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Rivers Cuomo "actually crying" over Weezer SNL sketch

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December 17, 2018

Rivers Cuomo is crying with joy over a "Saturday Night Live" sketch debating the merits of Weezer. Also in the news today: Wrecking Crew bassist Joe Osborn dies at 81, Bruce Springsteen wraps up Broadway run, Paul McCartney gets "Back" with Ringo Starr, Offset awkwardly apologizes to Cardi B, and Pitbull goes to "Africa" with disastrous results. Audio sampled: Jahzzar - "Comedie" (CC BY 4.0), Simon & Garfunkel - "Bridge Over Troubled Water", Springsteen on Broadway trailer, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood - "Get Back", Jesse Spillane - "Ruffling Feathers" (CC By SA 4.0-02), Pitbull - "Ocean to Ocean", Weezer - "Africa"