Video: Rivers Cuomo Covers the Beach Boys
Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo has always cited The Beach Boys as one of his biggest influences, and late last month he recorded a solo piano rendition of their 1966 classic “God Only Knows” at his home studio. Cuomo has been on a Beach Boys kick in the last couple years: Selections from SMiLE play before every stop on Weezer’s ongoing Memories tour, and he released a cover of The Beach Boys’ “Don’t Worry Baby” on his 2008 compilation Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo.
Rolling Stone’s Rockstar Weekend Kicks Off With Weezer
Weezer resume their Memories tour later this week in Chicago, and on October 21 they’re playing The Blue Album and Pinkerton at a single show in Las Vegas. All previous Memories shows have been two-night affairs.