Nerdy rock legends Weezer have made close to 40 music videos over their long and varied career. They’ve made expensive videos, cheap videos, high-concept ones and super simple ones. There are some real curiosities in there: frontman Rivers Cuomo’s dedication to off-putting weirdness in Troublemaker (where he sports fake tattoos, a moustache and the worst-fitting baseball cap in rock history), the incongruity of the Weezer / The Girls Next Door crossover presented in Beverly Hills, the unheimlich special effects of (If You’re Wondering If I Want You To) I Want You To or the slightly creepy rom-com of Go Away. But there are also masterpieces – iconic, era-defining clips that helped make millions of fans fall in love with them and commit themselves to the agony that is being a Weezer fan. It’...
