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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 15th, 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 20th, 2012 during the first indoor show on the Weezer cruise.
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==