10 Cover Songs That Make Absolutely No Sense
2. No Scrubs - Weezer
The idea of Weezer releasing a covers album is not necessarily that bad of a thing. Hell, considering that Rivers Cuomo's musical taste is one of the more eclectic in the alternative community, the idea of him kicking back with some of his favorite tunes seems at the very least intriguing to hear. Then again, when it comes down to Weezer's output, sometimes the memes get the better of them.
Assembled around the same time as they were making tracks for their self-titled Black Album, The Teal Album actually shows Weezer adopting their signature style to the sounds of '80s pop like on Billie Jean and Take On Me. Though songs like that are questionable enough on their own, the thought of one of the dorkiest guys in the pop punk genre actually taking on the mantle of TLC on No Scrubs feels dirty from the first line.
Granted, there's almost a sick part of this that almost works, if it were anyone but Rivers himself singing it. Other than the vocal performance, the way the guitars pluck out the sampled melody is fantastic, down to the throwback energy you get from the first chords. However, when you hear Rivers start talking about people hanging out the passenger side of their best friend's ride, you realize they jumped the shark more than a few times. It's not bad per se, but come on guys, why did you have to make this a thing?