Paul Loves Weezer: March 2014

Monday, March 31, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 18 Butterfly

1 Day 'til Weezer!

For the eighteenth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #10 Butterfly. A song specifically written to end Pinkerton. It is from Madame Butterfly's Pinkerton character's point of view.

What's the song for tomorrow???

Unfortunately, Butterfly never got a real music video, here's the Pinkerton version:

and live from the Orlando Memories show in 2012:

I've seen Butterfly performed live 3 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live fewer than 100 times since 1996. It was not played live for 13 years between 1997 and 2010 in the US! It was played 10 times in Japan in 2001. It is a wonderful end to a great album and it's the perfect ending to the Pinkerton Memories shows.

Butterfly is a beautiful, acoustic song featuring only Rivers on guitar and vocals with Karl on percussion. Live, the crowd often sings as loudly as Rivers' amplified vocals!

The lyrics are incredibly heartfelt and it is a real gem. On listening to Butterfly's lyrics in a cursory manner, it seems to be a simple song about catching a butterfly, but it is actually an emotional end to the roller coaster of the heart that is Pinkerton and, by extension, Madame Butterfly.

Head Bobbing On Purpose!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Butterfly.

Who's going to Myrtle Beach tomorrow?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Friday, March 28, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 17 Falling for You

4 Days 'til Weezer!

For the seventeenth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #9 Falling for You. Another song that was written at Harvard and specifically meant for Pinkerton.

Falling for You never got a real music video, here's the Pinkerton version:

I've seen Falling for You performed live 3 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live fewer than 100 times since 1996. Again, Weezer did not play it live between January 1997 and November 2010, except for 12 times in summer 2002. I think it's clear this track fell off the setlists until the Memories shows, because it is difficult to play live. It's a complex song for guitarists, which is ironic considering Rivers' lyric "little ol' 3-chord me."

Falling for You is called the musical peak of Pinkerton and I think it is the lyrical peak, too. It's a gold mine of lyrics:

"I've got a number of irrational fears, That I'd like to share with you"

"I gotta go turn in my rock star card and get fat and old with you"

They speak for themselves. There's that cello again!

Totally Undone!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Falling for You.

Weezer is playing a free, live show in Baton Rouge, Louisiana tonight! Who's going?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Thursday, March 27, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 16 Pink Triangle

5 Days 'til Weezer!

For the sixteenth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #8 Pink Triangle. Another song that was written at Harvard and specifically meant for Pinkerton. Did you know that the subject of the song was not a lesbian at all? Rivers said so in his Fresh Air with Terry Gross interview from 2009. They talk about the song beginning about 20 minutes into the interview.

It was floated to radio stations as the next single from Pinkerton, but it wasn't received well and Geffen decided not to make a video or release a commercial single. More than likely, the word lesbian kept it off of commercial radio in 1997.

Pink Triangle never got a real music video, but here is an excerpt from Video Capture Device:

And a cool version from Shorecrest High in 1996:

I've seen Pink Triangle performed live 4 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live 175 times since 1996. Weezer did not play it live between September 1997 and September 2008, except for 8 times in summer 2002. Why did this song fall off of the setlists for 5 years and then 6 years?

It's a sing-a-long at shows. It was especially great at the Orlando Memories show. This is almost my exact viewpoint, as I was in front of the camera, but to the left just a bit:

Pink Triangle was written while Rivers was at Harvard and it was an actual experience. He saw a girl he found attractive, but one day she had a pink triangle button on her backpack. He took this to mean that she was a lesbian and wrote this song. I'm glad we got this song out of the experience, even though his assumption about her was wrong.

The song rocks in the Pinkerton way, but the lyrics are interesting here. In the lyric:

"If everyone's a little queer; Can't she be a little straight?"

Is he referencing the Nirvana's All Apologies lyric, "Everyone was gay"? Rivers is a professed huge Nirvana fan. It's almost like he is doing a proof, using Nirvana's lyric as a given.

Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Pink Triangle.

Is Nirvana coming through in Pink Triangle?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 15 El Scorcho

6 Days 'til Weezer!

For the fifteenth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #7 El Scorcho. It was written at Harvard and meant for Pinkerton. TIL from Weezerpedia that Del Scorcho hot sauce was the inspiration for the song's name. We don't have Del Tacos and I've never eaten at one.

