We punch low this week after listening to the new surprise album release from 90’s nerd-rock stalwarts Weezer - The Teal Album! And then review it track by track in the style of Casey Kasem's American Top 40!
It’s not that we hate covers albums - there have been plenty over the years we actually adore. We just hate THIS particular covers album.
Featuring Toto’s “Africa,” TLC’s “No Scrubs,” Black Sabbath’s “Paranoid,” Tears For Fears, A-Ha & beyond, this album is an unenthusiastic sampling of greatest hits from greater artists. Is this Weezer's homage to the songs that influenced them, or are they just trolling us all with a phoned in contractual obligation record?
The countdown compares each cover to a better version done by literally anyone other than Weezer. Because we have now transcended irony.
| 5:45 - The Man In The High Castle
| 7:25 - The Assassination Of Gianni Versace
| 9:44 - Brawl In Cell Block 99
| 13:55 - Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical
| 16:05 - The Kid Who Would Be King
| 21:00 - Russian Doll
| 23:52 - Velvet Buzzsaw
| 27:56 - Pen15
| 30:38 - Let’s get to the cover songs!
| 31:53 - Stand By Me
| 40:42 - Billie Jean
| 47:08 - No Scrubs
| 52:49 - Mister Blue Sky
| 59:04 - Paranoid
| 1:02:45 - Happy Together
| 1:07:00 - Take On Me
| 1:14:35 - Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)
| 1:20:32 - Everybody Wants To Rule The World
| 1:24:50 - Africa
| Clips:
| TM Productions - Dark Disco
| Kool & the Gang - Fresh / clip from Bridesmaids / B-Side - Change the Beat
| Mac Quayle-Adagio in G Minor
| Butch Tavares - Give Her A Ride - Brawl In Cell Block 99
| Clip from Watchmen (2009)
| Michael C. Hall - Advertising Ruins Everything - from Skittles Commercial: The Broadway | Musical
| Michael C. Hall - This Definitely Was a Bad Idea - from Skittles Commercial: The Broadway Musical
| Electric Wave Bureau - Arthur’s Theme - The Kid Who Would Be King
| Chad Kroeger - Hero
| Clip from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
| Harry Nilsson - Gotta Get Up
| Five Knives - Money
| Len - If You Steal My Sunshine
| Mentos Jingle / Outkast - So Fresh and So Clean / Devo - Fresh
| Stand By Me: Covers by Weezer, John Lennon, Florence + The Machine, Mickey Gilley, Meat Loaf
| Blowfly - Don’t Suck Me No Mo’
| Billie Jean: Covers by Weezer, Chris Cornell, Martini Lizards
| Trailer for A Deadly Adoption
| Journey - Don’t Stop Believin’
| Weezer - No Scrubs
| Ben Folds - Bitches Ain’t Shit
| Bastille - No Angels [ft. Ella]
| Blink 187 - Dysentery Gary
| Weezer - Mister Blue Sky
| Electric Light Orchestra - Telephone Line
| Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Bring Me Down
| Electric Light Orchestra - Do Ya
| Weezer - Paranoid
| The Dickies - Paranoid
| Happy Together: Covers by Weezer, Flobots, Mel Tormé
| Inside Out - The Stalking Song (So Happy Together)
| Take On Me: Covers by Weezer, Anni B Sweet, Hello India Calling, Lake Street Drive - Take On Me, Reel Big Fish
| Clip from Saturday Night Live
| Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This): Covers by Weezer, Marilyn Manson, Emily Browning, Rebecca Ferguson
| Patti Smith - Smells Like Teen Spirit
| Tori Amos - Smells Like Teen Spirit
| Everybody Wants To Rule The World: Covers by Weezer, Relient K, Lorde
| Gary Jules - Mad World
| Africa: Covers by Weezer, Pyogenesis, Ninja Sex Party, Perpetuum Jazzile, Relient K, Hackney Colliery Band, Subaudible Hum, Kidz Bop
| Toto - Hold The Line
| David Bowie - I Can’t Explain
| David Bowie - Let’s Spend The Night Together
| Bryan Ferry - It’s My Party
| Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things
| Skavoovie & the Epitones - Batman theme
| Leo Moracchioli feat. Rabea & Hannah - Africa