This Is Such a Pity band tried demoing the song with more expensive Moog keyboards, but ended up being most satisfied with the Casio sound. Cuomo claims "This is Such a Pity" to be his favorite song from "Make Believe". Julian Casablancas of The Strokes has also said it is his favorite Weezer song. Radio Only Promo Single The song only enjoyed modest success on modern rock radio, partly because the song doesn't have an official accompanying music video. However, a mash up music video featuring footage from the 1984 breakdancing-themed movie "Breakin'" was uploaded to YouTube shortly after the song was announced as the
Shotgun (rock band) Shotgun (rock band) Shotgun were a 1970s rock band from the Dallas area in Texas, US. The band consisted of Guy Houston on drums, Hugh Coleman on bass, John Michael Soria on lead guitar, Russ Skarsten on keyboards, and Billy Metcalf on lead vocals. The band's 1976 album "Dallasian Rock" was remastered and reissued by ShroomAngel Records, in 2014. Reviewing the album for seaoftranquility.org, Pete Pardo awarded the album five stars and said: "This is incredible material that should have been huge back in the day, and the amazing thing is it still sounds fresh and exciting here in 2014.