During the time of which this story is set in, Green Day was a popular thing. The fact that this girl didn't know who Green Day is makes Rivers fall more in love with her, because everyone knew who Green Day was. In other words, this girl was a hipster before hipsters were even invented.
They're playing this at the Hella Mega Tour and he paused after "are you going to the Green Day concert" while we all went wild, because, why yes, we are. We are at it literally right now. It was pretty hilarious :)
How stupid is it? For all I know you want me too. Maybe you just don't know what to do. Maybe you're scared to say. "I'm falling for you." Still gives me goosebumps 21 years after its release...
Benny Martinez only one comment talk about they mention ecw everyone else Is on green day so what everyone loves green day not everyone know what Is extreme championship wrestling
I think it's because Green Day was an up and coming band at the time Pinkerton came out so it's almost like an anti-hipster sentiment. Like, he's got something that he can introduce her to or something like that.
So, I think this song is about him falling in love with a cello player from a Japanese opera called madam butterfly..The only definition for cio cio san I can find is that opera. So, he saw an opera, developed a celebrity crush, of sorts..sees her from afar, is in love, but can't have her...
No, it's lines from this girl's diary. She listens to Cio-Cio San and then it says it makes her think of someone, and she falls in love. His heart stops when she writes that because the person she's in love with might be him.
@@randomheather6419 No the girl is just a normal girl he just get suprised when he discovers she lisens to madame butterfly becuase rivers really like that opera while in harvard
Some things don't change.. this came out when I was in highschool and only "stoner punk losers"(like me) listened to this stuff.. it was all pop crap.. ughhh
I think Cio Cio-San is from the Romantic Period Opera "Madame Butterfly" by Puccini. And Pinkerton fell inlove with another girl, but he already made a promise to Cio Cio-san. What a play boy, Pinkerton is. =3=
No, it's lines from this girl's diary. She listens to Cio-Cio San and then it says it makes her think of someone, and she falls in love. His heart stops when she writes that because the person she's in love with might be him.
@cyrilsamonte looks like you are right. The line "listening to Cio-Cio San" is in reference to Puccini's opera, Madame Butterfly, The main characters of which are an American sailor-Pinkerton-and a Japanese girl named Cio-Cio San.
Nope. Not sure about the diary line but rivers specifically stated the song is about a girl he never met and the inspiration behind it is about his social awkwardness, the fact that he was at college and no girls would even look at him because of his gamy leg
its cool that Weezer was into wrestling especially ECW because that was not the easiest thing to find back in the day you really had to work for it to find it
Supposedly a certain set of lines in the song were taken from lines written to something by a fellow student in one of his classes at Harvard. I'm thinking it could be these lines because they are just so random.
what It makes me so happy because I can imagine them just sitting around having a lot of fun playing this song. When I play this song with my friends whether we're performing or not its just fun to mess around with.
@@ianmeyermarietta4328 lmao, no i discovered it on spotify directly after her death. but it is funny haha. i hope my gran in heaven finds this funny too
I always thought the chorus was "I'm alive like you, so please, hello, I'm here, I'm weird" I thought that was fitting for Pinkerton, despite those not being the actual lyrics
They were just so good and their humour was unique, probably a lot because of that bass player they had at the time, after that they just became les random
Ive heard this song one time in my life other than now (im 36 btw). Always knew it was Weezer, but never knew the the name of the song. It was about 15 yrs ago i heard the song.
Dani and Lesly me that's literally one of the reasons I came here and the other reason is because Weezer is my all time favorite bands next to the pixies
"And I'm jello" . . . I don't get it. . . . Is it referring to Jello Biafra? . . . From Dead Kennedys? . . . Is her other half Cambodian? . . . Goddamn, I don't understand Weezer.
I love how the mention Green Day.
