Never one to let an opportunity for online virality pass them by, Weezer have released the hybrid cover of MGMT’s indie-kid fave “Kids” and Lady GaGa’s actual hit “Poker Face” that they premiered a few months back in Slightly Cleaned-Up, Officially Sanctioned Single form. Watch as Rivers Cuomo toasts 2008… in May 2009! Judge for yourself whether Weezer’s take on GaGa’s No. 1 track is better than Chris Daughtry‘s! See if you can make it all the way through the clip’s five minutes and 36 seconds without wishing you were listening to “Say It Ain’t So,” or even “Beverly Hills,” instead! All these delights await you after the jump.
Kids/Pokerface [YouTube]
This is as awesome as you described. Also, I never knew that’s what “Poker Face” sounded like. I’ve honestly thought “Poker Face” was something different for the past 4 months or so.
I like both songs and like Weezer, so I give it a big fat A+. But it just occurred to me that, for 5:36, Weezer briefly turned into The Rentals ca. 1995.
IN THE GARAGE! I FEEL SAFE! NO ONE CARES ABOUT MY WAYS!
Some days, I really, really miss the old Weezer.