Weezer - Pork And Beans

[@nodnarb3540]

The fact that they were able to get so many people to showcase the golden age of KZbin is still amazing.

[@inthefade]

I love miss Carolina in there. Genius.

[@ees3155]

i was going to say that-- nice

[@ROFLBOB24]

The golden age of internet period... GG to the old days.

[@Maddistrasza]

Brandon It was just how KZbin was when this was made. It wasn’t looked back on as the golden age yet.

[@jontelesyksson1182]

Especially Dramatic prairie dog and Charlie the unicorn 😆😂🤣

[@MisterCarlos]

Boy i sure loved this year's youtube rewind

[@notpeyton9244]

Nice

[@plasma_snek6160]

Que hacei aca wn XD

[@unagjac890]

Back when that's all we were worrying about...

[@bobross4449]

Lol

[@matatigre36]

I know, right? They should put Weezer in charge of all of the KZbin Rewinds.

[@mauricer.4873]

reminder that this won a grammy for best music video back in 2009

[@yhvhfan]

as it should've

[@iaminsideyourhome69]

fucking good, this is actual art

[@rocker1030]

No!

[@Arado159]

And rightfully so

[@jasonbates8669]

It should win best music video for the rest of ever because weezer is awesome and fuck you

[@chemergency]

At the time this was new people might've thought it was cringe, but these days I find it incredibly nostalgic and even kind of touching. This is the *real* KZbin Rewind special.

[@andersonlovellgarcia]

YESSSSS!!!!!!

[@kuuderekitten5201]

I remember the DAY this video came out! It was actually a major hit and the views blew up like no other video I had seen. One of the first 'viral' music videos. I was 14 years old and now I'm 27. Nobody I knew thought it was cringe back then, most of my friends found it awesome, especially the friends who enjoyed youtube with me. We'd watch on our parent's laptops. People in these comments claim they thought it was lame and played out back then, but I don't personally know anyone who felt that way. I downloaded the song off limewire and put it on my ipod shuffle the next day for school XD

[@calowenby1654]

@Kuudere Kitten That’s actually a really awesome story. Thx for sharing, my dude!

[@TonyMichaels166]

@@kuuderekitten5201 exactly, man! I’m the same age as you and everyone I know loved this video from people my age to people a lot older than me. You really only had to have cursory knowledge about the memes to enjoy it.

[@Kissarae]

They sing this during their Indie Rock Roadtrip tour, I saw them Tues in Irving and last night in OKC. This song was amazing live ❤

[@godzillalikespie]

References with sources (in order of appearance): 1) One Man Band (Connor Berge) 2) Canon Rock (funtwo) 3) Numa Numa (Gary Brolsma) 4) Dramatic Chipmunk/Prairie dog (Hello! Morning) 5) Afro Ninja (ebaumsworld) 6) Extreme Mentos & Diet Coke (EepyBird) 7) GI Joe PSA 22: Mr. Lafitte (Fensler Film) 8) Most T-shirts Worn at Once (Matt McAlister - The Morning Show on 99.9 KTYD) 9) Leave Britney Alone (Chris Crocker) 10) All Your Base are Belong to Us (Zero Wing) 11) South Caroline Answers a Question (Miss Teen USA 2007) 12) Star Wars Kid (Original video by Ghyslain Raza; Lightsaber edit by JohnnyLobo) 11) Soulja Boy Crank That Dance (shoby2672) 12) Evolution of Dance (Judson Laipply) 13) "Chocolate Rain" Original Song by Tay Zonday (TayZonday) 14) PopoZão (Kevin Federline) 15) Daft Hands - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (Fr. Eckle Studios) 16) Daft Bodies - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger (imalibubarbiei) 17) Best Sex Ever!!! (kicesie) 18) Free Hugs Campaign (PeaceOnEarth123) 19) Shoes the Full Version (Liam Kyle Sullivan) And a few more references in the ending: The Sneezing Baby Panda (jimvwmoss) Peanut Butter Jelly TIme (Ryan Gancenia Etrata and Kevin Flynn) Will It Blend? (Blendtec) Charlie the Unicorn (Film Cow) (Note that I tried my best to find the original creators of the content referenced, not the uploaders of the most popular youtube upload. So if you go looking these up on KZbin, many of them may have different uploaders)

[@SquareNoggin]

man that's a nostalgia blast. I had forgotten about many of these. I kind of thought people would still be cutting "LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE" into their videos. but I guess that's bullying now.

[@OhioOwns]

+godzillalikespie i'm curious, I've never seen "Best Sex Ever" girl before and the only way I found her is by you saying it here, but how come the girl in this video is skinny as shit but the girl in the video I saw when I looked up that video was pretty, pretty wholesome. boob and ass job or what? lol

[@mtvpunk7225]

THANKS

[@aaronjeffers2139]

+godzillalikespie One of the other end references is Ryan Vs. Dorkman (The two lightsaber fighting in the background)

[@Rawk4Life]

+godzillalikespie You forgot Peanut Butter Jelly Time and Charlie the Unicorn referenced in the video as well.

[@Weensx]

Can we all appreciate the fact weezer made a positive outlook for everyone here who was massively bullied after going viral.

