies' "Velouria." John discusses why this song was so important to the start of the Post-Pinkerton and which famous musician thinks this is the best Pixies cover of all-time. LISTEN: 1. "Velouria" (Weezer's cover) on YouTube 2. "Velouria" (Pixies original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube 3. "Where Is My Mind?" (live Weezer cover) on YouTube 4. "Where Is My Mind?" (Pixies original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube LYRICS: 1. "Velouria" at Genius.com MORE INFO: 1. "Velouria" at Weezerpedia 2. The Pixies at Wikipedia 3. Bossanova at Wikipedia 4. Mikey Welsh at Weezerpedia 5. Where Is My Mind: A Tribute to the Pixies at Weezerpedia 6. Weezer/Pixies US tour dates