Due to the fact that I am completely lacking in inspiration at the moment, I will resort to my Pandora stations for this week's selections
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The first time I ever heard this one on Pandora, I would have never, in a million years, guessed that it was Weezer. I was introduced to Weezer back in 1994, through radio exposure, but I was only truly familiar with "Buddy Holly" and "Undone - The Sweater Song" (included below) and a few others... however, if you recall, back in '94, I was embarking on my uber-goth phase; so Weezer was not exactly my cup of tea (or absinthe) at the time!!
Today's song, "(If You're Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To", is such a catchy tune! Every time it finds its way into the rotation, I seem to sing it and hum the melody for hours after it has finished playing.
And the video is hee-lar-ee-ous!! Wikipedia has some background on it for you:
"The music video was released on October 23. Directed by Marc Webb, the music video revolves around the members of the band living a normal life until a beautiful lady played by Odette Yustman comes to the town. Her callousness and disregard leads to multiple band members being injured while trying to impress her, leaving only frontman Rivers Cuomo unhurt, though upon seeing his injured bandmates, Cuomo rejects the woman, to their approval."
"'Marc Webb has created a kind of '50s small town for us to live in,' Cuomo told MTV, 'And basically it's just populated by the four members of Weezer. So we're just hanging out, driving around, filling up our trucks with gasoline. Basically being guys, and that's what Weezerville is like.'"
"'The idea of the video is really simple: It's a town that's made up of clones of Weezer. There are multiple versions of Brian [Bell] and Patrick [Wilson] and Scott [Shriner] and Rivers, and they're just going about their business, until one day, this woman shows up,' Webb continued. 'And after that, everything basically goes to hell.'"
The moon was shining on the lake at night
The Slayer t-shirt fit the scene just right
Smeared mascara, I looked into your eyes, I saw a light
You told me stories about your chickadees
They didn't like B-B guns or stupid archery
You charmed the lifeguard, to let them use the pool all day for free
Then the conversation stopped, and I looked down at my feet
I was next to you and you were right there next to me
And I said girl!
If you're wondering if I want you to, (I want you to) I want you to
So make a move, (Make a move) 'cause I ain't got all night
The rest of the summer was the best we ever had
We watched Titanic, and it didn't make us sad
I took you to Best Buy, you took me home to meet your Mom and Dad
Your Mom cooked meatloaf even though I don't eat meat
I dug you so much, I took some for the team
Your dad was silent, his eyes were fixed on what was on TV
Then the conversation stopped, and I looked down at the ring
Your folks were next to you, and you were right there next to me
And I said girl!
If you're wondering if I want you to, (I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
I swear it's true (I swear it's true) without you, my heart is blue
Girl!
If you're wondering if I want you to, (I want you to) I want you to
So make a move, (Make a move) 'cause I ain't got all night
So much pain may come our way
There may come a day when we have nothing left to say
When the conversation stops, and we're facing our defeat
I'll be next to you and you'll be right there next to me
Then I'll say girl!
If you're wondering if I want you to, (I want you to) I want you to (I want you to)
I swear it's true (I swear it's true) without you, my heart is blue
Girl!
If you're wondering if I want you to, (I want you to) I want you to
So make a move, (Make a move) 'cause I ain't got all night
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