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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weezer | The First Noel | traditional | 2008 | Christmas with Weezer | 2:22 |
G
| Performer | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Appearance(s) | Time | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weezer | Kids | MGMT | Andrew Van Wyngarden, Ben Goldwasser | 2009 |
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L
M
| Artist | Song | Original artist | Author | Recorded | Album | Time | Producer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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