Weezer ~ "Pumped Up Kicks" (Costa Mesa, CA)

Weezer surprised us tonight by covering this tune from Foster the People...probably for the first time :)
Recorded @ OC Fair Pacific Amphitheatre on 8/4/11.
(And for those who have inquired about putting your link here, no thank you...I just want people to enjoy the video.)

[@Misseggy24]

The fact that he's reading the lyrics off a piece of paper makes it that much better 😂

[@RealKirbysDreamland]

Ella Wakeman Facts

[@jameskennedy552]

Ella Wakeman Why does that make it better? DO tell

[@kiillerrob]

James Kennedy just because

[@musicman72701]

+James Kennedy Cause it's Rivers, duh.

[@samdroidva]

+Ella Wakeman I don't why, but he "reads" lyrics quite often at his concerts. I think its just a gimmick. I believe he is well aware of the "image" he is projecting by appearing to read the lyrics. In other words, he thinks its cute ;)

[@EGarrett01]

It's hard to imagine a bigger compliment to a band than to have other major bands performing your song.

[@professoroak5162]

EGarrett01 i know, but it would be better if rivers actually memorized the lyrics

[@GameSquad306]

hes 40, and he does this all the time

[@JazGalaxy]

It's actually really hard to remember lyrics. Most of the time you know lyrics by heart it's because you've listened to a song many, many times and sung along to it many many times. If you WROTE the song, you never sing along to it. You ARE it. So it's harder. Especially since a lot of the quirks to a recording that signal to you where you are in the song can change when being performed live. Also, when you sing along to a track, you're singing along to someone else who is leading the track. When it's you yourself performing, you'd on't have that.

[@Allagi22]

True sign of respect

[@watchareTV]

Pumped up kicks one of the biggest song in the past 8 years

[@thuccie]

This could definitely pass for a weezer song

[@kiillerrob]

Kelly Nguyen yes I am not the only one thank you

[@ExodusPessoa]

Kelly Nguyen I was thinking the same thing.

[@LordOuro]

weezer sings about mass school shootings a lot then i assume? this song is about the columbine shooting if you didnt know...

[@conorm.5331]

+MrClockwork Listen to "Lullaby for Wayne". The lyrics are talking about a school shooter.

[@Dev-xh9wj]

+MrClockWork It actually isnt, go look at the foster the people song story video they explain what the song really was about. The gun was a metaphor.

[@brycemcknight2998]

Weezer covers pumped up kicks? Say it ain't so.

[@hangingwithmatty9465]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@fatboysgarage7984]

T hats it...I'm headed to Africa after reading that comment.

[@ejbeard2732]

LMMFDO 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesfeldmann9948]

I see what you did there..... sneaky sneaky

[@AbsoluteAbsurd]

xD

[@BrandonReck]

Should’ve recorded this for the Teal Album.

[@averyjohnson138]

Would've been better than the majority of what that album was.

[@JoeSki253]

Yes!

[@deanpolis4516]

I was hoping they would since they announced the album, just a bit disappointed.

[@JoeSki253]

Avery Johnson teal album is fire

[@seb5542]

@@averyjohnson138 the entirety of the real album are great. I Mean they aren't that much different from the originals, but that also makes it great. Because the originals are all amazing.

[@Anno023]

Rivers as he's reading the lyrics paper: *hold up*

[@gorrolaz]

Lol

[@thatquietasianguy9582]

This is actually what I'm thinking lmao

[@stybur19]

What I absolutely love about this is the fact that it's obviously a cover, but it still has that authentic Weezer sound.

[@boko5150]

What proves the fact that Rivers is an adorable dork is the fact that he has the lyrics right in his hands.

[@daddyfatsacksmf]

Totalled

[@kimberlyannnn]

Probably just me but he looked a lot like Johnny Knoxville on that stage

[@whofactchecksthefactcheckers]

haha i can see it too

[@whofactchecksthefactcheckers]

haha i can see it too

[@whofactchecksthefactcheckers]

haha i see it too

[@datboidego]

i dont understan how you have 110 subs and no videos? is there like a secret button where your profile picture turns into a video?

[@kimberlyannnn]

diego carmona I'm just as confused. I have no idea why I have that many subscribers.

[@QuickSilverize]

It's because they switched songs. Weezer sang Pumped Up Kicks and FTP sang Say It Ain't So.

[@arturhours]

Earlier this year they did a similar thing with Toto, fyi (but you probably already knew that)

[@BlainBoy39]

Fuck the pope?