[@Anax100]

Weezer is good people

[@SuperJNG18]

Especially Chris Crocker. I thought it was really sweet having Rivers come in and give him a hug.

[@LolaOpheliac]

@@SuperJNG18 Chris is now Cara Cunnigham, she's a transwoman :) Just letting everyone who wasn't aware know.

[@mkhachfe]

Bingo. Fantastic video and message .

[@SuperJNG18]

@@LolaOpheliac Had no idea! Thank you for telling me

[@MrFlame133]

The original KZbin Rewind and only good KZbin Rewind

[@thehorrorsection2004]

Surprise Sydney

[@ericeeshan]

Dylan Strider true

[@totalgarbage2053]

Dylan Strider nah dude the one with the Abcs was awesome

[@gabesmusicshow4215]

youtube meme rewind was pretty great too tho

[@MazusChannel]

Agreed

[@davidma6616]

2:49 - The cathartis of Numa Numa Guy singing " EXCUSE MY MANNERS IF I MAKE A SCENE" with such a defiant look in his eye honestly makes me tear up (a lot). Remember, the guy was made fun of a ton, and even got fired from his job after being one of the first people to go viral. Now he's an internet legend and the lyrics fit so well for him.

[@edgarroberts8740]

Likewise Cara Cunningham (then Chris Crocker) saying she "ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like" at 1:00 , as she's always been GNC and now come out as a trans woman

[@bobafett6114]

I love when the Afro guy got his moment too where he had a cool fight scene for a couple of seconds. Made me tear up after how much that guy was made fun of

[@dianamiller3307]

​@@edgarroberts8740good song too. I don't care what anyone says he introduced me to it and I danced in my chair too.

[@SourPatchKid94]

Right tho... I teared up 😂

[@GameyRaccoon]

​@edgarroberts8740 quite possibly the least shocking trans woman coming out ever

[@jdogg0075]

Weezer didn't know that they were documenting when the internet was in its prime and was still great.

[@elgiacomo]

Or perhaps they did.

[@aydenfreeman2055]

@@elgiacomo *Dramatic moment*

[@ryanremerow6620]

Crying for Britney won't be missed bro

[@carli09]

@@ryanremerow6620 she was right the whole time tbf

[@nikosyn5238]

I think maybe they did.

[@RobertIDK]

Back when youtube had a front page, and one video full of references told you everything you needed to know about the culture

[@RandomnessMusician]

Yes

[@MrSitar18]

Back in the day when KZbin was fun. And no blood ads everywhere

[@male1456]

oh damn I missed that memo. too busy livin life in the real fucking world hey. stupid me! I'm 40 now. no kids. single. yay.

[@laughingemojilaughingemoji]

robert i dodnt know you liked weezer

[@Toomooo]

oh wow robert

[@lsjtts]

Imagine if this song was made today, the memes they would use would probably become outdated a few days after the music video was released.

[@Davesothoth]

Memes during the pre-2014 internet often lasted for years

[@KevinContreras2013]

I.e. rage comics

[@AJJ129]

More like before the video came out by the time any music video came out any memes it had when being created would be too old

[@sddragon28]

Nyarthonis some from that era, like the American Choppers “Chair throw argument” meme. Even came back into popularity after years of being obsolete. xD

[@martinmortyry7444]

Unless they used Wojak, or any other meme that has had reiteration upon reiteration.

[@phillybusta]

Watching this again after many years, for some reason I completely broke down in tears. What a time capsule into my formative years on the internet. I don’t know if it’s a lament of the lost boundless optimism of that era or just nostalgia, but damn. I wept for something lost, for the memories. Feels good to cry but what an interesting catalyst. It’s a masterpiece.

[@SinpleaOfficial]

it's like a time capsule

[@sublimer2091]

Definitely hits emotional for me too. Those days of KZbin where the "You" actually meant it. Of course there are still examples of that today, but damn was it more pure in those days. People posted themselves in a much more unfiltered light. It was raw, amateur and ugly. It's hard to describe, but this song captures something beyond nostalgia for me. It hits different than it did 13 years ago.

[@ItsBritneyBirch]

I'm with you man, I always loved this video/song but I went back to watch it because the "Maps" beauty queen was used in a meme and no one recognized her. I don't blame you for being emotional because imo this era for youtube was peak fun and goofy, it's not like that anymore. Cyberbullying was never okay but having a laugh is fine and all these people were having a laugh about themselves. I wish I could find the original filming of it, it was great.

[@clarissavaldez7091]

Me because of the spiritual message it had for me in it

[@JuicyPricklePeach]

Shhhhhhhhh rude. Not trying to cry again. 😝❤

[@stevegrandmusic]

A celebration of internet culture in its golden era... before it was corporatized. So good ❤️❤️❤️

[@patioc]

dude memes now aren't corporatized. what fuckin company would use "E" to advertise their company

[@Rockmint]

@@patioc 🤦

[@JJM003]

*cough cough* the news about the charlie bit my finger video...

[@hipsterelephant2660]

It was already corporatized back then but it wasn't as prevalent

[@alforest9634]

Yeah not like this video makes any money... right?

