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Debra
Beck
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- Album
- Midnite Vultures
- Released
- 1999
- Genres
- anti-folk
- Length
- 5:43
- Tempo
- 148 BPM
- Label
- Geffen
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About this song
Beck first tried to record "Debra" with the Dust Brothers for Odelay but was unhappy with the result, or felt it didn't fit the album. The song became a centerpiece of Beck's live shows, and its performances grew more energetic and varied over time. The skanky bass riff was lifted from a Ramsey Lewis track, and the song later appeared in the film Baby Driver.
What it's about
The song is a tongue-in-cheek seduction tale that pays tribute to R&B, with a playful, explicit yet sensitive tone. It is less a mockery of the genre than an homage to it.
Summary written with AI, based on the song's page on Genius.
Fun facts
- Samples “My Love For You by Ramsey Lewis”.
- Covered 2 times, including “Debra by I DONT KNOW HOW BUT THEY FOUND ME”.
- Written by E.Z. Mike, King Gizmo, Ed Greene and Beck.
- Produced by Dust Brothers and Beck.
- Recorded at PCP Labs.