The first of many mash-ups! Mash-ups, as you probably know, are tracks where two or more songs are mixed together by a clever DJ to create a new song. It is sort of a logical progression from sampling parts of … Continue reading
Fan video: And another: And another… And a fourth… Second one is arguably the best. This song was only released as a single – a limited download and special edition single. I think it is one of Beck’s best songs … Continue reading
Fan video: This is the final song I’m posting from Sea Change. Like the rest of the songs on the album, it is related to a break up. Unlike the other songs I’ve posted, this one points towards a measure … Continue reading
I’m just going to link directly to Christoph’s post about this one. I’ll only add this link to Whiskey Clone and this, well, fan video: I mean, I assume its a fan video. … Continue reading
Embedding disabled for this one, too. Lyrics and commentary from Whiskeyclone.net. Which I have been incorrectly referring to as “Whiskey Cyclone.” Its just a plain, ol’ “Whiskey Clone.” This song is what it feels like to be dumped. You are … Continue reading
Official video here, embedding disabled. The last Beck album that is represented in my iTunes library is Sea Change. Now, I bought Sea Change when it first came out and listened to it once. My impression was that somebody had … Continue reading
Album Cover video: Beck tends to end his albums with a slow paced track followed by a hidden track. I’ll point to “Debra” and “Static/Diamond Bollocks as two examples of this. This song is a third example of this. “Ramshackle” … Continue reading
Album Cover Video: Here is what Whiskeycyclone.net says. My man at that site argues that the chorus is “High five more dead than alive/Rockin’ the plastic like a man from a casket,” though I’ve always thought it was “like a … Continue reading
Somebody’s Slide Show: Back the art world again. A readymade is a piece of “found art.” You may recall that I mentioned the world’s most famous readymade when I addressed “Being For The Benefit Of Mr. Kite.” Whiskeyclone.net has something … Continue reading
Album Cover Video: Basically, oh hell yeah!. I love this bizarre country rap song. Its a brilliant character sketch of the least impressive cowboy of all time: All my friends tell me something is gettin’ together I got a beard … Continue reading