List of cover songs

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Weezer (The Teal Album), released in 2019, is a full record of covers, including a cover of Toto's "Africa."

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 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
  • "Anak Sekolah" (digital single)
  • Performed live
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 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 5:32 Suzy Shinn
Weezer Everybody Wants to Rule the World Tears for Fears Roland Orzabal, Ian Stanley, Chris Hughes 2018 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 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
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
Weezer Human The Killers Brandon Flowers, Dave Keuning, Mark Stoermer, Ronnie Vannucci Jr. October 27, 2009 Performed live

I

Performer Song Original artist Author Recorded Appearance(s) Time Producer
Rivers Cuomo I Couldn't Live Without Your Love Petula Clark Tony Hatch, Jackie Trent 2003 3:06
Weezer I Don't Know How to Love Him Yvonne Elliman (Jesus Christ Superstar) Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice December 22, 2005 Performed live
The Rentals, Matt Sharp I'll Be Your Baby Tonight Bob Dylan Bob Dylan 1999, 2003 Performed live
Rivers Cuomo, Weezer If I Fell The Beatles John Lennon, Paul McCartney 1993
Rivers Cuomo Invincible Ann Poonkasem Ann Poonkasem June 11, 2004 Released online 1:12
Weezer I'm a Believer The Monkees Neil Diamond 2010 Shrek Forever After: Music from the Motion Picture 2:58 Neal Avron
Weezer I Think We're Alone Now Tommy James and the Shondells Ritchie Cordell 2011—2012
Weezer I Took a Pill in Ibiza Mike Posner Mike Posner 2017 Performed live
Weezer*, Rivers Cuomo I Woke Up in Love This Morning The Partridge Family L. Russell Brown, Irwin Levine 2003 3:01

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 Released online 2:38

K

Performer Song Original artist Author Recorded Appearance(s) Time Producer
Weezer Kids MGMT Andrew Van Wyngarden, Ben Goldwasser 2009
  • Performed live
  • Raditude iTunes pre-order bonus track (mashup with Lady Gaga's "Poker Face")

L

Artist Song Original artist Author Recorded Album Time Producer
Weezer Life's What You Make It Talk Talk 2008 Weezer (The Red Album) (UK and Japanese edition) 3:32 Weezer
Weezer Like a Good Neighbor State Farm Jingle Barry Manilow December 9th, 2010 (released 2011) Released online through State Farm's Facebook page as a free download and music video. 2:45 Weezer
Weezer Lithium Nirvana Kurt Cobain 2019
Rivers Cuomo Little Annie Rooney Michael Nolan Michael Nolan 1992/1993 Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years 0:43
Rivers Cuomo Little Diane Dion DiMucci and The Del-Satins Dion DiMucci March 2003 Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo 2:41 Rivers Cuomo
Weezer Longview Green Day Green Day 2018 unreleased
Weezer Los Angeles Black Francis January 21, 2012 Live on The Weezer Cruise - Palladium Lounge 4:27 Weezer
Weezer Lost in the Woods Jonathan Groff Robert Lopez, Kristen Anderson-Lopez Frozen 2 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) 3:05
Weezer Love My Way The Psychedelic Furs 2008 "Pork and Beans" UK Retail 7" (Part 2) 3:04 Weezer

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

Performer Song Original artist Author Recorded Appearance(s) Time Producer
Weezer Safe and Sound Capital Cities Ryan Merchant, Sebu Simonian 2013 Performed live
Weezer (ft. Ed Helms) Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town Harry Reser J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie 2023 Family Switch (film)
Matt Sharp She Looks at Me That Dog. Rachel Haden, Anna Waronker 1994 Excellent Stocking Stuffer 2:49
Weezer Should I Stay Or Should I Go? The Clash Mick Jones Live At Virgin Mobile FreeFest '09 3:07 Weezer
Weezer Silent Night traditional 2008 Christmas with Weezer 2:22 Weezer
The Rentals 1995 4:05 Tom Grimley, Matt Sharp
Weezer The Simpsons Theme Danny Elfman Danny Elfman 2019/2020 The Simpsons (episode "The Hateful Eight-Year-Olds") 0:59
Weezer Sliver Nirvana Kurt Cobain 2008 Performed live Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Some Children See Him Alfred Burt December 25, 2013 Youtube.com 3:08 Rivers Cuomo
Weezer So Much Talk Wax Joe Sib, Thomas Gardocki, David Georgeff, Loomis Fall, Daniel Rey 1992 Performed live
Weezer Song 2 Blur Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon, Alex James, Dave Rowntree 2005—2015 Performed live
Weezer Stalkin' Your Mom Your Favorite Martian Ray William Johnson, Bailey Anderson, Michael Jones 2010 included in the outro for the YouTube video "Ray It Ain't So (2010)" (YouTube video)
Weezer Stand by Me Ben E. King Ben E. King, Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller 2018 Weezer (The Teal Album) 3:00 Pat Wilson
Rivers Cuomo The Star Spangled Banner Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith July 2, 2004 Released online 1:36
Rivers Cuomo Sugar, We're Goin Down Fall Out Boy Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump, Joe Trohman, Andy Hurley 2021 Performed live
Scott & Rivers Summer Has Come (夏は来ぬ, Natsu Wa Kinu) traditional 2018 "Summer Has Come" (digital single) 1:32
Rivers Cuomo Surfer Girl The Beach Boys Brian Wilson July 1994 Alone IV: The Blue-Pinkerton Years 2:05
Rivers Cuomo Surfin' USA[citation needed] The Beach Boys Brian Wilson, Chuck Berry 20?? unreleased
Weezer Swap Meet Nirvana Kurt Cobain 1998 Performed live 3:02
Weezer Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) Eurythmics Annie Lennox, David A. Stewart 2018 Weezer (The Teal Album) 3:34 Pat Wilson

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

Artist Song Original artist Author Recorded Album Time Producer
Weezer War Pigs Black Sabbath Iommi, Osbourne, Butler, Ward Bleezer Tour, 2009 official bootlegs offered on weezer.com
Weezer We Are the Champions Queen Freddie Mercury Troublemaker Tour, 2008 unreleased
Weezer* We Are Young fun. Jack Antonoff, Jeffrey Bhasker, Andrew Dost, Nathaniel Ruess 2016 unreleased
Matt Sharp, Damon Albarn We Have a Technical Gary Numan Gary Numan 1997 Random 3:20
Weezer We Will Rock You Queen Brian May Weezer concert: 09/09/2008 - Nagoya, Japan unreleased
Weezer We Wish You A Merry Christmas various traditional 2008 Christmas with Weezer 1:27 Weezer
Weezer The Weight The Band Robbie Robertson 2008 Weezer (The Red Album) (international pressings) 4:32
Weezer Where Is My Mind? Pixies Black Francis Summer 2018 Tour unreleased Weezer
Rivers Cuomo Without You‎ Badfinger Pete Ham, Tom Evans 2003 3:07 Rivers Cuomo
Weezer Wonderwall Oasis Noel Gallagher Summer 2018 Tour unreleased Weezer
Rivers Cuomo The World We Love So Much Gregg Alexander Gregg Alexander February 1992 Alone: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo 3:39 Rivers Cuomo
Weezer Worry Rock Green Day Green Day February 12, 2003 A Different Shade of Green: A Tribute to Green Day Rod Cervera

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


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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Weezer Recording History - Page 4
  2. ↑ Rivers Cuomo. "2010-12-22_GodOnlyKnows.mp4" YouTube. 30 December 2010. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTu05i3wka8
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