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==Connection with Weezer== | ==Connection with Weezer== | ||
{{Rivers Cuomo quote|The Beatles suck.|sarcastically, during an<br>[[AOL UK chat with Weezer - July 2, 2001|AOL-sponsored chat with fans in July 2001]]}} | {{Rivers Cuomo quote|The Beatles suck.|sarcastically, during an<br>[[AOL UK chat with Weezer - July 2, 2001|AOL-sponsored chat with fans in July 2001]]}} | ||
In early [[1993]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] would record several covers of several Beatles songs, such as "Lady Madonna", "She's Leaving Home", "A Day in the Life", and "Because". Cuomo recorded a cover of the Beatles song "[[If I Fell]]" on 8-track tape during April 1993; this recording was made available for purchase on the demo storefront of [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 11]], [[2020]]. Weezer would then cover the song live on [[Weezer concert: 04/29/1993|April 29, 1993]], for the first and only time. The full live performance was taped by [[Karl Koch]] and the performance was made available to fans on [[weezer.com]] around Christmas [[2002]]. On [[June 7]], 1993, at [[Recording History - Page 4#6.2F7.2F93 show at Club Lingerie.2C Hollywood Taped off the mixing board|Club Lingerie, Hollywood]], Weezer performed "Baby, You're a Rich Man" as an "mutated cover" mixed with the Doobie Brothers song "China Grove". | In early [[1993]], [[Rivers Cuomo]] and [[Patrick Wilson]] would record several covers of several Beatles songs, such as "Lady Madonna", "She's Leaving Home", "A Day in the Life", and "Because". Cuomo recorded a cover of the Beatles song "[[If I Fell]]" on 8-track tape during April 1993; this recording was made available for purchase on the demo storefront of [[riverscuomo.com]] on [[November 11]], [[2020]]. Weezer would then cover the song live on [[Weezer concert: 04/29/1993|April 29, 1993]], for the first and only time. The full live performance was taped by [[Karl Koch]] and the performance was made available to fans on [[weezer.com]] around Christmas [[2002]]. | ||
On [[June 7]], 1993, at [[Recording History - Page 4#6.2F7.2F93 show at Club Lingerie.2C Hollywood Taped off the mixing board|Club Lingerie, Hollywood]], Weezer performed "Baby, You're a Rich Man" as an "mutated cover" mixed with the Doobie Brothers song "China Grove". | |||
The opening line "I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind" from "[[Hash Pipe]]" is a direct quote from the Beatles' 1964 song "[[wikipedia:You Can't Do That|You Can't Do That]]". | The opening line "I can't help my feelings, I'll go out of my mind" from "[[Hash Pipe]]" is a direct quote from the Beatles' 1964 song "[[wikipedia:You Can't Do That|You Can't Do That]]". | ||
In a [[2002]] [[Elevator.ca interview with Brian Bell - March 2002|interview with Elevator.ca]], [[Brian Bell]] compared his song "[[Rust Colored Sun]]" to a "[[wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison]] song on a Beatles record". In a [[2005]] [[ArtistDirect.com interview with Pat Wilson - May 2005|interview with Artistdirect]], Wilson said that he believes [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] was better than [[wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. In a [[2008]] [[Scott Shriner Fan Interview 2008|fan interview]], Scott Shriner told a fan that McCartney, along with [[wikipedia:Chris Squire|Chris Squire]] and [[wikipedia:Sting (musician)|Sting]], changed the way he saw playing the bass with a guitar pick. In a [[2009]] interview with MusicRadar, Cuomo stated that Lennon is his favorite singer of all time, and that "the Beatles have such great melodies".<ref>Bosso, Joe (October 16, 2009). [https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-beatles-or-the-stones-with-rivers-cuomo-223590|The Beatles or The Stones? with Rivers Cuomo]. ''MusicRadar''. Retrieved June 30, 2022.</ref> | In a [[2002]] [[Elevator.ca interview with Brian Bell - March 2002|interview with Elevator.ca]], [[Brian Bell]] compared his song "[[Rust Colored Sun]]" to a "[[wikipedia:George Harrison|George Harrison]] song on a Beatles record". In a [[2005]] [[ArtistDirect.com interview with Pat Wilson - May 2005|interview with Artistdirect]], Wilson said that he believes [[wikipedia:John Lennon|John Lennon]] was better than [[wikipedia:Paul McCartney|Paul McCartney]]. | ||
In [[2006]], [[The Relationship]] recorded their album [[Together Tomorrow|Together Tomorrow (album)]], which featured Sean Lennon on two tracks. | |||
In a [[2008]] [[Scott Shriner Fan Interview 2008|fan interview]], Scott Shriner told a fan that McCartney, along with [[wikipedia:Chris Squire|Chris Squire]] and [[wikipedia:Sting (musician)|Sting]], changed the way he saw playing the bass with a guitar pick. In a [[2009]] interview with MusicRadar, Cuomo stated that Lennon is his favorite singer of all time, and that "the Beatles have such great melodies".<ref>Bosso, Joe (October 16, 2009). [https://www.musicradar.com/news/guitars/the-beatles-or-the-stones-with-rivers-cuomo-223590|The Beatles or The Stones? with Rivers Cuomo]. ''MusicRadar''. Retrieved June 30, 2022.</ref> | |||
In an early 2009 [[A.V. Club interview with Rivers Cuomo - January 27, 2009|interview with A.V. Club]], Cuomo mentions the impact of [[the Beach Boys]] and the Beatles on his songwriting: <blockquote>I had been coming from a background of listening to heavy metal, and my way out of metal was through the [[Pixies]], [[Jane's Addiction]], and Sonic Youth. A lot of those lyrics were intentionally abstract and artsy. They didn't necessarily make a lot of sense. They aren't pop lyrics. Then I heard lyrics like in "Don't Worry Baby," where [[Brian Wilson]]—in very simple terms, like what a 16-year old would write — is writing about a girl, or bragging about his car to his friends. It sounded so refreshing to me. I think you can hear that feeling of innocence and youthfulness in the lyrics I wrote at that time, like on "[[Buddy Holly]]" or "[[Holiday]]" or "[[Surf Wax America]]." That is very much influenced by The Beatles and the Beach Boys.</blockquote> | In an early 2009 [[A.V. Club interview with Rivers Cuomo - January 27, 2009|interview with A.V. Club]], Cuomo mentions the impact of [[the Beach Boys]] and the Beatles on his songwriting: <blockquote>I had been coming from a background of listening to heavy metal, and my way out of metal was through the [[Pixies]], [[Jane's Addiction]], and Sonic Youth. A lot of those lyrics were intentionally abstract and artsy. They didn't necessarily make a lot of sense. They aren't pop lyrics. Then I heard lyrics like in "Don't Worry Baby," where [[Brian Wilson]]—in very simple terms, like what a 16-year old would write — is writing about a girl, or bragging about his car to his friends. It sounded so refreshing to me. I think you can hear that feeling of innocence and youthfulness in the lyrics I wrote at that time, like on "[[Buddy Holly]]" or "[[Holiday]]" or "[[Surf Wax America]]." That is very much influenced by The Beatles and the Beach Boys.</blockquote> | ||