Post-Pinkerton

Ep. 82. Before the Green Album, there was Christmas CD, a special Weezer release to celebrate the holiday season, but which also in turn celebrated the band's return after their post-Pinkerton hiatus. On today's show, John talks about track two, "Christmas Celebration," and how it was a preview of things to come for the band.

LISTEN:

1. "Christmas Celebration" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "Oh Lisa" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

3. "Sugar Booger" on YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Christmas Celebration" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Christmas Celebration" at Weezerpedia

2. Christmas CD at Weezerpedia

3. Christmas with Weezer at Weezerpedia

4. Christmas with Weezer episodes at Post-Pinkerton

5. The Green Album at Weezerpedia

6. "Oh Lisa" at Weezerpedia

7. "Sugar Booger" at Weezerpedia

8. Billie Joe Armstrong at Wikipedia

9. "The Christmas Song" at Weezerpedia

Ep. 81. In light of Ric Ocasek's sudden and unexpected death over the weekend, John talks about the time Weezer covered a Cars song for a Cars movie soundtrack. He also discusses the band's long-ranging relationship with the Cars lead singer.

LISTEN:

1. "You Might Think" (Weezer cover) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "You Might Think" (Cars original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

3. "Drive" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

4. "Just What I Needed" (Cars original) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

5. "Just What I Needed" (Weezer cover) on YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "You Might Think" at Genius.com

2. "Drive" at Genius.com

3. "Just What I Needed" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "You Might Think" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

2. Ric Ocasek at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

3. "The Cars' Ric Ocasek Dead at 75" at Pitchfork

4. The Cars at Wikipedia

5. The Blue Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

6. The Green Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

7. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

8. Heartbeat City at Wikipedia

9. "Drive" at Wikipedia

10. MTV Video Music Awards at Wikipedia

11. Cars 2 at Wikipedia

12. The Teal Album at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

13. "Just What I Needed" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

14. Born in the U.S.A. at Wikipedia

15. John Luerssen's Rivers' Edge at Amazon

16. "Buddy Holly" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

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Ep. 80. "Get Me Some" is one of Weezer's heaviest rock songs, but John explains why the song feels out of place in both the album era it was created (Raditude) and the larger Post-Pinkerton era in which it was born.

LISTEN:

1. "Get Me Some" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "Get Me Some" (Jacknife Lee version) on YouTube

3. "In the Garage" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

4. "Detroit Rock City" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

5. "The End of the Game" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Get Me Some" at Genius.com

2. "In the Garage" at Genius.com

3. "Detroit Rock City" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Get Me Some" on Weezerpedia

2. Raditude on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

3. Maladroit on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

4. Dr. Luke on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

5. Detroit Metal City on Wikipedia

6. KISS on Wikipedia

7. "Detroit Rock City" on Wikipedia

8. "In the Garage" on Weezerpedia

9. Jacknife Lee on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

10. The Red Album on Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

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Ep. 79. John is back with a brand new episode about one of his favorite Post-Pinkerton songs EVER! "Eulogy for a Rock Band" is exactly what its title says it is, and yet, there's a lot of mystery to explore as well, including figuring out which band this song is about.

LISTEN:

1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" (Rough mix) on YouTube

3. "Don't Worry Baby" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

4. "Beach Boys" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

5. "Pacific Coast Highway" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

6. "Mr. Brightside" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" at Genius.com

2. "Beach Boys" at Genius.com

3. "Pacific Coast Highway" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Eulogy for a Rock Band" at Weezerpedia

2. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

3. Ric Ocasek at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

4. Ric Ocasek in Studio with Band on Instagram

5. EWBAITEEYD at ExceptYouDie

6. "I Can't Imagine Weezer Stopping" at Wall Street Journal

7. Rivers Cuomo: Ask Me Anything at Reddit

8. Ozma at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

9. Daniel Brummel at Wikipedia

10. Ryan Slegr at Wikipedia

11. The Astronauts at Weezerpedia

12. "Foolish Father" at Weezerpedia

13. Nirvana at Wikipedia

14. "Heart Songs" at Weezerpedia

15. "Heart Songs" Episode of Post-Pinkerton

16. Kurt Cobain's Suicide Note at Wikipedia

17. Dave Grohl at Wikipedia

18. Foozer Tour at Weezerpedia

19. Oasis at Wikipedia

20. KISS at Wikipedia

21. The Rolling Stones at Wikipedia

22. The Beatles at Wikipedia

23. Encyclopedia of Pop at Weezerpedia

24. Paul McCartney at Wikipedia

25. Wings at Wikipedia

26. The Beach Boys at Wikipedia

27. Brian Wilson at Wikipedia

28. "Don't Worry Baby" at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

29. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia

30. "Beach Boys" at Weezerpedia

31. Pacific Daydream at Weezerpedia

32. All Things Weezer forum

33. That's Why God Made the Radio at Wikipedia

34. Rivers Cuomo on Spotify

35. Psychedelic Mellowness playlist on Spotify

36. The Killers on Wikipedia

37. "Mr. Brightside" on Wikipedia

38. "Say It Ain't So" on Weezerpedia

Ep. 78. "Freak Me Out" is one of the rare Weezer songs for which we have no alternate versions. There's no demos, no live performances, nothing but the album track. John explains why, and examines what makes this one of the most unique songs in Weezer's entire catalog.

LISTEN:

1. "Freak Me Out" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "In the Garage" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

3. "The Spider" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Freak Me Out" at Genius.com

2. "The Spider" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Freak Me Out" at Weezerpedia

2. Make Believe at Weezerpedia

3. We'z Talkin' Weez 2 Thee podcast

4. String Harmonics at Wikipedia

5. Harmonica at Wikipedia

6. "In the Garage" at Weezerpedia

7. "Spiderbitch" at Weezerpedia

8. "The Spider" at Weezerpedia

9. The Red Album at Weezerpedia

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Ep. 77. If any school offered a Masters Degree in covers of the A-Ha song "Take On Me," today's guest Jess Lampe would not only hold one, but also be a tenured professor in the department. Jess joins John to talk about the A-Ha original, the Weezer cover, and so much more in-between. 

LISTEN:

1. "Take On Me" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1984) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

3. "Take On Me" (A-Ha, 1985) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

4. "Take On Me" (Reel Big Fish) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

5. "Take On Me" (MxPx) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

6. "Take On Me" (A1) on Apple Music | YouTube

7. "Take On Me" (Bluegrass) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

8. "Greyhound" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

9. "Say It Ain't So" (Weezer) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

10. "Say It Ain't So" (Calpurnia) on Spotify | YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Take On Me" at Genius.com

2. "Greyhound" at Genius.com

3. "Say It Ain't So" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Take On Me" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

2. Weezer (Teal Album) at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

3. Jess Lampe on Twitter

4. Edgerton Life podcast

5. Edgerton.Life Pancreatic Cancer Foundation 

6. A-Ha at Wikipedia

7. Hunting High and Low at Wikipedia

8. Billboard Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1985 at Wikipedia

9. Rotoscoping at Wikipedia

10. Reel Big Fish at Wikipedia

11. BASEketball at Wikipedia

12. Napster at Wikipedia

13. Goldfinger at Wikipedia

14. MxPx at Wikipedia

15. Wes Anderson at Wikipedia

16. Tenacious D at Wikipedia

17. "You Gave Your Love To Me Softly" at Weezerpedia

18. A1 at Wikipedia 

19. "Africa" at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

20. Toto at Wikipedia

21. Stranger Things at Wikipedia

22. Finn Wolfhard at Wikipedia

23. Calpurnia at Wikipedia

24. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia

25. Under Cover podcast

26. Calpurnia / "Say It Ain't So" episode of Under Cover 

27. "Say It Ain't So" at Weezerpedia

28. @WeezerAfrica Twitter account

29. "Tween Tweets Weezer Into Covering 'Africa'" at Cleveland Magazine

30. "L.A. Girlz" at Weezerpedia

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Ep. 76. When Weezer couldn't release as many tracks as they wanted on their 2002 live EP The Lion and the Witch, they decided to hide one. "Polynesia" is the opening track to the EP, but you won't see it on the tracklist. John explains why in today's brand new episode.

LISTEN:

1. "Polynesia" on YouTube

2. The Lion and the Witch on YouTube

3. "El Scorcho" (Live) on YouTube

4. "Holiday" (Live) on YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Holiday" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Polynesia" at Weezerpedia

2. The Lion and the Witch at Weezerpedia

3. "Dope Nose" at Weezerpedia

4. "El Scorcho" at Weezerpedia

5. "Holiday" at Weezerpedia

6. Scott Shriner at Weezerpedia

7. "Island in the Sun" at Weezerpedia

8. "Falling For You" at Weezerpedia

9. "Death and Destruction" at Weezerpedia

10. The Lion and the Witch EP artwork

11. kozyndan official web site

12. May 19, 2002 Weezer concert at Setlist.fm

13. "The Good Life" at Weezerpedia

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Ep. 75. Raditude may be the worst album in Weezer's discography, but "Let It All Hang Out" is a surprising gem that you may not have heard. John explores this collaboration between Rivers Cuomo, Jermaine Dupri, and Jacknife Lee, and explains how a video game managed to make this song even better. 