During the time of which this story is set in, Green Day was a popular thing. The fact that this girl didn't know who Green Day is makes Rivers fall more in love with her, because everyone knew who Green Day was. In other words, this girl was a hipster before hipsters were even invented.
i will say this. this is one of the best love songs ever. its bloody honest and brilliant, and its not dancing around the point, its brutally honest
This. Yeah, it's awkward as hell, but that's because it's about as honest and personal as can be, and it pulls it off. 90s Weezer was the best Weezer.
my boyfriend sings this to me nonstop every night never looked it up till now, god i love him
Drew Miles good boyfriend
YOU GOT YOURSELF A KEEPER
Did you guys break up?
Are you half japanese?
@@rigzinbhutia7467 I’m not sure of my heritage exactly but I think it’s possible lol
one of the best Weezer songs ever.
I'll bring home the turkey if ya bring home the bacon!!
3rd
Imo
incel.
True
GOD DAMN YOU HALF JAPANESE GIRLS
do IT TOME EVERY TIME
anD IM JELLO baaAAABaaBbYYy
won't look
won't think of me
WHY YOU WANNA GO AND DO ME LIKE THAT?
They played this at the weezer concert and I cried
Jules P3rry mann i would be crying to it to in a couple months 😭😭
@@oliviaishuman9788 i wouldve been crying to it 2 days ago 😔
They closed with this when I saw them and I cried
They're playing this at the Hella Mega Tour and he paused after "are you going to the Green Day concert" while we all went wild, because, why yes, we are. We are at it literally right now. It was pretty hilarious :)
Aww that’s beautiful
How stupid is it? For all I know you want me too. Maybe you just don't know what to do. Maybe you're scared to say. "I'm falling for you."
Still gives me goosebumps 21 years after its release...
CZsWorld spooky
Damn
I like how you are a pretty famous TH-camr (to me) and you just casually have a comment in here with only two replies
@@jordanhart4610 fukk what they think. There's still people who listen to good music!!
only weezer can make a line like "ill bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon" sound so legendary
lmao yes
I love how they name drop New Jack and Johnny Grunge. That is some old school ECW shit there.
Benny Martinez only one comment talk about they mention ecw everyone else Is on green day so what everyone loves green day not everyone know what Is extreme championship wrestling
Came here to say the same lol. Just named a burger after this song was showing a coworker. Long Live ECW lol
I think it's because Green Day was an up and coming band at the time Pinkerton came out so it's almost like an anti-hipster sentiment. Like, he's got something that he can introduce her to or something like that.
Quixotic1018 green day was not an up and coming band in 96. They had4 albums out and were well established. Nimrod came out the following year
Ah yes, this was back in the days when it was possible to not have heard of Green Day.
“And on the school bus I heard a weezer song that said ‘god damn you half-Japanese girls’ (she wasn’t Japanese but still)”
"I'm jello"
So, I think this song is about him falling in love with a cello player from a Japanese opera called madam butterfly..The only definition for cio cio san I can find is that opera. So, he saw an opera, developed a celebrity crush, of sorts..sees her from afar, is in love, but can't have her...
No, it's lines from this girl's diary. She listens to Cio-Cio San and then it says it makes her think of someone, and she falls in love. His heart stops when she writes that because the person she's in love with might be him.
@@randomheather6419 No the girl is just a normal girl he just get suprised when he discovers she lisens to madame butterfly becuase rivers really like that opera while in harvard
Amazing how the span of these comments and replies are a year
@random heather that's right, because madame butterfly is a play about a japanese girl falling in love with a white dude
"I'll bring home the turkey if you bring home the bacon" Best line ever XD
GoD DaMN yOu HaLF jaPAnESe giRLs
Some kids started screaming this at the top of their lungs at lunch and I
*j o i n e d t h e m*
@Bazinga Burger trve bröther
@Bazinga Burger SAME HERE-
i don't think anyone in my school knows weezer... :/
R/ThatHappened
Some things don't change.. this came out when I was in highschool and only "stoner punk losers"(like me) listened to this stuff.. it was all pop crap.. ughhh
@cKy Stuff That's all people listen to. Nothing that good anymore...
I love the background vocals in this song .....
dude this is helping my relationship stay together, thanks
I'm sure she dumped ur lame ass by now
+keeganshigh well duh, I mean it's been 2 years pal
+Dexter Schebish the digg was at you being lame enough to write that in the first place genius.
