@onlyhere4commenting he doesn'y mumble in this one, but yeah i see what you mean. I don't know, i like a song where you cant undeerstand what the fuck they are talking about. Makes it that much more exciting.
Beck does sample other artists, but the thing that separates him from other artists that sample is he "samples" unlike the others who shamelessly steal the entire song and claim it as a "sample". Sampling is a true art form, and Beck does it justice. Besides, he doesn't even sample THAT often.
I haven't a clue how much of the arrangements on this track are either directly sampled or just inspired by Gainsbourg's Melody Nelson album.
What I do know however is that "Histoire De Melody Nelson" has been my all time favourite album for many years and Beck's stylish reworking of parts of that album here are almost as inspirational as the original, it's a gorgeous piece of music.
@CPL593H72 thanks for that- I know a little Gainsbourg and have loved what I've heard. Your helpful comment has spurred me on to investigate further :)
@hannahbufton You're welcome. Start with a copy of the compilation Initials S.G. as it's a flawless overview of his career, and of course a copy of Histoire De Melody Nelson if you haven't already, best album I own, although Sea Change ain't far behind either :)
Top notch Beckness right here.I heard his marriage was breaking up around this time.I wish nobody had to go thru that hurt.
Thank you Beck Hansen for so many wondrous tunes.You mattered here on Earth,where you made us laugh and made us cry and made us shake our collective booties.
I love the sounds he creates on this whole album-- definitely started with Mutations and then came to fruition with this album. I love him-- he's earned a place as one of my favorite artists of all time.
I've been trying to capture some of his sound with my music lately. If any of you have a free moment, I'd love to hear what you think of it-- check out my new music video on my channel. Thanks!
This is the one track that will never fail to give me shivers each and everytime I listen to it. It is just so absolutely pure and the orchestrated theme makes my soul delighted.
I always get shivers right at the end of the song where he sings:
"One road back to civilization, but there's no road back to you".
There's no going back, and you will never be the same person again. There's only going forward. I avoided Beck for the first few years. My loss. He is a genius, to be sure.
@seb59160 Thanks for writing that....because if it wasn't for you i would never have listened to that song, loved it, figured out you were right, then bought L'histoire de Melody Nelson. Maybe somewhere down the line i wouldve read about it but most likely not. I swear ive listened to that album over ten times now, its a masterpiece. Thank you very much!!
And ive noticed Beck takes ideas from a lot of artists like Nick Drake, Skip Spence, and many others. He knows his shit though, hes great.
@415BAY415 : glad I did know this album, I advise you also the album "Aux armes etc. ..", a sublime album of reggae master Gainsbourg (with The Wailers!)
@seb59160 Serge Gainsbourg is not a Reggae master, was a MUSIC master. His best solist album ''Le Ballad de Melody Nelson'' NOT HAVE NOTHING OF REGGAE.. Much of Psychedelia, Funk, ballad and orchestration.
And it was a good song. I remember, my producer is very particular about that kind of thing. I was like: 'I don't know, can we put this out?' And he said: 'It's fine. It's a good piece of work.' But yeah, I love the way Gainsbourg uses the orchestras. It's not afraid to be dramatic and bold and emotional. There's something really cool about the sound too."
But when we were making the record, I wanted to do something with strings that was very dramatic. And we were listening to that. And (he chuckles) we ended up with something that sounded exactly like it (Melody Nelson). I didn't intend that. But we did it and it came out so good, in my opinon, it sounded like a tribute. But it transcended that.
"I've always listened to him. When Air came out and some of the other mellow (French) pop musicans I felt like it was their territory. I've been listening to Gainsbourg for years and I've always wanted to do something influenced by him. To me, a record like Melody Nelson has so many possibilities.
@SEAchefMojii I strongly agree. We should make them eat their own dicks, crap them out & make them eat 'em again. Maybe it was just Pete Doherty from 5 different accounts. I fell down the stairs holding a guitar & accidentally wrote a Pete Doherty song.
Excellent! Very clever homage. It's great that this sort of thing can gently point all the young people to the real source of inspiration - SERGE GAINSBOURG! Hail to the real genius!
Beck's best album in my opinion, when someone drops everything about what people know them as and there style just becomes naked for an album its just beautiful.
Agreed! This is how I felt about Jar of Flies by Alice in Chains, as well as Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen. It's a definite sign of talent and precision when artists can do that.
