10 Best Music Videos Of The 2000's

By the mid-2000s, social media was still a relatively new idea, with viral videos first starting to gain traction. Weezer's frontman Rivers Cuomo found the prospect of the new medium incredibly interesting, with the video "Pork and Beans" being a celebration of these off-handed clips.

When you look back on it now, this video was really ahead of its time when it came to meme marketing. The entire clip is nothing but a look through all the greatest memes of YouTube's infancy, from Numa Numa to Chocolate Rain by Tay Zonday. The band also take the opportunity to do all sorts of editing hijinx, such as conducting experiments with Mentos and Diet Coke as well as coordinated dance moves perfectly in time with the song lyrics.

Given all the current references, this song could have easily come off as dads trying to fit in with the kids these days. Instead of sliding too far into corny territory, the sincerity of the tune along with the energy from the viral video stars makes the video go from something cringey into something endearing. With the Internet expanding far beyond what we could have dreamed of 10 years ago, "Pork and Beans" remains a nostalgic look back at the more innocent times of YouTube.