I still have Tragic Girl stuck in my head today. It would have made an excellent addition to Pinkerton.

The video had some controversy at the time, when Rivers and director Mark Romanek disagreed about the video's direction. Romanek took his name off of it for years, but now the only one available is his director's cut.

El Scorcho has a real music video!

Here is the currently available Director's Cut:

And a cool version from the "Yahoo Hootenanny" in 2008:

I've seen El Scorcho performed live 8 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live 416 times since 1996 and is the 10th most performed Weezer song. It is a great live song and everyone really gets into it. The guitar solo is fantastic.

El Scorcho is about wanting to ask a girl out, but fearing rejection, but unlike Why Bother? he actually asks her out to the Green Day concert. Rivers is self deprecating about his inability to talk about his feelings, but can only write and sing about them.

El Scorcho has a direct reference to Madame Butterfly quoted in the lyrics:

"listening to Cio-Cio San fall in love all over again."

Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for El Scorcho.

Why you wanna go and do me like that?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 14 Tragic Girl

7 Days 'til Weezer!

For the fourteenth Weezer Song of the Day, the Pinkerton era continues with track Tragic Girl. This is one of the last songs recorded during the Pinkerton sessions. It was lost to the vault and unknown publicly until Pinkerton Deluxe. It's one of Weezer's longer songs at nearly five and a half minutes.

Here's when it was played live for the first time on the first Weezer Cruise:

Here is the Pinkerton era recorded version, from late 1996:

Tragic Girl has been performed live only 2 times according to Setlist.fm. I saw it live on the first Weezer Cruise, where it was played both nights.

Tragic Girl is a slower song about breaking up withe girl that lives a tragic life, but touches him like no other. He's leaving her, but is a bit torn because she is a lot of fun and takes his pain away. There is another mention of his mom! He doesn't want his mom to know he's been a 'naughty boy.' The speed seems appropriate, as the 'latest tragedy' develops. Is the butterfly love related to the subject matter of Butterfly?

This one is a Head Bobber

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Tragic Girl

When will they play Tragic Girl again?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Monday, March 24, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 13 The Good Life

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the thirteenth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #6 The Good Life. It was never part of the Songs from the Black Hole project, and along with Across the Sea were in the direction Pinkerton went.

The video hit home for me as I was still delivering pizza at the time in late 1996 with a bachelor's degree. I never got to deliver pizza to anyone interesting. The studio portion of the video is entertaining with Rivers and Brian acting serious and playing guitar. Pat and Matt get progressively more goofy and seem to be mocking the music video itself. Are the studio shots in this video from the engineer's point of view?

The Good Life has a real music video!

I've seen The Good Life performed live 4 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live 275 times since 1996.

The Good Life is an autobiographical lament about Rivers' time at Harvard after his leg surgery. He is recovering and walking with a cane, but longing for the rock star life again. It is in direct opposition to the lyrics of Across the Sea, in which he wants a girl to feel, because he can't live on "words and dreams and a million screams."

Now, the good life is being a rock star on tour shaking booty all night. The stark difference between touring and his lonely time at Harvard comes through. Most rock stars don't go to Harvard after a world tour, but Rivers most certainly isn't your standard rock star. How could he not write about feeling like an old man at this stage?

"I just need to admit I want sugar in my tea"

Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for The Good Life.

When's the last time you were out on the floor?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Weekend Post - OZMA

Many Weezer fans know OZMA from touring and/or the cruises.

I saw them live first on the Weezer Cruise in 2012. I was hooked immediately.

On the first night of the cruise I went and saw them outside on the Lido deck and my mouth was probably hanging open for their entire set. I saw every Ozma show on both cruises and I listen to them constantly now.

They have a new album, Boomtown. I love it. Go get it. Seriously, go here and listen to it right now:

If the player doesn't load, click here.

Boomtown is not on Spotify, yet, but their other albums are. Rock and Roll Part Three is an amazing record.

Are you following me on Twitter?