[@dogdoggington]

This aged incredibly well

[@GhostedJackal]

@LegoGuy87 Its more than about what memes it used, it's about how it's from a time period when being a KZbinr wasn't cool or a career or anything like that. Back in the day, these were the inside jokes of an underdog subculture, and that lends credibility to both the music video and the song's defiant lyrics. Who better to illustrate 'doing the things you wanna do' than people who bared themselves on the internet, often got made fun of or marginalized, and then subsequently became part of the DNA of internet culture? The video content matches the music in a way that's extremely rare.

[@ungovernableevilmonger4660]

It's the best youtube rewind.

[@RivkahSong]

@@ungovernableevilmonger4660 Especially since this was the video that inspired the entire rewind concept. This is a historical record of internet culture in its infancy.

[@mirsolis4992]

Internet culture had existed loooong before this video but it’s an accurate reflection on the infancy of widespread video culture.

[@RivkahSong]

@@mirsolis4992 Of course it did, but it was very fragmented. Tons of subcultures that existed all over the internet with overlapping sectors like a Venn Diagram. I kind of think of that as Internet culture's infancy. From around 2000 onward internet culture started to form a more coherent and unified identity. Still with uncountable subcultures but held together now with a social aspect overtop it all. This video has memes in it like NumaNuma which started on Newgrounds in 2004, Peanut Butter Jelly Time started around 2002, and All Your Base has been kicking around since around 1998. So while this video is the first re-wind and a time capsule of early KZbin culture it's all also a record of early internet culture.

[@mckennuhhhhhhhhh]

we should designate this music video as a time capsule of an era.

[@levi7753]

Along with a PS2 and a TV that isn't a flat screen

[@themineralcrafters8151]

Weezer deserve to be in a time capsule

[@michaelortiz3847]

Yes

[@MrMeeseeksthe1st]

@@levi7753 they still made flat crt tvs and occasionally flat screen projection tvs

[@HMz83]

This might be one of the best music videos of all time

[@nicatv2929]

Actually it is. Winner of the 2009 Grammy to Best Music Video.

[@jameshenderson2329]

I love this video

[@hihosheffieldwednesday]

It legitimately is.

[@doctorzeek2370]

Truly

[@onlyjoinedtotroll]

This is like the first and only Meme vid ever lol

[@hazelboy]

this like legitimately belongs in the library of congress, weezer did an incredible job of archiving an entire era of culture in this video

[@paulbale1381]

Before grubby corporations etc got their filthy fingers in the pie. I hate what the internet has become now.

[@bosyogurtlight]

Npc comment

[@hazelboy]

@@bosyogurtlight I don’t give a hoot about what you think

[@bosyogurtlight]

@@hazelboy Weezer's swearing be like:

[@jeremycanning7058]

​@@bosyogurtlightnice "original" thought where'd you get it?

[@JBrander]

2005 - 2008 was a magical time for the internet

[@kal-elavitt7587]

Jake Branthe I know right the world has now gotten bad music DJ. Khalid, Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Maroon 5..... 😭😭😭

[@tricko8000]

Nerd Central Maroon 5’s only good song imo is She Will Be Loved. I don’t know why tf they decided to make shitty music after that.

[@stevenbennett6024]

What a golden age, sad to think kids these days won’t have that experience

[@DaSpoonyBard]

I was there too! Before the dawn of rage culture, and the ensuing commodification of validation.

[@ericeeshan]

Jake Branthe ikr its the best

[@William-Webb]

Weezer made the original KZbin Rewind before KZbin was making them

[@williampoole8180]

Golden Beach?

[@swim_ad]

I don't give a hoot about what you think.

[@whiteymcflightey]

Unlike KZbin's this is actually good.

[@razaelll]

@@whiteymcflightey initial few were pretty good, actually. It all went downhill since like 2013.

[@ZyxthePest]

A lot of people point to the Africa cover as Weezer solidifying themselves in the pop-culture ethos, but I think this is where Weezer won over a massive amount of fans and gained a lot of good will on the internet, which has kept them relevant even as a lot of the band members are entering their mid-50s. This is when KZbin was still a relatively small and connected platform and was more about making personal and offbeat content over drama videos and high budgeted stuff. Mathew Cullen who directed the video completely understood that Rivers lyrics relate to that kind of crowd and melded them together perfectly. It's such a great love letter to that era and it's one of the major factors that has kept them relevant. The feeling of that outsiderness distilled into a catchy pop song and an awesome video.

[@Lwhale.3797]

This was my introduction to Weezer, and , as a terminally online kid from 2006-2010, I loved this video so goddamn much. I watched it a hundred times back in the day. Became a huge fan of theirs afterward!!

[@bernierose2132]

"I'm fine and dandy with the me inside" I absolutely love their message. Weezer has always been the best band. Genuine and always themselves

[@drake1896]

Genuine and always themselves?

[@VarynDEE33t]

@@drake1896 Yep. Genuine and always themselves

[@pirklaser]

Counterpoint : raditude

[@froogy9218]

@@drake1896 definitely

[@calowenby1654]

Agreed. I suppose I don’t love them as much as I did when I was younger, but I still love them and there’s no denying that they’re genuine and always themselves.

