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Beck Song Reader

Various Artists

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Released: Jul 2014
Label: Beck Song Reader
One of Beck's best album in years isn't performed by Beck at all, except for the doleful, McCartney-esque "Heaven's Ladder." Instead, artists like Jack White, fun. and Norah Jones interpret tracks from Beck's original sheet music collection. Highlights include David Johansen's "Rough on Rats," Loudon Wainwright III's "Do We? We Do," White's "I'm Down" and Jones' excellent "Just Noise." The focus on live instruments grounds the chord progressions without letting samples or technology gloss over melody, while the lyrics are much more lighthearted than Beck's earlier 2014 release, Morning Phase.
- Dan Weiss
Various Artists - Beck Song Reader 2014-08-28
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    4:55
    Title Of This Song
    Moses Sumney
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    2:42
    Please Leave A Light On When You Go
    fun.
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    2:22
    The Wolf Is On The Hill
    Tweedy
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    2:00
    Just Noise
    Norah Jones
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    3:23
    Last Night You Were A Dream
    Lord Huron
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    4:06
    Saint Dude
    Bob Forrest
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    3:04
    I’m Down
    Jack White
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    3:18
    Heaven’s Ladder
    Beck
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    3:28
    Don’t Act Like Your Heart Isn’t Hard
    Juanes
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    2:05
    Sorry
    Laura Marling
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    3:19
    Eyes That Say “I Love You”
    Jarvis Cocker
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    2:49
    Rough On Rats
    David Johansen
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    5:11
    Now That Your Dollar Bills Have Sprouted Wings
    Jason Isbell
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    4:33
    The Last Polka
    Marc Ribot
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    2:55
    Old Shanghai
    Eleanor Friedberger
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    4:40
    Why Did You Make Me Care?
    Sparks (1)
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    3:05
    America, Here’s My Boy
    Swamp Dogg
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    2:30
    We All Wear Cloaks
    Jack Black
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    2:52
    Do We? We Do
    Loudon Wainwright III
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    2:08
    Mutilation Rag
    Gabriel Kahane
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