Friday, March 21, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 12 Across the Sea

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the twelfth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #5 Across the Sea. It was never part of the Songs from the Black Hole project, and this song's evolution may have been key in how Pinkerton turned out. In other words, this may be the most important Weezer song after TBA.

Here is a live version from Weezer's Memories show in Orlando Nov. 2012:

Here's a live performance from the island in the sun Bahamas
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I've seen Across the Sea performed live 5 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live over 123 times since 1996. Interestingly, it was not played in the US from 2002 until late 2010.

Beginning with piano and then rocking out with impressive guitar chord progressions, Across the Sea is at the top of the list of Weezer songs. I like to say the best Weezer song is a tie among many that get perfect 10's and this is one of them.

A lonely Rivers wrote Across the Sea after receiving an actual letter from a female Japanese fan while at Harvard. He actually took some of the lyrics from the letter, but later in the song he is lamenting being alone and not having anyone to touch:

"As if I could live on words and dreams and a million screams"

Undone!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Across the Sea.

Is the THE Weezer Anthem?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Thursday, March 20, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 11 Devotion

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the eleventh Weezer Song of the Day, the Pinkerton era continues with track Devotion. This is another song from the Songs from the Black Hole project, which morphed into Pinkerton. It is the slowest song from the era.

Here's an amazing cover from Daniel Brummel of Ozma and Sanglorians

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Here is the Pinkerton era recorded version, which was recorded in September 1996:

Devotion has been performed live only 3 times according to Setlist.fm. It debuted in Milwaukee 5 days prior to me seeing Weezer in Charleston in 1997. I saw it live on the first Weezer Cruise fifteen years later.

Devotion is a slow love song about the girl that waits for him to chase the wrong girl. It has a great rock sound. What would it sound like faster? Rock.

This one is a Head Bobber (on purpose)

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Devotion

When will they play Devotion again?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 10 Why Bother?

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the tenth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #4 Why Bother? It was originally part of the Songs from the Black Hole project, which morphed into Pinkerton.

Here is a live version from Weezer's Memories show in Orlando Nov. 2012:

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The back of my head is in the video a couple times, as I was standing at the front near Brian Bell.

Here's a live performance from Australia last year. There was the possibility of a single, but never a video:

I've seen Why Bother? performed live 4 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live over 300 times since 1996. I saw it at my first two Weezer shows, then at two Pinkerton memories shows.

Why Bother? is a song of avoiding the pain of rejection. A great guitar and drum duet rock throughout its 2 minutes and is especially prevalent withe chorus. The guitar solo is fantastic like the vocals. The perfect record continues...

'Maybe you could break my heart next summer"

We are Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Why Bother?

What was your favorite performance?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Tuesday, March 18, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 9 You Won't Get with me Tonight

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show! It's 2 weeks from today!!!

So last night, I had a Weezer dream. I seldom remember my dreams, but I remember two from last night. The first one was a dream about a Foo Fighters performance, which is a bit hazy. I think it was on either a Foo Fighters Cruise or Weezer Cruise 3.0 with The FF. The Weezer dream was more vivid and all of the dreams I remember are in full-color. I don't remember the dialogue, though. Also, I don't hear my own voice in dreams.

I was at a Weezer concert with seats, like the upcoming Durham show. At the beginning of a song that Brian was singing, Rivers was in the audience and chose me to come backstage with him. It was very clean, spacious area with nice couches and tables. Rivers handed me a ukulele-sized guitar with a long neck. I think I indicated that I don't play, because he said don't worry about it. Then he had me slap my legs with my hands along to the song. He was nice and didn't laugh at me and Scott appeared for a moment and was, of course, cool. I don't remember the song and the dream ended while I was still backstage...Only in Dreams

For the ninth Weezer Song of the Day, the Pinkerton era continues with track You Won't Get with me Tonight. This is another song from the Songs from the Black Hole project, which morphed into Pinkerton. It was intended to be a duet withe Maria character, but Rivers sings both parts on the recording we have.

Here's an amazing 'Crushing' version featuring Brian Bell as Maria

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Here is the Pinkerton Deluxe version, which was recorded in February 1995:

You Won't Get with me Tonight has never been performed live according to Setlist.fm.

