Weezer, The Greatest Man That Ever Lived - Spike Video Game Awards

[@jaden_bricker]

Rivers walking around like a Scooby Doo villain

[@benyoung4305]

I thought it was his best colonel Sanders impression?

[@XxArenaV3xX]

I love seeing a 41 year old man with a mustache rapping

[@second1814]

Brandon Brown I read that as something else lol

[@smokestack534]

Arlo KILpatrick it really makes sense both ways

[@rearviewstudios]

Rivers Cuomo

[@alphalax7747]

So kanye in 2019

[@DawgsofCleveland]

He wasn't 41 then, no way

[@JawJX]

Im gonna tell my kids this was bohemian rhapsody

[@Ceiteach.O.Duibhir]

LMAO😂😂😂

[@macyjschlatt]

Same

[@DawgsofCleveland]

If you even have kids that can understand the difference, good for you *Edit: I don't recall making this comment whatsoever, and definitely not 1 month ago like it says.

[@mikey2bucks]

Parenting 101...always change the narritive

[@CranstonComment]

fuck...I love rivers strangely exaggerated confidence during the red album era, I think it's because of the mustache. It can do that to people. Now he is without a satche, and he is back to his normal self. the power of the mustache temporarily altered him.

[@squareheadhk]

very accurate. red album era rivers was doin drugs i think, based on "can't stop partying". really interesting era of weezer tho.

[@InvocationOfSebastian]

the stache is back boys

[@ckpemac5268]

This comment section is making me crease

[@doubbledonkeydude]

He has the stache again, y'hear?

[@DarkDoughnutsVids]

Yeah

[@VarynDEE33t]

High fiving that choir lady like he's the Greatest man that ever lived

[@pablo3168]

Anytime I feel I need a confidence booster I just manifest 2008 Rivers

[@ckpemac5268]

I'm going to do this from now on, thanks

[@gracemoseley6710]

Yes, Rivers is weird as shit in this video. But whatever he has to do to sound that good is fine by me. Incredible.

[@deegee6184]

Understatement of the century....

[@its255am]

Rivers is the greatest man that ever lived because that weirdness is his PERSONA in the band. And he's amazing for doing such a great job at it.

[@monowavy]

1:18 I can't believe how beautifully River sings this part. It's not "almost perfect", it's literally perfect. Gosh...

[@Hunter-po8jy]

eargasm

[@noahwolfe5300]

Cuz it's pre-recorded.... This is not live

[@nclsrfn]

@@noahwolfe5300 are u kidding, this is live

[@noahwolfe5300]

@@nclsrfn It's a live recording, but they're not performing it live. Pay attention and you'll see

[@quandaledingle1179]

@@noahwolfe5300 wdym? It’s a live performance

[@poroto67]

3 instruments, perfect back vocals... Brian, you are THE MAN.

[@gusterguy01826]

Strange, goofy, awkward........ yet this is one of the band's best songs. I don't care what anyone says, amongst all the crap they put out in these later years, they made a god damn anthem.

[@gavitronian9477]

Preach it my dude

[@elisepentz1063]

100%

[@sallymcnally45]

Since the first time i heard this song i always thought of it as an anthem, its one of those songs that strums something in the spirit

[@ProshipAshton]

this is basically their bohemian rhapsody

[@MrAarmontbravo]

Amen brother

[@torkahn808]

I don't know what Rivers is on but I want some.

[@JuanJDuenas]

torkahn808 "I gotta get me some"

[@huntersmith7442]

mustache

[@tylershep4220]

He's on meditation, he's been doing it for years

[@Mr._Wizard]

Timestamps by Section 1. Live 0:00 2. Rap 0:29 3. Slipknot 0:54 4. Jeff Buckley 1:18 5. Choral 1:42 6. Aerosmith 2:06 7. Nirvana 2:31 8. Andrews Sisters 2:55 9. Green Day 3:20 10. Spoken word (heavily inspired by Elvis' "Are You Lonesome Tonight?") 3:51 11. Bach 4:21 12. Beethoven 4:38 13. High Five 4:55 14. Weezer 4:57

[@dizzoooo-l4p]

underrated comment

[@nadaldominguez]

masterpiece

[@kitty00kei]

This! Made the title of the song more sense to me.

[@Atty.Liyong]

who the hell are the weezers???

