Weezer's WEIRD OBSESSION with Japan

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  • @Jordan-ii4ip
    @Jordan-ii4ip 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +56

    In Cars 2, when they go to Japan, Weezer's cover of You Might Think by the band The Cars, plays. There are so many coincidences in this one sentence alone.

  • @BisckoBiscuit
    @BisckoBiscuit 2 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    Nothing happened at the Summer Sonic Festival at Osaka, Japan in 2002

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      We don't talk about the Summer Sonic Festival at Osaka, Japan in 2002

    • @mypointissharpandpointy
      @mypointissharpandpointy ปีที่แล้ว +12

      yeah nothing happened at all why do people keep mentioning it i have absolutely no idea

    • @feenix9354
      @feenix9354 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@mypointissharpandpointytake this with a grain of salt but I think somebody held up a religious symbol that looks similar to a sw@sticka and river said h*il hitler

    • @herbstone7310
      @herbstone7310 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      it's not his fault he was high on painkillers and very confused he didn't mean it

    • @cup-sh
      @cup-sh 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@herbstone7310that is true

  • @craigfelloff
    @craigfelloff ปีที่แล้ว +75

    7:13
    HELP HES MORE TALKATIVE IN JAPANESE THAN ENGLISH
    i love rivers to death but i can’t keep defending my guy like that 💀

  • @roseconleey103
    @roseconleey103 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    4:45 some artists used to do japan-exclusive versions of their albums with an additional track, since cds were a little more expensive there! I bought the japanese version of muse's "origin of symmetry" for a cd collector friend a while back

  • @realexkav
    @realexkav ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Bit weird to not mention Jennifer Chiba in this, who was Rivers' on-again off-again girlfriend in the early/mid 90s and who also definitely did not kill Elliott Smith

  • @alexthegordo
    @alexthegordo หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    also the line "your tongue is twisted and your eyes are slits" are a reference to Rivers' Japanese friend (the entire song of buddy holly is a reference to his friends being dicks to his Japanese friend)

  • @Jydmd
    @Jydmd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    The intro in Falling for you is from a Korean radio station interference that was picked up by a guitar amp, so sadly it's not Japanese. I had the same reaction when I first heard the track, I had to look it up

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Didn't know that, thanks for the info!

    • @SuperTiaanBro
      @SuperTiaanBro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wdym sadly 💀

    • @Jydmd
      @Jydmd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@SuperTiaanBro There's a few references about Japan/japanese girls on Pinkerton, that would have been fitting.

    • @SuperTiaanBro
      @SuperTiaanBro ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@Jydmd The Korean sample fits perfectly fine in the song. I think Weezer, or more specifically Rivers cares more about Asian culture in general rather than JUST Japanese culture.

  • @nix3l_
    @nix3l_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    great video man. i adore the japanese version of california kids, glad you mentioned it

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Happy you liked it!

  • @MG-mn7ig
    @MG-mn7ig 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    3:40 you didn't have to do Rivers dirty with this pic lmaooo

  • @gregaman27
    @gregaman27 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    To be fair Japan loves weezer too 😂 the rentals had a great acoustic set in tokyo ❤️

  • @socaranectien1933
    @socaranectien1933 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Rivers has collaborated with Asian Kung-Fu Generation too

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That's true! Asian Kung-Fu Generation also recently released a cover of I Just Threw Out The Love of My Dreams 😬

    • @owenster1607
      @owenster1607 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      AKFG did a cover of Only in Dreams with Matt Sharp

    • @UlyssesVillamin
      @UlyssesVillamin 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You missed mentioning the sumo wrestlers in their music video.

  • @masterdyeapp4512
    @masterdyeapp4512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Weezer? more like "Weeber"

  • @ectoplasma5
    @ectoplasma5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    There is also a great Video where Weezer is visiting Japan and visting stores and stuff.

  • @mattiereallyrules
    @mattiereallyrules 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    What about the sumo wrestlers in hash pipe video ?

  • @riahlexington
    @riahlexington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    4:07 why does it sound like no surprises lol

  • @riahlexington
    @riahlexington 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I never knew WEEZER made anime sounding songs

    • @theblan1k0ne
      @theblan1k0ne 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      To be fair, Japanese Weezer is just AKFG lmao

  • @plotfrogproductions
    @plotfrogproductions 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    in falling for you its a korean ad that was on the radio that rivers guitar picked up, tgey thpught it was cool and kept it in

  • @richlisola1
    @richlisola1 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Queen had a similar obsession with Japan, but that’s probably because the Japanese loved Queen.

