Brian Wilson pens answer song to Weezer's "Beach Boys"

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Add the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson to the list of Weezer fans!



Weezer recently released their tribute to Brian Wilson's former band, titled, appropriately, Beach Boys. (Watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsG37JcEQNw).



Apparently, Wilson was more than pleased, and the song has inspired him to create an "answer" song: "I'm a Weezer".



We reached out by phone to Wilson for comment:



BN: I don't think anyone expected this.

Wilson: I hope not.

BN: What inspired you to write "I'm a Weezer"?

Wilson: I heard that Weezer was doing a Beach Boys tribute song, and that they even had some clips of my dad [Murray Wilson] included. So I wanted to hear that. When I heard it, it was really good. It sounds like what I think The Beach Boys should be sounding like now.

BN: Have you reached out to [Weezer songwriter/singer] Rivers Cuomo?

Wilson: No, not yet. But I told my manager to let him know I would like to talk if he's interested.

BN: So tell us about your song.

Wilson: Well, I'm kind of older. So I thought it made sense to start with the title "I'm a Weezer". And then I just started getting the juices moving and got the chorus really fast. (Starts singing over the phone):



I'm a Weezer

But that's because I'm a geezer

But my girl I still please her

Got my little blue pills.



Wilson: And then I wrote the verses really fast, you know? I haven't really written a song in a long number of years. But this just flowed out. Like the old days.

BN: Who else is on the song?

Wilson: Some of the Beach Boys are on it. Al [Jardine] is on it. Mike [Love] might wind up on it. He recorded something, but I don't know if it's on the final version.

BN: When can we expect to hear the song?

Wilson: My manager is in charge of that. I think we are waiting until after Christmas because we want the biggest chance at a hit, and during Christmas everyone is listening to Christmas songs.



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