Hey, how you doing, man?
how’s it going now
You could never forget the music you grew up with! This is a BAD ASS SONG!
who’s here because it’s a masterpiece of a song and they love weezer?
Me.
I think Cio Cio-San is from the Romantic Period Opera "Madame Butterfly" by Puccini. And Pinkerton fell inlove with another girl, but he already made a promise to Cio Cio-san. What a play boy, Pinkerton is. =3=
No, it's lines from this girl's diary. She listens to Cio-Cio San and then it says it makes her think of someone, and she falls in love. His heart stops when she writes that because the person she's in love with might be him.
Also Pinkerton is supposed to represent Rivers.
@cyrilsamonte
looks like you are right.
The line "listening to Cio-Cio San" is in reference to Puccini's opera, Madame Butterfly, The main characters of which are an American sailor-Pinkerton-and a Japanese girl named Cio-Cio San.
Nope. Not sure about the diary line but rivers specifically stated the song is about a girl he never met and the inspiration behind it is about his social awkwardness, the fact that he was at college and no girls would even look at him because of his gamy leg
2:50
This is a mood
That's too bad. I am Japanese woman and love both Weezer AND Green Day! ;)
Yoko G but are you half Japanese????
@@from.rishab lol
I'm a half Japanese girl and I love this song so much.
the fact that I'm eating bacon while listening to this..
Is it because of the fact that she brought the turkey and you had to bring the bacon
i’ve had this song stuck in my head for days now its SO GOOD
Weezer: Like ❤️
Green Day: Comment 👑
both will not get you laid
Great work! But in the intro it says "Ay Cabrón", being cabrón a mexican word to denominate a "fucker" by the way. Love this song!
I like it because my new girlfriend told me to look up this song and she said the chorus reminded her how she felt of me and the song made me happy :)
this song reminds me of my crush/boyfriend(?) (we aren't officially together yet but we've been on dates and a mutual friend said he likes me >
Cringe
@@sanick4864 They were probably 13 lol... I hope...
He's just thrilled that she from such a different world. I happen to like Japanese women, Weezer, and Greenday.
I love this song! It's one of my favorite songs ever.
awesome song... the ECW wrestling reference is what takes it to the next level, though :)
its cool that Weezer was into wrestling especially ECW because that was not the easiest thing to find back in the day you really had to work for it to find it
"El Scorcho...ROCK N ROLL!!
Supposedly a certain set of lines in the song were taken from lines written to something by a fellow student in one of his classes at Harvard. I'm thinking it could be these lines because they are just so random.
this song makes me so happy and idk why
what It makes me so happy because I can imagine them just sitting around having a lot of fun playing this song. When I play this song with my friends whether we're performing or not its just fun to mess around with.
Because GoD DaMN YOu hALF jApAneSe GiRLs
2:48 Even the guitar is like, "what?"
Watching this while wearing my bacon costume.
@scotness What a great job I had to watch it a few times it ROCKS
This song was used in the MK-Ultra Brainwashing practices in guantanamo bay
I first heard this song after my grandma's death... I hated it at first but then I started to like it, kinda distracted me from being too sad.
Ok ik it’s been 5 years but my first thought was that your grandmas funeral played Weezer which was extremely funny to me
Also sorry for your loss
@@ianmeyermarietta4328 lmao, no i discovered it on spotify directly after her death. but it is funny haha. i hope my gran in heaven finds this funny too
Hearing an ECW reference in a Weezer song is fucking crazy to me.
Also shoutsout Acai with the El Horso thing for introducing me to this.
i really thought i broke alec that day
Goose bumps why am I crying just the best Weezer song. I’M A LOT LIkE YOU!!!!
*I ASKED YOU TO THE GREEN DAY CONCERT*
Very nice lyrics video. Loved it. Great song choice too.
