he’s got a devil’s haircut in his mind
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Beck songs sales climb high through the
Garbage Pail sky like a giant dildo
crushing the Sun
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten tropicale yeah another Street
and Ricky topical Jones one of the
trademarks of Beck’s career is his
willingness to change styles with each
album and that’s exactly what he did
when he followed up the most popular
album of his career 1996 is odelay with
1998 mutations
with that change of pace he found room
for quirky tracks like this trombone
drenched and Brazilian inspired
excursion
if you find yourself swaying your hips
to the rhythm don’t forget to also take
note of Tropic Aaliyah’s lyrics which
speak of heartbreak amid the humidity
number nine asshole in addition to being
known for his willingness to switch up
genres Beck is also famous for the bold
production choices he embraces with his
music but his success is also in large
part due to his songwriting skills this
harrowing track showcases both of those
talents
although Beck is singing on this loaf I
offering to the unnamed you the raw hurt
on display makes it seem like the one
foot in the grave track comes from
painful personal experience number eight
sex laws
can you
1999’s midnight vultures heard back
trying on some wild unhinged funk for
sighs the album’s first single was an
unforgettable smash filled with gleaming
horns and downright loony lyrics
I’m afraid
while it’s hard to say whether Beck was
playing it straight or doing a parody as
the tune features banjo pedal steel
guitar and electronica
there’s no doubt that these sex laws
could only be obeyed by the truly funky
it was also accompanied by a fairly
wacky music video directed by Beck
himself
number seven Ypres whoa this opening
track from 2005 square Oh is one of
Beck’s
hardest rocking tracks while the rhythm
is sampled from the Beastie Boys hit so
what you want a pro is also accompanied
by a crunching guitar riff
and never has a beck song sounded so
ominous or intimidating he sings the
confrontational lyrics with insinuated
menace while the wordless chorus sounds
like he’s taunting his foes
the alternative rocker also tops the
modern Rock Tracks chart in 2005
number six the new pollution she’s got a
cigarette
she’s got the lily-white cabbie crazes
just based on the psychedelic intro you
know you’re going to get something
special from this
odelay song
once the charging drums and grinding
guitar kickin Beck draws a unique
character sketch of a girl who seems as
contaminating as she is alluring
meanwhile a silky saxophone bridges the
lyrical parts
it’s just another element of a heady
musical stew that makes the new
pollution such an addiction
number five girls there might be no
other song in the back catalogue with
such a contrast between peppy music and
pitch black lyrics most folks not paying
attention to the lyrics might hear the
videogame like opening and sweet
harmonies in the refrain and think they
were listening to something benign yet
the imagery of girls lyrics is pretty
dark stone in the chorus
the narrator sings of snuffing out the
life of the title character but somehow
the opposites work to create something
special like only BEC can pull off
you
my son
number four lost cause sorry is cut
through bone
on his 2002 album sea-change
beck dropped all the jokes and dance
moves for a somber delicate depiction of
a relationship falling apart
somebody baby
baby y’all
this tender heartbreaker is one of the
loveliest tracks on his fifth major
label studio effort the restrained music
of lost cause
puts the spotlight on Beck’s lyrics as
he sings about a love that’s no longer
worth the struggle time fighting
but is fun
so
Oh
yet instead of sounding liberated he
sounds utterly dejected by the
realization but that’s what makes the
song so moving and unforgettable
you
Oh Stan
number three Devils haircut along cuz
well my mistake everywhere I look River
get out
in the arrangement of this odelay
classic nimbly quiets things down now
and again that sets us up for the impact
of the grinding main guitar riff when it
comes crashing back
the open spaces suddenly interrupted by
thunderous music’ ‘make doubles haircut
sound like the soundtrack to some
bizarre western
meanwhile Beck’s lyrical attack here is
full of off-kilter imagery depicting a
travel-weary narrator harassed on all
sides
great
at least the screaming Finnish offers a
little bit of catharsis for our hero
with its multiple samples alternative
rock and hip-hop flavors it was also a
top 40 single on the modern Rock Tracks
chart
number two where it’s at
there’s a destination a little
of the town’s we know Beck sings of
having two turntables and a microphone
throughout the first single off odelay
yet the innovative production by the
dust brothers makes it sound like he had
just about everything else at his
disposal as well everything from a
lonely electric piano to samples beats
and alt rock and hip-hop elements
let’s make it out baby as well as funk
and Lofa sounds come at the listener
from every direction while Beck delivers
his rollicking lis offbeat rhymes as
elusive as it is entertaining where it’s
at earned its status as one of Beck’s
signature songs and a top five spot on
the modern Rock Tracks chart
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions so
inside last
Bhuvan
the Galatians
it’s all
well the bad man sandy
and the
mistake
geez cut on the practice ground
down on the ground
number one loser cut the junkie with the
plastic eyeballs spray-paint the
vegetables dog food stalls with the
beefcake granny Rose this song
introduced most of the world to Beck’s
singular talent in 1994 and it still
holds up as a magnificent example of
clever songwriting matched with
ambitious production
violation
co-write er Karl Stevenson helped graft
the tracks mix of back porch acoustic
guitar and psychedelic sitar on to the
sampled beats Beck then added his unique
rapping to the mix and my charm is a
piece of wax Chokin on the splinters the
course of was anything but prophetic
loser made the hot 100 top 10 and Becks
music has continued to triumph again and
again
so why don’t you kill me
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite song by Bette
for more musical top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re
counting down our picks for the top 10