[@Jormbis]

the original youtube rewind back when “broadcast yourself” felt special youtube felt special anyone could make a video and become an overnight sensation

[@hhll9294]

But they really never could. It was the same bullshit from virtually the beginning. It was an illusion that anyone could become famous of a video, in practice not so much.

[@Fullmetalcowboi]

@@hhll9294 do they even have broadcast yourself as a slogan anymore?

[@cpcampbell3]

Say what you want about KZbin then vs now but it’s definitely a much more viable platform for money and success now than it was 10 years ago.

[@RockmanYoshi]

@@Fullmetalcowboi No, unfortunately.

[@Fullmetalcowboi]

@@RockmanYoshi kinda shows how the KZbin environment has changed

[@Guimaster127]

Well, thank you Tom Scott. Without you, I wouldn't have discovered this gem of a video. A time capsule of what KZbin culture was back in the 2000. It's incredibly nostalgic and it fills me with happiness

[@MarkSmith-jp9be]

Weezer Rocks!!!!!

[@Thefrogbread]

Grandmtourismou

[@emporioalnino4670]

Do you mean TomSka? Just watched his video on meme culture and I was glad he brought up this banger.

[@simmehchan]

@@emporioalnino4670 Tom Scott linked to it in his newsletter.

[@Hurricaaane]

​@@emporioalnino4670For context, Tom Scott mentioned this video in his newsletter last Monday

[@John-wb2kk]

Listening to this 13 years later just hits different. Normally all old songs are nostalgic, yeah yeah, but this particular song just put every trending video in the beginning era of KZbin into one music video and it is especially emotional now that I'm older and everything is different. This is my childhood right here in one video.

[@quasarkid]

me too buddy me too

[@chris_c1701]

You put words to the emotions I am feeling, man

[@MrLordstarboy]

I think the nicest part is Rivers hugging Chris Crocker. He knew what it was like (pinkerton) to pour your heart out in front of the world.

[@weerez8786]

Wow that really made me feel real bad for Chris

[@painiscupcake5433]

Can we get Weezer to make a proper KZbin Rewind for 2018?

[@esbenduejacobsen7504]

They'd have nothing to work with

[@painiscupcake5433]

@@esbenduejacobsen7504 Pewds/T-series? Logan/Jake? Shane? Stefan Karl? Memes?

[@xiro120]

@@painiscupcake5433 Pewds, Logan and Jake... lol so sad.

[@painiscupcake5433]

@@xiro120 This is so sad. Press Like if you cried

[@niketasdelgato4027]

@@esbenduejacobsen7504 plenty!

[@livelife365]

Watching for over 10 years...awesome still.

[@jefferydraper2551]

Me too. Fell in love with this song over 10 years ago myself.

[@ttaammm]

old

[@michaelkunowsky4832]

@@ttaammm J LL lolol LL okn LL l

[@userbugs]

"I don't give a hoot" has been my mantra for the past 13 years. Now I'm a doctor and I run my own healthy ecology business. Thanks, weezer. I listen to this song at least once a week to remind me why I did this.

[@ronaldgarrison5528]

The song is about accepting yourself and your oddnesses, but at the same time there's an undercurrent about improving yourself. For one thing, there's the guy who starts out falling all over himself, and then a couple of visits later he's fighting off multiple attackers. That other guy can't get a spray bottle to work with Mentos without making a mess of himself, but ends up having a whole orchestra of spewers.

[@pitpiccione1191]

Wow

[@lafeeshmeister]

100%

[@brandonpiatt5625]

Really proud of you for this interpretation! It was nicely written and the punctuation was well done. And you even added your own personal thoughts. Good job Ronny 🎉

[@ronaldgarrison8478]

@@brandonpiatt5625 Hey, I'm all about the punctuation.

[@dianamiller3307]

​@@ronaldgarrison8478you're awesome . Yes. We can get better despite enshittification. I just hope all these people see how important they still are.

[@kao5789]

This is going to be an important historical artifact one day. (I say “one day” since calling them a historical artifact now would just seem like it’s just calling them old 😅)

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

But until then, it shall be *a r t !*

[@psychodrummer1567]

I'm old enough to remember most of this happening, but newer generations will need an internet historian, like Whang, to dissect and explain this.

[@RivkahSong]

@@psychodrummer1567 Looking back, a lot of these memes were really the first shaky steps of internet culture as it moved from it's infancy in isolated image boards, mailing lists, and personal websites and into an actual shared cultural identity with it's own distinct language, art, and morality.

[@trollient]

It already is; I came here to make this comment.

[@nelbraudo-441]

Yep. I think so!

[@chriskrentz2300]

It's weird - when this video first came out I remember rolling my eyes because it just felt like it was cashing in on a bunch of viral trends at the time. It wasn't that cool to see Tay Zonday show up because it felt like it had just happened. Leave Britney Alone and K-Fed were annoying videos that I was happy to see finally die out and suddenly here they were, annoying me again. Watching it now over a decade later, this video hits different. What felt at the time like a lame attempt to be internet-cool is now a nostalgic time capsule that brings me back to better times. I appreciate it in a way that I didn't at the time. Plus it's a pretty great song too.

