What It All Means

What do some of these songs mean?

   'My Name is Jonas'
   'explains how "the plan" is reaming is all. especially my brother. it's a good introduction to the album.'

   'No One Else'
   'the jealous-obsessive asshole in me freaking out on my girlfriend.'

   'The World Has Turned And Left Me Here'
   'the same asshole wondering why she's gone.'

   'Buddy Holly'
   'it's about a particular girl i knew... it's about my commitment to her... our relationship... and, er, my
   willingness to defend her. it's very platonic. not a romantic thing at all.'

   'Undone- The Sweater Song'
   'the feeling you get when the train stops and the little guy comes knockin' on your door. it was supposed to
   be a sad song, but everyone thinks it's hilarious.'

   'Surfwax America'
   'a total sarcastic call to hedonism, so sing along, drink and be merry. i hate drinking and only do so when i
   aboslutely have to (which in these days, seems to be quite often.)'

   'Say It Ain't So'
   'also about beer.'

   'In the Garage / Holiday'
   'written in a sudden burst of confidence and optimism right after we got a record deal. those positive
   emotions have since dissipated - along with out cash advances - but i still like the songs.'

   'none of these songs are perfect, but i think you can hear that we're trying hard to be honest and real. pat
   really kicked ass on the drums and brian, matt and i sang with a lot of feeling. the record sounds kind of
   weird, but if you turn it up extremely loud and lie down, it can be rewarding.' -rivers cuomo (talking about the blue album)


     Who is that talking on "Undone" and WHAT are they saying?

   Matt: hey bra', how we doin' man?
   Karl: awright.
   Matt: it's been a while man, life's so rad! this band's my favorite man, don't ya love 'em?
   Karl: yeah.
   Matt: aw man, you wan't a beer?
   Karl: awright.
   Matt: aw man, this is the best. i'm so glad we're all back together and stuff. this is great man.
   Karl: yeah.
   Matt: hey, d'you know about the party after the show?
   Karl: yeah.
   Matt: aw man, it's gonna be the best, i'm so stoked! take it easy bra'.

   Mykel: hey, what's up?
   Karl: not much.
   Mykel: did you hear about the party?
   Karl: yeah.
   Mykel: i think i'm gonna go but, um, my friends don't really wanna go. could I get a ride?

   Notes:
   01. bra' as in bro' as in brother. i think you get the point.
   02. matt as in matt sharp, the bass player for weezer.
   03. karl as in karl koch (cook), the amazing 5th member of weezer.
   04. mykel as in mykel allan. she ran the weezer fanclub w/her sister carli, until passing away in 07/97
   05. these words seem to change during the live shows. sounds like they basically make them up as the go
   along. you can hear some sound samples of the different versions here.
   06. it was recorded in the garage [pictured inside the s|t CD cover] which is featured in the video
for 'say it ain't so'


     What should i tell my parents when they ask, 'what's a weezer?'

   There have been various ideas to this, the most respected was that it was rivers old nickname, but even that
   hasn't been confirmed. the band just usually says, "we had a bunch of names and we all just agreed on that
   one." there have been many different obscure weezer references spotted from books, t.v., etc in the past
   [my favorite is the name of paul's hamster on the wonder years... that show rules, by the way] and to list
   them all would take too long.


     When was weezer formed?

   First Rehearsal: 02/14/92