We All Want Someone To Shout For

Last night while opening for Cut Copy at Prospect Park (read my recap here), Foster The People delivered a very solid opening set that made me an even bigger of the hot rising band. If you’ve been paying attention, you saw that Weezer covered Fosters’ smash hit “Pumped Up Kicks” at a Weezer concert a few days ago.

Late in their set last night, Mark Foster, lead singer of Foster The People told the crowd about a time a few years ago when he met Rivers Cuomo from Weezer at a L.A. party and played a song for Rivers on an acoustic guitar. Foster then told us how honored he was that Weezer covered their song. He responded the only way they could. By covering Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So”. It was Mark’s way of returning the favor. The band hit it out of the park. They should be proud of their cover, it’s all kinds of awesome.

Take home an mp3 while you’re at it:

[mp3]: Foster The People – Say It Ain’t So (Weezer Cover)