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For years following the untimely passing of the sisters in the summer of 1997, rumors spread that they were hit by a school bus, hence the lyrics. However, the song was of course written and recorded well before this tragic event, and had nothing to do with the circumstances. | For years following the untimely passing of the sisters in the summer of 1997, rumors spread that they were hit by a school bus, hence the lyrics. However, the song was of course written and recorded well before this tragic event, and had nothing to do with the circumstances. | ||
Weezer's tribute is not the first song to be written about the Allan sisters, nor would it be the last. A Los Angeles-based band called [[Black Market Flowers]] first wrote a song of their own called "[[Mykel and Carli (Black Market Flowers song)|Mykel and Carli]]". Friends of the sisters, and acquaintences of Weezer, they were asked to open the tribute/benefit show in honor of the sisters, headlined by Weezer, and also featuring [[that dog.]], at the Palace Theater in Hollywood, August | Weezer's tribute is not the first song to be written about the Allan sisters, nor would it be the last. A Los Angeles-based band called [[Black Market Flowers]] first wrote a song of their own called "[[Mykel and Carli (Black Market Flowers song)|Mykel and Carli]]". Friends of the sisters, and acquaintences of Weezer, they were asked to open [[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997 - Hollywood, CA|the tribute/benefit show in honor of the sisters]], headlined by Weezer, and also featuring [[that dog.]], at the Palace Theater in Hollywood, [[August 15]], [[1997]]. The benefit show was the last time "Mykel & Carli" was played live for many years, played solely by Rivers. "Mykel & Carli" was finally played again by the full band on [[January 20]], [[2012]] during the first indoor show on the Weezer cruise. | ||
The song's chorus of [http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hear_You_Me%21_A_Tribute_To_Mykel_And_Carli Hear You Me!] not only provided the name for the 1997 tribute/benefit album in honor of the sisters (on which both Weezer's and Black Market Flowers' songs are featured), but inspired the song "[[Hear You Me]]" by [[Jimmy Eat World]], which was featured on their successful ''Bleed American'' album in 2001. | The song's chorus of [http://weezerpedia.com/wiki/index.php?title=Hear_You_Me%21_A_Tribute_To_Mykel_And_Carli Hear You Me!] not only provided the name for the 1997 tribute/benefit album in honor of the sisters (on which both Weezer's and Black Market Flowers' songs are featured), but inspired the song "[[Hear You Me]]" by [[Jimmy Eat World]], which was featured on their successful ''Bleed American'' album in 2001. | ||
==Live performances== | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 08/15/1997 - Hollywood, CA]] | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 01/20/2012 - The Weezer Cruise]] | |||
*[[Weezer concert: 02/14/2014 - The Weezer Cruise 2]] | |||
==Personnel== | ==Personnel== |