LISTEN:

1. "Let It All Hang Out" (Raditude version) on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "Let It All Hang Out" (Jacknife Lee version) on YouTube

3. "Let It All Hang Out" (Rock Band mix) on YouTube

4. "Buddy Holly" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

5. "This Can't Be Life" on Tidal

6. "El Scorcho" (Rock Band mix) on YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "Let It All Hang Out" at Genius.com

2. "Buddy Holly" at Genius.com

3. "This Can't Be Life" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "Let It All Hang Out" at Weezerpedia

2. Raditude at Weezerpedia

3. Rivers Cuomo at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

4. Jermaine Dupri at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

5. Jacknife Lee at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

6. Butch Walker at Wikipedia | Weezerpedia

7. "Can't Stop Partying" at Weezerpedia

8. "Can't Stop Parting" episode of Post-Pinkerton

9. The Red Album at Weezerpedia

10. "Troublemaker" at Weezerpedia

11. "Pork and Beans" at Weezerpedia

12. Rock Band at Wikipedia

13. "El Scorcho" at Weezerpedia

14. "Buddy Holly" at Weezerpedia

15. Everything Will Be Alright in the End at Weezerpedia

16. Vitamin Water at Wikipedia

17. Chiclets at Wikipedia 

18. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo & Jermaine Dupri: The Billboard Cover Story & Video" at Billboard.com

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Ep. 74. You'd think this rough, 46-second demo would inspire an equally short podcast episode, but instead, it allows John to discuss many topics, ranging from Rivers Cuomo's longtime friendship with the musician Kevin Ridel to Cuomo's business instincts in the early 2000s. 

LISTEN:

1. "I Admire You So Much" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

2. "You Were Just Using Me" on YouTube

3. "Taken for a Ride" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

4. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

5. "Inspiration" on Spotify | Apple Music | YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "I Admire You So Much" at Genius.com

2. "Taken for a Ride" at Genius.com

3. "I Just Wanna Be Loved" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. "I Admire You So Much" at Weezerpedia

2. Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia

3. Catalog O' Riffs at Weezerpedia

4. The Green Album at Weezerpedia

5. The 4 and 5 Star Demos of Rivers Cuomo at Weezerpedia

6. "Can't Stop Partying" episode of Post-Pinkerton

7. "Cold and Damp" episode of Post-Pinkerton

8. "The Angel and the One" at Weezerpedia

9. Kevin Ridel at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

10. Avant Garde at Weezerpedia

11. AM Radio at Weezerpedia | Wikipedia

12. Peel at Wikipedia

13. Radioactive at Weezerpedia

14. Reactive at Weezerpedia

15. "Weezer Gets Sued" at Silent Uproar

16. AM Radio official web site

17. Shamrock Irish Pub and Eatery web site

18. Albumsix.com Sings Weezer, Volume 2 at Weezerpedia

19. "Weezer's Rivers Cuomo Helps AM Radio Dress for Success" at MTV.com

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Ep. 73. John discusses the Maladroit demo "High Up Above," as well as the recent loss of beloved Weezer fan Running Monk. Please note the content warning at the top episode regarding discussion of death and suicide.

LISTEN:

1. "High Up Above" (BBC Sessions) on YouTube

2. "High Up Above" (Live) on YouTube

3. "High Up Above" (December 2001 demo) on YouTube

4. "Endless Bummer" (No Center Channel) on YouTube

LYRICS:

1. "High Up Above" at Genius.com

MORE INFO:

1. Weezjer Time YouTube Channel

2. Running Monk on Twitter | Last.fm | All Things Weezer

3. "Endless Bummer" at Weezerpedia

4. All Things Weezer web forum

5. Maladroit demos at Weezerpedia

6. Maladroit at Weezerpedia

7. "High Up Above" at Weezerpedia

8. BBC Sessions at Weezerpedia

9. "Burndt Jamb" episode of Post-Pinkerton

10. The Green Album at Weezerpedia

11. American Foundation for Suicide Prevention

12. National Suicide Prevention Lifeline

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DONATIONS TO AFSP IN MEMORY OF RUNNING MONK

As discussed on the show, I hope you'll join me in making a donation of $20 or more to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention,  which builds awareness, funds research, and provides support to those affected by suicide.

If you make such a donation, please forward your receipt to [email protected] and provide a mailing address. I'll send you a Post-Pinkerton enamel pin as thanks. (Limited to first 100 donations. I'll update the @PostPinkerton Twitter account when pins are gone.)