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I’ve written about Weezer before, but I don’t think the first time I really went into how much I like this band. I know that everyone hates their new album and stuff, and honestly, I think everything after Pinkerton was sort of downhill (although the Green album has its finer points) but.. overall, Weezer is fun and cheeky without losing their vision or artistry. Rivers Cuomo is amazing and this was one of the only truly alternative rock bands to make it out of the nineties in (mostly) one piece.

My biggest issue with Weezer is that I simply can’t pick a favorite song. I have a huge place in my heart for “Waiting on You” and the first time I heard it was the first show that J and I ever went to (2002, Coral Sky Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, 3rd row, free tickets) and it was amazing and highly recommend going to see them if you have the chance because they sound amazing live and there’s nothing quite like singing “The Good Life” or “Only in Dreams” with 10,000 other people that love it as much as you. Plus, very few mosh pits open up at a Weezer concert so you can actually listen to them without worrying about getting kicked in the face.

But, that deserves a post of its own and anyway, I digress. I was saying that I simply can’t pick a favorite Weezer song. For a long time, it was “Say It Ain’t So” and then “Susanne” for awhile and it has bounced around since then, but “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here” has been number one for about a year now. I’ve always liked it, but sometime last year when lots of things were going down, it really meant a lot to me.

Sometimes, well for me lots of time, a song- both lyrics and music- just fit perfectly into this moment. I think there will be always times when we feel like no one understands whats going on or how something feels, but for me, music is the universal connection. There’s a song for every place, every moment, every hurt, every joy. The lyrics fit the thoughts and the music mirrors the emotion. And, sometimes, it fits into this empty piece of you and it just makes it a little bit better. I haven’t felt the need to really listen to this song lately but it came on tonight while I was getting ready and I just kept hitting repeat. And, I realized that even though I don’t feel that way anymore, this song is still my favorite. For now anyway.