[@Skullkan6]

I think they matched song to subject matter perfectly too. A lot of viral hits and internet culture back then was almost anti-cool. A lot of it was the equivalent of singing in the shower that everyone sees and tells you to keep singing.

[@Urlocallordandsavior]

Same thing with the Meme Quartet video, though both are just as good as it is corny though...

[@MrDeeNicee]

I was going to post something like this but you said it perfectly.

[@stefan4123]

So you watched it then and now? Sounds like it really annoyed you that you see it, and instead of moving on, you keep watching it.

[@MrDeeNicee]

@@stefan4123 Strong reading comprehension.

[@Luffy_pirates341]

Weezer musics that i like 1:Buddy Holly 2:Island In The Sun 3:Say It Ain’t So 4:Hash Pipe 5:Beverly Hills 6:Pink Triangle 7:Crab 8:In The Garage 9:Surf Wax America 10:Undone (sweater song) 11:El Scorcho 12:Pork/Beans 13:My Name Is Jonas 14:Hero 15:Perfect Situations

[@mrmeatymeatball]

It's like some sort of meme museum. A memeseum.

[@GMODTF24EVER]

The Science Museum

[@Ebilbacon88]

Mus-meum

[@davidaylott7113]

+mrmeatymeatball its awesome

[@Ebilbacon88]

GMODTF24EVER Where?

[@ZyonElite]

+mrmeatymeatball You sir, are a genius!

[@southernfriedmedia3968]

This was like....the music video to send off the way of the old KZbin. Before the dark times, before the monitization

[@LMONDEGREEN]

Money is the root of all evil

[@ThillerKillerX]

Everything is starting to resemble cable and corporate bull shit.

[@qotda]

lol sw refference. no comments coz no 1 gets it

[@Built2spill505]

And the demonetization

[@henrywall6802]

Tooooday!

[@Me-dx5zb]

My daughter is 11 and has discovered weezer . She says she likes the messages in the song of being yourself no matter what others say 😊

[@Tree173]

That hug with Cara put something right in the universe. What an emotional video! Thank you Weezer for creating such an amazing time capsule ❤

[@maususer3712]

Seen these guys recently. They did not deserve the emptiness the crowd gave them, was happy to hear them! As beautiful of a sound as ever.

[@amazing_cool]

If I was there I would lose my voice from cheering

[@theothertonydutch]

Who visits Weezer when they don't like them? Weezer is the tits!

[@rainbowtrout]

Do you mean the crowd was dead or there was barely anyone there?

[@ehenyor]

What @rainbowtrout said. Please elaborate!

[@Kissarae]

The Indie Rock Road tour has many sold out shows this year. Crowds of thousands loving =w=. It was the best ever ❤

[@phillipschneider4175]

This is such a great symbol of early KZbin. Oh my gosh.

[@the9thinning1]

The ending scene with all the internet stars gives me goose bumps everytime.

[@neptunemacaw3354]

This is truly a time capsule of the internet. I mean imagine people like me who never got to experience this culture, and being able to just taking a look at this. It’s amazing to say the least. Makes me wish I could’ve experience a time like this.

[@Jcremo]

My heart breaks for people who only know the internet as the enslavement device it is today. It was truly glorious in its golden era.

[@idontwantahandlethough]

Things sucked just as much as they do now, they just sucked... differently. Don't worry mate :)

[@_preschooldropout_]

2:18 this still makes me feel so happy.

[@tatt2499]

yo same its so wholesome

[@_preschooldropout_]

@Devin Garcia I am completely serious

[@_preschooldropout_]

@Devin Garcia Ah fair enough and idk I hardly see weezer as being condensing with their intentions but who knows

[@predeterminedmeat5024]

@@_preschooldropout_ the song is about not giving a shit what other people think so yes this was positive

[@mattmakesmovies]

best band of all time

[@luke-wc7ct]

unironically

[@abominable9078]

Oh hey Matt, you've got some fantastic taste in music

[@fartemis]

Is Matt officially an asthmatic?

[@lowke8444]

matt watson youre my favorite member of weezer

[@hotsaucehysteria]

Hi Matt Watson of supermega

[@ListersHatsune]

Oh the nostalgia. I miss these days.

[@RAEMONDORMIN]

What you mean it was only 6 years ago.to have nostalgia it has to be ten years or older

[@ReptileNexus]

musthemc I have Nostalgia about last Tuesday. Whatever. I do what I want.

[@SerYordles]

Reptile Nexus you should have said i dont care about what you think

[@UrbanSurvivorTheMemeLord]

it was only 5 years ago ._.

[@bplumser]

you feel nostalgic listening to THIS weezer song? god i feel old :(

[@felipej674]

There's something about that one hug that feels so sincere.

[@itagamineko]

i wish rivers would hug me like that

[@RobertDoobay]

The internet in the mid 2000s was a very special time and place to be a part of.

[@JoeBroo]

agreed

[@standinsilence]

How can you already remember the year 2500?

[@crunchbuttsteak8741]

You can still see where the wave broke

[@lasonrisadeacero]

This video was shot *10* years ago. Welcome to being old.