[@brittonkitten]

@@BlainBoy39 no, foster the people smh

[@BlainBoy39]

@@brittonkitten fuck the pope

[@Purwanata97]

But Mark Foster didn't read any lyrics text

[@stealthsuit58]

This is actually a great cover tbh

[@marryelisabeth4547]

I love it so much

[@sarahm4752]

thx for being honest douche

[@marryelisabeth4547]

Are u calling me a douche bc I said I love the fucking cover

[@heywoodgillettemi2868]

This is a shitty song about the Columbine High School massacre and all the following shoot ups. Written from thr mind of the murderer. Sad that they made any money off this. How long till this inspires the next one ? Songs about kids killing kids. Sad. See its not the gun doing the deed. Its the kids who are being indoctrinated by ths kind of poisonous catchy music. Why are kids shootng up schools? Because they are already troubled, This crap just lights the fuse. Its a very catchy, yet shitty tune.

[@EsotErikka]

Heywood Gillette Mi You don't understand the song do you? He specifically wrote this song to spark conversation and controversy about gun violence. This song doesn't encourage school shootings. That is an absurd claim to make.

[@trevordailey]

I wish they would have actually recorded this

[@jessdigs]

Download it. Copy this link : kzbin.info/www/bejne/enuQmKV3pM6lm9E Paste it here: flvto.tv It will convert to mp3 you can download

[@deancribbon9809]

Would've fit nicely on The Teal Album :/

[@isabellaocampo9733]

Rivers is so dorky it's adorable

[@sfm199]

he looks like a stepdad trying to be good to his wife's kids lmao

[@LeGette88]

its the glasses bro.. his that one "nerdy lookin guy" that's really a mean fucker...

[@dylanekans]

"nerd rock" ;)

[@andrewremesnik8124]

No he isn't. The dude is a straight up anxiety filled nerd. You can tell even in interviews

[@spongybeeb9972]

but he fucks. *HARD*

[@kaziahmed]

So I was watching this interview of Foster, where he mentioned that.. 10 years before this live cover, he actually met the Weezer frontman at a party and played him an instrumental piece that he was working on (not this song).. they had a great chat and Rivers shared some of his song writing knowledge with foster. Then Foster acknowledged this live cover and said that it was a big moment in his life to have his song performed by Weezer.

[@kyledavis5646]

I fucking love reading random comments/stories like this

[@RicardoHernandez-om2xu]

I took the same path here hahaha

[@uncrownedoak7777]

I love upbeat songs with dark lyrics. Also dark music with upbeat lyrics. When it is pulled off it can make a really great combo.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

Likewise. Also intense, heavy, music with lyrics that are down to earth, everyday types of issues. There's also music that has intensely different styles in the same song, or performances that don't match what you'd expect of the performers too. Hanabie are great for that, was so much fun when I clicked a suggested video to watch 'We love sweets'. It's also amazing how long some songs can be around with people(intentionally or not) oblivious to the lyrics. 'Born in the USA' is still used as a rah-rah song

[@uncrownedoak7777]

@@DoubleMonoLR I legitimately enjoyed that song by Hanabie. I had no idea who they were until now.

[@elderlypoodle9181]

Agree ❤️🐩

[@TheJaymzizzle]

Youd love Bullet by Hollywood Undead

[@gary_beniford]

this song is so good to begin with but the rock sound that weezer brings to it makes it sound great especially with the guitar solo at the end.

[@hydra5226]

As a fan of both foster the people and weezer, I don't think I've ever seen anything more beautiful

[@miliarius.x]

and night in the woods I see :)

[@di0w_]

This was beautiful! 💙

[@anthonymcdonald2378]

personally, I think Rivers reading the lyrics here makes the performance better! it makes them feel like you don't have to be perfect to be in a band!

[@kiillerrob]

I bet 30 people at this event thought it was foster the people.

[@bigbaebae]

I'm sure of it.

[@kiillerrob]

lol

[@mariamendez2148]

true Mark in a costume hahaha I'd be laughing

[@sugarfreeXcandy]

Right? There's always people like that in concerts, it reminds me of the time when I went to a Placebo show, and when they finished, some girl said to her boyfriend: That girl was so charismatic, I loved the show! And he said: Girl...? That was Brian Molko... :D

[@Rybush06]

Reminds me of a time I went to a bob seger concert and he did a cover of Metallica’s turn the page

[@haddix13]

So bad ass. His voice is very unique. Always loved it.