He did that on Mutations, too, though. Personally, my fave is Mellow Gold, but that's the great thing about Beck. He does something so new each time, that most of his albums are great, even the ones that utilize sampling, which I'm completely against. He makes something out of it. If you haven't heard Beck's VU & Nico covers yet, you should.
@mussman717word there are seriously still people alive who are "completely against sampling" ? I just figured they all died off somewhere around the Korean War.
No, people who listen almost exclusively to real music made with real instruments are still around. We're just few and far between in the age of Lil' Wayne.
although i really like beck a lot, i personaly likes Serges version waaaaay better. Just even only the french singing of gainsbourg is crazy good, so are the 70's...
It's all a matter of opinion. I would rather listen to Beck's version because the Serge Gainsbourg version seems foriegn to me. I see the similarities in the songs but Beck's version is more modern and i like the canges in rythm. It's obvious Beck Hansen is a great musician, singer and song writer. Great song, Great Band.
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This guy is so mediocre it hurts. What's the point of making something that sounds exactly like something else with no distinct quality of it's own? I'd like to watch Serge Gainsbourg kick and spit on Beck's bloody corpse!
Maybe I'm just musically inexperienced, but I think Beck's song is quite a lot different from Serge's, melody, lyrics, feeling, and just about every way except that they both have a high strings (violins?) playing over a deep bass; inspired by it maybe, but not a copy. But anyways, don't base your opinion of Beck on one song, his style changes drastically between albums, and usually his songs sound like little else, combining multiple influences across genres.
WTF?? Do you know absolutely NOTHING about Beck, he is was of the few true artists left these days, and considering that Beck co-worte and performed on Charlotte Gainsbourg's entire album, I don't think Serge would mind. Stop being so negative, if you don't like it then don't listen to it, simple as that
Okay, so the similarity to Melody was intentional? Yahoo, I'm NOT insane! The first time I heard this, my immediate thought was: this sounds like Gainsbourg!!!
I think we should talk about an influenced creation instead of a cover. Beck definitely rocked this one off with the same atmosphere as Melody, but with a nostalgic taste that really fits better the strings adaptation.
Sometimes I just put this on repeat it really means alot to me. Just got the ringtone for my phone too if u want it check it out at DownloadEveryTone . com
I've said it before and I'll say it again: A Beck song with his dad composing the strings makes the song even more incredible. They really make the song sound so powerful. Fav. strings: 2:24.
i'd actually never heard of Beck until i looked up an alis morrisette song from the breaking dawn list and someone commented that the music was arranged by the same person. its exceptional his voice is really beautiful and i agree he could do a brilliant James Bond theme song
Thanks, Jigsauce. Great song, clever video. I agree w/ most of your 'post'-ers: Beck's stuff is fresh because he's a consummate student of pop music history, and makes Gainsbourg, Skip Spence, etc. his own...very much like The Beastie Boys or Quentin Tarantino.
are you talking to me? I have very good musical ears, this is not a sample of gainsbourg, the strings were arranged by david campbell - his dad, and are very similar to melody nelson. please don't try and tell me my business. thanks.
I don't say that you have no musical ears, and I have never said that it was a sample, don't say what I haven't and calm down, I didn't meant to get you angry De Niro... This song is inspired a LOT for Vannier's work, it doesn't make it bad, on the contrary.
absolutely point on. havn't heard stings used this way since madman across the water....unless of course one wants to discuss the grand ole sounds of the seventies via stereo...and of course, by this, i mean analog v digital. try em'.
Crap, wrong Paper Tiger.. But.. I do love Beck..
CarpeCerebrum 1 week ago
touche, my friend
wickedalibis 3 weeks ago
looks like michael cera
wickedalibis 3 weeks ago
@wickedalibis Michael Cera looks like him.
RednaZela 3 weeks ago
this is plagiarism
luluandtheufo 1 month ago
<3 Capsized boats in the sea
DAVET0NE 1 month ago
Hey Beck, maybe I could appreciate your brilliant lyrics more if you didn't MUMBLE SO GODDAMN MUCH.
onlyhere4commenting 1 month ago
@onlyhere4commenting he doesn'y mumble in this one, but yeah i see what you mean. I don't know, i like a song where you cant undeerstand what the fuck they are talking about. Makes it that much more exciting.
broadcastmyass4u 3 days ago
this song makes me melt
side0wire0sketch 2 months ago
AMAZING orchestration.