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

You aren't even old until 10 years is no big deal, lols.

[@nubreed13]

And the opening line is about the lead singer being told hes getting old.

[@cubedmelons876]

They were ahead of their time. Doing KZbin Rewind better than KZbin could years before they did it.

[@kamikazechivalry1264]

Now I'm sad.

[@bryananderson6645]

Ah, fuck. I can't believe you've done this.

[@meris8486]

Man youtube has changed so much in nine years, it's unrecognisable from this

[@somebody5834]

Ten years now, still stands, even more so

[@signal_584]

IKR, it went from a fun loving site to a clickbait infested greedy company.

[@Die__Ene]

@@signal_584 That seems unfair. There's money to be made now so things have commercialized more, which means there's a lot of trash channels and third party corporations posting clickbait. But if you know where to look there are a lot of amazing high quality channels that we used to have to pay money for to see. KZbin in 2006 was just random video's made by amateurs. It was honest and every now and then a gem would show up, but it's nothing compared to the quality on today's KZbin.

[@atraywuzhere]

i’m not gonna lie i’m tearing up remembering all this and more. time really fly’s by

[@deadendguitarist]

This STILL kicks the shit out of the new "2013 Rewind" video

[@rickrossstretchmarks]

If only you knew what was coming in the future

[@tomsperry7952]

2:36 and right there, is where I begin to cry

[@aylbdrmadison1051]

My heart leaps right there too, always has, long before I ever saw the vid.

[@mudman6116]

This will forever be a peak in Internet culture.

[@cure-is-c00l]

Amazing, every single 2005-2009 internet meme, truly the greatest music video of all time.

[@EngineeringAndRestoration]

Still the best KZbin Rewind in 2018.

[@RuiRuichi]

It's the only KZbin Rewind that matters.

[@b5a5m5]

2019 as well.

[@jimbosfunzone8292]

Honestly, I think a song with lyrics about independence and being yourself works perfectly with a music video about internet culture. Well, at least, the internet culture of the time this was filmed.

[@Vitorio582]

You can also say it works with people like us, who miss when internet was like this. Imma do the things that I wanna do, I don't wanna just do what's trending right now

[@ahhwe-any7434]

And such. -I'll never 4get u miss SC 😔💔🐣🕊

[@sportsfan1100]

With all of the drama going on on KZbin right now, this video helps me so much to escape it and travel back to a better time, thanks Weezer. Can't wait to see you this summer.

[@Laurie_Ramone]

No matter how many times I watch this video it puts a smile on my face. I don't know every single reference they make but I know most of them, and it just touches me how they managed to put a time capsule on such a short-lived period. Things move so fast, technology advances so quickly, trends and pop culture change almost as soon as they're created; but it hasn't always been like this, and this video showcases a time when we were kind of right on the border between eras. Or maybe I'm just overly nostalgic because this video is about viral videos from when I was in middle school, and everything looks different in a preteen's memory, but I don't know. Things don't feel the same now as they did then, and I'm just grateful to Weezer for making this video happen, and to all these people for agreeing to be in it and to play up the things that made them go viral, even in the cases where it was stuff that got them massively bullied.

[@TheEmptyAutumn]

Over four years later, and I still think this had to have been one of the most FUN music videos to shoot and perform. :) Probably one of the most pleasant nostalgia trips I'll have for a long time. Thanks Weezer.

[@Nostalgia_Realm]

How did I only just now find this masterpiece? I love it! Contains most of the KZbin classics too

[@danielg.5070]

Welcome to the golden side of the KZbin

[@SandwichGlitch]

@@danielg.5070 When we all were just a bunch of idiots broadcasting ourselves... and Blip was their biggest enemy...

[@dag66]

Oh sweet summer child, you don't know know how long the trolling was been going on for

[@whetst0ne]

As someone who watched this when it came out, it makes me happy to know people are still discovering it.

[@SandwichGlitch]

@@dag66 for under 3?

[@zaviersyed8483]

The perfect music video doesn't exi-

[@russianbot2179]

You almost said it! That was close.

[@Toy_Tomb]

It’s crazy that the best KZbin Rewind was made by Weezer over a decade ago

[@Nathanfx2006]

Time is passing too quickly.

[@JonBoy967]

for real

[@MazusChannel]

Agreed

[@MeeMeeMooMoo]

And I have nothing to hold onto

[@stickyfingaz1502]

I KNOW EH.. HERE NOT MEAN PEOPLE LEFT FROM 1985.. ALMOST EVERYONE BORN THAT YEAR IS ALREADY DEAD.. I AM ONE OF THE LAST.. SEE THE SINGER THERE RIVERS..

[@TheColognePatron]

I know... tomorrow is May 1st, which means one third of 2019 has gone by...damn.

[@usagitsukino9909]

Ugh, back when people on the internet didn’t take themselves so seriously. I miss this era 😩

[@TheIndogamer]

Don't we all?

[@jordancastaneda9677]

For anyone that wasn't there not only was everyone in this video honored to be a part of it, none of them were paid. This is quintessential come as you are and do you.