[@melrose92783]

Love the crossover.... Foster the People covers Say it Ain't So. =)

[@musicjunkie421]

I bet many people were thinking "Holy shit, i didnt know weezer sang that song"

[@lauraappel2000]

thats the way! dont be ashamed to take the lyrics on stage XD i love how quirky and unprofessional they kinda look but theyre having a ton of fun and thats what is really important and theyre still doing their thing sooo friggin awesome

[@lauraappel2000]

+Laura Appel love that tattoo sleeve btw

[@mariamendez2148]

+Laura Appel true

[@eduardaduda9057]

Thats

[@krr2469]

Weezer Karaoke

[@yungdaggerdick9249]

Agreed

[@brycemcknight2998]

Don't gotta look badass to be a rock star. Love these guys.

[@jasminericenic]

I was smiling like an idiot the whole time I was watching the video.

[@shatierrasmith]

N DelaPaz me too! 😆

[@bouncybengal7243]

Same😅

[@julius.outdoors]

I like the guy in the beginning going: " Really?! Haha!"

[@NexusPhotografi]

Julius K. IKR ? Lol

[@degrassi420]

then he yells “OHH- KAYYY”

[@maskedmolereviews5715]

gosh love this song, No other bands have the balls to sing this besides weezer and Foster the people

[@jasminericenic]

+STAR FAWKES69 *Cough* Panic! at the Disco *Cough*

[@iyrv2271]

P!ATD would make it sound fucking horrible though, like they did to Bohemian Rhapsody. Brendon uses way too much vibrato

[@Maria-ke2jx]

Evan B LMAO

[@nnikaa3]

Whenever I’m sad weezers silliness makes me happy

[@benthesaxguy13]

Amazing. These types of unexpected moments at live shows are such gems.

[@vonmilash823]

Somewhere along the line weezer has become iconic and legendary.

[@patricknealon6472]

I like this version not bad at all.

[@InvincibleBert]

Gotta' love Weezer! Great to see him reading the lyrics as they're pulling it off. I wish I was in Weezer.

[@ludwiglim2842]

go weezer..coolest geek....thumbs up

[@derricwilliams7675]

Rivers has such an amazing voice , I could listen to him sing anything

[@ronpotts6385]

I just watched an interview with Marc Foster where he said that he met Rivers Cuomo at a party when Foster was 18 and he asked Cuomo to listen to a guitar instrumental that he had written. Cuomo then taught Foster how to play "Say It Ain't So". How cool it must have been years later for him to see Weezer covering "Pumped Up Kicks" years later.

[@saracha-sauce]

I want a studio version of this so bad

[@dcrabbit]

My god It's Johnny Knoxville doing pumped up kicks reading from a lyrics sheet like he was dared to. Hahahahaha! Oh wow.. Weezer are just all the awesome.. all of it.

[@manjmazi]

Why is this making me so happy!

[@lordmind]

Respect for reading the lyrics ✊

[@jansenjose7378]

They feel like the band you're watching in battle of bands in your college

[@DixyRae]

I actually kinda love how he's reading from the lyric sheet. Its amazing how much it sounds like a song weezer would have put out way back during their height.

[@gibigirlfriend6808]

Talented, he's actually reading the lyrics as he's singing it 🤟

[@gary_beniford]

both versions sound great

[@georgiadyydy]

This guy is a lyrics genius to actually read the lyrics and sing at the same time..❤️

[@oldaccount6088]

My favorite band covering my favorite song... wow

[@ingridjuba1427]

Rivers is crazy, and cute and so happy!! Makes me happy so much to see him! My idol!! My dream!!! 😍😍😍😍

[@geminii187]

Rivers is my nerd god! I would buy this record. His hip shaking at 3:45 😂.

[@purpletomatoweather634]

I watched that part at least 10 times 😭

[@multilegolover]

1:20 I didn't know Markiplier played the bass

[@PapaJohn1612]

Cool Cool Didn't know either lol

[@cadenheidebrink8667]

Cool Cool I was thinking the exact same thing.

[@eepygh0stxoxo]

Now we know what he does between vids and cons

[@MLGRACCOON]

+Cool Cool Markkiplier has blonde hair?

[@brownstone3]

Holy shit lol !!!!

[@nnikaa3]

I can’t stop coming back and watching this

[@nnikaa3]

Wow

[@ELEcomments]

Weezer is perfect to cover this song! AWESOME! I totality buy a studio recording od weezer version

[@amandalyall2]

Love Love this cover! Weezer will always and forever be one awesome band!

