Every music lover knows that anytime an artist covers another artist’s work things get a little controversial. There’s always going to be people who hate the new take on their favorite track and then there will be people who love the cover almost as much (if not more) than the original. There’s hardly ever any in between.
So, when the band Weezer released their latest album Thursday morning featuring a variety of iconic covers, it came as no surprise that people had their opinions right away. One track in particular, though, is getting far more attention than the others and we’re not too sure how to feel about it.
ICYMI: Weezer just dropped a brand new album titled The Teal Album that features covers of some of the most iconic tracks in music history.
Here’s the full Spotify tracklist:
You might be surprised to see one of these tracks is the 90s hit “No Scrubs” originally made famous by none other than TLC.
Go ahead, give it a listen…
Amazing right?
Twitter is positively shook.
THIS IS A PSA: WEEZER JUST RELEASED A NEW ALBUM THATS ALL COVERS AND THEY COVER NO SCRUBS: https://t.co/XO6WbJrCss
— katie (@SirBigLarry) January 24, 2019
so weezer’s no scrubs cover…. pic.twitter.com/cEZMV63BJw
— Mina Kimes (@minakimes) January 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/runawaywithmani/status/1088350992616181760
https://twitter.com/dimsie/status/1088330992069165056
I'm fucking screaming at the Weezer "No Scrubs" cover https://t.co/v8A4dAtqU4
— Craig Bro Dude (@CraigSJ) January 24, 2019
I never thought I needed @Weezer’s take on No Scrubs, but I did. Thanks. @RiversCuomo & Co. pic.twitter.com/Jh7JFTCX1E
— Adrian Garro (@adriangarro) January 24, 2019
But the band’s reasoning behind this particular cover is probably the best part.
https://twitter.com/lilly_raco/status/1088422319909949440
Unfortunately, not everyone is a huge fan.
No Scrubs. Weezer are covering No Scrubs.
I'm more upset about this than I have any right to be.
— Rae Johnston (she/her) (@raejohnston) January 24, 2019
https://twitter.com/ADDelgiacco/status/1088308102619754496
Some people were actually angry about the cover.
https://twitter.com/ziwe/status/1088468173274402817
https://twitter.com/golddtatt/status/1088324559688744961
And this guy even tweeted at Chilli, one of the original TLC members to get her take on the track.
https://twitter.com/stevencmiller/status/1088498902544769025
To which she replied:
https://twitter.com/officialchilli/status/1088506822707855372