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==''[[Hurley]]'' and b-sides ( | ==''[[Hurley]]'' and b-sides (2010)== | ||
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| | "[[Brave New World]]" | | | "[[Brave New World]]" | ||
| | <small>''We hate to leave our shelter<br>But there’s so much waiting out there<br>If only we’d open our eyes and see </small>'' | | | <small>''We hate to leave our shelter<br>But there’s so much waiting out there<br>If only we’d open our eyes and see </small>'' | ||
| | Cuomo said in the PacSun ''Hurley'' commentary that "Brave New World" was written in response to the rest of the band's unwillingness to explore new genres. | | | Cuomo said in the PacSun ''Hurley'' commentary that "Brave New World" was written in response to the rest of the band's unwillingness to explore new genres. Intra-band relations are also mentioned in "Buddy Holly," release on "[[List of people mentioned in Weezer lyrics#Weezer (The Blue Album) and b-sides (1994)|The Blue Album]]" in 1994. | ||
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==''[[Death to False Metal]]'' (2010)== | |||
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| | [[Mykel and Carli Allan]]<br>[[Image:Mykel-Carli-weezer.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | "[[Mykel and Carli (Weezer song)|Mykel and Carli]]" | |||
| | The Allan sisters are the subject of this song. | |||
| | After their passing, Weezer would put on an entire [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997 - Hollywood, CA|tribute concert]] and contribute to a [[Hear You Me! A Tribute to Mykel and Carli|tribute album]] in the name of their fan club founders. A proper studio recording of the song would be released as a b-side during the ''[[List of people mentioned in Weezer lyrics#Weezer (The Blue Album) and b-sides (1994)|''Blue Album'' era]]. | |||
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| | [[Kyoko Ito Cuomo]]<br>[[Image:Kyoko Ito.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | "[[The Odd Couple]]" | |||
| | <small>''The odd couple is what we are in reality<br>But we are so happy in everything we do<br>The odd couple is what they're saying of you and me<br>But we know the feeling that we share is true</small>'' | |||
| | According to Karl Koch, this is an autobiographical song about Rivers Cuomo and his wife. | |||
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| | [[Michael Jackson]]<br>[[Image:Michael Jackson.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | "[[Turning Up the Radio]]" | |||
| | <small>''It's the hits, it's the flops<br>Billie Jean and She Bop</small>'' | |||
| | Jackson's 1983 hit "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean Billie Jean]" is mentioned, alongside "She Bop" by Cyndi Lauper. Jackson is also mentioned in 2008's "[[List of people mentioned in Weezer lyrics#The Red Album (2008) and b-sides|Heart Songs]]." | |||
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| | [[Cyndi Lauper]]<br>[[Image:Cyndi Lauper.jpg|100px]] | |||
| | "[[Turning Up the Radio]]" | |||
| | <small>''It's the hits, it's the flops<br>Billie Jean and She Bop</small>'' | |||
| | Lauper's 1984 hit "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/She_Bop She Bop]" is referenced here, alongside Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean." | |||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||