[@MrwhopperGaming10]

This is legit the song that brought all 2009 KZbinrs together

[@ndm13]

2:17 is one of the most heartwarming moments in internet history.

[@ReverbCanvas]

True ❤️

[@Fatherharu]

Who are they? Sorry for being uncultured

[@JohanAuditore42]

@@Fatherharu chris crocker, dude did a video crying because everyone was talking shit about britney spears and he stood up, he went viral in late 2000. The one with the moustache is just weezer's singer, rivers cuomo.

[@mcneeson]

This takes me back to elementary school days spent on youtube in 2008, god what a time that was, an era in youtube before everything became a meme or a letsplay. I wish I was a teenager then JUST for that experience

[@FFVII95]

youtube rewind weezer did it first

[@bbomg02]

Yeah. After seeing KZbin started in 2012 with that Gangnam Style crap I was like what about the other 7 years you didn't rewind?

[@FFVII95]

the other years was weezer dude they already had it covered cause they're awesome like dat

[@bbomg02]

Shawn Sankey I know but before I heard the song. I thought WTF where are they?

[@QuackersNChees3]

LOV THE PIC DUDE！！！can't wait for the new game thats coming out!!!

[@MegaDadHardlyChad]

Dat picture tho ABEEEE

[@razminfox1787]

The hug is low key such a touching moment

[@emilychiccine]

Poor little 9 year old me didn't realize how iconic this was * sigh *

[@ShakeSoft]

*I was 13 and didn't knew either :/*.

[@natabeanz2975]

o my gosh I was thinking the same thing

[@FloppyRodrigo]

I knew exactly how iconic this was. Numa Numa, Chocolate Rain, Kelly, Diet Coke and Mentos, hell, they even tried to get Neil Cicierega in on the video. I hope for a tenth anniversary video more than many things in the world.

[@shutup936]

I was 6 or 5

[@pussywran]

i was 3

[@lilgruvyskrrrt]

This song was at the top of the charts for this week in 2008. I miss these days far more than anyone will ever understand

[@castro1780]

back when youtube was youtube

[@matthewcouvillion252]

nice

[@gerrymander2742]

and women were women and men liked it

[@doublebassman123]

GerryMander "we could use a man like Herbert Hoover again"

[@cf9368]

What is youtube now then? Rutube?

[@CADLOON6969]

Missed those days

[@superpoweredhumans]

I don’t think people realize how truly iconic this video is. 🙌🏼 and I feel bad for those who don’t.

[@shmuelmsolot5408]

Definetly the best period of KZbin from 2006-2009

[@oliverkalamata2753]

Some of these guys were from pre KZbin

[@trashbagandrew]

It’s weird cause this relates more to online culture then any KZbin rewind

[@Vitorio582]

There's a difference between people who actually enjoy these memes and a corporation that's trying to be hip with its audience

[@mysteamgameplay]

they did memes before some memes were even a meme, i love u weezer

[@bluehabs]

if you following river twitter, his twitter as random as this video

[@Virolaxion]

memes were a meme before 2008 man

[@dokidokiDoro]

the memes before memes were before memes aren't even here. Badgers and Dancing Baby to name two.

[@dodec8449]

Richard Dawkins invented memes

[@painiscupcake5433]

Actual Meme Review

[@barracolin6757]

Saw them last night. Hadnt heard this song before but was absolutely the highlight of their act, this song has such pure punk rock energy

[@mellosenpai4052]

Saw them two days ago and i totally feel you

[@thecrueloneish]

The golden age of KZbin, man.

[@jm00789]

Man I graduated highschool in 2009... how time flies...

[@nastyrex4302]

Me, too. This doesn't seem like it's that far back

[@smokersonly8734]

same here

[@Buttington_Headerson]

2009 was my first year of college. I really miss those days.

[@maxknebel9926]

You’re telling me, I graduated in 1999. Simultaneously feels like yesterday and a life time ago. Being a teenager in the late 90’s was pretty damn cool though.

[@11TruthAssassin]

Yeah me too ! MawFukka! I was in Nova Scotia Canada , what about you ?

[@thereefshark]

When this came out: Haha, look at all the memes. Now: Wow. What a lovely celebration of this era of internet content.

[@dsntmttr1221]

never thought a weezer video gonna make me cry

[@FrecklesHasAQuestionMark]

This is like opening a time capsule

[@sammcgill5324]

I used to hate Weezer when I was little and my Dad listened to them all the time, now I saw them live and have 5 albums and I'm trying to get the rest.

[@chemeister]

Your Dads a cool dude.

[@oskwie861]

Late but what were those five Weezer albums?

[@PilotWetRain420]

@@oskwie861 Raditude Raditude Raditude Raditude Pacific Daydream

[@oskwie861]

waow Sounds right to me

[@paulcavigliano6388]

Lol, you finally got a clue 😁👍 Dads know their music!

[@scarlettleake4462]

This is such an awesome song and video! How cool that they featured people that were being bullied and made fun of at the time. The hug between Rivers and Chris Crocker (I know she has transitioned now to Cara) looks so genuine ♥️

[@rtm135]

This video is the best celebration of YT and The Internet I've ever seen in my life.

