Here we are again, at the end of the month and ready to go through the painful process of picking our single favorite song by a band chosen by one of our esteemed staff. This time around we’re going to tackle the great and powerful Weezer, and who doesn’t love Weezer? Having blasted from our stereos since 1994, picking one tiny song from Weezer’s entire catalog is sure to be a tough one. If you disagree with our choices, we invite you to make your argument in the comments in 100 words or less.
aDawgg:
Take the Weezer catalogue. How do you do zero in on the one song you think really epitomizes them? When you get down to business, which song leaves, not the deepest Weezer-shaped dent on your memory, but captures the general impression left by all those dents where Rivers Cuomo danced in your head? Society and relationships, angst and desires all getting a giggle and a backhand slap, intentionally or not. What song captures this, while remaining indelibly stamped on your musical memory? Which takes the piss out of us and still makes us want to listen to it again?
Weezer – Beverly Hills
Bean:
This was especially hard – I tried to narrow it down but that didn’t work. The Blue Album is a classic, but Maladroit is my favorite. And the videos – Weezer with adorable animals, Muppets, the Fonz! But my gut said “Say It Ain’t So”. Weezer’s greatest strength is their perfect understanding of the 3-minute pop song. “Say It Ain’t So” has that poppy-ness but also feels personal, like it gives us a peek into a deeper Weezer than we normally see. It’s been my favorite Weezer song for over a decade – I just couldn’t go with anything else.
Weezer – Say It Ain’t So
Tamboosh:
You know what I hate, people who write epic posts saying anything post-Pinkerton sucks. YOU suck. So there. I whittled my list of favorites down to “Photograph” and “Say It Ain’t So”. The first because it makes me so happy I feel like I mixed uppers with tequila … in Disneyland. The second because every time I just hear the intro I get an audiogasm. The question that’s left is, Disney or lyrical climax? I decided the second song has the edge – the lyrics start out with a seemingly generic scene but work up to a raw, scintillatingly emotional ending.
Weezer – Say It Ain’t So