Beck songs sales climb high through the
Garbage Pail sky like a giant dildo
crushing the Sun
for this list we’ve chosen our entries
based on a combination of the artists
fan favorites and their most
commercially successful songs
number ten tropicale yeah another Street
and Ricky topical Jones one of the
trademarks of Beck’s career is his
willingness to change styles with each
album and that’s exactly what he did
when he followed up the most popular
album of his career 1996 is odelay with
1998 mutations
with that change of pace he found room
for quirky tracks like this trombone
drenched and Brazilian inspired
excursion
if you find yourself swaying your hips
to the rhythm don’t forget to also take
note of Tropic Aaliyah’s lyrics which
speak of heartbreak amid the humidity
number nine asshole in addition to being
known for his willingness to switch up
genres Beck is also famous for the bold
production choices he embraces with his
music but his success is also in large
part due to his songwriting skills this
harrowing track showcases both of those
talents
although Beck is singing on this loaf I
offering to the unnamed you the raw hurt
on display makes it seem like the one
foot in the grave track comes from
painful personal experience number eight
sex laws
can you
1999’s midnight vultures heard back
trying on some wild unhinged funk for
sighs the album’s first single was an
unforgettable smash filled with gleaming
horns and downright loony lyrics
I’m afraid
while it’s hard to say whether Beck was
playing it straight or doing a parody as
the tune features banjo pedal steel
guitar and electronica
there’s no doubt that these sex laws
could only be obeyed by the truly funky
it was also accompanied by a fairly
wacky music video directed by Beck
himself
number seven Ypres whoa this opening
track from 2005 square Oh is one of
Beck’s
hardest rocking tracks while the rhythm
is sampled from the Beastie Boys hit so
what you want a pro is also accompanied
by a crunching guitar riff
and never has a beck song sounded so
ominous or intimidating he sings the
confrontational lyrics with insinuated
menace while the wordless chorus sounds
like he’s taunting his foes
the alternative rocker also tops the
modern Rock Tracks chart in 2005
number six the new pollution she’s got a
cigarette
she’s got the lily-white cabbie crazes
just based on the psychedelic intro you
know you’re going to get something
special from this
odelay song
once the charging drums and grinding
guitar kickin Beck draws a unique
character sketch of a girl who seems as
contaminating as she is alluring
meanwhile a silky saxophone bridges the
lyrical parts
it’s just another element of a heady
musical stew that makes the new
pollution such an addiction
number five girls there might be no
other song in the back catalogue with
such a contrast between peppy music and
pitch black lyrics most folks not paying
attention to the lyrics might hear the
videogame like opening and sweet
harmonies in the refrain and think they
were listening to something benign yet
the imagery of girls lyrics is pretty
dark stone in the chorus
the narrator sings of snuffing out the
life of the title character but somehow
the opposites work to create something
special like only BEC can pull off
you
my son
number four lost cause sorry is cut
through bone
on his 2002 album sea-change
beck dropped all the jokes and dance
moves for a somber delicate depiction of
a relationship falling apart
somebody baby
baby y’all
this tender heartbreaker is one of the
loveliest tracks on his fifth major
label studio effort the restrained music
of lost cause
puts the spotlight on Beck’s lyrics as
he sings about a love that’s no longer
worth the struggle time fighting
but is fun
so
Oh
yet instead of sounding liberated he
sounds utterly dejected by the
realization but that’s what makes the
song so moving and unforgettable
you
Oh Stan
number three Devils haircut along cuz
well my mistake everywhere I look River
get out
in the arrangement of this odelay
classic nimbly quiets things down now
and again that sets us up for the impact
of the grinding main guitar riff when it
comes crashing back
the open spaces suddenly interrupted by
thunderous music’ ‘make doubles haircut
sound like the soundtrack to some
bizarre western
meanwhile Beck’s lyrical attack here is
full of off-kilter imagery depicting a
travel-weary narrator harassed on all
sides
great
at least the screaming Finnish offers a
little bit of catharsis for our hero
with its multiple samples alternative
rock and hip-hop flavors it was also a
top 40 single on the modern Rock Tracks
chart
number two where it’s at
there’s a destination a little
of the town’s we know Beck sings of
having two turntables and a microphone
throughout the first single off odelay
yet the innovative production by the
dust brothers makes it sound like he had
just about everything else at his
disposal as well everything from a
lonely electric piano to samples beats
and alt rock and hip-hop elements
let’s make it out baby as well as funk
and Lofa sounds come at the listener
from every direction while Beck delivers
his rollicking lis offbeat rhymes as
elusive as it is entertaining where it’s
at earned its status as one of Beck’s
signature songs and a top five spot on
the modern Rock Tracks chart
before we unveil our number one pick
here are a few honorable mentions so
inside last
Bhuvan
the Galatians
it’s all
well the bad man sandy
and the
mistake
geez cut on the practice ground
down on the ground
number one loser cut the junkie with the
plastic eyeballs spray-paint the
vegetables dog food stalls with the
beefcake granny Rose this song
introduced most of the world to Beck’s
singular talent in 1994 and it still
holds up as a magnificent example of
clever songwriting matched with
ambitious production
violation
co-write er Karl Stevenson helped graft
the tracks mix of back porch acoustic
guitar and psychedelic sitar on to the
sampled beats Beck then added his unique
rapping to the mix and my charm is a
piece of wax Chokin on the splinters the
course of was anything but prophetic
loser made the hot 100 top 10 and Becks
music has continued to triumph again and
again
so why don’t you kill me
do you agree with our list what’s your
favorite song by Bette
for more musical top 10s published every
day be sure to subscribe to
watchmojo.com
you
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