Beck Songs Ranked
Beck HansenĀ (bornĀ Bek David Campbell; July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He rose to fame in the early 1990s with hisĀ experimentalĀ andĀ lo-fiĀ style and became known for creating musical collages of wide-ranging genres. He has musically encompassedĀ folk,Ā funk,Ā soul,Ā hip hop,Ā electronic,Ā alternative rock,Ā country, andĀ 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 aĀ pop artĀ collage of musical styles, oblique andĀ ironicĀ lyrics, andĀ postmodernĀ arrangements incorporatingĀ samples,Ā 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 2000sĀ alternative rock. Two of Beckās most popular and acclaimed recordings areĀ OdelayĀ andĀ Sea Change, both of which were ranked onĀ Rolling StoneāsĀ list ofĀ the 500 greatest albums of all time. The four-timeĀ platinumĀ artist has collaborated with several artists and has made several contributions to soundtracks. Here are all of Beckās songs ranked.
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20. Little One (Sea Change, 2002)
āA very beautiful song with a lovely acoustic guitar introduction, and a fantastic chorus. Please listen to this, you may like itā
19. Go It Alone (Guero, 2005)
āDefinitely one of my favorites from Beck. Ā A catchy, smart, cohesive collection of songs, with his usual flawless production, wide range of influences, steady beats, and odd moods.ā
18. Pay No Mind (Mellow Gold, 1994)
āIn ā94, Beck still makes nihilism cool with a little apocalyptic acoustic piece. At the same time, thereās 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.ā
17. Asshole (One Foot in the Grave, 1994)
āBeck can become if stripped down to the bare essentials, just as āAssholeā shows that his sardonic humour works much better this way too.ā
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16. Debra (Midnite Vultures, 1999)
āĀ With Debra, itās almost impossible to tell where the line is. Itās not a terrible track, but itās one that does away with the rest of the albumās density and unpredictability and instead functions more as Beck doing a six minute long impression of some late 70s smooth soul act.ā
15. Rowboat (Mellow Gold, 1994)
āThe strange combination of folk and hip-hop is made even weirder by Beckās lyrics. I honestly canāt 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. Beckās lyrics sound like a collection of random phrases thrown together.ā
14. Dear Life (Colors, 2017)
āThis 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.ā
13. QuƩ Onda Guero (Guero, 2005)
āThe only selection that occasionally bothers me is the de-facto title track, āQuĆ© Onda Gueroā, whose kitchy mix of tex-mex and rap that recalls my least favorite bits offĀ Odelay. Ā The fact that every track here (including āQuĆ© Onda Gueroā) works in a couple fantastic hooks is an enormous testament to Beckās prodigious songwriting talents.ā
12. Gamma Ray (Modern Guilt, 2008)
āDecent 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.ā
11. Everybodyās Got to Learn Sometime (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, 2004)
āis 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.ā
10. Sexx Laws (Midnite Vultures, 1999)
āThis song is one of many from the album that should be near the top Midnite Vultures is the greatest album ever released.ā
9. Girl (Guero, 2005)
āWhat a hit-maker! With catchy, sunny songs like this for singles, I would be massively surprised if Guero didnāt bring more people onto the Beck bandwagon. The video is awesome to, if you can see it.ā
8. Dreams (FIFA 16 Soundtrack, 2015)
āThis is maybe the most āpopā song Beck has ever done. Everything about it feels like a radio song and signals a different direction than his last several albums. This isnāt necessarily a bad thing ā he pulls it off. But sometimes I listen and I wonder if itās actually Beck.ā
7. Blue Moon (FIFA 16 Soundtrack, 2015)
āThe lyrics and rhythm are incredible. Pitch perfect from start to finish. Beck is so underrated. I mean I could listen to this song forever.ā
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6. E-Pro (Guero, 2005)
āA crunchy riff that foreshadows great things but then the song whimpers and doesnāt develop past the anemic wordless chorus.ā
5. The New Pollution (Odelay, 1996)
āWhen 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 Beckās place and throw the wildest party of the year. If you wanted to here a song that has everything listen to Beck.ā
4. Devilās Haircut (Odelay, 1996)
āI got a devilās haircut, in my mindā¦ got a devilās haircut, in my mindā¦ yeah, that song comes to my mind when I hear the name āBeckā, finally I bought the album and found other pretty good songs on itā¦ itās a mixture of āsinger-songwriterā music, Alternative rock and Crossover and his voice is pretty cool and so are the most of the songs of that albumā¦ and it also offers great guitar work, for instance at Novacane.ā
3. Where Itās At (Odelay, 1996)
āThereās 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. Pullinā out jives and jamboree handouts, Two turntables and a microphone. Bottles and cans, just clap your hands, clap your hands. -Where Itās At.ā
2. Lost Cause (Sea Change, 2002)
āThis is definitely the best Beck song there is, and one of the best ever written. āThey know your secrets, and you know theirs; this town is crazy, nobody caresā. Nothing hits me as much as this line.ā
1. Loser (Mellow Gold, 1994)
āLoser may not be the best song by Beck in some peopleās 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! Thatās really really good compared to all the other songs ever made!ā