Dammit

[yendi]

I like the song "Troublemaker" by Weezer. Between that and "Pork and Beans," that's two songs I've liked of theirs in the last fifteen years. Still doesn't make up for "Beverly Hills" "Hash Pipe," or "The Sweater Song," though.

(Especially "Hash Pipe," which swipes from Aldo Nova and Lita Ford every bit as gratuitously as Elastica's "Connection" swipes from Wire, but without producing anything worthwhile in the transformation.)

Comments

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

Huh. I guessed "Pork and Beans" would be a song that would annoy you. (Combining candy with pork and beans? Does anyone who ACTUALLY EATS do that?)

"Troublemaker" is kind of clever -- I kind of like the rhyme "Gonna be a star, and people will crane necks/ To get a glimpse of me and see if I am having sex" -- and on the more sincere side, I did like "This is Such a Pity," which briefly got radio play a few years ago. Otherwise, my reaction to Weezer songs is "Huh?" Or imagining their songs recited by Peter Cullen in his Optimus Prime voice. (For some reason, though, I also do that with The Killers, who I like a lot.)

[gardenfey.livejournal.com]

Aldo Nova

That brings back some memories!

[yendi]

Oh, I wouldn't combine the two, but I do like the song itself. And the video is made of awesome.

Optimus really would make most of their songs better, but so does not listening to them.

[lurkerwithout.livejournal.com]

I don't get the appeal of "Pork and Beans" at all. "Troublemaker" I like. And I like several of the songs from the first album. Sadly the Weezer song the radio stations play is the one where the girl takes her boyfriend to meet her parents and they have meatloaf. OR something. I try to tune it out...

[yendi]

You'll notice I said "in fifteen years." The first album was in 1994. :-)

Pork and beans is silly but fun. It probably helps that my expectations for Weezer have gotten very low.

[chris-walsh.livejournal.com]

I should try reciting their songs Optimus Prime-style, but somehow that voice still eludes me. I think my voice would allow for a decent Peter Cullen impersonation, but I've tried and...so far, no. (My Homer Simpson is much better.)

Weezer remains one of my blind spots and so I'm sure I'll never really like them. I've never completely "gotten" Led Zeppelin, either, and for a more recent example I've never liked Blue October. I sometimes wish I could truly like all music, but that never happens. I try. (I'll also try to perfect that Optimus Prime voice...)