List of cover songs
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This list is an attempt to document every cover song recorded or performed live by Weezer or solo covers by past or present members of Weezer (including Rivers Cuomo).
0–A
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Rivers Cuomo | 1979 | The Smashing Pumpkins | Billy Corgan | 2018 | Performed live | ||
Weezer | Africa | Toto | David Paich, Jeff Porcaro | 2018 |
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3:58 | Pat Wilson |
Weezer | All the Small Things | Blink-182 | Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus | September 14, 2018 | Performed live | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Anak Sekolah | Chrisye | Oddie Agam | November 2022 |
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Weezer | Aneurysm | Nirvana | Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic, Dave Grohl | November 1998 | Performed live | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Annie's Song | John Denver | John Denver | June 11, 2004 | Released online | 2:46 | Rivers Cuomo |
Weezer | Are 'Friends' Electric? | Tubeway Army | Gary Numan | October 29, 2005 |
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5:23 |
B
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Baby, You're a Rich Man | The Beatles | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | June 7, 1993 | Performed live (mash-up with "China Grove" by the Doobie Brothers)[1] | ||
Weezer | Basket Case | Green Day | Green Day | May 10, 2018 | Performed live | ||
Weezer | Been in the Storm | 2000—2001 | Released online | 1:02 | |||
Weezer | Better Off Alone | Alice Deejay | Sebastiaan Molijn, Eelke Kalberg | December 18, 2001 | Released on weezer.com | 1:05 | |
Weezer | Big Me | Foo Fighters | Dave Grohl | 2005 | Performed live | ||
Weezer | Billie Jean | Michael Jackson | Michael Jackson | 2018 | Weezer (The Teal Album) | 4:54 | Pat Wilson |
Weezer | Blew | Nirvana | Kurt Cobain | November 1998 | Performed live | ||
Rivers Cuomo | The Bomb | Ice Cube | Ice Cube | Fall 1992 | Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | 1:18 | |
Weezer* | Brain Stew | Green Day | Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt, Tré Cool | October 22, 2009 | 3:18 | Scott Fritz | |
Weezer | Breed | Nirvana | Kurt Cobain | November 1998 | Performed live |
C
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Rivers Cuomo | Can't Fight This Feeling | REO Speedwagon | Kevin Cronin | May 9, 2018 | Performed live | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Champagne Supernova | Oasis | Noel Gallagher | May 30, 2018 | Performed live | ||
Weezer | China Grove | The Doobie Brothers | Tom Johnston | June 7, 1993 | Performed live (mash-up with "Baby, You're a Rich Man" by the Beatles)[1] | ||
Weezer | Conversationalist | See "So Much Talk" | |||||
Weezer | Creep | Radiohead | Radiohead, Albert Hammond, Mike Hazlewood | 2008 | Performed live |
D
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Dive | Nirvana | Kurt Cobain, Krist Novoselic | November 1998 | Performed live | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Don't Worry Baby | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Roger Christian | March 25, 1993 | Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo | 2:59 | |
Weezer | Dueling Banjos | Arthur "Guitar Boogie" Smith | Arthur Smith, Don Reno | July 27, 1992 | Performed live |
E
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Rivers Cuomo | The End of the World | Skeeter Davis | Arthur Kent, Sylvia Dee | 2002—2003 | Released online | ||
Weezer | Enter Sandman | Metallica | Kirk Hammett, James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich | 2020 |
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5:32 | Suzy Shinn |
Weezer | Everybody Wants to Rule the World | Tears for Fears | Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes | 2018 |
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4:04 | Pat Wilson |
F
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | The First Noel | traditional | 2008 | Christmas with Weezer | 2:22 |
G
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Rivers Cuomo | God Only Knows | The Beach Boys | Brian Wilson, Tony Asher | December 22, 2010 | Released on YouTube[2] | 2:39 |
H
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Happy Together | The Turtles | Garry Bonner, Alan Gordon | 2018 |
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2:25 | Pat Wilson |
Weezer | Hark! The Herald Angels Sing | traditional | 2008 | Christmas with Weezer | 1:37 | Pat Wilson, Rivers Cuomo, Ken Sluiter | |
Weezer | Heavy Rotation | AKB48 | Yasushi Akimoto, Yō Yamazaki | January 8, 2013 | Performed live
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Brian Bell, Pat Wilson | Heroin | The Velvet Underground | Lou Reed | 2006 | Unreleased | ||
Weezer | Hey Ya! | Outkast | Andre 3000 | 2017 | Performed live | ||
Weezer | Hot for Teacher | Van Halen | Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony, David Lee Roth | 2009 |
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Weezer | Human | The Killers | Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. | October 27, 2009 | Performed live |
I
J
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Rivers Cuomo | Je Changerais d'Avis | Françoise Hardy | Ghigo De Chiara, Maurizio Costanzo, Ennio Morricone | 2003 | Released Online | 1:28 | |
Weezer | Just What I Needed | The Cars | Ric Ocasek | August 6, 1993 |
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2:38 |
