“Undone (The Sweater Song)”
by Weezer
from the album Weezer
1994
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I started to write a post about “The Middle” when I had the suspicion I already had.  I was correct.  Oh well, time to pick another artist. Out of curiosity, I decided to see how many times we had written about Weezer, particularly the blue album since that’s one of the geeky loves Chris and I share.

Once.  We’ve written about Weezer, exactly once.  What the fuck is wrong with us?  Let’s correct this travesty right now.  I’ll go for the long-hanging fruit and pick the song that Chrance is best known for performing (with “Summer of ’69” and “ITEOTWAIKI” coming in close behind).  Ladies and gentlemen, I present the perfect karaoke song:

We destroy this song.  I’m not even sure when we started performing it, but I’m pretty sure it was the shit from the very beginning.  Why is the song the best* karaoke song ever?

1. Introduction with back n’ forth talking, echoed later after the first stanza.
2. Clearly defined versus and chorus, but with harmonies on both.
3. Crowd sing-along moments (but don’t come in too early on the woo oh oh oh oh’s.  Dick).
4. Just enough guitar solo to give your lungs a break and something to interpretive dance to.
5. And the best outro ever.

Really.  Just come see us perform it.  Bring your 90s alt pop-loving friends.  Crowd please fo’ sho’.

“Hey bra, how we doin’ man?”
“All right”
“It’s been a while man, life’s so rad
This band’s my favorite man, don’t ya love ’em?”
“Yeah”
“Aw man, you want a beer?”
“All right”

“Aww man, hell, bra, this is the best
I’m so glad we’re all back together and stuff”
This is great, man”
“Yeah”
“Hey, did you know about the party after the show?”
“Yeah”
“Aww man, it’s gonna be the best
I’m so stoked, take it easy bra'”

I’m me, me be
Goddamn, I am
I can, sing and
Hear me, know me

If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away

“Hey, what’s up?”
“Not much”
“Um, did you hear about the party?”
“Yeah”
“I think I’m gonna go, but umm
My friends don’t really wanna go, could I get a ride?”

Oh no, it go
It gone, bye bye
Who I, I think
I sink and I die

If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away
(As I walk away)

Watch me unravel, I’ll soon be naked
(Lying on the floor)
Lying on the floor, I’ve come undone

If you want to destroy my sweater
Hold this thread as I walk away
(As I walk away)

Watch me unravel, I’ll soon be naked
(Lying on the floor)
Lying on the floor, I’ve come undone

I don’t want to destroy your tank-top
(If you want to destroy my sweater)
Let’s be friends and just walk away
(Hold this thread as I walk away )

It’s good to see you lying there
(Watch me unravel)
In your Superman skivvies
(I’ll soon be naked)
(Lying on the floor)
Lying on the floor, I’ve come undone