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 "My Name is Jonas" was inspired by Rivers's brother, [[Leaves Cuomo]] who was involved in a car accident at Oberlin College.  Leaves was having a problem with his insurance. Says Cuomo, "'Jonas' explains how The Plan is reaming us all, especially my brother."  At one point, the song was erroneously named the third single.  Limited runs of a "My Name is Jonas" single CD were printed and distributed in Canada.  They are among some of the rarer Weezer collectibles.
+The song is also said to have been, at least partially, inspired by the novel ''The Giver'' by Lois Lowry.  The protaganist's name is Jonas, and at one point, actually says, "My name is Jonas."  In the book's plot, Jonas uses a sled, and Wepeel is supposedly the name of a childhood sled of Rivers' (take that, Rosebud!).
+"Jonas" has proven to be the song most often used as a show opener, having opened most shows on the tours for ''[[The Blue Album]]'', ''[[Pinkerton]]'', ''[[SS2K]]'', and ''[[The Red Album]]'', as well as sporadic other shows.
+The original ''[[The Kitchen Tape|Kitchen Tape]]'' demo ended with the line, "My name is Weezer."
 "My Name is Jonas" was featured as a playable master track on the rhythm video game [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_in_Guitar_Hero_III:_Legends_of_Rock Guitar Hero 3: Legends of Rock].