Listening to Beck on Radio Paradise

Thirty years ago. Now I feel old.

Posted 2 weeks ago by ed_cardiff [ Reply ]

neotrogg wrote:

He gots to be on something..whodoes this...stringing random words together...i can dig it !

David Byrne - Burning Down the House

Posted 1 year ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

joejennings wrote:

Thank You for the lyrics! ...I never had the slightest clue. as to what the heck they are! ...Nor, do I understand them now! LOL!!

PS: NOT to be understood!! I guess. eh? Still, a GOOD TUNE! Thanx RP!

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Posted 1 year ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

Spoken delivery bears a passing resemblance to It's Allright, Ma, I'm Only Bleeding. "Darkness at the break of noon..."

Posted 1 year ago by Chrispy [ Reply ]

Thank You for the lyrics! ...I never had the slightest clue. as to what the heck they are! ...Nor, do I understand them now! LOL!!

Posted 2 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

zinzarin wrote:

Boo to you, and boo to the person you're responding to.

I come here to talk about music, not politics. This song has nothing to do with politics, so you don't even have that as grounds to bring up any of this other BS.

F-Off I didn't bring the politics into this.

Posted 2 years ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

Alastair wrote:

Always loved this even though I have no effin' idea what it's about.

It's not about anything. It's intentionally nonsensical. I believe he was inspired by Burning Down the House by the Talking Heads which is equally about nothing.

Posted 2 years ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

The prerelease hype about this track on commercial alternative radio in the 90's was completely over the top...he was going to be the next disrupter like Nirvana...and then the big reveal...and we got this. The hype ruined this one for me...its like I hear the giant box of disappointment...and not the musical saviour I was told to expect...damn you Becky, damn you to your Scientologist's hell for the sadness you left me with....

Posted 2 years ago by sfoster66 [ Reply ]

Alastair wrote:

Always loved this even though I have no effin' idea what it's about.

Same here!!

Posted 2 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

Now why would anyone want to kill a luger?

Posted 2 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

Great Tune! Thank You for the lyrics! I never had any idea of what the heck he was singing!

Posted 2 years ago by joejennings [ Reply ]

From Bizet to Beck and never missed a beat yo this RP thing is for real y'all and real real chill we be Time Travelin' along this stream CRANK IT

Posted 2 years ago by coloradojohn [ Reply ]

Always loved this even though I have no effin' idea what it's about.

Posted 2 years ago by Alastair [ Reply ]

tm67 wrote:

All I hear..

Sodium pentothal | drug | Britannica

Yes, yes! That's what I thought the lyrics were for years. But the song still works with that mondegreen in place, doesn't it?!!?!

Great crazy with the Cheez Wiz!

Posted 3 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

All I hear..

Sodium pentothal | drug | Britannica

Posted 3 years ago by tm67 [ Reply ]

Bizet to Beck. Nice.

Posted 3 years ago by lovelyhelicopter [ Reply ]

I alway liked . But rading the lyric wow

Posted 3 years ago by sergioso [ Reply ]

SmackDaddy wrote:

The American people are now the loser.

Boo to you, and boo to the person you're responding to.

I come here to talk about music, not politics. This song has nothing to do with politics, so you don't even have that as grounds to bring up any of this other BS.

Posted 3 years ago by zinzarin [ Reply ]

Heard this song on the radio on the way to work today... here it is again.... what a throwback, both to the awkward teenage years AND a couple hours ago! Love it.

Posted 3 years ago by crackker8385 [ Reply ]

".....chokin' on the splinters..."

Always love that for some strange reason.

Posted 4 years ago by ppeters914 [ Reply ]

Always amazes me how far he has come. Interesting to see him go from this to who he is today. Incredibly talented!

Posted 4 years ago by aspicer [ Reply ]

neotrogg wrote:

He gots to be on something..whodoes this...stringing random words together...i can dig it !

Talking Heads: Burning Down the House

Posted 4 years ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

SmackDaddy wrote:

The American people are now the loser.