[@sonicjet7759]

Weezer are proof that even Nerds, Geeks, Dorks, Social Misfits, Punks, Rejects, Losers and Outcasts can rock hard and still look cool and have credibility on stage or in real life 😍😎😇🌈🌅 Everyone deserves a chance to express themselves without judgement. Thats what being a real musician, entertainer or artists is all about.

[@wales2k4747]

Weezer will always be legendary.

[@peterwonaprize]

They put zero effort into this performance, and it still sounds just as good or better than the original. Love it. =w= rules Just pointing out the obvious, I guess.

[@USAFdejavu]

I know, right? At first I was like, what the hell is he doing reading the lyrics? But the entire performance was still awesome. I irony in this is that Foster the People always cover Weezer while on tour.

[@afhevh]

This was rehearsed

[@peterwonaprize]

afhevh Still a good performance nonetheless

[@JazGalaxy]

Pete W I don't think it's necessarily better than the original, it's just more pop-rock and less quirky than the original. It makes it go down smoother, but I still think the original is better.

[@jtgfletch62]

JazGalaxy ^^^^ I feel like you are right Both versions have there better parts but the FTP one just sounds so edgy that it has to win

[@ceru1ean_f1n1ty]

Rivers sings the song so well omg

[@beatnikparty]

I am in possession of the lyric sheet he's holding in his hand from this show. Love me some Weezer.

[@rgiegas]

weezer shouldnt be allowed to cover any song..... they make them sound better that the original :)

[@livingdeaddollsjunky9543]

Especially pop songs about school shootings this is way better then the original

[@N1Zer0]

Hahaha. Nice comment.

[@ggoutoftouch]

ha ha agreed

[@blueworm2341]

Except Radiohead

[@shaunschopf4502]

I Love Weezer but I'm wondering why he didn't know the lyrics well if they really liked the song. There's not many words to remember. I knew em by heart the second or third time I listened to the song because I couldn't stop playing in my head. It's a song that just sticks with you if you really like it, you know? Love Radiohead exceptionally...

[@mcgoo721]

"Oh really?! Ok!" pretty great crowd reaction when this started heh

[@ledfloyd9035]

Also, if anyone's interested look up this song in bardcore. "all ye other bully-rooks with ye buskin boots, better run better run outrun mine arrow"

[@JayCras]

Thanks for putting this up. For sure I would never think of Weezer being a "cover band" but its pretty cool they did this.

[@milomichaelph]

Love this song, but these guys made me love it more, been playing it over and over. Just pure fun.

[@MrWii000]

Finally, a Weezer song where Rivers DOESN’T play guitar.

[@rumpledxkn]

This song always reminded me of the Drew Carey show theme. “All the little chicks with the crimson lips say Cleveland rocks”

[@비정한세상]

"Pumped Up Kicks" Robert's got a quick hand He'll look around the room He won't tell you his plan He's got a rolled cigarette Hanging out his mouth He's a cowboy kid Yeah he found a six-shooter gun In his dad's closet, boy, in a box of fun things I don't even know what But he's coming for you, yeah he's coming for you All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet Daddy works a long day He be coming home late, he's coming home late And he's bringing me a surprise 'Cause dinner's in the kitchen and it's packed in ice I've waited for a long time Yeah the sleight of my hand is now a quick-pull trigger I reason with my cigarette Then say, "Your hair's on fire, you must've lost your wits, yeah?" All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet Run, run, run, run, ru-ru-ru-run, run, run Ru-ru-ru-run, run, run, run Ru-ru-ru-run, run, run, run, run, run [Whistling] All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, outrun my gun All the other kids with the pumped up kicks You better run, better run, faster than my bullet

[@BeverlyProffitt]

Pretty cool

[@averagekeklaslovakian1289]

One of my favorite bands covering one of my favorite songs

[@mopt321]

This song should be in the Teal album

[@marcusy2309]

Weezer is the best band tbh

[@RyanBellRyanofWeird]

"I don't care what they say about me, any way, I don't care about that"

[@keeprealquiet]

0:09 Oh, really?

[@hoojikee]

Okayy

[@NexusPhotografi]

Connor Buchanan Lol.

[@kowboiirecords3117]

A modern Classic... I like Weezer's covers. His voice works on ANYTHING... love it!

[@ceru1ean_f1n1ty]

Damn this song sounds so much better than it already does when rivers sings it omg

[@aircorn6899]

KZbin recommendations in 2019. Who else?

[@colin5115]

Aircorn nobody cares

[@raskov75]

Granted I have been down a fairly arcane music rabbit hole. This song is finding Diamond Ore at the bottom of a cave.

