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Pet_Sounds · 03-18-2014, 03:28 PM

Good evening. For tonight's entertainment, I will be reviewing song lyrics. These lyrics are a stark contrast to last night's program, aa they were written one score and thirteen years later, in 1993. Withot further ado, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present...

Buddy Holly - Weezer

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Based on the title, I was expecting a Mrs. Robinson-like nostalgic look back to the '50s, reminiscing when rock 'n' roll was young and Elvis Presley's tight pants and obsessed following were out of the ordinary. I couldn't have been more wrong. "What's with these homies dissing my girl? Why do they gotta front?", the lyrics begin. Oh boy. And the chorus. "I look just like Buddy Holly, and you're Mary Tyler Moore." I prefer California Girls' working title: You're Grass and I'm a Power Mower. No offense to any avid Weezer fans out there, but these might be the worst lyrics I've read in my life! (Well... all right, maybe I'll think it over.) They go nowhere! Apparently, Rivers Cuomo was reluctant to include the song on Weezer's eponymous debut album, but the band persuaded him to. Was that a wise decision? Honestly, folks, I can't rave on about them anymore.

I'll give them a 3/10. They do not make me want to listen to the song (I'll say!). Could I write superior lyrics myself? In a heartbeat!

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That concludes tonight's program. Thank-you for the loan of your ears. Tomorrow, I continue my journal, skipping over the Rolling Stones' Miss You to Bruce Springsteen's The Rising, #497. But until then I wish you all a good night.

03-18-2014, 03:28 PM	#8 (permalink)
Pet_Sounds Remember the underscore Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: The other side Posts: 2,488	#499... Good evening. For tonight's entertainment, I will be reviewing song lyrics. These lyrics are a stark contrast to last night's program, aa they were written one score and thirteen years later, in 1993. Withot further ado, ladies and gentlemen, allow me to present... Buddy Holly - Weezer • • • Based on the title, I was expecting a Mrs. Robinson-like nostalgic look back to the '50s, reminiscing when rock 'n' roll was young and Elvis Presley's tight pants and obsessed following were out of the ordinary. I couldn't have been more wrong. "What's with these homies dissing my girl? Why do they gotta front?", the lyrics begin. Oh boy. And the chorus. "I look just like Buddy Holly, and you're Mary Tyler Moore." I prefer California Girls' working title: You're Grass and I'm a Power Mower. No offense to any avid Weezer fans out there, but these might be the worst lyrics I've read in my life! (Well... all right, maybe I'll think it over.) They go nowhere! Apparently, Rivers Cuomo was reluctant to include the song on Weezer's eponymous debut album, but the band persuaded him to. Was that a wise decision? Honestly, folks, I can't rave on about them anymore. I'll give them a 3/10. They do not make me want to listen to the song (I'll say!). Could I write superior lyrics myself? In a heartbeat! • • • That concludes tonight's program. Thank-you for the loan of your ears. Tomorrow, I continue my journal, skipping over the Rolling Stones' Miss You to Bruce Springsteen's The Rising, #497. But until then I wish you all a good night. __________________ Everybody's dying just to get the disease Last edited by Pet_Sounds; 03-18-2014 at 06:56 PM.