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This list attempts to document every reference made to a person - living, dead, fictional, or real - in a [[Weezer]] lyric.<br><br> | |||
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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 demo of the song would be released on 2010's ''[[List of people mentioned in Weezer lyrics#Death to False Metal (2010)|Death To False Metal]]'' | ||
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| | | | | [[Mary Tyler Moore]]<br>[[Image:Mary Tyler Moore - 1978.jpg|100px]] | ||
| | [[ | | | "[[Buddy Holly]]" | ||
| | <small>''Woo-ee-oo I look just like Buddy Holly<br>Oh-oh, and you're Mary Tyler Moore<br>I don't care what they say about us anyway<br>I don't care 'bout that''</small> | |||
| | An initial draft of the chorus read:<br><small>"''ooo-we-ooo you look just like Ginger Rogers.''<br>''Oh-oh I move just like Fred Astaire.''"</small> | |||
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| | | | | [[Slayer]]<br>[[Image:Slayer2.jpg|100px]] | ||
| | [[ | | | "[[Heart Songs]]" | ||
| | ''<small>Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, and Slayer taught me how to shred</small>'' | |||
| | "Heart Songs" is an homage to the musicians and songs that Cuomo has admired throughout his life. Slayer is also mentioned in "[[(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To]]" from ''[[Raditude]]''. | |||
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| | | | | [[Timbaland]]<br>[[Image:Timbaland.jpg|100px]] | ||
| | [[ | | | "[[Pork and Beans]]" | ||
| | ''<small>Everyone likes to dance to a happy song<br>With a catchy chorus and beat so they can sing along<br>Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the chart<br>Maybe if I work with him I can perfect the art</small>'' | |||
| | Timbaland was at the height of his commercial popularity at the time of Cuomo's writing this song. | |||
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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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