[@supernintendofan778]

If I saw Weezer cover this song I would become immediately concerned for my well-being

[@frankalcala6766]

at first i was like "is that johnny knoxville???"

[@enigmaticsoul675]

I love this band even more now because of this cover. 😅

[@JustinFranke-y9w]

His voice is amazing

[@ron_ald323]

*I really thought it was gonna be the Hannah Montana theme song at first...*

[@zaidabanksnyc]

Rivers Cuomo is the most adorable person all over the world.

[@grimgamin2211]

To be honest I think it KINDA sounds better than the original

[@dakrom7599]

Nah it def does lol

[@Purwanata97]

No

[@BaofuTheCanonicalPersonaHater]

anything sounds better as a rock cover!

[@dollreemappmmk14]

I love me some Weezer. It's so great how they covered this awesome song,and with the words on some Peice of paper. CLASSIC! It's pretty great how Foster the People thanked them by covering a Weezer song the next week I think it was,I can't remember the name of that song,but I call it the step father song and they did it SO well,I mean,if I didn't know better I would have thought it WAS Weezer. AWESOME! 😊❤️

[@cara-he7js]

That one guy that was like "OH REALLY?!"

[@nnikaa3]

Why bother honestly why bother

[@shaunakmitra963]

What is this a crossover episode?

[@iPatkice]

This reminds me of Panic!'s cover of the same song!! Bren's reading the lyrics too while singing xD

[@boringstory2849]

Stahp

[@TheColdPop]

I'm so glad I'm not the only Panic! and Weezer fan

[@ohyeahitsthatoneguy]

must be happy about the tour then?

[@brendanray3186]

+DohanJoe07 it was an amazing tour

[@MykiiMescal]

The show in San Diego was swanky

[@Zapa-pd6sw]

GREAT COVER, SOOO NATURAL HAHAH .. feel the vibes here

[@ep3632]

Rivers just swingin his cute little legs while sitting on the stage just melted my heart :’)

[@jupiterdreamer]

i like this better than the original.

[@FelipeBini]

Rivers actually wrote this song and handed it to Foster. Fake, but it could be believed, heh.

[@99eminemrox]

Couldn't be believed cuz he fuckin had a lyric sheet

[@MaNsonFanBye]

Felipe Bini I wouldn't believe so, if people did their research, they would know that Mark Foster wrote the song. All is needed is a wiki search.

[@peteto1]

Weezer did a better job of "Pumped Up Kicks" than Foster The People did of "Say it Ain't So".....

[@jonathanromero3765]

peteto1 Because Pumped up kids aint nothing special 🙄

[@getitstandswithukraine6637]

Nah

[@quandaledingle1179]

I imagine rivers going to an old navy every time he has a show and just buying some random ass clothes. I’ve never seen him wear the same thing twice

[@mauricemakesmovies]

This is absolute fire. Wish it was on Spotify.

[@carloslopezdeo]

much better than the original one

[@lisat815]

That song is THAT old?

[@bacca4813]

Lisa T It was released sometime during fall of 2010.

[@RaulHenriquee]

It's even older now

[@TheMcstevester]

My freshman year of high school, making it... 8 years now?? JFC

[@A2Z83]

youre all old now. wahaha

[@Pebbles.3]

It's real old now, came out when I was one now I'm fifteen ☠️

[@NoItsIronic]

It's Pat Wilson who's normally the drummer of the band but they must've needed an extra guitarist for this song

[@adeneven-ezra1711]

This was during a time when Rivers wanted to be more free on stage, so during performances, they had someone else drumming, with Pat and Brian on guitar and Rivers doing only vocals.

[@bobmarleyja]

Thanks for posting this! I was at the show :)

[@thexpreport2769]

Uff... why did it take me so long to find this master piece

[@shushsystemwideimnotgoinga8763]

this better than the original song

[@bunnyrabbit4315]

I don't think so.

[@RafaelSaccomani]

best version ever, better than original :D

[@prestinumel8009]

He seems pretty happy to sing a song about school shootings

[@davesthedude]

well duh..

[@cdeyfdfgdg]

I still remember Robert was the first kid in our elementary who had a set of Pumps... Lucky ❤️🤘

[@cinnabonpony2882]

I love this!!! I wouldn't think this would ever happen

[@rasleroi4105]

i guess we don't need foster the people any more

[@DonVal86]

Ras Leroi easy there hipster

[@therealaustinpowers1967]

Isn't this Foster the People's only hit?

[@drewanderson3429]

Dwight Schrute FALSE. They had Don't Stop

[@therealaustinpowers1967]

Hmm, never heard that song.