Album Art Flashback: Weezer

September 7, 1994 would have been the late Buddy Holly’s 58th bithday. So, it was a fitting day for alternative rock band Weezer to release the second single from their self-titled debut album (right).

The single peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot 100, but it is more notable for its music video by director Spike Jonze that featured a recreation of the 1970s hit TV sitcom Happy Days. The video was included on the Microsoft Windows 95 CD-ROM as sample multimedia for Windows Media Player.

I was working at Circuit City at the time, selling computers. So, I must have watched the video hundreds of times. I purchased the CD single at about the same time.

The cover of the CD single does not feature the band and the memorable Happy Days theme. On the cover are two children holding packets of flower seeds. This looks like a missed opportunity to me.