[@chrishunyadi979]

If you grew up in the 2000's, you were living the good days. Wish we knew it was the good days.

[@amonique]

"I'm fine and dandy with the me inside!" love it. I was 12 when this came out, great self-esteem booster.

[@CountDankula]

I really miss when youtube was good.

[@lewib191]

I feel ya bruddah

[@alfiehaigh8412]

Did not know you were a weezer fan, even more respect

[@stanknugget]

Count Dankula Dude, you have to admit that KZbin is as good as it’s ever been...

[@thatquietasianguy9582]

I want it

[@NotTommyL]

You’re making it better bro, keep it up. Love your vids

[@void9938]

Man that hug for Chris Crocker.. he was relentlessly bullied for that video.

[@newph0newhodis]

Everyone's talking about the video but what about the song?! It's so good and has a great message 😁

[@Vitorio582]

Do you know the story behind it? It's interesting

[@newph0newhodis]

@@Vitorio582 nope, I don't!

[@Vitorio582]

Basically, in a meeting with their record label Geffen Records, Weezer was told to try to make more commercial music, this was their response: A song saying that they just wanna do what they want

[@nicolasmoreno7276]

@@Vitorio582 but then... Raditude

[@KoryLunaa]

@@nicolasmoreno7276 Can't stop partyin'

[@bloodstaindew1888]

An unrelated video that makes tributes to memes from 2008 manages to be better than KZbin Rewind 2017 lmfao

[@Geekritique]

And 2018.

[@LOLHICRONO]

A lot of those memes are from before 2008.

[@ShipShipMaya]

2018 too

[@painiscupcake5433]

2018: The year that KZbin Rewind became the most disliked video of all time

[@lukegayaldo5916]

2019 lol

[@rew4778]

1:30 hey it’s the kid from the greatest TF2 video of all time

[@Gardenbelley]

Thank you Weezer.

[@dilan1999]

This is probably one of the best music videos to date.

[@benfountain8248]

This video aged REALLY well!

[@drenochrome4kidz]

Very possibly one of the greatest music videos of all time!

[@Hidden_Lizard]

Either this or Aha's Take on Me.

[@norisa4850]

Mister Tea that vid is kinda overated

[@Sidney_JN]

@@norisa4850 How?

[@CCDDofficalRespawn]

best music video ever

[@MALELU87]

"Pork And Beans" They say I need some rogaine to put in my hair Work it out at the gym to fit my underwear Oakley makes the shades to transform a tool You'd hate for the kids to think that you've lost your cool Imma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans Excuse my manners if I make a scene I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like I'm fine and dandy with the me inside One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink I don't give a hoot about what you think Everyone likes to dance to a happy song with a catchy chorus and beat so they can sing along Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the charts maybe if i work with him I can perfect the art Imma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans Excuse my manners if I make a scene I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like I'm fine and dandy with the me inside one look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink I don't give a hoot about what you think No, I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care I don't care Imma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans Excuse my manners if I make a scene I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like I'm fine and dandy with the me inside one look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink I don't give a hoot about what you think

[@dien3745]

[Verse 1] They say I need some Rogaine to put in my hair Working out at the gym to fit my underwear Oakley makes the shades that transform a tool You'd hate for the kids to think that you lost your cool [Chorus] I'ma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans Excuse my manners if I make a scene [Post-Chorus] I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like I'm fine and dandy with the me inside One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink I don't give a hoot about what you think [Verse 2] Everyone likes to dance to a happy song, hey, hey With a catchy chorus and beat so they can sing along, hey, hey Timbaland knows the way to reach the top of the charts, hey! Maybe if I work with him, I can perfect the art [Chorus] I'ma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans Excuse my manners if I make a scene [Post-Chorus] I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like I'm fine and dandy with the me inside One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink I don't give a hoot about what you think [Bridge] No, I don't care, I don't care I don't care, I don't care, I don't care, I don't care [Chorus] I'ma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you I'll eat my candy with the pork and beans Excuse my manners if I make a scene [Post-Chorus] I ain't gonna wear the clothes that you like I'm fine and dandy with the me inside One look in the mirror and I'm tickled pink I don't give a hoot about what you think

[@JuanJaime214]

Anyone else in 2020 wishing we could go back to this

[@TheHolyBnuy]

Here my guy. I cry about it all the time

[@gaIexy]

yes!

[@dclibra2394]

Me. Fosho. KZbin was way more creative and new and original back then. People became viral for trying and being themselves or being really talented. I miss it like crazy

[@jalokeilb9024]

Yo

[@LeClaw]

yup

[@Moral0Fixation]

I'm not sure how to feel about hardcore sobbing due to a song with "I eat my candy with the pork and beans"

[@brassmule]

Glad it's not just me who gets a bit misty eyed when playing this video. Maybe I'm getting old, but Weezer captured a moment in time with this video that can never be repeated. Is it really an important part of history? Not really, but so many of us "grew up" and experienced this heyday of the intertubes in ways that can never be replicated with today's hyper-commercialized, advertiser friendly internet. It makes me sad and happy to remember this fleeting glimpse of when things really weren't all that bad after all.