I always thought the chorus was "I'm alive like you, so please, hello, I'm here, I'm weird"
I thought that was fitting for Pinkerton, despite those not being the actual lyrics
..i initially thought it was "i'm a guy, like you" .. then i thought it was "i'm alive like you" as well LOL
This is sanity to my ears...
They were just so good and their humour was unique, probably a lot because of that bass player they had at the time, after that they just became les random
Love that he mentioned a green day concert :D
okay but calpurnia's cover of this 😍
I literally came here because of them
trueee
ukelleyle yeessssss
Nahomi Echeverria me too❤
Yass
my abusive ex added this to an old playlist he made me recently….. i’m half japanese 😭 this is so creepy
banger song tho innit
Ive heard this song one time in my life other than now (im 36 btw). Always knew it was Weezer, but never knew the the name of the song. It was about 15 yrs ago i heard the song.
This is what you call weezer when they are drunk... Lovesick and still rocks!!!
el horso
I always thought the chorus went:
I'm a lie like you, the same!
I know, I'm here, waiting.
I wish I'd be good to you
So please, help you, help me.
Great video. Keep it up.
This one goes out to the woman i just met.
I'm here cause a friend...... why....... why..... why...
I always thought it was "Please just gimmie a minute" not Won't you gimmie a minute. 🤔 I just started listening to this song again
got here from a guitar hero ep full of mashups of this song
sorry not sorry
In my head there was 2 O's in the the to.
How stupid is it?
For all I know you want me TOO
And maybe you just don't know what to do.
awesome!!
did anyone else hear the little el scorcho at the beginning :P
no , it was only you
I heard it
It was only you, Anthony and Trey.
@@Jagerleaf i heard it 👉👈
Yes.
God! i love this hahaha
Because Crocs are shoes too.
#PlusWeCanMakeFunOfYouWhenYouWearThem
i'm getting into weezer and i'm here for research so i can form my opinion hi
Pinkerton is a drug and once you're hooked you'll never go back. Also, hi.
I'm so close to sending this to him 🙃💛
lol I had never heard this song but I had to look it up after hearing Allo Darlin's song "Kiss Your Lips" which references this song.
LAWWL. thats what I saaaid.
God I love this song
1:35 Deadpool? Is that you? o_O
LokosFermincho LOL that made me laugh hard :D
Amanda Perez
I'm glad! =3
+LokosFermincho Deathstroke is better :D
C0Dzombie777 Who's that?
The Character that Deadpool stole from lol
Sarcastically so!
my is miss piggy singing with them?
song relates to me from the beginnign of the song...just love it
so the green day line, is he saying that it's cool that the girl has never heard of green day?
Yea
Happy Forecastle 2017!
yes love green day too
Calpurnia anyone??
Dani and Lesly me that's literally one of the reasons I came here and the other reason is because Weezer is my all time favorite bands next to the pixies
YES
YES
yup
yung _spaghetti lol
Cio Cio-san! Ah!
RIP NEW JACK.
I'm a rot rike you so prease, herro, I'm here, I'm waiting
+iEliteTester bnahahhahahahah
please stop
Racism is hilarious
Why did this make me choke on my spit
Could really use a version of this stripped of the vocals
i actually didn’t come here for Calpurina...
Tkx 4 sharin 😊❤️
ECW! ECW! ECW!
RIP New Jack
Mantaaap
he sent me this??? :000
This is legit me
"And I'm jello"
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I don't get it.
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Is it referring to Jello Biafra?
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From Dead Kennedys?
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Is her other half Cambodian?
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Goddamn, I don't understand Weezer.
I came from Finn Wolfhard's calpurnia concert.. anyone same? Or me only?
FifiPanes no. Me too❤
FifiPanes ditto 😂😭💀
FifiPanes weezer over that shitty kid band
Controversial shut the fuck up. no one asked for your opinion.
Wut?
They talk about green day lol
Calpurnia?
Wii meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Calpurnia sucks
Does anyone else get an Undone vibe in the first ten seconds?
and you'd be good for me smiley face.... I died mdfhgsydulkfhdgjfk
U jello?
Baby..
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2020 haha🥺