[Track Review] Weezer Misrepresents the State of California

Weezer came out with the music video for their newest single "California Kids" earlier this week. While the music itself is rather typical of the band's style, it's the lyrics that had me thinking and questioning the song.

The chorus repeats the idea that California kids will "throw you a lifeline" or "show you the sunshine." As a lifelong Californian, I have to disagree with this notion that we are all happy-go-lucky beach bums with philanthropic ideals at heart -- not to mention the fact that there is a serious dichotomy between the personalities of NorCal and SoCal residents.

To put it "lightly," SoCal residents are much more likely to throw you an anchor instead of a lifeline.

California is too large of a state to continue to make generalizations about, and it sincerely bothers me when people from other states assume that all we do is surf and enjoy the coastal climate, after all where are the songs about the drought and unbearable Central Valley summers?

Maybe I'm being over-sensitive about the issue, but I've just about had it with these bullshit songs -- ahem, Katy Perry -- that glorify a fantastical lifestyle that most California citizens aren't fortunate enough to experience.

Rant over. Watch the music video for "California Kids" below: