![]() appear about as out of place as a band can look as they jam all over the grounds of the Playboy Mansion. “Beverly Hills” (from Make Believe, 2005)Īn early appearance from Hugh Hefner and the original Girls Next Door kicks off this over-the-top Weezer video that’s reminiscent of the days when big video budgets were still a thing. A perfect snapshot of a transitional period of Weezer's history, it stands as one of my favorite videos from their earlier era. Also, noticeably absent is bassist Mikey Welsh, who departed shortly before the video was filmed. Delightfully showcasing the group rolling around in the hills of Southern California with all manners of cute, fuzzy animals, from lions to bears to puppies, the tone of Jonze's version perfectly matches the pleasantness of the single, and notably stands as one of the group's few non performance-centric videos. That version was supposedly disliked by MTV executives, so the band recruited Spike Jonze, the man behind their videos for "Undone (The Sweater Song)" and "Buddy Holly," to shoot an alternate cut. The earlier version, directed by Marcos Siega (who also helmed the prior video "Hash Pipe”), depicted the band performing at a Spanish wedding fine, but not particularly memorable in the echelon of Weezer videos. ![]() In 2001, amid their Green Album career resurgence, Weezer released not one, but two official music videos for "Island In The Sun," a track which would quickly go on to become one of their most popular. "Island In The Sun" (from the Green Album, 2001) For the mind-bend factor and how much sense the song made in Happy Days context, “Buddy Holly” has remained Weezer’s standout video in my eyes. What? These guys aren’t…? But that’s…? What is the Fonz doing?” It’s hard to distinguish what was original footage and what had been Weezerfied in the video which seamlessly merges past and present, TARDIS-ing the band directly into the classic sitcom’s central hangout. This video put a confused frown on the face of anyone who grew up watching re-runs of Happy Days with their grandparents the first time they saw it. “Buddy Holly” (from the Blue Album, 1994) Here are our favorite clips from the past 20 years of Weezer-and here’s to 20 more! ![]() ![]() There are few bands that continually nail the ridiculousness and absurdity of music videos more than Weezer-from having their drummer kidnapped by Miss Piggy in “Keep Fishin’” to hanging out with sumo wrestlers in “Hash Pipe” to each member meeting a gruesome demise in “(If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To,” Weezer continually nail it. While we’re just as excited (if not more so) for a new record from these alt-rock legends (and three-time AP cover stars, natch), we’re actually more excited for the band to make a few new music videos. " The Futurescope Trilogy: III.The internet has been abuzz the past few months with anticipation for Weezer’s upcoming ninth album, Everything Will Be Alright In The End, out Sept. "Can't Stop Partying" (featuring Lil Wayne) Name of song, writer(s), original release, and year of release It contains all the songs of the previously released albums, singles and EPs, and all B-sides. ![]() It gives information about songwriter(s), original release, and year of release. This is a list of every song ever released by American rock band Weezer. From left to right: Brian Bell, Scott Shriner, Patrick Wilson, and Rivers Cuomo. ![]()
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