  • @koakoala2183
    @koakoala2183 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Algorithm sent me - I have always thought about this stuff, appreciate your perspective! Keep it up!!!

  • @clockworkSlick
    @clockworkSlick ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i feel like this happens with a lot of bands for some reason or another. king crimson and duran duran (this is just something my dad told me that he remembered, and its hard to google because of the band japan, so i might be wrong) come to mind but im sure theres more.

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  ปีที่แล้ว

      Every band just eventually enters a Japan phase I guess

  • @-starrysunrise-2908
    @-starrysunrise-2908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Weezaboo

  • @Weasel097
    @Weasel097 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Came simply for the title, and stayed. Super fun.

  • @RollCallAnnette55
    @RollCallAnnette55 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I LOVED ALL OF THIS

  • @senseisharktv7380
    @senseisharktv7380 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I have the same bass
    nice

  • @Sparrow_-
    @Sparrow_- 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I think its just rivers

  • @StiggyPlays
    @StiggyPlays 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Yeah this more Rivers Cuomo… love the guy but yeah Pinkerton is one weird and in my opinion wonderful at some times album… Across the sea is pretty gross though…. 😂

    • @KashiwaDaisuke
      @KashiwaDaisuke ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I like Across the Sea. The lyrics spell out a thought pattern that's really common with nerdy teens with no relationship experience in North America - basically, a combination of loneliness and Peter Pan syndrome, which leads to idealizing this mystical girl from a culture you know nothing about. It's like a microcosm of the high school nerd mindset.
      In Rivers' case, not only was he idealizing this unknown girl from a faraway culture, but the song explains how despite the incredible amount of support and "love" he was getting from fans, he still felt lonely and empty inside. "So, you send me your love from all around the world, as if I could live on words and dreams and a million screams. Oh, how I need a hand in mine to feel."
      Yes, he laid it on pretty thick with the whole "I wonder how you touch yourself" parts, but that sheer amount of candidness displayed by this song is something you never see in popular music. I love it

    • @brimphemus
      @brimphemus ปีที่แล้ว +3

      it's kind of meant to be gross, these feelings/thoughts *are* gross and weird and the song doesn't shy away from it
      in fact the topic of the song is exactly that, it isnt about how wanting a relationship with a much younger fan is totally cool and acceptable
      but still if this topic for a song is where you draw the line personally i totally get it. like, im not saying it isnt creepy

  • @rrrrr-18
    @rrrrr-18 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Makasih men, pembahasannya menariq

  • @Finn_the_Cat
    @Finn_the_Cat 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I too have a weird obsession with a country. Mines Finland

    • @leafstonee
      @leafstonee หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Idk why but I have an obsession with Serbia, lol.

  • @lolyiz971
    @lolyiz971 ปีที่แล้ว

    i just listened to some weezer and kept find comments on river and pinkerton. How does El Scorcho exist with all that lyric and history reason. Its in 4k not even maybe its just 100%

  • @Alexshmalexx
    @Alexshmalexx 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Cool video Bubby

  • @aileensaurellia8566
    @aileensaurellia8566 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    mantap kasep bageur

  • @jinggus
    @jinggus ปีที่แล้ว +1

    some of these jokes made me weeze

  • @dixel2047
    @dixel2047 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Every time I look up lyrics to my favorite bands I just find out they are all incels

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      What do you mean incel, Rivers is an absolute Giga Chad

    • @weezertard008
      @weezertard008 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      “Incel”?

  • @KartvelArca
    @KartvelArca 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn rivers

  • @Latham06
    @Latham06 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video

  • @notanotherjamesmurphy5574
    @notanotherjamesmurphy5574 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    2:30

  • @rooctherooc2418
    @rooctherooc2418 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good video

  • @LKCORVUS
    @LKCORVUS 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    el horso

  • @alphalax7747
    @alphalax7747 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Weebzer

  • @godaberi
    @godaberi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    gotta level that audio, man. your voice is way to low and the few song clips you play are way too high

    • @aqraa_sagir
      @aqraa_sagir  2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      First time using the lav mic in a while, definitely will keep that in mind next time!

  • @RUTOMY
    @RUTOMY 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    good video but your levels are all off mate!