Like a Good Neighbor
"Like a Good Neighbor" | ||
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Cover by Weezer | ||
Released | February 9, 2011 | |
Format | Free Download via State Farm Nation's Facebook Page | |
Recorded | December, 2010 | |
Length | 2:45 | |
Label | Epitaph | |
Writer(s) | Barry Manilow | |
Producer(s) | N/A | |
Status | Officially released |
"Like a Good Neighbor" is a cover recorded by Weezer in 2010 of the famous State Farm jingle written by Barry Manilow. It is the first time anyone has ever recorded the entire song.
Overview
from weezer.com:
When we were setting up The Memories Tour, the good people at State Farm asked the band, “Would you sing our jingle for us?” Weezer then asked if the jingle was from a whole song, and if anyone had recorded it lately. So State Farm went back to their headquarters to find out the answers. What they came back with was that “all we could find was the lyrics and sheet music, we are not sure anyone has ever recorded the whole song.” It turns out Barry Manilow wrote the song, back when he was just starting out and wrote songs for commercials to pay his bills. Rivers looked over the sheet music and said “this is a great song; we should record the whole thing.” So the band went into the studio and had a lot of fun rocking out with Mr. Manilow's tune, hoping he would be proud of the results.
It was released officially on February 9th, 2011 on the State Farm Nation Facebook page. The cover has an accompanying music video which was shot while it was being recorded in early December of 2010. The meta tags in the mp3 state "STATE FARM - ROUGH 2 - DEC 9," which could mean that it was either recorded, mixed, or mastered on that date.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo – lead guitar, lead vocals
- Patrick Wilson – percussion
- Brian Bell – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Scott Shriner - bass guitar
Lyrics
<lyrics> Whenever you're driving and wherever you're bound On freeways and byways the whole country round
You'll feel better knowing anytime, anywhere That like a good neighbor State farm is there
Your home's where your heart is it's a feeling that grows the house that you live in the love that it shows
We all hope the good times never leave us behind We face our tomorrows with some peace of mind
No man has a promise of a life without care And like a good neighbor, State farm is there
State farm is there! State farm is there! State farm is there!
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