Posted 4 years ago by coolspree [ Reply ]

He gots to be on something..whodoes this...stringing random words together...i can dig it !

Posted 4 years ago by neotrogg [ Reply ]

I just bumped this up to a "9" and my volume to 150%. I'd love to do this in karaoke if I could do the rap.

Posted 5 years ago by tichy [ Reply ]

Go crazy with the Cheesewiz!

Posted 5 years ago by bluematrix [ Reply ]

poetdancer wrote:

Beck is great live. If you have a chance to see him, I recommend it.

So do I!

Posted 5 years ago by linden [ Reply ]

Without Beck there would be no Cake.

Posted 5 years ago by Segue [ Reply ]

Just realised the guitar backing is used in Rebel Galaxy (PC and PS4 game)

Posted 6 years ago by Jim_Messenger [ Reply ]

Beck is great live. If you have a chance to see him, I recommend it.

Posted 6 years ago by poetdancer [ Reply ]

Nice to have something with some rap influence. Beck is unique and excellent.

Posted 7 years ago by lissen [ Reply ]

I only know Beck from the Morning Phase album (2014) and so I am shocked to find this one dates from 1997. His voice sure is different now - more mellow and less growling - which suits my ears better. Religious affiliation? Hmmm - does not really concern me too much and a quick Wikipedia check informs me that he has a lovely actress wife and children and his brother-in-law is Giovanni Ribisi (who even I have seen on the silver screen). An all round talented and lucky guy.

Posted 7 years ago by Stephen_Phillips [ Reply ]

d-don wrote:

Former Member, you da man. If you ever see Romeo give him my best.

Everybody in my mushrooming multitude of elevators loves this groovy song... we be dancing like happy hippies... love sex, drugs, and rock 'n roll... hope life is grand for you in 2017, old friend...

Posted 7 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

I thought for years it was Poppy Bush, but sadly no. It's a clip from film called "Kill the Moonlight", directed by a friend of Beck's.

https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1731

You can find the relevant clip on YouTube but it's a waste of three minutes.

The funny thing is that GHW Bush was saying weird stuff like the above quote during the '92 campaign. Apparently he was suffering from a thyroid condition (Graves Disease) and there was speculation that the condition or treatment was making him loopy. Some of the stuff he said in speeches while campaigning was so nonsensical that "Doonesbury" devoted a few strips to it.

Still cannot quite believe that he went from around 90% approval rating at the end of the Gulf War in early '91 to losing the Presidential election to Ross Perot (who was saying some crazy shit of his own at the time) and a major philanderer from a small, impoverished southern state. Not a natural politician but at least he had far more brains, common sense and restraint than his clueless son.

I guess you're completely unaware of the recession that GHWB led us into. HW's term was pretty much just a Reagan third term. He got in riding Ronnie's coattails. The fact is that the policies of Reagan and Bush led us into a recession. The policies of Bush Jr. led us into a great recession and damn near to a depression. Both Clinton and Obama led the country to prosperity/positive economic growth (and the latter did it despite absolute obstructionism by the GOP). See a fucking trend yet?

Posted 7 years ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

treatment_bound wrote:

kcar wrote:

head shots of 2016 GOP presidential candidates

Ahh, the good old days of just 9 months ago when Donny T. was just another face in the crowd...

The American people are now the loser.

Posted 8 years ago by SmackDaddy [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

Ahh, the good old days of just 9 months ago when Donny T. was just another face in the crowd...

Posted 8 years ago by treatment_bound [ Reply ]

Wilfrue wrote:

"So shave your face with some mace in the dark; Savin' all your food stamps for burnin' down the trailer park..."
There is a certain genius to this song, and to Beck in general.

Beck is not only a talented musician and performer, but he's a brilliant poet. He creates very vivid and surreal images and scenes with his words. Love him!

Posted 8 years ago by musikalia [ Reply ]

get crazy with the cheez whiz

Posted 8 years ago by kanga311 [ Reply ]

"So shave your face with some mace in the dark; Savin' all your food stamps for burnin' down the trailer park..."
There is a certain genius to this song, and to Beck in general.

