 While prepping for the forthcoming studio sessions , the band focused on their vocal interplay by practicing barbershop quartet @-@ styled songs , which helped both Cuomo and Sharp achieve a newfound collaborative comfort during rehearsals . Sharp , who never sang before joining Weezer , developed his falsetto backing vocal : " I had to sing an octave higher than Rivers . After a lot of practice , I started to get it down . " Fifteen songs were rehearsed for the album pre @-@ production sessions in New York in preparation for the Electric Lady Studios recording sessions . Four songs from this rehearsal would not be attempted for the album : " Lullaby for Wayne " , " I Swear It 's True " , " Getting Up and Leaving " , and a reprise version of " In The Garage " . The other song , an ode to two women who ran the Weezer fanclub called " Mykel & Carli " , was attempted during the Electric Lady sessions , but was also abandoned ( this recording would later be released as a digital bonus track on the 2010 Death to False Metal album ) . A later re @-@ recording of " Mykel & Carli " would be featured as a B @-@ side on the " Undone - The Sweater Song " single . 
