Chances are you have heard Weezer’s new song Pork and Beans on the radio or maybe you even got their CD. When I first heard the song i thought it was catchy and a little like Weezer’s old days. I was totally unprepared for the awesomeness of the actual video. You can watch it here:
If you’re not a geek like me and don’t pay any attention to the viral videos that sometimes take the internet by storm, this video may disappoint you, though it’s still fun to watch.
Right off the bat we have a reference to funtwo, who became a sensation by playing Canon in D extremely fast on an electric guitar, back-lit by a large window behind him. Next you get a cut of Gary Brolsama, the Numa Numa kid, and then there is the dramatic gopher, followed by afroninja. Other stars and references include the diet coke experiment guys, the GI Joe PSAs with a reference to the guy who catches glasses with his face, Matt McAllister who put on 155 t-shirts, Chris Crocker, the “leave Brittney alone” guy, CATS from the badly translated game Zero Wing which gave us the “all your base are belong to us” phenomenon. The list continues with Caitlin Upton, the Miss Teen USA chick who so tragically fumbled a simple question on geography on live TV, the whiteboys doing the Soulja Boy dance, Judson Liapply from the “Evolution of Dance” video, Tay Zonday from Chocolate Rain, the Daft Hands dude, the chicks from daft bodies, Kicesie from her youtube “sex ed” videos and several references to the infamous Star Wards kid as well as Ryan vs dorkman from their Star Wars fan clip, the dancing banana aka Peanut Butter Jelly Time, and the “will it blend” blender. The list goes on and on and on. I thought it was pretty appropriate too, given that the song’s message is to be happy about who you are.
Aside from being pure awesomeness, this video is testament to what a huge nerd i am.