[@JaydenB118]

thanks bro

[@fletchbundy]

Genuinely the best live petformance of a song ever. The high five at the end with the confused woman is the best. Couldn't have cared less about this award show but I'd just walked in my house after getting off a plane and turned on the TV just in time to see this.

[@ckamireddy]

This song is risk taking at it's finest, an homage perhaps, but a classic in it's own right. It might not go down as one of the "greatest" Weezer songs but it certainly presents a good argument for why Weezer will go down as the greatest and longest lasting bands of this generation.

[@jaw0608]

Yep. Weezer absolutely belongs in the conversation for best bands of this generation. They should be in the Rock and Roll HOF eventually.

[@edporloto4062]

Oh yeah definetly weezers bohemian rhapsody

[@ISAYWORDS1]

so weird i was thinking the SAME THING.

[@calishake6023]

ed porloto are you really that ignorant to call this "weezer's bohemian rhapsody"? is a rock opera, the who did it way before queen, a quick one while he's away

[@jayd5694]

+Cali shake they didn't say it was as good as Queen's or Who's, they just said it's Weezer's Bohemian Rhapsody. Sort of like every band has an anthem.

[@bjorksarmpits148]

except it sucks

[@second1814]

Jamieson Dean I'm pretty sure this is sarcasm

[@kristendimartino3965]

God his voice

[@rustysmittyful]

I love Weezer and I love this song and it was done wonderfully live BUT Rivers just seems so awkward without his guitar on stage.

[@DimplesandToes]

True, but I actually love that about him. He's embracing bring a rock star but it's so goofy looking. I wouldn't want it any other way.

[@TheFrightAttendant]

It just reminds me of what would happen if Tommy Pickles were trapped in a grown man's body.

[@graspingatstrawsblog]

TheFrightAttendant ^^ Possibly one of the greatest KZbin comments ever. I'm crying at work, so immense.

[@TheSpokenBanana]

*floppy hand intensifies*

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

Sometimes I watch this just to see Brian do the Nirvana section *smitten*

[@michaelcerasource]

+Matt Good Maattt! I love your Weezer covers

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

+Michael Cera Fans I like Michael Cera tooo!! Bit cheeky, but you seen my cover of this song? Thanks for checking out my stuff :)

[@michaelcerasource]

Yeah, I have! And yes, Michael Cera is amazing! Fun fact: His favorite album is Pinkerton!

[@ThatMattGoodMusic]

Thanks :) I knew Weezer were a favourite of his, certainly.

[@Powerstars321]

+Matt Good I pulled off my left headphone so that I got no Scott, just Brian. It was one of the best decisions I've ever made.

[@benyoung4305]

Rivers is the most underrated singer song writer of his time. Pinkerton proved it, weezse are one the one of the most important bands of their time and of the past 40 years. (Period) x

[@opedrodubois]

the fact that this is at the game awards just makes it 10x better

[@overthebar]

1:07 im a penis

[@smokestack534]

i laughed that way harder than i shouldve

[@MelMfnGibson]

Can't unhear

[@gerardcuomohopplongebouvie1311]

Haha haha lmao

[@TheSailsCall]

Weezer can seriously pull off anything they want and do it perfectly. Seriously these guys can play anything and sound great.

[@workingtitle7049]

I can't stop partying

[@steve_bal4]

Ginormously underrated!

[@simonharwood8488]

@@steve_bal4 The acoustic version of it is great. Emotive and sad.

[@notalleyna]

@@workingtitle7049 that song is fire.

[@notalleyna]

@@simonharwood8488 all versions are good

[@marcus_ohreallyus]

This is a weezer song that slipped under my radar. I heard it for the first time at the amazing show they did with the Flaming Lips at Jones Beach. It was the highlight of the show for me. It's one of those songs that doesn't know when to end without being annoying.

[@michaelcerasource]

i revisit this video every few years, and it gets better each time. kudos to the sound mixers that night, able to capture the vocals of each member perfectly

[@Petmyhead]

Rivers looking like a human teapot

[@AlexBaillie]

This is incredible, but also so funny. Brian is an incredible vocalist.

[@LautaroGalanCid]

Took me a long time to appreciate this. One day i just wanted to listen weezer doing something different, and, here it is.

[@Nightskyninja]

Rivers looked creepy walking around like that lol

[@ogbee9690]

His Falsetto Oh God Is His Falsetto Beautiful

[@fcbaum]

I just finished my Bachelor thesis. This feels SO good right now!

