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The Beta Band — Squares
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I seen the demons
But they didn't make a sound
They tried to reach me
But I lay upon the ground
I seen the people
But they didn't make a sound
They tried to reach me
But I gave the runaround
I reached for feelings
But they didn't make a sound
They tried to reach me
But I lay upon the ground

Saw miles and miles of squares
Where's the feeling there?
Still nobody cares
For miles and miles of squares

Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers
Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers

I seen the demons
But they didn't make a sound
They tried to reach me
But I lay upon the ground
I seen the people
But they didn't make a sound
They tried to reach me
But I gave the runaround

Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers
Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers

Saw miles and miles of squares
Where's the feeling there?
Still nobody cares
For miles and miles of squares

Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers
Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers
Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers
Daydream
I fell asleep amid the flowers
Comments (32)add comment
Jacksonstat wrote:
Anyone have a recommendation for a Beta Band CD? Would like to add them to my collection, not sure where to start...
Try 'The Three EPS' as it's a distillation of their first 3 releases, so an obvious choice.
Posted 17 years ago by claresville    [ Reply ]
hm, "I Monster - Daydream" song remake? nice one, groovy :)
Posted 17 years ago by gram    [ Reply ]
Anyone have a recommendation for a Beta Band CD? Would like to add them to my collection, not sure where to start...
Posted 17 years ago by Jacksonstat    [ Reply ]
More BETA BAND!!!
Posted 17 years ago by RoryBK2311    [ Reply ]
very cool song.
Posted 17 years ago by siloco    [ Reply ]
yes !!!
Posted 17 years ago by Restless    [ Reply ]
liser wrote:
Everything has been done before.
What a lazy comment. When? At what point did the world (maybe you're only talking about music) become exhausted of...everything? Really, anytime I hear this, I just want to pin the person making the claim down as to when the threshold was crossed.
Posted 18 years ago by jakeinprogress    [ Reply ]
quite possibly my favorite band... an unfortunate break-up! we could all use a little bit more of the Beta Band... it'd be a much more 'relaxed' world, eh? anyway... Steve Mason (singer) has a project called King Biscuit Time.. haven't heard it yet, anybody checked it out? thanks for the song RP!! starts off the friday morning on an excellent foot!
Posted 18 years ago by DrGonzo    [ Reply ]
hippiechick wrote:
I think you guys take your music way to serious. Mayber we ought to start an American Bandstand type of rating. "I give it an 83 because it's got a good tune and I an sing along to it."
........... 88.8! ( for the comment!) 90 for the song!
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
I think you guys take your music way to serious. Mayber we ought to start an American Bandstand type of rating. "I give it an 83 because it's got a good tune and I an sing along to it."
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
DrLex wrote:
This song is heavily based on "Daydream", a song by The Wallace Collection from 1969. IMHO this places it in the same category as much of the hit chart drivel which recycles old hits because it pretty much guarantees success. It has been done before.
Everything has been done before.
Posted 18 years ago by liser    [ Reply ]
I always keep getting them mixed up with Blue Man Group. Nice funky tune in its own right, though.
Posted 18 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Crunchy.
Posted 18 years ago by jmwspg    [ Reply ]
Johnny_Truant wrote:
I would love to hear some more "stuff like this". I've been around for the last fifteen or twenty years and I haven't heard anything that compares. Perhaps you care to enlighten us.
This song is heavily based on "Daydream", a song by The Wallace Collection from 1969. IMHO this places it in the same category as much of the hit chart drivel which recycles old hits because it pretty much guarantees success. It has been done before. The reason why most of you don't recognize the original song -- aside from its age -- is probably because TWC was a Belgian band and the success of the song was mostly restricted to parts of Europe.
Posted 18 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
I got the Six Feet Under CD and first season from the library a while ago. It all started with a Zero7 song. I've heard the intro enough to just skip it. I do like this song and several others on it, too. We loved the first season and will be checking out the second season soon. I heard Bill saying that he'd just finished watching the 5th (final) season and really enjoyed it. Thank you, Bill, for not being an 'ending-spoiler'.
Posted 18 years ago by SFBiscottiBabe    [ Reply ]
king_monkey wrote:
To call it groundbreaking is going a bit OTT, theres quite a bit of stuff like this around has been for the last 15-20 years or so. Good tune tho.
I would love to hear some more "stuff like this". I've been around for the last fifteen or twenty years and I haven't heard anything that compares. Perhaps you care to enlighten us.
Posted 18 years ago by Johnny_Truant    [ Reply ]
To call it groundbreaking is going a bit OTT, theres quite a bit of stuff like this around has been for the last 15-20 years or so. Good tune tho.
Posted 18 years ago by king_monkey    [ Reply ]
Not too bad, but as with most covers/remixes, mostly just makes me want to hear the original.
Posted 18 years ago by DrLex    [ Reply ]
big fat zooming heart-eyes to the uploader
Posted 18 years ago by tammaye    [ Reply ]
kerouvian wrote:
Is anybody else hearing Air in here?
When I tell people I like the Beta Band, a lot of them recommend Air. I've listened to Air, but from what I can tell, the similarities are limited to slow melodic rhythms, minor key tonality, and electronic influences. That's OK, but it's not what makes the Beta Band great. So far, Beta Band seems better at creating rich layers of structure--both rhythm and sound. Their buildups are slow and pregnant. Their breakdowns are kick-ass ("Squares" is a bad example of this, but check out "Inner Meet Me"). In contrast, a lot of Air's songs are just repetitive and flat. It's either "La Femme d'Argent" or "All I Need" that ends up sounding like somebody's just fiddling with the filter cutoff and resonance knobs on a single sawtooth-ish note. Come on. Get creative.
Posted 19 years ago by Johnny_Truant    [ Reply ]
Wierd . . . but I like it.
Posted 19 years ago by Baby_M    [ Reply ]
Is this a Sneaker Pimps cover? I really miss tripp hopp and I haven't heard of these guys so thats good, but whats their story?
Posted 19 years ago by jlind    [ Reply ]
Where is the fast forward button >>
Posted 19 years ago by SeabH    [ Reply ]
A strong concept. Love it!
Posted 19 years ago by dapower    [ Reply ]
Is anybody else hearing Air in here?
Posted 19 years ago by kerouvian    [ Reply ]
Nice! *This* is why I listen to RP.
Posted 19 years ago by yogaboat    [ Reply ]
This is NOT the morning for messing around with experimental music. I know beta band is rather good, but this morning: I don't need this. 3/10.
Posted 19 years ago by Sobient    [ Reply ]
There need to be more grooves like this on RP. I love it. This, IMHO, is the best type of music to work by.
Posted 19 years ago by lukekingland    [ Reply ]
Interesting sound? Try groundbreaking sound. Beta Band! Come back, come back!
Posted 19 years ago by Trustocity    [ Reply ]
fractalv wrote:
Interesting sound. Caught my attention but I'm not sure if I like it. Willing to give it another listen, though.
Exactly my point...
Posted 19 years ago by davveld    [ Reply ]
Interesting sound. Caught my attention but I'm not sure if I like it. Willing to give it another listen, though.
Posted 19 years ago by fractalv    [ Reply ]
Posted 19 years ago by R_P    [ Reply ]