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...Scientist” by Coldplay. Can’t think of a defensive rant right now. This song??s perfect...
...source material sound sped-up, slowed-down, and silly.The only Beck original is the final cut, “Clap Hands” (unfortunately unrelated to the Tom Waits classic of the same name), previously available on the “Guero” special edition. The song??s muted jump-beats, driving cowbell, and whispered call-outs earn it a page in the canon of great Beck B-sides. Oddly enough, “Clap Hands” fits perfectly with the flow of the album: it sounds like a remix. It’s a remix...
...reinvigorate his work were valuable experiments even when they fell flat. A full-band, electric version “Jezebel,” one of Beam’s strongest songs, failed to improve on the original. Instead, the quickened tempo and staccato floor tom pounds diluted the song??s.sparse potency.Beam’s unaccompanied rendition of “The Trapeze Swinger” proved that, while his recent instrumental variation has been fruitful, he remains at his best when performing as an acoustic troubadour. Here his catchy finger-picked guitar, undeniable melody, and poetic lyrics...
...lyrics, excels with English lines such as “And if you wrote the script/then why the troublemakers?” Despite this show of lyrical enlightenment, lines like, “Can you tell me why the cat fights the dog?” reduce the song??s overall bite.The album’s first single, “Don’t Bother” is highly reminiscent of Alanis Morissette’s early ’90s boyfriend abandonment rant, “You Oughta Know,” but less angry. Shakira...
...song??which honored the box office of “The 40 Year-Old Virgin”—was a hit with the studio audience for two main reasons. One is its accuracy: having money fall from his ass is maybe the only way Steve Carell could increase his stock among Hollywood executives, who have already signed him to eight movies in the next two years. The other is how the song allows Carell to play off his own demeanor, to hysterical ends. The real Steve Carell is quiet, self-effacing, and reluctant to accept praise...