MUSIC THAT MATTERS – “Lyric of the Day”

(Music Cut #1 – “The New Pollution” intro)

I probably should have talked about this one (show the vinyl)

a couple days ago…on its June 18th birthday.

To me – this a flawless masterpiece of 90s alternative music

and it’s now officially 30 years old

Beck with his album: Odelay

(Music Cut #2 “Where It’s At” cut of “Two Turntables & a Microphone”)

The album title came from a translation mix-up.

Every time Beck and the Dust Brothers

found a killer sample,

laid down a great track,

or cracked open a beer…

they kept using the Mexican-Spanish slang word:

“Órale.”

Basically:

“All right!” or “Let’s go!”

(Music Cut #3 “Hotwax” cut of ‘Because I get down I get down, I get down all the way”)

But somewhere in the studio,

“Órale”

became:

“Odelay.”

Not the correct spelling.

and not even a real word.

But Beck liked the sound of it…

and the mistake became

the perfect title.

(Music Cut #4 “Devil’s Haircut” cut of “Got a devil’s haircut in my mind“)

LYRIC OF THE DAY:
“Something’s wrong ’cause my mind is fading
And everywhere I look there’s a dead end waiting.” – Beck – “Devil’s Haircut”

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