K
Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Kids | MGMT | Andrew Van Wyngarden, Ben Goldwasser | 2009 |
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L
M
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | M.E. | Gary Numan | Gary Numan | Weezer's first show, 1992 | |||
Weezer | Meonjiga Doeeo (먼지가 되어) | Kim Kwang-seok | Song Moon-sang, Lee Dae-heon | South Korea, 2013; 2016 | unreleased | ||
Weezer* | Meri Kuri | BoA | 2008 | Weezer (The Red Album) (Japanese edition) | 5:27 | Weezer | |
Weezer | Morning Glory | Oasis | Noel Gallagher | Troublemaker Tour, 2008 | unreleased | Weezer | |
Weezer | Mr. Blue Sky | Electric Light Orchestra | Jeff Lynne | 2018 | Weezer (The Teal Album) | 4:46 | Pat Wilson |
Weezer | Mr. Moustache | Nirvana | Kurt Cobain | Goat Punishment Show #1, Hollywood, CA, November 1998 | Band-recorded bootleg | 3:27 | Weezer |
Weezer | My Evaline | traditional | July 9, 1994 | Weezer (The Blue Album) (Deluxe Edition) | 0:44 | Weezer |
N
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Rivers Cuomo | The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down | The Band | Robbie Robertson | 2007 | unreleased | Rivers Cuomo | |
Weezer | No Scrubs | TLC | Kevin Briggs, Kandi Burruss, Tameka Cottle, Lisa Lopes | 2018 | Weezer (The Teal Album) | 3:10 | Pat Wilson |
Matt Sharp & Maya Rudolph | Not Tonight | Tegan and Sara | Sara Quin | 2004 | released digitally | 3:12 | James Saez |
O
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Oddfellows Local 151 | R.E.M. | Michael Stipe | 2008 | "Pork and Beans" UK Retail 7" (Part 3) | 2:57 | |
Rivers Cuomo | One Of Us | Joan Osborne | Eric Bazilian | 2009 | Sirius AltNation | 3:57 | |
Weezer | Over the Hills and Far Away | Led Zeppelin | Jimmy Page, Robert Plant | 2005 | |||
Weezer | O Come All Ye Faithful | various | traditional | 2008 | Christmas with Weezer | 2:09 | Weezer |
Weezer | O Holy Night | various | traditional | 2008 | Christmas with Weezer | 4:07 | Weezer |
P
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Paranoid | Black Sabbath | Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Bill Ward | 2018 | Weezer (The Teal Album) | 2:44 | Pat Wilson |
Weezer | Paranoid Android | Radiohead | Colin Greenwood, Jonny Greenwood, Ed O'Brien, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke | June 25, 2011 | Officially released online | 6:28 | Shawn Everett |
Weezer | Poker Face | Lady Gaga | Lady Gaga, RedOne | 2009 | Raditude iTunes pre-order bonus track (mashup with MGMT's "Kids") | ||
Weezer | Pumped Up Kicks | Foster the People | Mark Foster | Summer/Fall 2011 | unreleased |
R
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Rainbow Connection (feat. Hayley Williams) | Kermit the Frog (Jim Henson) | Paul Williams, Kenneth Ascher | 2011 | Muppets: The Green Album | 4:00 | Shawn Everett, Jake Sinclair |
Weezer | Reason To Worry | The Special Goodness | Patrick Wilson | 2002 | released online in mp3 form on weezer.com | Weezer | |
Weezer | Rosanna | Toto | David Paich | 2018 | "Rosanna" single | 4:52 | Pat Wilson |
S
T
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Take On Me | A-ha | Magne Furuholmen, Morten Harket, Pål Waaktaar | 2018 | Weezer (The Teal Album) | 3:34 | Pat Wilson |
Weezer | Talk Dirty to Me | Poison | Bret Michaels, Rikki Rockett, Bobby Dall, C.C. DeVille | Spring/Summer 2012 | unreleased | ||
Weezer | Teenage Dirtbag | Wheatus | Brendan B. Brown | ||||
Weezer | Theme From The Dukes of Hazzard (Good Ol' Boys) | Waylon Jennings | Waylon Jennings | June 20, 1997 (Y100 Sonic Sessions) | unreleased | 1:11 | |
Weezer | Time | Pink Floyd | Roger Waters | Troublemaker Tour 2008 Raditude Tour 2009 |
Chicago, IL Live Bootleg | ||
Weezer | Today | The Smashing Pumpkins | Billy Corgan | Spring/Summer 2018 | unreleased | ||
Rivers Cuomo | Tomorrow | Annie (musical) | Charles Strouse, Martin Charnin | June 11, 2004 | 2:51 | Rivers Cuomo | |
The Rentals | Tracy Jacks | Blur | Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree, Graham Coxon, Alex James | 1996 | 4:26 | ||
Weezer | The Trooper | Iron Maiden | Steve Harris | Pinkerton Tour, 1996 | unreleased | Weezer | |
Weezer | Turn It On Again | Genesis | Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford | October 24, 2009 | Weezer concert: 10/24/2009 - Los Angeles, CA | Weezer |
U
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Unbreak My Heart | Toni Braxton | Diane Warren | 2004 | Death to False Metal | 4:11 | Rick Rubin |
Weezer | Up the Beach | Jane's Addiction | Perry Farrell | 2019 |
V
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | Velouria | The Pixies | Black Francis | 1998 | Where Is My Mind?: A Tribute to the Pixies | 3:54 | Rich Mouser, Todd Sullivan |
Weezer | Viva la Vida | Coldplay | Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin | 2009 | Hurley (Deluxe edition) | 4:06 | Weezer |
W
Y
Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
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Weezer | YYZ | Rush | Lee, Lifeson, Peart | 2000 | unreleased | Weezer | |
Weezer | You Might Think | The Cars | Ric Ocasek | 2011 | Cars 2 (Original Soundtrack) | 3:07 | Shawn Everett |
Scott & Rivers | Yuki Ga Furu Machi (雪が降る町) | Unicorn | Tamio Okuda | 2013 | Unicorn Covers | 3:52 |
* indicates a song credited to Weezer but performed solo by Rivers Cuomo.
See also
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weezer Recording History - Page 4
- ↑ Rivers Cuomo. "2010-12-22_GodOnlyKnows.mp4" YouTube. 30 December 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTu05i3wka8