You Won't Get with me Tonight is a story song, and I'd love to hear it with female vocals accompanying Rivers. It has another lyrical instance of 'getchoo.' It fits right in withe sound of Pinkerton. This is another one making me want to hear an official release of Songs from the Black Hole. I wonder if Weezer will ever stage SFTBH???

This one is a Head Bobber with promise!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for You Won't Get with me Tonight

When will they play YWGWMT?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Monday, March 17, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 8 No Other One

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the eighth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #3 No Other One. It was originally named There is No Other One and was part of the Songs from the Black Hole project, which morphed into Pinkerton.

Here is a live version from Weezer Cruise II Island Concert:

I've seen No Other One performed live 3 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live over 125 times since 1996. I love the guitar riff and interplay withe drums, especially live. Pat loves this song and it shows.

No Other One is a song of fear of breaking up with a scary, druggy girlfriend. Maybe they aren't right for each other, but neither has any other options. Heavy lead guitar and drums with heartfelt vocals continue the Pinkerton rock music. The perfect record continues...

"We're all we've got and we don't wanna be alone."

We are Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for No Other One

What was your favorite performance?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Saturday, March 15, 2014

Weekend 2 - SFTBH

I'll be taking the weekends off, but that doesn't mean we will be without homework!

This weekend's homework is to listen through Operation Space Opera:

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Friday, March 14, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 7 I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the seventh Weezer Song of the Day, the Pinkerton era continues with track I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams. This is the only song that got proper treatment for the Songs from the Black Hole project, which morphed into Pinkerton. Rachel Haden of That Dog performs vocals. You might think it was a The Rentals song and it is odd to hear Rivers sing it.

Here's an amazing live version from Las Vegas in 2011 featuring Rachel Haden

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Here is the Pinkerton Deluxe version, which was recorded in June 1996:

I've seen I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams performed live once on the second Weezer Cruise last month with Rivers on lead vocals. He changed the gender to she and her. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live only 6 times!. It's a rare one and especially rare with Rachel on lead vocals!

I Just Threw Out the Love of my Dreams is a fantastic song, especially with Rachel Haden on lead vocals and Rivers accompanying. It is one of the best choruses Rivers has ever written. Heavy keyboard throughout and an electronic sound kept it off of Pinkerton. This one makes me want to hear an official release of Songs from the Black Hole. I wonder if Weezer will ever stage SFTBH???

We are Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for I Just Threw Out the Love of My Dreams

Have you seen IJTOTLOMD live?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Thursday, March 13, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 6 Getchoo

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the sixth Weezer Song of the Day, Pinkerton continues with track #2 Getchoo. It was originally named Gitchoo as part of the Songs from the Black Hole project, which morphed into Pinkerton.

There was never a video produced, so here's a live in studio version for the fan club:

Uh-Huh!

I've seen Getchoo performed live 3 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live over 300 times since 1995. It is always a crowd favorite and Weezer always kills it.

Getchoo follows Tired of Sex on Pinkerton with feeling. If ToS is bragging of sexual conquest, then Getchoo is the result of 'screwing' over multiple girls. 3 minutes of raw emotions. It comes through in their vocals.

"What I did to them...You've done to me"

We are Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Getchoo

What was your favorite performance? Mine has to be on the first Weezer Cruise when Rivers asks the audience what the first line is.

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 5 I Swear It's True

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

10 years ago today, I met my wife in the park where we were married 4 years later. We really compliment each other beautifully (she brings the beauty and I bring the compliments!) She encourages my Weezer problem and I appreciate it. Maybe there will be a Pearl Jam Cruise for you one day!

So this lyric is for you Jenny, "no girls got what you got, I belong to you!"

For the fifth Weezer Song of the Day, we are staying in the Pinkerton era with I Swear It's True. It was an unreleased track until the Deluxe version of TBA was released in 2004.

There was never a video produced, so here's the version featured on Pinkerton Deluxe:

The version I like best is a 'rough' cut that is unreleased:

I've never seen I Swear It's True performed live. According to Setlist.fm it has only been played live once in Chicago in 1994. I hope they decide to start playing it live. I think Scott's bass along with Rivers and Brian's crunchy guitars would make it a seriously good metal jam live.

