Weezer, una de las bandas más icónicas del rock alternativo, se formó en Los Ángeles, California, en 1992. El grupo surgió de la unión de cuatro talentosos músicos: Rivers Cuomo (vocalista y guitarrista), Patrick Wilson (baterista), Matt Sharp (bajista) y Jason Cropper (guitarrista). Esta formación inicial sentó las bases de lo que sería una carrera larga y llena de éxitos.
Rivers Cuomo, el motor creativo del grupo, había pasado por diversas experiencias musicales antes de fundar Weezer. Influenciado por bandas como The Pixies y The Beach Boys, Rivers comenzó a componer canciones que combinaban letras introspectivas con melodías pegajosas. La visión de Cuomo y la química entre los miembros de la banda rápidamente captaron la atención de las discográficas.
En 1994, Weezer lanzó su primer álbum de estudio, comúnmente conocido como “The Blue Album” debido a su distintiva carátula azul. Producido por Ric Ocasek de The Cars, el álbum fue un éxito inmediato tanto comercial como críticamente. Canciones como "Buddy Holly", "Say It Ain't So" y "Undone – The Sweater Song" se convirtieron en himnos generacionales.
El éxito de "The Blue Album" catapultó a Weezer al estrellato. Sus vídeos musicales innovadores y llenos de humor también ayudaron a establecer su imagen pública. El vídeo de "Buddy Holly", que homenajeaba a la serie de televisión “Happy Days”, ganó varios premios y se convirtió en un clásico de la era de MTV.
En 1996, la banda
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[Verse]
When I was a baby, I was so happy
I'd play with my friends in the mud
Wilbur and Jack and Otis and Beatty
We were a gang, you got to believe me
Momma would scold us if we got too rough
She didn't care, she was proud of us
I ran around and talked to the animals
Tellin' 'em stories of savage cannibals
Then I got older and noticed a girl
First I was sure I didn't exist to her
I sulked around, but I didn't know why
Then she put her cheek on my shoulder and I
Was lookin' at her and she was lookin' at me
We started to smile, it was our destiny
Tina was her name, she was my cute-pie
Forgot about the things I used to like
I spent all my time followin' her around
My friends all made the whiplash sound
But they understood, they was happy for me
And everyone clapped when I asked her to marry me
And she said, "Yes," and we felt so fine
We lost track of the passing of time
Before I knew it we had our own babies
Gina and Shelley and Keebie and Gabe
But now, I've got to die
I lived a good life, I've got no complaints
I'd like to thank Farmer Pete
For bringin' me scraps of food that I could eat
He always had a smile on his face
He didn't want to think of this day
It's finally here
(It's finally here, it's finally here)
It's finally here
(It's finally here)
Whoa-oh-oh
They called me Pig
They called me Pig
Oh, oh-oh
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When I was a baby, I was so happy
I'd play with my friends in the mud