Beck

MTV makes me wanna smoke crack
1993, written by Beck Hansen

MTV makes me wanna smoke crack
fall out of the window, and I'm never comin' back
MTV makes me wanna get high
Can't get a ride no matter how I try
And everything's perfect, and everything's bright
And everyones perky, and everyones uptight
I love those videos I watch 'em all day



Multi talent Beck Hansen (yes, Beck is his official first name) is most known for his hit "Loser" which became an anthem to some of my fellow teens at the time. His music is a mixture of all kinds, from hip hop to Jazz to latin music. His lyrics are often absurd and incredibly funny. According to Pitchfork media "Beck wonderfully blends Prince, Talking Heads, Paul's Boutique, 'Shake Your Bon Bon', and Mathlete on Midnite Vultures, his most consistent and playful album yet."

Beck grew up with a father who was a musician, and a mother and grandfather who were into art. After his parents divorced, he moved to LA with his mother, where he was exposed to various different kinds of music. In the late 1980s he dropped out of high school and travelled through Europe, busking. In the late 1990s he was involved in the anti folk movement in New York.

Ironically his hit loser was nothing more than a novelty gag and its cynicism was lost to many. MTV makes me wanna smoke crack is a pretty good analysis of current day pop culture if you ask me!


Sexx laws
1999, written by Beck Hansen

I want to defy
The logic of all sex laws
Let the handcuffs slip off your wrists
Ill let you be my chaperone
At the halfway home
Im a full grown man
But Im not afraid to cry



Check for Jack Black in this wonderful video!

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