This song is pure, crunchy goodness. The guitar riff is as metal as Weezer gets. It makes me wonder how far back Rivers had been carrying it around in his head, when he was in hair metal bands.

This would have been a perfect song to update for Death to False Metal, but it wasn't in the cards, I guess.

We are Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for I Swear It's True

Have you ever seen it live?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 213 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round, Waiting on You, and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around

Tuesday, March 11, 2014

The Paul Loves Weezer Project - Song 4 Tired of Sex

#Pinkerton

Leading up to the beginning of Weezer's Spring Tour, I'm going to feature PINKERTON era songs, including all 10 songs off the record, culminating on April 1st. We have tickets to go see the Myrtle Beach House of Blues show!

For the fourth Weezer Song of the Day, we are beginning the Pinkerton album, released in 1996, with Tired of Sex. This is song #1 on Pinkerton and is the first song I ever saw Weezer play live!

There was never a video produced, so here's Tired of Sex live from Japan circa 2000/1:

I've seen Tired of Sex performed live 4 times. According to Setlist.fm it has been played live more than 345 times beginning back in 1994. I saw them play it back on the Pinkerton Tour in 1997! I've seen it twice as part of Pinkerton Memories shows, both in 2012.

Tired of Sex is the first track on Pinkerton. It's a lament of the lead singer, who wants true love, but "can't say no." It is a quick, drum-heavy start to another fantastic album. I loved this album from day 1. I remember getting it in the fall of 1996 and listening to it on repeat. I also remember seeing the original Rolling Stone review and wondering if they were listening to the same record.

The fall of 1996 was a tough time for me, as I had graduated from The USC in May and I was still delivering pizza.

My goal was achieved when I was accepted for a USDA AmeriCorps project for the 1996-1997 service year. I quit my job at Papa Johns and was ready to begin, but we got a call that delayed our start date. Two weeks later, we received a letter stating that our program had been canceled, due to a lack of funding. The funding was federal and as it turns out there was a republican congressman who disliked Americorps (President Bill Clinton's program) and was able to withdraw our funding from the USDA budget.

This was a huge disappointment, to say the least, and I had to start working at Papa Johns again. I felt like I was going backwards and a disappointment to my family. My grandfather had served in the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930's before joining the Army in 1935. He achieved CW04 rank in the Air Force and retired in 1965 with decorated service. I just wanted to serve one year and see where it took me. My salary would have been a grand total of $12k for that year.

My Grandfather at his desk in Panama ca. 1960

I got tickets to see Weezer at The Music Farm in Charleston, SC on January 18, 1997. I had listened to Pinkerton a lot and it helped me through that fall. As it turned out, I got the job I applied and interviewed for in early January and started 5 days after the Weezer concert. I worked there for 8+ years and learned to be an energy manager. Things work out, but it's often hard to see it that in the moment!

We are Rocking it Out!

What do you guys think?

Weezerpedia Entry for Tired of Sex

What are your favorite memories of seeing it live?

Project Info:

So why did I create this blog? To document my Weezer Song Project. Over the next year, I am going to attempt to listen to every...EVERY Weezer song recorded. All the album tracks and b-sides will be easy, but there are some unreleased songs that may or not be accessible. Hopefully, the search (and destroy) will be fun to follow. At the moment, the list has 212 songs! My list includes You Gave Your Love to me Softly, Longtime Sunshine, Turn Me Round and Back to the Shack. We learned early this year that a new Weezer record is on the way and we got to hear Back to the Shack twice on the Weezer Cruise II.

So here is the master list from Karl et al. on Weezerpedia!

I will soon publish my Google Doc Spreadsheet, which will document my progress.

Here is my Spotify playlist.

Paul Loves Weezer YOUTUBE Playlist

PLW Rater! It's not quite Leonard Maltin, but it will work.

1 - Go get a beer...It's still a Weezer song, but it's a good time to rent a beer
2 - Head Bobber...The song causes at least moderate movement
3 - Rock it out...Banging of the head and the arm is in the air \m/
4 - Undone...No choice but to jump around