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A stunning hodge-podge of musical stylings, built upon the melody from the old shaker hymn from “Simple Gifts”, by Joseph Brackett. Weezer songwriter Rivers Cuomo hadn’t realized how similar his melody was to the aforementioned hymn until guitarist Brian Bell’s mother came into the studio and recognized the tune as a song her church’s choir used to sing.
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Weezer - the greatest man that ever lived.
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bustertheblade wrote:
Of course, it is not like Green Day invented the form, but this came quite on the tails of that album...
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bustertheblade wrote:
this is song is so strange and disjointed that I think I have moved past "wtf is this crap" and now I love it, although you have to admit it has some American Idiot rock opera qualities, but who cares if Rivers is stealing from Green Day....
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hannahistgut wrote:
weezer's so snarky.
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metsguy234 wrote:
This is the greatest song that ever lived
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Echoes917 wrote:
I absolutely love this song...one of the highlights of the album.
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MatthieuBelAmi wrote:
I'm the greatest song that ever lived, I was born to get sing and sing and sing
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WiffleBallTony wrote:
I've had the "I'm gonna tear down the wall" part stuck in my head ALL FREAKING DAY
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veruschkan wrote:
I love this track. And if I was man, I would be the greatest man that ever lived. huh?
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stauf7 wrote:
davidoa: It is as DLC.
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DrLeatherface wrote:
I'm sorry, but I am the greatest man that ever lived. I will be suing Weezer for singing about me without my permision.
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davidoa wrote:
why is this not in rock band?
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Fekkit wrote:
Whoop.
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jamierobertward wrote:
Sleep tight.
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Sabbage wrote:
Love this song so much
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screamin_jesus wrote:
This album is so underrated.
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ZamatoElite wrote:
Pretty good. Could be better.
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scf2008 wrote:
this is perfect.
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Joegunner145 wrote:
this is the best song of Weezer..
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Crazyredivan wrote:
I miss the good old days of Pinkerton.
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CohesionCubed wrote:
It can only be described as Weezer simply proving how epic they are, in song form.
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