Rivers Cuomo And Rainn Wilson Cover "One Of Us"
Today's actor/rocker collab cover posts aren't over just yet. Unlike a lot of his celeb peers, @rainnwilson's Twitter doesn't focus on the fart sandwiches he eats or daily updates of his follower count. He's self-promotional (soulpancake anybody?), yes, but also he demonstrates wit independent of his sitcom scripts, pretty great taste in music, and hints about covering songs with Rivers Cuomo. For his part, the Weezer man just uses his website to inform people about prospective Rainn collabs. The two met up to record a take on Joan Osbourne's "One Of Us" to be premiered as part of a countdown/takeover show hosted by Jason Schwarzman on Sirius Satellite Radio's Alt Nation station, kicking off tonight and extending into the weekend. It's set to premiere on Sirius tomorrow, except that video of the encounter is right here. Rainn admits to being a "pretty mean bongoist," and then proves it:
For your iPod:
Rivers Cuomo & Rainn Wilson - "One Of Us" (MP3)
Apparently they also did "Paper Face" from Rivers's Alone II record, so keep an ear out for that on Sirius.
Posted at 1:15 PM by amrit in MP3, Video
Tags: Joan Osbourne | Rainn Wilson | Rivers Cuomo | Weezer
I'd give my left nut to hear Rainn and Rivers do Paperface. Although I doubt Rivers circa 2009 performs it with the same intensity he did back in the early 90s.
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Nice video. I feel this gonna be a good movie.
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& Rainn Wilson? Seriously? He gets credit for that?
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Rainn gets credit but the guitarist doesn't. The world is so fair
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Jesus christ I've hated this song since I was kid. Why cover this shit?
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Aside from covering a cheesy 90's one-hit wonder semi-ironically, Rivers has never sounded better.
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Zzzzzz...
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hahaha. this also popped up recently, funny coincidence: http://bandsiusedtolike.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-if-god-was-one-of-us-philosophy.html
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Holy shit, that's hilarious.
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What's the point of this?
(Paperface, on the other hand, might be interesting)
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Once again, Rivers Cuomo does something absolutely ridiculous.
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His voice sounds great. Makes me miss the good ol' days of Weezer.
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...about as good as other recent weezer songs. and I mean, not in a good way.
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The guitar player is pretty sick, wish I knew who he was.
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Maybe I don't enjoy everything Rivers releases; but I respect it. Hands down, one of the greatest (surely the most earnest), musicians of our time. =W=
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It's obviously a joke, everyone. And a funny one at that.
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that was pointless
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I love how Rivers points to the notes as he sings them.
It's a sign of a very dedicated and knowledgeable musician.
I also love the way he arranges songs like this (that is, if he arranged it himself).
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hahahahhahah.... ha. ha......hahahaha.
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I thought this was a cover of Extremes more than words for a second. Then I shit pangea and worlds of hell opened up, swallowing Rainn Wilson whole and when Christ appeared we waved palm branches like a damn tribe or something.
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