shouldn't we have learned not to expect much lyrically from weezer? from the very beginning they were talking about weird things like destroyed sweaters and homies dissing girls.

pork and beans is certainly all over the place lyrically, but i actually love the song. it's got the classic weezer crunch and affective yet very basic melodies. has pork and beans changed my life? no. but it's not really supposed to anyway. it's just fun, well-done power pop!

It's a great fantasy world where Weezer wears Timberlands thinking that will propel them to a hit single.

@2 Ha! Sorry about that. I fixed it to Timbaland.

I dismissed Weezer years ago as a novelty act. Thanks to Youtube I saw the videos from the Pinkerton era - started downloading their back catalogue & was really impressed. I now think Rivers Cuomo may be the most under appreciated artist of the 90's. How did "The Good Life" & "Jamie" not become radio staples? Sure it may not be 'groundbreaking' music but it's a hell of a lot more fun to listen to than 99% of the noise being produced these days. You want lyrics with a little more substance try "El Scorcho" or "In the Garage". If you the back story to "Pork & Beans" you would know it refers to a fight he had with Geffen about not producing 'commercial' music. I mean we wouldn't want another 'Pinkerton' would we?...oh wait...

I do like this song more than that first single off the last album 'Beverly Hills'.