How about a little Beck? A little “Devil’s Haircut” in fact.
I think this is the first song that turned me on to Beck, who before this I knew mostly, if not exclusively, from his first breakthrough hit “Loser,” of which I wasn’t the biggest fan. (It now feels like more of a piece with the rest of his work, but at the time it sounded more like a one-off novelty act.) I first heard the song on an episode of Saturday Night Live, an episode hosted by Kevin Spacey in 1997, with guest appearances by John Cleese and Michael Palin. I still think it’s one of the best episodes of the show I’ve ever seen — which, depending on your view of the show or a particular season could mean a lot of different things. Shortly after the show, I knew I wanted a copy of Beck’s album Odelay, with this song on it, and I got a copy for my birthday that March.
I would have been a sophomore in college at the time. I find it frankly unbelievable that that was thirteen years ago, but that’s what the dates on the calendar tell me. Anyway, enjoy the song.