Buddy Holly (1994)
El Scorcho (1996)
Hash Pipe (2001)
Keep Fishin’ (2002)
Beverly Hills (2005)
Pork and Beans (2008)
I’m your daddy (2009)
Memories (2010)
Trampoline (No Video - 2010)
Since 1994 when the first album was released, all of Weezer's music videos have been consistently light hearted and humorous. Most just feature the band playing in various scenarios, in a house, at a party, in a sumo-wrestling ring, etc. The band seem to have gone from producing fairly 'quirky' music videos, such as Buddy Holly to, you could argue, the typical 'rock band-esque' video for Hash Pipe. There rise in popularity can be seen when watching the videos in chronological order, ending up with the fairly self-indulgent video for I'm Your Daddy, and then including the guys from Jackass in there video for Memories. The referencing of TV shows is present in a few of their videos, Buddy Holly referencing Happy Days, Keep Fishin' - The Muppets and of course Jackass in Memories. Intertextuality can also be seen in the video for Pork and Beans where a number of references to popular viral videos are used, and featuring many YouTube celebrities. Overall, all of the video's above have a similar laid back feel and even though some may be more commercial than others, that doesn't make them any worse.
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