MinamuTV 2 months ago
another artist indebted to lush orchestral arrangements made for rick music, as was Julian Cope for "Scott 4" 1969
baconsplace 3 months ago
even if beck is clearly imitating Gainsbourgh style, he has made one of the most profound albums of the past decade, i believe
piernotas3 3 months ago
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love the orchrestra!
5122sandman 3 months ago
love the orchrestra
5122sandman 3 months ago
beck id cool, so many great funky jams!
5122sandman 3 months ago
Best "break-up" album of all time.
rubbersole79 3 months ago 7
you can tell this song is inspired by Serge Gainsboug's album Histoire de Melody Nelson, which is only a good thing. I love Sea Change, great album.
fearandlothian 5 months ago
Can't believe it's been almost ten years since Sea Change came out.
chirpkook 5 months ago
Although his previous work was good, this album will be remembered as his zenith. Pure genuis.
oscarcanterbury 5 months ago
this song wasn't mixed very well but i like it still. the bass and kick drum are muddy sounding
PaulWykel 5 months ago
@PaulWykel Your listening to it on youtube 240p dude.. Don't judge the mix based on this.
kenrben 5 months ago
@kenrben i used to listen to the cd all the time and it was the same back then.
PaulWykel 5 months ago
@PaulWykel It's just the crappy Youtube audio compression. It sounds perfect on the CD.
MetalSlugzMaster 5 months ago
@MetalSlugzMaster buy the CD.
maitreperiard 4 months ago
@maitreperiard buy the CD.
MetalSlugzMaster 4 months ago
11 are just fucking retards who are on internet to say shit an rate theirs asses
JeffGoul 6 months ago
it's a song about how his body and mind were taken over by celestial parasites after giving himself to scientology!!!!!!! beautiful, creepy... :)
lizokitten2 6 months ago
***8*** ~ All Day Every Day ~
markdejohn 6 months ago
awesome bass, amazing arrangement, lyrics, strings, voice, guitar, tempo....
E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G about this song is ON POINT!! I could listen to it forever.
lapetrov 7 months ago
@lapetrov Between two Melody Nelson sessions...
chucku00 5 months ago
Beck does sample other artists, but the thing that separates him from other artists that sample is he "samples" unlike the others who shamelessly steal the entire song and claim it as a "sample". Sampling is a true art form, and Beck does it justice. Besides, he doesn't even sample THAT often.
Dunderhead36 7 months ago
@Dunderhead36 Before sampling there was borrowing... before rap there was talk over... and Serge used the same recipes than Beck.
chucku00 5 months ago
This song is so GREAT!
TheCottonTop 7 months ago
Papercuts are the worst.
MuffinLandia 7 months ago
I haven't a clue how much of the arrangements on this track are either directly sampled or just inspired by Gainsbourg's Melody Nelson album.
What I do know however is that "Histoire De Melody Nelson" has been my all time favourite album for many years and Beck's stylish reworking of parts of that album here are almost as inspirational as the original, it's a gorgeous piece of music.
CPL593H72 7 months ago 5
@CPL593H72 thanks for that- I know a little Gainsbourg and have loved what I've heard. Your helpful comment has spurred me on to investigate further :)
hannahbufton 5 months ago
@hannahbufton You're welcome. Start with a copy of the compilation Initials S.G. as it's a flawless overview of his career, and of course a copy of Histoire De Melody Nelson if you haven't already, best album I own, although Sea Change ain't far behind either :)
CPL593H72 5 months ago
I can never get enough of this
funkyneta 8 months ago
love this song<3
cocochanell7 8 months ago
Top notch Beckness right here.I heard his marriage was breaking up around this time.I wish nobody had to go thru that hurt.
Thank you Beck Hansen for so many wondrous tunes.You mattered here on Earth,where you made us laugh and made us cry and made us shake our collective booties.
3lullabies 8 months ago
Even though this is such a beautiful arrangement and every part shines, Justin's bass line is just nasty!
kcebulski12 8 months ago
Scott Pilgrim...?
WenceslaoMontana 8 months ago
@WenceslaoMontana
Bit more masculain and talented ;P
toxickatie 8 months ago
I love the sounds he creates on this whole album-- definitely started with Mutations and then came to fruition with this album. I love him-- he's earned a place as one of my favorite artists of all time.