Posted 8 years ago by Wilfrue [ Reply ]

Steely_D wrote:

FORCES OF EVIL IN A BOZO NIGHTMARE!

You mean like this?

head shots of 2016 GOP presidential candidates

There are so many to choose from. We're gonna need a bigger klown kar...

2012 GOP presidential candidates in clown car near "Welcome To South Carolina" sign

2012 GOP presidential candidates in clown car near "Welcome To South Carolina" sign

It's deja vu all over again.

Posted 8 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

I heard that he'd just bring a boombox out on the stage and leave it playing this song in front of the microphone and walk off the stage.

Posted 9 years ago by izycrzy [ Reply ]

FORCES OF EVIL IN A BOZO NIGHTMARE!

man I love this song

Posted 9 years ago by Steely_D [ Reply ]

For some reason I always think of something he said when he won a Grammy, I think '97. His voice was very humble sounding and shy as he stood on the stage and then he said something like "Well, there really wasn't much competition this year". Harsh, but I agreed and it made me laugh.

Posted 9 years ago by bluematrix [ Reply ]

Yeaaah!!!
Turn it UP!

Posted 9 years ago by thewiseking [ Reply ]

Simple song, samples and a hook. Very mid 90s and at the time a welcome change from the beautiful south and Simply red. Sat well along with Eels and Fun Lovin Criminals. Beck has matured since. 8.

Posted 9 years ago by stunix [ Reply ]

Hannio wrote:

Being left handed, my favorite factoid concerning the '92 election is that all three candidates were southpaws. As is the current POTUS. Yeah, not much into politics.

Being left-handed myself, I tend to notice other southpaws as well. That was a very unusual coincidence that year...or was it? 1,000 points of light indeed.

Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

${#Dancingbanana_2}$ Slowly climbed all the way to Godlike. Quintessential, in Becks ascension, and to my anti-conformity agenda, in my youth, and creep past 40. I have always had a fun fan connection with Beck, as I was living in Olympia, when he cut one of his first records with K.
"...Don't believe everything you breath..."

Posted 9 years ago by einsteinstoe [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

Apologies. My thinking when I posted was that Perot had split the Republican vote so much that it prevented Bush from beating Clinton. But this guy makes a persuasive case that Clinton would have beaten Bush all his own. At one point, Ross had better polling numbers than all candidates. But he made some big goofs—like quitting the race in the middle of July '92, finally getting back in September and then claiming that he'd quit because Bush was trying to disrupt his daughter's wedding.

That was a weird election. Again, Bush went from a masterly handling of the Gulf War and unheard-of approval numbers in late winter '91 to not getting a second term. He had no domestic agenda, and was saying and doing weird things on the campaign trail due perhaps to Graves disease . He seemed bored and out of touch. Then you had Perot who seemed bulletproof for a while before his political inexperience and paranoia caught up to him. And then Clinton took the lead from a crowded Democratic primary field, only to run into trouble when rumors of his infidelities spread. Bill had to go on "60 Minutes" immediately the Super Bowl in '92 to admit to "causing pain in my marriage." His entire campaign could have slowly unraveled as the press chased down the rumors of his many infidelities but that one interview pretty much put the issue to bed (ahem).

Being left handed, my favorite factoid concerning the '92 election is that all three candidates were southpaws. As is the current POTUS. Yeah, not much into politics.

Posted 9 years ago by Hannio [ Reply ]

Proclivities wrote:

What? In the 1992 election, Ross Perot finished a distant third with less than 18% of the popular vote (and zero electoral votes). Bush received about 37% and Clinton received about 43%.

Apologies. My thinking when I posted was that Perot had split the Republican vote so much that it prevented Bush from beating Clinton. But this guy makes a persuasive case that Clinton would have beaten Bush all his own. At one point, Ross had better polling numbers than all candidates. But he made some big goofs—like quitting the race in the middle of July '92, finally getting back in September and then claiming that he'd quit because Bush was trying to disrupt his daughter's wedding.

