Beck Songs Ranked
Beck Hansen (born Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with his experimental and lo-fi style and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassed folk, funk, soul, hip hop, electronic, alternative rock, country, and psychedelia. He has released 14 studio albums (three of which were released on indie labels), as well as several non-album singles and a book of sheet music. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation, and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics and the public throughout his musical career as being among the most idiosyncratically creative musicians of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock. Two of Beck’s most popular and acclaimed recordings are Odelay and Sea Change, both of which were ranked on Rolling Stone’s list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The four-time platinum artist has collaborated with several artists and has made several contributions to soundtracks. Here are all of Beck’s songs ranked.
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20. Little One (Sea Change, 2002)
“A very beautiful song with a lovely acoustic guitar introduction, and a fantastic chorus. Please listen to this, you may like it”
19. Go It Alone (Guero, 2005)
“Definitely one of my favorites from Beck. A catchy, smart, cohesive collection of songs, with his usual flawless production, wide range of influences, steady beats, and odd moods.”
18. Pay No Mind (Mellow Gold, 1994)
“In ’94, Beck still makes nihilism cool with a little apocalyptic acoustic piece. At the same time, there’s nihilism in the apathy towards the apocalypse described, but it also oozes in the nihilism of deconstruction and post-irony that this era of Beck just loved. Listen to that harmonica solo and tell me you could make something as sarcastic without using words.”
17. Asshole (One Foot in the Grave, 1994)
“Beck can become if stripped down to the bare essentials, just as “Asshole” shows that his sardonic humour works much better this way too.”
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16. Debra (Midnite Vultures, 1999)
” With Debra, it’s almost impossible to tell where the line is. It’s not a terrible track, but it’s one that does away with the rest of the album’s density and unpredictability and instead functions more as Beck doing a six minute long impression of some late 70s smooth soul act.”
15. Rowboat (Mellow Gold, 1994)
“The strange combination of folk and hip-hop is made even weirder by Beck’s lyrics. I honestly can’t make heads or tails of half of the shit he says on this record, let alone interpret it or give some kind of meaning to it. Beck’s lyrics sound like a collection of random phrases thrown together.”
14. Dear Life (Colors, 2017)
“This is my jam. Probably my favorite Beck song too. The hook is great and its just a heck of a great little tune. Love it.”
13. Qué Onda Guero (Guero, 2005)
“The only selection that occasionally bothers me is the de-facto title track, “Qué Onda Guero”, whose kitchy mix of tex-mex and rap that recalls my least favorite bits off Odelay. The fact that every track here (including “Qué Onda Guero”) works in a couple fantastic hooks is an enormous testament to Beck’s prodigious songwriting talents.”
12. Gamma Ray (Modern Guilt, 2008)
“Decent song, mellow and whatnot. Beck made a song I liked for years but always thought it was just above average. Both versions are great. Jay Reatard pumps a lot of adrenaline into it.”
11. Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004)
“is song captures the romance between the two lovers in perfect form. Its a classic song to a beautiful story. I love this movie and the soundtrack is pretty awesome too.”
10. Sexx Laws (Midnite Vultures, 1999)
“This song is one of many from the album that should be near the top Midnite Vultures is the greatest album ever released.”
9. Girl (Guero, 2005)
“What a hit-maker! With catchy, sunny songs like this for singles, I would be massively surprised if Guero didn’t bring more people onto the Beck bandwagon. The video is awesome to, if you can see it.”
8. Dreams (FIFA 16 Soundtrack, 2015)
“This is maybe the most “pop” song Beck has ever done. Everything about it feels like a radio song and signals a different direction than his last several albums. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – he pulls it off. But sometimes I listen and I wonder if it’s actually Beck.”
7. Blue Moon (FIFA 16 Soundtrack, 2015)
“The lyrics and rhythm are incredible. Pitch perfect from start to finish. Beck is so underrated. I mean I could listen to this song forever.”
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6. E-Pro (Guero, 2005)
“A crunchy riff that foreshadows great things but then the song whimpers and doesn’t develop past the anemic wordless chorus.”
5. The New Pollution (Odelay, 1996)
“When Beck is at his best this is what he is doing. This song does everything first it sounds like that there at some lounge cafe place, then they go to the club to see the ladies, and then they go back to Beck’s place and throw the wildest party of the year. If you wanted to here a song that has everything listen to Beck.”
4. Devil’s Haircut (Odelay, 1996)
“I got a devil’s haircut, in my mind… got a devil’s haircut, in my mind… yeah, that song comes to my mind when I hear the name “Beck”, finally I bought the album and found other pretty good songs on it… it’s a mixture of “singer-songwriter” music, Alternative rock and Crossover and his voice is pretty cool and so are the most of the songs of that album… and it also offers great guitar work, for instance at Novacane.”
3. Where It’s At (Odelay, 1996)
“There’s a destination a little up the road, from the habitations and the towns we know. The place we saw the lights turn low, the jigsaw jazz and the get fresh flow. Pullin’ out jives and jamboree handouts, Two turntables and a microphone. Bottles and cans, just clap your hands, clap your hands. -Where It’s At.”
2. Lost Cause (Sea Change, 2002)
“This is definitely the best Beck song there is, and one of the best ever written. “They know your secrets, and you know theirs; this town is crazy, nobody cares”. Nothing hits me as much as this line.”
1. Loser (Mellow Gold, 1994)
“Loser may not be the best song by Beck in some people’s eyes, but to me it always will be. In fact, when I wrote my own list of the top 200 songs of all time, loser was number 22. NUMBER 22! That’s really really good compared to all the other songs ever made!”