[@PeeboGlimp]

Good for you man

[@johnathom-v3y]

@@PeeboGlimp are you weezer simp from twitter?

[@PeeboGlimp]

@@johnathom-v3y yea

[@johnathom-v3y]

@@PeeboGlimp nice i follow you

[@byrontam7167]

This is one of the most absolute baddass performances I've seen.

[@mood4231]

absolutely love how scott has to help rivers in the rap section. matt could never

[@ASLB247]

4:07 anyone who watched the rock critic’s review came for this moment.

[@mattthemetalguitarist]

Ya got me lol

[@pushon10]

That's why I'm here too.

[@patricklauer4452]

ASLB247 yep XD

[@puertoriconnect4611]

I love when he slips into Blue era vocals at 3:03

[@fredeichenhofer936]

What a fucking performance. like it's the spike video game awards 😂 yall didn't have to bless us this hard

[@lesclaypoolonbass9431]

Right? Rivers was amazing in this. They all were

[@joemerchant8032]

Rivers looks like he doesn't know what to do without his guitar. It always sounds better when he plays

[@Hansen_Xiao]

Live 0:00 Rap 0:55 Slipknot 1:19 Jeff Buckley 1:41 Choral 2:06 Aerosmith 2:31 Nirvana 2:55 Andrews Sisters 3:21 Green Day 3:50 Spoken word (heavily inspired by Elvis' "Are You Lonesome Tonight?") 4:21 Bach 4:37 Beethoven 4:56 Weezer 5:12 (from weezerpedia) Awesome..

[@bradleyo8]

I love how the credits roll over the end of the song.

[@musikalgrl20]

Greatest Weezer performance of all time possibly. Great song and rivers rarely seen without a guitar! 😮 ❤❤❤❤

[@nicholasd6689]

I thought I would never hears Rivers say what he did at 4:07

[@drumac7491]

Rivers drumming along to Pat gives me life

[@RevenantEternal]

Kneel before the mighty =W=

[@jaredistookind]

At 1:18 Rivers hits the notes better than the actual release. TBH he kills it the entire time sheeesh.

[@mistahswags]

I agree. I have no idea why he went so hard during this performance lol

[@DeceasedChannel-r1i]

Something so great about a chorus of women singing that they're all the greatest man that ever lived

[@RAGNAR-3-3]

Rivers Cuomo is such an interesting specimen of a human being. Nothing about him can be interpreted as boring.

[@RyanBlakeProductions]

RIVERS RAP!!!

[@JT-gf9ip]

this performance was so polished and perfect. I personally think that this version should have been on the album instead of the studio version

[@marcosmarques982]

2:30 I love Brian

[@zepaperbag]

This is probably the best version of the vocals for this song.

[@nissarachmidwiati]

Saw weezer last night at Jakarta! Definitely the greatest concert I've ever been to!

[@califma8388]

gw telat lahir :'|

[@habsluvsguitar9527]

1:06 did he say “i’m a penis”?? HAHAHA i love this performance

[@roswell_that_ended_poorly]

this is my favorite weezer song that's not a single!

[@TheMaviene]

I think I might be beginning to unironically like the red album

[@Drrjjj]

Man this sounds great for a live concert... He's definitely not lip singing cuz at the beginning you can tell his voice somewhat faded when he moved the mic away from his mouth

[@Zeppchik_]

I have been listening to this song for years but I have never seen this until today. This is one of my favorite "car ride" songs because I really get into it. Like crazy get into it as if it's some theatrical performance. When I saw the way Rivers performed this, I totally got it. It's a goofy fun song with multiple speeds. How can one not react in such a way?!

[@kduffyb]

Have loved this song. The song and rhetorical spirituality of the song (the variations on the shaker hymn) take on a new perspective after being able to see a video of his biological father performing a Christian sermon. It almost appears he feigns his father's mannerisms in the performance.

[@Joela393]

This is chaotic good

[@christinewoycitzky1992]

Thank you, my favorite version of this song. I watched it when it originally aired. Love watching whenever I wants. XO

[@daryle02]

Imagine writing this song. Releasing it as a single. Then not making a video for it. What gives?