That was a weird election. Again, Bush went from a masterly handling of the Gulf War and unheard-of approval numbers in late winter '91 to not getting a second term. He had no domestic agenda, and was saying and doing weird things on the campaign trail due perhaps to Graves disease . He seemed bored and out of touch. Then you had Perot who seemed bulletproof for a while before his political inexperience and paranoia caught up to him. And then Clinton took the lead from a crowded Democratic primary field, only to run into trouble when rumors of his infidelities spread. Bill had to go on "60 Minutes" immediately the Super Bowl in '92 to admit to "causing pain in my marriage." His entire campaign could have slowly unraveled as the press chased down the rumors of his many infidelities but that one interview pretty much put the issue to bed (ahem).

Posted 9 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

...Still cannot quite believe that he went from around 90% approval rating at the end of the Gulf War in early '91 to losing the Presidential election to Ross Perot (who was saying some crazy shit of his own at the time) and a major philanderer from a small, impoverished southern state. Not a natural politician but at least he had far more brains, common sense and restraint than his clueless son.

What? In the 1992 election, Ross Perot finished a distant third with less than 18% of the popular vote (and zero electoral votes). Bush received about 37% and Clinton received about 43%.

Posted 10 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

"And my time is a piece of wax falling on a termite that's choking on a splinter"

Can't say the lyrics add much to my life, but I still like the song.

Posted 10 years ago by aaronm [ Reply ]

This song and Beck still hold up.

Posted 10 years ago by agd3 [ Reply ]

hayduke2 wrote:

doesn't that sound like G.H.W. Bush (I'm a driver, I'm a winner; things are gonna change, I can feel it.) towards the end?

I thought for years it was Poppy Bush, but sadly no. It's a clip from film called "Kill the Moonlight", directed by a friend of Beck's.

https://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1731

You can find the relevant clip on YouTube but it's a waste of three minutes.

The funny thing is that GHW Bush was saying weird stuff like the above quote during the '92 campaign. Apparently he was suffering from a thyroid condition (Graves Disease) and there was speculation that the condition or treatment was making him loopy. Some of the stuff he said in speeches while campaigning was so nonsensical that "Doonesbury" devoted a few strips to it.

Still cannot quite believe that he went from around 90% approval rating at the end of the Gulf War in early '91 to losing the Presidential election to Ross Perot (who was saying some crazy shit of his own at the time) and a major philanderer from a small, impoverished southern state. Not a natural politician but at least he had far more brains, common sense and restraint than his clueless son.

Posted 10 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

doesn't that sound like G.H.W. Bush (I'm a driver, I'm a winner; things are gonna change, I can feel it.) towards the end?

Posted 10 years ago by hayduke2 [ Reply ]

johnjconn wrote:

I like how Beck ends with:
"Sprechen ze Deutsch Baby"

He must have known in advance that he'd have a quite vocal German critic in the future.

Posted 10 years ago by rdo [ Reply ]

crazy with the Cheeze Whiz.....gotta love it!

Posted 10 years ago by ceicilbee [ Reply ]

Dosequis wrote:

NOOOOOOOOO !!!!!
NOT THIS GUY AGAIN !?!
WOW !!!!
THIS IS LAME !!!!!!

That's what I think every time I see another one of your whiny posts.

Posted 10 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

NOOOOOOOOO !!!!!
NOT THIS GUY AGAIN !?!
WOW !!!!
THIS IS LAME !!!!!!

Posted 11 years ago by Dosequis [ Reply ]

I'm a winner; things are gonna change, I can feel it. <------ Scary, ain't it?

Posted 11 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

just shoot this ahole , yuk foo

annoying drone clone cra..........

Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48 [ Reply ]

WonderLizard wrote:

You think you're clever, but you're simply a sad, little bigot.

True

Posted 11 years ago by ccjemmett [ Reply ]

"I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?"