I've been trying to capture some of his sound with my music lately. If any of you have a free moment, I'd love to hear what you think of it-- check out my new music video on my channel. Thanks!
clemdarlingmusic 8 months ago
Simply fucking amazing.
MightyZarkon 8 months ago
This is the one track that will never fail to give me shivers each and everytime I listen to it. It is just so absolutely pure and the orchestrated theme makes my soul delighted.
unlearn 10 months ago 3
I always get shivers right at the end of the song where he sings:
"One road back to civilization, but there's no road back to you".
There's no going back, and you will never be the same person again. There's only going forward. I avoided Beck for the first few years. My loss. He is a genius, to be sure.
jmarty1000 10 months ago
Wow, this sounds exactly like Gainsbourg. Check out v=Rwk1MX9wbag
n0td4v3 10 months ago
@n0td4v3 it's a sample :)
dgodiex 10 months ago
@n0td4v3 Yeah, Beck sampled Gainsbourg for this song. You can check online.
mascadanator 9 months ago
@mascadanator I'm french and I agree :)
Aliw2222 8 months ago
"Tu t'appelles comment ?
- Melody"
MrTrigaches 11 months ago
Fix yourself while you still can....
SnoopyBunting 11 months ago
Most music to me is both complicated and simplistic, both internally and externally.
IAmMrChainSaw 1 year ago 2
Beck's dad Dave scored the strings on this track
loserbabysowhydontyo 1 year ago
Gainsbourg anyone?
WetKant 1 year ago 30
@WetKant Completely. it sounds like a cheap cover.. cause the original is so much better!
MrTrigaches 11 months ago
@WetKant Melody!!!
MrTrigaches 11 months ago
@WetKant Not Gainsbourg , Jean-Claude Vannier ;)
GregShesterArtz 3 months ago
@WetKant cargo culte anyone? =)
wdazzle 2 months ago
best track off the record imo
Dunderhead36 1 year ago
Who needs drugs when you have this song?
sheldonhasarrived 1 year ago 3
love how the guitar is lower than the bass it confuses my soul but makes perfect sense perfect sense...
grandmabilly2000 1 year ago
it's a copy !!!
Just listen Serge Gainsbourg ("cargo culte")and you will understand.
Gainsbourg is a god and Beck just copy him, nothing else...
P.S. : i love Beck
seb59160 1 year ago
@seb59160 Thanks for writing that....because if it wasn't for you i would never have listened to that song, loved it, figured out you were right, then bought L'histoire de Melody Nelson. Maybe somewhere down the line i wouldve read about it but most likely not. I swear ive listened to that album over ten times now, its a masterpiece. Thank you very much!!
And ive noticed Beck takes ideas from a lot of artists like Nick Drake, Skip Spence, and many others. He knows his shit though, hes great.
415BAY415 1 year ago
@415BAY415 : glad I did know this album, I advise you also the album "Aux armes etc. ..", a sublime album of reggae master Gainsbourg (with The Wailers!)
seb59160 1 year ago 2
@seb59160 Serge Gainsbourg is not a Reggae master, was a MUSIC master. His best solist album ''Le Ballad de Melody Nelson'' NOT HAVE NOTHING OF REGGAE.. Much of Psychedelia, Funk, ballad and orchestration.
funkberto 1 year ago 2
It's as if Melody Nelson was reincarnated at this guy.
I was wondering what happened to her after "Cargo Culte".
JohnFordDanceTroupe 1 year ago
Melody Nelson a les cheveux rouges et c'est leur couleur naturelle.
jeanmichelgariepy 1 year ago
How does that violin speak to me without words.
Zersenai 1 year ago
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Zersenai 1 year ago
OHHHHHHHH YEAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
deansusky 1 year ago
Fuck, this video made my brain go into shroom mode
Blonkity 1 year ago
So heavy I broke my back.
AndroidSnake 1 year ago
I think it's my favourite song off Sea Change.
ChickenGoujons 1 year ago
Gainsbourg
HeleneForever0086 1 year ago 3
@HeleneForever0086 Yup! definitely Gainsbourg's "Melody Nelson"! Nice one!