[@inkoinfinity2]

There is a video, tho it's not very good at all

[@Pablo-dh7di]

@@inkoinfinity2 what did you just say,

[@inkoinfinity2]

@@Pablo-dh7di I was mistaken

[@Pablo-dh7di]

@@inkoinfinity2 better

[@FatadayKorngor]

They were going to, and actually reunited with Spike Jonze to direct it, but the label wouldn’t let them because the single didn’t perform as well as P&B and Troublemaker

[@leifpaul]

fantastic performance !!!!!!!!!! goose bumps

[@daftdoggo7662]

At some points they sound like Pinkerton era weezer

[@marcygonzalez2045]

i dont see it in this song, but they sorta have a Pinkerton tone is certain songs of The White Album

[@Jopes17]

When Brian is belting out in the Nirvana section of the song, it kinda sounds like pinkerton

[@user-mh5gm4uv4s]

what white album song sounds like pinkerton?

[@yungctrlfreak]

@@user-mh5gm4uv4s do you wanna get high? sounds straight from pinkerton. the feedback, falsetto backing vocals, and the crunchy guitars.

[@mattthemetalguitarist]

2:32 When the set 8 kid in the class starts headbanging

[@Faks.09]

Scott is just perfect here

[@GothGohan]

This should have over a million views by now. What a shame..

[@zothanzualachhangte3416]

OMG they even do the choir Aaahhh part at the end😍😍😍😂😂😂😂

[@yungsircashregister]

That high five was amazing

[@retpolanne]

This is a FREAKING MASTERPIECE.

[@knarisa]

4:56 Rivers high fives the choral singer! lmao

[@sfm199]

damn I didn't know rivers had muscular dystrophy

[@loroporoto]

4:08 I'm on the floor laughing my ass off

[@Chan-ul8zy]

loroporoto why did he say it like that HA

[@opedrodubois]

i like it when they say "i'm the penis in the place"

[@NoItsIronic]

Holy shit that was one of the most amazing things ever

[@christophecarpentier9797]

The song's chorus sums quite well up what the 'stache is saying through the whole video!

[@DerekAllenReed]

Some how I feel this song is a tribute to Freddie Mercury. Maybe Jesus?

[@phuse99]

Yeah, I always thought the same thing, there's gotta be some connection to Freddie.

[@onmas909]

phuse99 lol I associate with professional wrestler Austin Aries

[@burkea29]

@@onmas909 comments that didn't age well

[@onmas909]

@@burkea29 hahaha Damn right 😂

[@slobhobsknob]

Favorite song of ALL TIME!!! Where's the music video!

[@tractorthree]

4:07 bodies be all up on his behind

[@zippy46733]

wow! best performance of this song EVER!!

[@gregpasciuti2632]

I remember seeing this happen live. Crazy.

[@johnmcglinchey]

that raised the hairs on back of my neck

[@thepanman8]

Frickin Burt Reynolds and his choir band

[@scottfanko203]

4:05

[@natclayton]

The crowd looks way too calm and quiet for a song of this much energy D:

[@nenntmichbond]

Ma I#ve watched this fifty times and I just now realized Rivers is f'ing barefoot. I strive to be half as great as this man

[@OnePunchYT]

He really is The Greatest Man That Ever Lived.

[@punkwill77]

One of the greatest T.V performances Like EVER . . . Totally Love Weezer

[@tuckergrey7401]

Idk why but high five at 4:55 made me laugh

[@novarioadinugroho9610]

Weezer's Bohemian Rhapsody

[@benyoung4305]

I dont know how many of you are familiar with "always sunny.." but rivers is channelling uncle Jack. Hard.

[@DaFreezeey]

Is it me, or is there a lot of pitch correction on this performance? Especially at 1:19.

[@ssnabell]

if rivers did this today he would be accused of mocking people with disability

[@MrProofMan]

2:33 I love Rivers, lol

[@AlexanderFromTheStarDimension]

1:21 Sounds amazing

[@teladesor]

goddam amazing

[@vitornascimento5213]

My God! This was amazing!

[@emmarussell5122]

The piano solo! AHHH

[@tylershep4220]

Scott Shriner really wanted to be the lead singer for a second there

[@NicolasCageofficiaI]

rivers looks so bewildered

[@dustinday4188]

rivers' channeling his inner david byrne

[@InternetsToughestGuy]

this should have 1 billion views

[@perryjay3153]

When i first saw this i was like what the hell? But now i love it.

[@fabiozantomio7257]

Incredible song and performance