I remember cringing when the video for Weezer’s song “Pork and Beans” came out in 2008. Now, I look back on it with nostalgia for a simpler time on the internet. Lead singer Rivers Cuomo wrote the tune after meeting with the band’s label, Geffen. According to Rolling Stone, the band was asked during the meeting to produce more “commercial-sounding tunes,” and as a result they created “Pork and Beans” as a defiant middle finger. Weezer may have been trying not to conform to conventional stereotypes (“I’mma do the things that I wanna do, I ain’t got a thing to prove to you”), but the song actually turned out to be an extremely catchy commercial success. SEE ALSO: 5 years ago, Rihanna invited press and fans on a plane around the world with her. Here’s what went down. If the song’s origins were any indication of the label’s need for a commercial success, the video for “Pork and Beans” seems to try equally as hard, tapping into the then-new concept of viral internet fame. Back in 2008, YouTube was still in its infancy, and its viral video stars were among the first. The video features a slew of early… Read full this story
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