Fucking attention seeker, why don't you (censored) yourself.

Posted 11 years ago by nightdrive [ Reply ]

aspicer wrote:

Who knew when this first came just how brilliant his career would become?! He is SO underrated - a brilliant muscian!

You can say that again.

Posted 11 years ago by garyalex [ Reply ]

Who knew when this first came just how brilliant his career would become?! He is SO underrated - a brilliant muscian!

Posted 11 years ago by aspicer [ Reply ]

8->9

Posted 11 years ago by jbunniii [ Reply ]

Stingray wrote:

SCIENTOLOGIST LOSER!

You think you're clever, but you're simply a sad, little bigot.

Posted 11 years ago by WonderLizard [ Reply ]

Everyone in my sewing room is loving this....ps nobody but me here really..oh well I suppose you can count my friend Harvey the giant rabbit.

Posted 11 years ago by paradisepig [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by melzabutch [ Reply ]

has anyone seen this thing? are there any real instruments used? just wondering, or you can kill it.

Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48 [ Reply ]

Everybody in my churches be dancing... love it...

Posted 11 years ago by Lazarus [ Reply ]

Posted 11 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

Ditto. Bouncin.

Ericocean wrote:

Muddy Waters then Beck, perfect. Great song.

Posted 11 years ago by kilroyjoe3 [ Reply ]

Always loved this semi-anthem.....It defines an entire generation.

Posted 11 years ago by pigtail [ Reply ]

What a shame that he had to go and ruin a great backbeat by going and singing.

Posted 11 years ago by MsJudi [ Reply ]

(former member) wrote:

There is just no pleasure in life for you other than meanness, loser...

love this song...

Former Member, you da man. If you ever see Romeo give him my best.

Posted 11 years ago by d-don [ Reply ]

Muddy Waters then Beck, perfect. Great song.

Posted 12 years ago by Ericocean [ Reply ]

romeotuma wrote:

There is just no pleasure in life for you other than meanness, loser...

love this song...

thank you!
back to dancin

Posted 12 years ago by max_p [ Reply ]

SCIENTO-LOSER!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

romeotuma wrote:

bingo... love this song...

If HITLER had sung it - you'd love it too?

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

SCIENTOLOGIST LOSER!

Posted 12 years ago by Stingray [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

Anteater sucking Cheeze Whizz straight from the can

Insomnia's a bitch, folks. Apologies.

Choking on the Snofrisk.

Posted 12 years ago by Xstar [ Reply ]

drewd wrote:

Gettin crazy with the Cheeze Whiz !!!!!! Woo Hoo

Insomnia's a bitch, folks. Apologies.

Posted 12 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

When I first heard this song I thought it had about as much staying power as Denis Leary's a-hole. Glad Beck proved me wrong.

Posted 12 years ago by jukes1 [ Reply ]

The random absurdity of life. Nothing like this before and nothing like it since.

Posted 12 years ago by PA1749 [ Reply ]

dare ya' to hear this and NOT tap your toe

Posted 12 years ago by shanydawg [ Reply ]

One of the most stupid songs ever written. Love it.

Posted 12 years ago by djengs [ Reply ]

It's getting harder and harder for me to hear a song from Beck that I DON"T like!

Posted 12 years ago by Elroweho [ Reply ]

Lumpy13 wrote:

Is he saying "Drive-by body pierce?"

Yep:
Soy un perdedor
I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?
(Get crazy with the Cheeze Whiz)
Soy un perdidor
I'm a loser baby, so why don't you kill me?
(Drive-by body pierce)

Posted 12 years ago by Tjerome [ Reply ]

R-RATED COMMENT!

Great song. Really. But to nitpick here: if you hung yourself with a guitar string, you'd either be garrotted or perhaps (if you used an Ernie Ball Super Slinky E-string) decapitated.

Posted 12 years ago by unclehud [ Reply ]

Needless to say, this version is much, much better, but I thought the rendition of the song on Glee was very cute. Perfect lyrics for losers. "So why don't you kill me."

