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Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. The album, with cover art depicting a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook, is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>. The lyrics include the lines: | Nirvana were a primary influence on both [[Rivers Cuomo]] as a songwriter and [[Weezer]] as a band, particularly the 1991 album ''[[Nevermind]]''. The album, with cover art depicting a naked baby swimming toward a US dollar bill on a fishhook, along with the band's single "Smells Like Teen Spirit", is referenced in the ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]'' track, "[[Heart Songs]]" <small>(@2:27)</small>. The lyrics include the lines: | ||
<lyrics>Back in 1991, I wasn't having any fun | <lyrics>Back in 1991, I wasn't having any fun | ||
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Nirvana were labelmates with Weezer at [[Geffen Records|DGC]], although Cobain's suicide pre-dated the May 1994 release of ''[[The Blue Album]]'' by a month. Therefore, the two bands were not technically ''simultaneously'' active with the label. Both bands appeared on the 1994 compilation ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]''. | Nirvana were labelmates with Weezer at [[Geffen Records|DGC]], although Cobain's suicide pre-dated the May 1994 release of ''[[The Blue Album]]'' by a month. Therefore, the two bands were not technically ''simultaneously'' active with the label. Both bands appeared on the 1994 compilation ''[[DGC Rarities, Vol. 1]]''. | ||
Under the pseudonym [[Goat Punishment]], Weezer perfomred a six-song set of Nirvana covers in | Cobain was mentioned by name in the original draft for the lyrics to "[[Susanne]]", but upon Cobain's death, the line was altered. When the song was brought back into the band's setlists in 2010, the original line ("Even Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose/When I call, you put them all on hold.") was restored. | ||
Under the pseudonym [[Goat Punishment]], Weezer perfomred a six-song set of Nirvana covers in 1999. Cuomo was known to have been studying Cobain's compositions (as well as those by Green Day and Oasis) during Weezer's "hiatus" from 1997 to 2000, thus being the likely reason for these songs being performed. | |||
In 2005, Weezer toured with the Foo Fighters (the [[Foozer]] tour), Dave Grohl of Nirvana's current band. | In 2005, Weezer toured with the Foo Fighters (the [[Foozer]] tour), Dave Grohl of Nirvana's current band. | ||