333baast333 1 year ago
@HeleneForever0086
Oh, yeah. Certainly
Lukeizzle 1 year ago
whiskeyclone period net
thelifeaquatica 1 year ago
And it was a good song. I remember, my producer is very particular about that kind of thing. I was like: 'I don't know, can we put this out?' And he said: 'It's fine. It's a good piece of work.' But yeah, I love the way Gainsbourg uses the orchestras. It's not afraid to be dramatic and bold and emotional. There's something really cool about the sound too."
thelifeaquatica 1 year ago
But when we were making the record, I wanted to do something with strings that was very dramatic. And we were listening to that. And (he chuckles) we ended up with something that sounded exactly like it (Melody Nelson). I didn't intend that. But we did it and it came out so good, in my opinon, it sounded like a tribute. But it transcended that.
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thelifeaquatica 1 year ago
This is what beck had to say about Serge:
"I've always listened to him. When Air came out and some of the other mellow (French) pop musicans I felt like it was their territory. I've been listening to Gainsbourg for years and I've always wanted to do something influenced by him. To me, a record like Melody Nelson has so many possibilities.
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there are deserts down the road
and storms up above
"no one could touch her inner beauty"
borrachocansado 1 year ago
"All the laws of creation... tell a dead man how to die..."
Jampi612 1 year ago
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borrachocansado 1 year ago
its a good album but its not better than odelay.
royalnash 1 year ago
Fan
dandaninc 1 year ago
mrth
XtianWestendShamer 1 year ago
i wonder who the 5 people who disliked this are we should molest them
SEAchefMojii 1 year ago
@SEAchefMojii I strongly agree. We should make them eat their own dicks, crap them out & make them eat 'em again. Maybe it was just Pete Doherty from 5 different accounts. I fell down the stairs holding a guitar & accidentally wrote a Pete Doherty song.
HarlequinJitsu 1 year ago
It is the greatest tribute to Serge ever done. I LOVE it!
toyamac 1 year ago
that electric guit is just too good
xXRabbitmanXx 1 year ago
and I enlist hereby
warhols25 1 year ago
ive been listening to all of his albums lately...this is soooo much better than midnight vultures
purplecan26 1 year ago
Excellent! Very clever homage. It's great that this sort of thing can gently point all the young people to the real source of inspiration - SERGE GAINSBOURG! Hail to the real genius!
gemear2 1 year ago
@gemear2 Melody Nelson
elhagesonia 1 year ago
mutations mutations mutations
78wolfe 1 year ago
@78wolfe indeed.
ManiaKattaK 1 year ago
this seems ripe for the 3hr mark of a good L trip.
turkeysub3000 1 year ago
@turkeysub3000 been there done that
RSRatornra 1 year ago
@turkeysub3000 3 hour mark?!! lmfao, sounds like that requires some practice, getting fine art down to a fine art.
maomaotittymcmao 1 year ago
Epic funk, Epic Riff, Epic lyrics.
lofty49 2 years ago
exactly. this album was miles from his "party" style releases - but still my fav of all of his discs
DamianB138 2 years ago
Beck's best album in my opinion, when someone drops everything about what people know them as and there style just becomes naked for an album its just beautiful.
justinorville 2 years ago 49
@justinorville
Agreed! This is how I felt about Jar of Flies by Alice in Chains, as well as Nebraska by Bruce Springsteen. It's a definite sign of talent and precision when artists can do that.
mrqateen 1 year ago
@justinorville
He did that on Mutations, too, though. Personally, my fave is Mellow Gold, but that's the great thing about Beck. He does something so new each time, that most of his albums are great, even the ones that utilize sampling, which I'm completely against. He makes something out of it. If you haven't heard Beck's VU & Nico covers yet, you should.
mussman717word 1 year ago
@mussman717word there are seriously still people alive who are "completely against sampling" ? I just figured they all died off somewhere around the Korean War.
nichobert 1 year ago
@nichobert
No, people who listen almost exclusively to real music made with real instruments are still around. We're just few and far between in the age of Lil' Wayne.
mussman717word 1 year ago
@justinorville -Absolutely agree! Sea Change is a great Album!!!
zeppy215 1 year ago
@justinorville i agree.
machu66 1 year ago
yeah mango chunk is probably listening to lady caca
julyboy66 2 years ago
although i really like beck a lot, i personaly likes Serges version waaaaay better. Just even only the french singing of gainsbourg is crazy good, so are the 70's...
