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Weezer – The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn) (5:53)

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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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  • indieRocker_

    OHHHHH BABYY I've been told that I'm going crazy :)

    yesterday morning

  • WarriorJones

    What a silly song!

    18 days ago

  • heyradiohead

    now that'a what a i call MUSIC

    last month

  • betojmd

    love this damn song

    January 2012

  • incvd

    fucking tuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuune

    January 2012

  • Suteeki

    <333

    January 2012

  • cgibs

    @WanderingSouls Don't mean to bring you down.... But it's not queen.. it's Aerosmith... check this out everyone else to see why this track is amazing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Greatest_Man_That_Ever_Lived_(Variations_on_a_Shaker_Hymn)#Composition

    October 2011

  • DarkPassengerr

    i was born to give and give and give.. love it!

    October 2011

  • chezzzy

    Hell, yeah!

    October 2011

  • aduda87

    Hell. Yeah.

    July 2011

  • jo4nny

    What a fine track.

    June 2011

  • blaze1289

    If you don't like it, you can shove it. But you don't like it, you love it.

    May 2011

  • Toria5637

    I, I'm gonna tear down the wall I may not be here when you call so best be giving me your all. Ohh baby, I've been told I'm going crazy..

    April 2011

  • WanderingSouls

    EPIC influence of QUEEN on Weezer = WIN

    March 2011

  • Taki90

    awesome !

    March 2011

  • MissLydia

    The Nirvana part actually sounds alot like Nirvana.

    March 2011

  • tomgreen99200

    milk those milk tits baby

    February 2011

  • Lososhro

    Austin Aries B)

    January 2011

  • The-Youngblood

    "I am the greatest man that ever lived..."

    November 2010

  • DrBlur

    Jesus H, I wish I'd never heard this. [x2] terrible shit

    November 2010
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