I'm a loser baby'....I started the song by writing the verses, and attempting to rap like Chuck D [of Public Enemy]. When [Carl] played it back I thought, ‘Man, I’m the worst rapper in the world—I’m just a loser.’

Beck, honest to the core. It was 10 years ago this week that his first major label release - Mellow Gold - came out, so various Beck-geeks are planning events around the world to celebrate, including the streaming of the entire album. If you want to know how to play Beck tunes, try here, and for the lyrics and insights into the writing of the songs (as per the one above), this site is a goldmine of information for your budding beckophile.

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