Posted 13 years ago by takuma [ Reply ]

Can we make the hour playlist all green?

Posted 13 years ago by AcesUp [ Reply ]

Beck classic that I haven't heard in heard in a while. Thank you radio paradise!

Posted 13 years ago by andjones [ Reply ]

Gettin crazy with the Cheeze Whiz !!!!!! Woo Hoo

Posted 13 years ago by drewd [ Reply ]

Is he saying "Drive-by body pierce?"

Posted 13 years ago by Lumpy13 [ Reply ]

kcar wrote:

"I'm a driver. I'm a winner. Things are gonna change soon, I can feel it."

Jack_Jefferson wrote:
Is that George H.W. Bush talking in the middle of this song?

The truth is much smaller and dingier, as is often the case. It's a line lifted from a Very Bad Movie, "Kill The Moonlight." https://www.plexifilm.com/media.php?id=15

Apparently Beck was in a band with the movie's director, and is on the soundtrack.

Thanks for the info — I had always thought it was George (and when I hear this song I usually picture Dana Carvey doing his impersonation of George....)

Posted 13 years ago by socalhol [ Reply ]

Hostia: soy un perdedor! Y he tenido que googlear la letra para descubrirlo. Vaya acento!

Posted 13 years ago by Bleyfusz [ Reply ]

lophrequa wrote:

it's ain't just the lyrics... Becksy owes the Buttholes some money

I agree although overall body of work says that Beck is very talented and the Buttholes are meh.

Posted 13 years ago by sirdroseph [ Reply ]

I like Beck, but I like this song less than I used to...which isn't saying too much I suppose.

Posted 14 years ago by ziakut [ Reply ]

Bill's on a serious roll!

Posted 14 years ago by terranova21 [ Reply ]

lophrequa wrote:

it's ain't just the lyrics... Becksy owes the Buttholes some money

Except this came out in '90 and Electriclarryland (the album Pepper is on) came out in '96... unless there's some older BS song that this sounds remarkably like? Anyway, BS weren't on a major before '91, so if Beck ripped them off, he certainly did pick an obscure band to rip off.

Posted 14 years ago by ziggytrix [ Reply ]

Soundtrack of my youth....

Posted 14 years ago by thediceareloaded [ Reply ]

manzanitafire wrote:

Saw a great show a few years back that was Beck with a ridiculously talented band of uber art geeks, one of who came out and break-danced in 80's knee-socks and metallic shorts before picking up his instrument. When it came to the point in the show when it was time for Beck to go solo acoustic and do some of the stuff on Sea Change, the band sat down at a table and ate dinner onstage, with the whole thing beamed via video from above. They broke it up by having a jam session at the dinner table with the silverware that led into the second set. The whole thing was abso-freakin-brilliant.

the man's a performance artist in the purest sense of the word. he's an installation piece.

i remember the first few times i listened to this debut album, cover to cover, in the dank darkness of my DC basement apartment many moons ago. i really and truly believe that this in one of the most important, seminal debut albums of the last two decades...so completely raw and unrestrained...and oh how he has evolved through the balance of his work to date...one of the most engagingly diverse catalogs that i can readily think of.

a real and true gem, this guy.

Posted 14 years ago by azdcryan [ Reply ]

lophrequa wrote:

it's ain't just the lyrics... Becksy owes the Buttholes some money

Posted 14 years ago by 1wolfy [ Reply ]

lophrequa wrote:

... Becksy owes the Buttholes some money

From the "sentences that have never been spoken before" file.

Posted 15 years ago by On_The_Beach [ Reply ]

If he just could rap with a tiny bit of melody ,,,,#5

Posted 15 years ago by HazzeSwede [ Reply ]

jpfueler wrote:

silly nonsense that work well. I'm just over 40, and I to think it is rather good (not near 10, but on my high end.
Silly lyrics like a Butthole Surfers tune, and "Drive By Body Piercing" makes the song (~_^)

it's ain't just the lyrics... Becksy owes the Buttholes some money

Posted 15 years ago by lophrequa [ Reply ]

Beck, youth, LSD, pot.....what can i say I'm a loser baby so why don't you love me?