ItekeH 2 years ago
It's all a matter of opinion. I would rather listen to Beck's version because the Serge Gainsbourg version seems foriegn to me. I see the similarities in the songs but Beck's version is more modern and i like the canges in rythm. It's obvious Beck Hansen is a great musician, singer and song writer. Great song, Great Band.
ddevlin54 2 years ago
Gainsbourg though, the more I learn about him, the more he fascinates me...but it would help if I learned some French lol
KOSMICKEN09 1 year ago
Serge Gainsbourg- Histoire De Melody Nelson
alrela 2 years ago
Welcome to the post-modern world folks. Everything's been done before and most things reference something else.
Quagmire4278 2 years ago
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This guy is so mediocre it hurts. What's the point of making something that sounds exactly like something else with no distinct quality of it's own? I'd like to watch Serge Gainsbourg kick and spit on Beck's bloody corpse!
MangoChunks 2 years ago
@MangoChunks or the daughter of Serge Gainsbourg colaborating with Beck.
moscophilero 2 years ago
Maybe I'm just musically inexperienced, but I think Beck's song is quite a lot different from Serge's, melody, lyrics, feeling, and just about every way except that they both have a high strings (violins?) playing over a deep bass; inspired by it maybe, but not a copy. But anyways, don't base your opinion of Beck on one song, his style changes drastically between albums, and usually his songs sound like little else, combining multiple influences across genres.
CosChrono 2 years ago
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your a fag.
HenryfracCT 2 years ago
@HenryfracCT
I politely beg to differ. I have only slept with women, including yo mama. Go lunt a chunt.
CosChrono 2 years ago
WTF?? Do you know absolutely NOTHING about Beck, he is was of the few true artists left these days, and considering that Beck co-worte and performed on Charlotte Gainsbourg's entire album, I don't think Serge would mind. Stop being so negative, if you don't like it then don't listen to it, simple as that
dehaaner101 1 year ago
i dont know the bassline from darkstar is bad too
brando390 2 years ago
One of the illest beck basslines ever. The strings are insane too.
Sidedad111 2 years ago 3
The problem is that, it's a melody from Serge Gainsbourg!
type: serge gainsbourg-melody in this website ;)
look for the video that have 7:31min and enjoy !
jayckss 2 years ago
even though its simple, it reaches to my heart..
imontape 2 years ago 24
@imontape It aint simple. You couldn't be more off.
Sevensixseven78 1 year ago
@imontape This is anything but simple.
TheCottonTop 1 year ago
@imontape ohhh, this song is by no means simple.
mcflemse 1 year ago
Okay, so the similarity to Melody was intentional? Yahoo, I'm NOT insane! The first time I heard this, my immediate thought was: this sounds like Gainsbourg!!!
smanticus 2 years ago
same here, its very similar, the bass, the guitars, the orchestra
hlaakso 2 years ago
this reminds me of how much I love Histoire de Melody Nelson
GoldenFocker 2 years ago
definitely an album worth play to my children
(i havent got any thou! ;)
cauza79 2 years ago 4
5 STAR CD!!!
zeppy215 2 years ago 3
This whole album is just amazing...
ap82 2 years ago 4
I think we should talk about an influenced creation instead of a cover. Beck definitely rocked this one off with the same atmosphere as Melody, but with a nostalgic taste that really fits better the strings adaptation.
Jeetendo 2 years ago
there's one road to the morning
there's one road to the truth
there's one road back to civilization
but there's no road back to here
great lyrics
robswartzer1 2 years ago
*but there's no road back to you
locke325 2 years ago
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Sometimes I just put this on repeat it really means alot to me. Just got the ringtone for my phone too if u want it check it out at DownloadEveryTone . com
mccoyltzyj 2 years ago
sounds alot like Serge Gainsbourg's "Melody". pretty good cover i have to admit :)
cupboardsanddraws 2 years ago
It's not a cover. A homage, yes. But not a cover. Lyrical content isn't even close to similar.
atarashiihito 2 years ago
thank god.
I love the music, but the lyrics are creepy. (for Melody Nelson)
hlaakso 2 years ago
that's true
francoisbar1965 2 years ago
Nice version - still cant beat Serge Gainsbourgs original. Also check out David Holmes cover 'dont die just yet'. Not as chilled out but still great
LadyVengeance7 2 years ago
0:47 I love that work with the string instrument. Does anyone know what it is? I want to say violin or cello.
