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Cuomo rejected a proposed music video treatment by [[Spike Jonze]] for "[[El Scorcho]]" that would have starred [[Wikipedia:Flava Flav|Flava Flav]]. "I want my feelings to come across untainted this time around" said Cuomo,<ref>Lewman, Mark. "[[Rip magazine interview with Rivers Cuomo - January 1997|Ol' Nerdy Bastard]]" ''Rip''. January 1997.</ref> "So when I went to write the songs, I was very careful about being really straightforward and sincere. And not being so ironic, or using weird metaphors or imagery. I really want to communicate my feelings directly, and because I was so careful in writing the songs that way, I'd hate for the video to kinda misrepresent the song, or exaggerate certain aspects." The video for "El Scorcho" was instead directed by [[Mark Romanek]] who, after an apparent disagreement, left Cuomo to edit the video himself. It debuted on MTV's ''120 Minutes'' and only received moderate airplay. | Cuomo rejected a proposed music video treatment by [[Spike Jonze]] for "[[El Scorcho]]" that would have starred [[Wikipedia:Flava Flav|Flava Flav]]. "I want my feelings to come across untainted this time around" said Cuomo,<ref>Lewman, Mark. "[[Rip magazine interview with Rivers Cuomo - January 1997|Ol' Nerdy Bastard]]" ''Rip''. January 1997.</ref> "So when I went to write the songs, I was very careful about being really straightforward and sincere. And not being so ironic, or using weird metaphors or imagery. I really want to communicate my feelings directly, and because I was so careful in writing the songs that way, I'd hate for the video to kinda misrepresent the song, or exaggerate certain aspects." The video for "El Scorcho" was instead directed by [[Mark Romanek]] who, after an apparent disagreement, left Cuomo to edit the video himself. It debuted on MTV's ''120 Minutes'' and only received moderate airplay. | ||
On [[September 23]], [[1996]], the day before the release of ''Pinkerton'', the Pinkerton private investigation and security company filed a temporary restraining order against Geffen and Weezer, seeking a preliminary injunction aimed the album | On [[September 23]], [[1996]], the day before the release of ''Pinkerton'', the Pinkerton private investigation and security company filed a temporary restraining order against Geffen and Weezer, seeking a preliminary injunction aimed at preventing the marketing of the album. On [[September 26]], Judge John G. Davies dissolved the order, deciding that "the hardship of not releasing the album would be greater for Geffen than any hardship Pinkerton's or its shareholders might incur from consumers who mistakenly think the company had anything to do with the album."<ref>"[https://www.upi.com/Archives/1996/09/26/Weezer-Geffen-beat-Pinkerton-in-court/1340843710400/ Weezer, Geffen beat Pinkerton in court]" ''UPI Archives''. 26 September 1996.</ref> | ||
The music video for the album's second single, "[[The Good Life]]," was directed by [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]] and features a pizza delivery girl (played by [[Wikipedia:Mary Lynn Rajskub|Mary Lynn Rajskub]]) on her route, interspersed with footage of the band performing, filmed from multiple camera angles simultaneously. A third single, "[[Pink Triangle]]," was planned, but not released. On [[November 6]], Weezer performed [[Weezer concert: 11/06/1996 (a)|an acoustic set at Shorecrest High School in Seattle]] after a student won a contest. Renditions of "The Good Life" and "Pink Triangle" were later released as B-sides. | The music video for the album's second single, "[[The Good Life]]," was directed by [[Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris]] and features a pizza delivery girl (played by [[Wikipedia:Mary Lynn Rajskub|Mary Lynn Rajskub]]) on her route, interspersed with footage of the band performing, filmed from multiple camera angles simultaneously. A third single, "[[Pink Triangle]]," was planned, but not released. On [[November 6]], Weezer performed [[Weezer concert: 11/06/1996 (a)|an acoustic set at Shorecrest High School in Seattle]] after a student won a contest. Renditions of "The Good Life" and "Pink Triangle" were later released as B-sides. | ||
==Deluxe release== | ==Deluxe release== | ||
The Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton'' was released on [[November 2]], [[2010]]. The 2-disc release features all of the album B-sides, including the unreleased "[[I Swear It's True]]," as well as various live recordings and studio outtakes, including the previously undocumented "[[Tragic Girl]]." Prior to its release, the “[[The Death to False Metal & Pinkerton Deluxe Sampler]]” was sent out to critics for review. | The Deluxe Edition of ''Pinkerton'' was released on [[November 2]], [[2010]]. The 2-disc release features all of the album B-sides, including the unreleased "[[I Swear It's True]]," as well as various live recordings and studio outtakes, including the previously undocumented "[[Tragic Girl]]." Prior to its release, the “[[The Death to False Metal & Pinkerton Deluxe Sampler]]” was sent out to critics for review. | ||