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Having recently tackled some canon fodder from the likes of Talk Talk and the Band, the gents of Weezer will bring their signature sheen to a few more familiar favorites. On the UK singles for The Red Album's "Pork and Beans", arriving on CD and a pair of 7"s June 23 from Polydor, Weezer have matched the track with a trio of intriguing covers.

The CD finds the band power-chording their way through "Are 'Friends' Electric?", originally done by the Gary Numan-led Tubeway Army. One 7" finds it matched with the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way", and the other, R.E.M.'s "Oddfellows Local 151" [via NME.com, confirmed by a press release].

Weezer (and you, maybe) will geek up another favorite-- Radiohead's "Creep"-- on those "Hootenanny" shows they've got going on this week.

"Pork and Beans" CD single:

01 Pork and Beans
02 Are 'Friends' Electric? (Tubeway Army cover)

"Pork and Beans" 7" #1:

A Pork and Beans
B Love My Way (Psychedelic Furs cover)

"Pork and Beans" 7" #2:

A Pork and Beans
B Oddfellows Local 151 (R.E.M. cover)

Weezer (Hootenany tour, all private shows open to contest winners only):

06-19 Portland, OR
06-20 San Francisco, CA
06-21 Seattle, WA
06-23 Los Angeles, CA