I know its not the right lyric but i don't really want you to kill me.

Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog [ Reply ]

"I'm a driver. I'm a winner. Things are gonna change soon, I can feel it."

Jack_Jefferson wrote:
Is that George H.W. Bush talking in the middle of this song?

ArbiterOfGoodTaste wrote:

Someone here posted that it is Jack Nicholson.

The truth is much smaller and dingier, as is often the case. It's a line lifted from a Very Bad Movie, "Kill The Moonlight."

https://www.plexifilm.com/media.php?id=15

The link above has a 3:52 clip from the movie. You really don't need to watch any more after the guy in the boat gives the line in the first 10 seconds. Really. It's that bad.

Apparently Beck was in a band with the movie's director, and is on the soundtrack.

Edit: Oh snap. Someone posted this two years ago. Soy un perdedor.

Posted 15 years ago by kcar [ Reply ]

Just another of the many songs that made up the soundtrack of the 90s-and my high school career.

Te amo, Beck!

Get crazy with the Cheez Whiz!

Posted 15 years ago by lovemydog [ Reply ]

Saw a great show a few years back that was Beck with a ridiculously talented band of uber art geeks, one of who came out and break-danced in 80's knee-socks and metallic shorts before picking up his instrument. When it came to the point in the show when it was time for Beck to go solo acoustic and do some of the stuff on Sea Change, the band sat down at a table and ate dinner onstage, with the whole thing beamed via video from above. They broke it up by having a jam session at the dinner table with the silverware that led into the second set. The whole thing was abso-freakin-brilliant.

Posted 15 years ago by manzanitafire [ Reply ]

"Things are gonna change, I can feel it".

Amen to that brother!

Posted 15 years ago by Bat [ Reply ]

I like this tune but have heard it a bit too much. He has so much other stuff to play, like something from Sea Change. I guess this fit better into the set.

Posted 15 years ago by Proclivities [ Reply ]

nigelr wrote:

Damn near a 10, and this from an >50's male.
Very interesting piece of art.........

silly nonsense that work well. I'm just over 40, and I to think it is rather good (not near 10, but on my high end.
Silly lyrics like a Butthole Surfers tune, and "Drive By Body Piercing" makes the song (~_^)

Posted 15 years ago by jpfueler [ Reply ]

Glockman45 wrote:

nothing in spanish means anything

What do you mean with that ? Maybe you that because you CAN'T Spanish ...

I must say that it's ignorant to say something like that .Spanish is one of the richest languages all over the world and I'm not who is saying this but the experts .

Posted 16 years ago by tro_73 [ Reply ]

hcaudill wrote:

I only now realized he was saying "Soy un perdedor." I like this song, but I should point out that while literally a correct translation of "I'm a loser", "Soy un perdedor" doesn't really mean anything in Spanish.

So, THAT's what he's saying. Wow, the things we learn from Radio Paradise.

Posted 16 years ago by rluking [ Reply ]

Nice set Bill. However, I have to go to the bathroom and you keep playing one good song after the other. Could you please play some Cure, Morissey, Smiths or something so I can walk away and take a potty break?

Posted 16 years ago by saltysanford [ Reply ]

Beck stands out without blatantly trying to. Wouldn't be surprised if many felt just the opposite. Like his music a ton and find him entertaining and engaging.

Posted 16 years ago by Hodgie [ Reply ]

Yah this one owns its own unique niche in my collection. Quite the mix

Posted 16 years ago by wenatchee [ Reply ]

RadioDoc wrote:

Maybe a break through the ice on the sewage treatment pond.

A 5 and that's being generous.

ouch

Posted 16 years ago by vandal [ Reply ]

S o y u n p e r d e d o r

Posted 16 years ago by Danny_G [ Reply ]