March 3, 2025
Meme of the Week: Weezer’s Blue Album
The world changed forever on May 10, 1994, with the release of Weezer’s Blue Album. With the unique style riffs, catchy tunes, and distinct personalities, Weezer quickly divided the music world. Some people adored their point of view, while others scoffed at their different kinds of sounds. Over 30 years later, Weezer still is going strong in the most Weezer way possible: memes.
The band is no stranger to making fun of themselves and geek culture. In their music video for “Pork and Beans,” they reference the popular YouTube song “Chocolate Rain” by Tay Zonday. They also reference “Damn Daniel,” a popular video on the app “Vine,” during their song “California Kids.” Besides the song and video mentions, they also have taken past Tweets from stan fan accounts and made songs from them, with the most famous ones being a Tweet wanting a cover of “Africa” by Toto. So, what does Weezer do? They release a whole album of covers.
The most recent wave of memes was Photoshopping The Blue Album. Since the cover is so simple, there are a million different ways to make it funny. Lots of people take the four guys and do silly things with them. They also change the title to match the image. It’s not super hard to recreate, and if you’re anything like me, it’s hilarious.
Weezer has been around since the ’90s, and it’s not going away anytime soon. The band will live on forever with the power of memes and awesome ’90s sound. To annoy or please your friends, send the “Buddy Holly” riff and hope for the best.