VampireReflexes 2 years ago
eletrics guitar
hamble99 2 years ago
I know, dude, i love that! and it's a combination of mostly violins and some cellos.
TheFanOfCrypto138 2 years ago
yeah a big part of cello and some violins
Jeetendo 2 years ago
Wow! The sound effects here are the best
grumfossil 2 years ago
Great cover of Serge Gainsbourg's Melody.
JeromeGouvernel 2 years ago
When I heard this song for tyhe first time on my iPod, when the strings came in at 0:46 It was an eargasm to me! I love becks music!!!
TheFanOfCrypto138 2 years ago
it sounds more like a modern guilt song than a sea change song
Mexxico57 2 years ago 2
great song ;)
ammoniapie 2 years ago
Awesome video of the Jeremy Blake covers.
luvdusties 2 years ago 2
I've said it before and I'll say it again: A Beck song with his dad composing the strings makes the song even more incredible. They really make the song sound so powerful. Fav. strings: 2:24.
heyheyodelay 3 years ago 2
hey budnick, I hope a paper tiger mauls ug
stargrub 3 years ago
i'd actually never heard of Beck until i looked up an alis morrisette song from the breaking dawn list and someone commented that the music was arranged by the same person. its exceptional his voice is really beautiful and i agree he could do a brilliant James Bond theme song
yayforthetardis 3 years ago
Joli hommage à l'album légendaire de Gainsbourg
nanteuilly 3 years ago
Omg... he probably didn't know it at the time, but he made the greatest James Bond theme song !!!
darkblue1976 3 years ago
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this is great album
Sergio0Oo 3 years ago
what a great song. sums up my current situation perfectly. "I just hold to nothing to see how long nothing lasts"
sigh.
blackeyedsiouxsie 3 years ago
Thanks, Jigsauce. Great song, clever video. I agree w/ most of your 'post'-ers: Beck's stuff is fresh because he's a consummate student of pop music history, and makes Gainsbourg, Skip Spence, etc. his own...very much like The Beastie Boys or Quentin Tarantino.
phud1975 3 years ago
dont worry........cant use enough characters to complete the outermost rings on the same side of three complete humingbird bilingual conection plates
stargrub 3 years ago
the music is taken from the french singer Serge Gainsbourg ''Melody''. I prefer the original but this is still a good song.
lebipsjaune 3 years ago
no it's not it's a nod to/rip off - but the music was arranged by his dad David Campbell. but you're right it's very similar to Gainsbourg's album.
VengeanceIsMineBitch 3 years ago
It means you haven't heard it well...
toyamac 3 years ago
are you talking to me? I have very good musical ears, this is not a sample of gainsbourg, the strings were arranged by david campbell - his dad, and are very similar to melody nelson. please don't try and tell me my business. thanks.
VengeanceIsMineBitch 3 years ago
I don't say that you have no musical ears, and I have never said that it was a sample, don't say what I haven't and calm down, I didn't meant to get you angry De Niro... This song is inspired a LOT for Vannier's work, it doesn't make it bad, on the contrary.
toyamac 3 years ago
I never said it was bad - I like beck, i like gainsbourg. is vannier gainsbourg's former string arranger?
VengeanceIsMineBitch 3 years ago
Yup, on Histoire de Melody Nelson. ^^
toyamac 3 years ago
loved sea changes his best in my opinion!!!!
5manarmy 3 years ago
i love the orchestra in the background
it's so sweet~
linneaforeva 3 years ago
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What album is this from?
Butcher1337 3 years ago 3
Sea Change
manmachine87 3 years ago
beck hansen is just...a musical genius!
his music is so different, and amazing, not like anything else.
tashathebeaver 3 years ago
absolutely awesome - Beck rulz!!!
dubfori 3 years ago
@Darkblighttmo: Whut.
factorx1112001 3 years ago
its the 'strings' in this one that sold me. marvelous.
almadora 3 years ago 3
absolutely point on. havn't heard stings used this way since madman across the water....unless of course one wants to discuss the grand ole sounds of the seventies via stereo...and of course, by this, i mean analog v digital. try em'.
PinkSalmonPatty 3 years ago
love his style not your general mainstream crud thats out there today. wish i saw him when he was in oz.
markseidhe2008 3 years ago 2