Song of the Day: Beck, "Forget Marie"

August 20, 2007

Though I'm not exactly a Beck fanatic, I do own all of his albums, and I appreciate the musician's expert ability to dabble in so many genres. Most recently, he's handing us an experiment in country music in the form of a cover tune: "Forget Marie," written by the recently deceased Lee Hazlewood.

Recorded in Nashville and now streaming on Beck's homepage, the ambling cowboy tune will appeal to fans of Beck ballads. The ethereal but quirky vibe reminds me a lot of his album, Mutations, which is one of my favorites. I especially like the whistling at the end. Give it a listen and tell me what you think.

via Pitchfork

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hollybeebo 5 years 39 weeks

Yeah,Beck. They always talk about Madonna being the master of re-invention,but I say it's Beck.

estoiles 5 years 39 weeks

BECK IS A GENIOUS!!!!!!!!! he and jack white are my two favorite people in the world. they give the best concerts ever, too. how anyone could not think beck is fabulous is beyond me.

tdamji 5 years 39 weeks

buy it, i mean. this is a good song. :)

tdamji 5 years 39 weeks

i love how you said you're not a fanatic but you have all of the albums! :D i do that too... i mean i got the latest Tori Amos album because i have all the others and i just really hate it but how could i not but it?

justlookaround 5 years 39 weeks

Nelly Furtado: it is Time Popsugar adding her in famous list!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is a truly starrrr

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